RallyKiller said:
Alot of Sakic in him eh? Why not just go a step further and say he has alot of Gretzky, Howe and Orr too?
I didn't say he IS Sakic or will be another Sakic. In trying to explain/compare his style of play, he is similar to those players, IMO. He has an extremely quick, accurate and heavy shot like Joe Sakic and is also very quick, shifty and creative with the puck. When I see him play, I see similarities to those players. Obviously, he has a hell of a long way to go to get to that level and may never get there, but that's the style of game he plays and he's got potential to be an elite offensive hockey player.
If he had been taken in the top 10 in the draft, I probably wouldn't be flamed for this at all. But because he was a late rounder and was virtually unknown by others coming into this season, people here don't respect him, in the hype-machine that is HF boards.
People have to realize that top prospects/players come out of different places, at different times, and from different rounds in the draft. If I had said before Pavel Datsyuk got here or after his first 5 games, when he was an unknown entity, that he was going to be an elite offensive star in the NHL, I would have been flamed just like I am now because people didn't know about him and he wasn't taken in as a first rounder. But it wouldn't have meant it wasn't gonna happen.
But I guess if Christensen was drafted in the first round, not only would I not be flamed for my comments, but I'm sure you'd have many other people hopping on the Erik Christensen bandwaggon, as well. Excuse me for being bold and honest and having my own opinion, rather than being a follower and bandwaggon jumper.