Vlad The Impaler
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Modano = Dud said:Vagner had some major injury trouble's bothering him the past 2 years. Because of that he was an early cut at the Stars camp and also wasn't selected to play for his native country in the WJC for the same reasons. This broke his confidence and it took him a while to get over it. He had a fairly strong camp prior to this season and has made significant strides in comparison to two years ago. He will be alright eventualy, but his progression missed a year or two so people love labeling him a bust of a whatnot.
I think you may be overestimating him. A lot of Q ibservers were not high on him starting in his draft year. While I'm sure others do not have the right perspective and forget about the injuries and troubles, not all of us have.
You do have to admit having a tendancy to overrate your guys. You pulled the same stunt with Erskine, who isn't half what you told us to expect
In the case of Vagner, I stand by my assessment starting from his very first strides in the Q to today. I could be wrong, of course, but he will be at best a servicable (and one who can be frustrating or enigmatic on top of that) guy and still carries risks despite that. Plus he needs work.
Risky, raw, inconsistent guys with low upside are bonehead picks, and I think that's what the Stars did with this one.
Picking a guy with those four tags in the first round is suicide.
Of course, he could make me eat my words but I doubt it.