RedWingsDad
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I like what this guy has to say about Tyler Bertuzzi
Who compared him with Z? they play a totally different game. Taking out the cheap shots he reminds Marchand speedy, mean side, nose for the net in the right spots to score.I like Tyler Bertuzzi. I definitely think he gets way too much praise and love, a Zetterberg comparison to me is extremely lofty. I see him more like Doug Brown or Jake Guentzel. Nonetheless he's a good player to keep around and build up talent with. I like Bertuzzi, Larkin and even Mantha long-term.
I think I might be the leader of the little Bert fan club right now. I love everything he does on the ice, he's so smart out there.
It is funny seeing everyone else describe him though. Everyone wants to talk about his grit, physical play, and ability to get under your skin. I don't see that at all, and I think that just comes from his name and maybe one year he had in juniors. I see more Zetterberg in him than anyone else, and I hope he keeps to keep playing with him and learning from him
And I feel like I should mention, the last 2 times I was this high on a player after a short stints of good play with the wings were Jakub Kindl and Riley Sheahan...so you might want to jump on this bandwagon while you still can
Who compared him with Z? they play a totally different game. Taking out the cheap shots he reminds Marchand speedy, mean side, nose for the net in the right spots to score.
But but I was told on here that I knew nothing about hockey and he would be lucky to ever see the bigs lol. He is going to be a good player for us.
I remember Ken Holland being idiot when he traded down from #18 --> #20 for that extra #58 pick we got Bertuzzi.
And then Kenny took a stupid reach for that Bertuzzi-guy who was so low on pre-draft rankings.
Got Mantha and Bertuzzi with one shot.
Holland should just retire because of these terrible mistakes.
kind of a bad player to play silly hindsight games with when most of us wanted Pavel Buchnevich
I would....still much rather have him
What he has over all of them is an element of grit. He won’t be pushed around as much.I would tame expectations. Don't forget that at one point over a 365 day period, Nyquist was in the top three in goals scored with Ovechkin and Stamkos.
I think Bertuzzi is more likely to be a Nyquist/Tatar/Hudler/Filppula than a Datsyuk/Zetterberg. And there's nothing wrong with that. I'd love to eat crow, though.
I think he compliments a line really well with skilled players. He seems to be a guy who can hit 50 points in the right situation. Great in the corners and 1 on 1 battles and that’s an area that the whole team needs to improve on. In his prime I see him being the teams good version of Dan Cleary
This is why I get tired of the Armchair GMs deciding if we won or lost a draft based on rankings. From memory, people were wildly upset about Bertuzzi, Rasmussen, Larkin and probably more.And then Kenny took a stupid reach for that Bertuzzi-guy who was so low on pre-draft rankings.
This is why I get tired of the Armchair GMs deciding if we won or lost a draft based on rankings. From memory, people were wildly upset about Bertuzzi, Rasmussen, Larkin and probably more.
redwingsnow said:Embarrassing is way too strong a word.
Confusing -- sure. Disappointing? Perhaps.
But it's way too early.
I don't like the way this draft has gone since Round 2 started...but patience is important.
In a year, we'll have a much better idea of the man behind our drafting was indeed Jim Nill.
FlashyG said:↑
Agree completely on the first part but I think it will be 4 or 5 years before we know whether the last part is true.
Bench said:I look forward to debating with you about it in 2018.
I remember Ken Holland being idiot when he traded down from #18 --> #20 for that extra #58 pick we got Bertuzzi.
And then Kenny took a stupid reach for that Bertuzzi-guy who was so low on pre-draft rankings.
Got Mantha and Bertuzzi with one shot.
Holland should just retire because of these terrible mistakes.
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I could repeat this same message after Filip Hronek pans out and will be a fan-loved defenceman.
Smart men on this board know also then, how Holland was also that stupid old lunatic who denied to draft Chychryn, and got both Cholowski and Hronek instead of him.