Most talent-wont make it
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Brendl was the first to come to my mind. The guy can shoot as well as anyone in the NHL, yet I doubt he'll ever be an NHLer.Cropduster said:
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I'm not sure that Corey Locke is going to make it, although it definately won't be because of attitude.
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Douggy said:
That's the guy that came to mind first for me too, but I'm not sure I can say Locke won't make it with the certainty that this question asked for.
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From the Preds...I'd say Konstantin Glazachev. Was rated a possible first round talent in 2003...and an enormously skilled sniper..but he doesn't seem to care enough to even think about coming over to NA, unlike his fellow countryman Alexander Radulov.
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Maybe John Lammers would fit in here? He doesn't seem to have a great attitude, although a more hardcore WHL guy would be able to tell you more.Cropduster said:
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Kirk Pedersen said:
Lammers is as soft as puppy-sh__...
He shows flashes of great skill (mainly hands) but he will need to take a trip down the yellow-brick-road to find a heart before he can even begin dreaming about making the NHL...
Ryan Keller from Saskatoon - size and injuries - especially injuries held him back, now as a vet in the dub he's scoring left and right - kind of like Layne Ulmer in Swift Current
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Two other players that may never get a legitimate chance are Simon Gamache and Darren Haydar. Both are top talents, yet neither have been given legit chances with the Preds. If either were 6'0" or greater, they'd already be locks on the team. As the team looks to get bigger, they might be at a cross roads. They could go the way of a St. Louis and land a team that wants them or they might fold into oblivion.
Dan Blackburn, hes a great goalie that started out good but i think its all but over for him to become a starter in the NHL.
Also Alexei Mikhnov on the Edmonton Oilers he was drafted 17th in 00, but he still hasnt crossed the pond and hasnt really put anything special up in the RSL
Also Alexei Mikhnov on the Edmonton Oilers he was drafted 17th in 00, but he still hasnt crossed the pond and hasnt really put anything special up in the RSL
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DoobieDoobieDo said:
I don't know how quickly the average size in the league is rising, but I have never considered someone who is 6-2 to be small...
yeah blackburn is a question mark now...who knows if his injury is really gonna heal all the way at this point, but he has a ton of talent and it'll be a shame if it ends his career. if he heals up all the way i think he'll get back into the league and has a chance to be a starter and all...he's still real young, his biggest roadblock beyond the injury is his waivers status
There is one ingredient that the small player must have and that is speed-both
flat out speed and accelaration/quickness.
flat out speed and accelaration/quickness.
La-La-Laprise said:
I didn't read one of the lines but it did say size...
LOL well Koivu is average height but...I don't know
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Does that mean that you think Nigel Dawes won't make it? Not that he'd lose a race against Dave Andreychuck, but he's not exactly a waterbug, I'm told.#2 said:
La-La-Laprise said:
Then again, not all his injuries are hockey related. Appendicitis? Ankle infection? These are just bad luck, and have no correlation to Koivu's long term viablility. I'd be more worried about a guy like Ruutu, who also has been injury prone, but his injuries are directly related to how he plays the game. 2 bad knees and a bad shoulder at 21 is more cause for concern than appendicitis.
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