Well, I know I'm gonna get flamed, but if I'm gonna get flamed, hell, might as well make it worthwhile. I have five of them who are overrated. This is in no particular order:
1) Sidney Crosby - The fact that he plays in the Quebec League shouldn't matter, but there is no toughness to the kid at all. The moment he gets the crap beat out of him or hammered with a really hard hit and how he comes through it will be the ultimate test. Fact of the matter is that he's been so protected by the Quebec League that they're doing him more harm than good. I think once he gets a real taste of what NHL hockey is like, I think we'll see how the real Sidney Crosby stands up. Personally, I think he'll get killed and will be gone after five seasons.
2) Alexander Ovechkin - The guy has been compared to Ilya Kovalchuk. That's laughable at best. Ilya has performed on every stage and has done so successfully. I don't even think we've seen the best of Ilya. However, there are people on here who are dismissing Ilya as second rate to Ovechkin. Do I think Ovechkin will be good? Of course I do. Scouting has changed a whole lot since the days of Daigle. However, I just don't see the guy living up to the hype that surrounds him. A lot of people will probably end up disappointed. IF Ovechkin went to a team where there were some veteran players to take him under their wing and make him a better player, I could see him doing some good. However, if you take a look at Washington, I hate to nitpick, there isn't a whole lot there. If Robert Lang were still behind, maybe I could see some good work happen with Ovechkin. But the cupboard is bare in Washington and Ovechkin suffers as a result.
3) Marc Andre Fleury - CHOKES IN BIG GAMES!!!!!! For someone who is supposed to be the second coming of Patrick Roy, he has faultered in big games. No heart from this guy at all. He'll win a lot of games, but he won't win games that matters. And it's those games that matter that determine the success of a career.
4) Jeff Carter - My fellow Flyers alumni are gonna kill me for this, but for all the hype Carter gets, his numbers don't compare to that of fellow prospect Mike Richards. I just think that Richards will be the better player of the two and will end up being the superstar out of the two. Jeff will end up being a good number 2 centerman, but Richards is the real stud of the Flyers prospects. Don't let anyone tell you any different, including Flyer fans.
5) Junior Lessard - All this hype about a college player who had ONE good season and got a crazy contract from Dallas. Money well wasted and he's gonna prove it. This is one of those problematic NHL contracts where Junior got the world after one good season. Nothing special. Hell, you don't hear anything about Junior now anyways. So much for that dominating player he's supposed to be.