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Leachmeister2000 said:Didn't we all say that when Parise scored 3 pts in his first NHL game? WAIT.
Leachmeister2000 said:Didn't we all say that when Parise scored 3 pts in his first NHL game? WAIT.
Pari-se's bet-terLeachmeister2000 said:Didn't we all say that when Parise scored 3 pts in his first NHL game? WAIT.
ukyo said:Nothing to see here. He probably will be something special but he didn't particularly show it tonight even if he did score. My guess is that we won't be able to tell for at least another two years.
If he takes the typical 5-year path of a typical NHL defenseman, he's going to be perceived to be terrible for the next two years before he starts to find his game and then in the fourth or fifth year become really really good. Plenty of young defensemen taking the same scenic route:
Not everyone is going to be a Pitkanen or Phaneuf or even a Seabrooke.
ukyo said:Klesla (year 3)
Bouwmeester (year 3)
Ehrhoff (year 2)
Orpik (year 2)
Volchenkov (year 3)
Hamhuis (year 2)
Colaiacovo (essentially year 1)
Gleason (year 2)
Tyutin (year 2)
There's a grey area between being a bust and something special.AG said:So what is Parise a bust according to you? What the hell are you smoking?
zetterberg40 said:i dont know if your just listing them because thats how far out they are but hamhuis is impressive to say the least everytime i see him, tyutin has been good, orpik is a hitter like he was drafted for while being good defensively for the most part, ehrhoff when i see him has been one of those future good PP qb defensemen and volchenkov is a hell of a player as well, so im just hoping ur not saying they are still in the wings of waiting to emerge because many of them are pretty damn good already