Lou is God
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FlyersFan10 said:To be honest, who cares. The thing is that both of these offensively talented players will become nothing more than second rate checkers when they get to the NHL. Remember, offense means nothing in the NHL now. It isn't about your team scoring goals, it's about your team preventing getting scored on. Any player with an inkling of offensive talent is not allowed to be creative and is forced to play a stiffling defensive game where talent and free thinking isn't allowed. So, enjoy what ever natural ability Parise and Vanek show because once they get to the NHL, that talent will be thrown out the window and replaced by being part of a system that players aren't allowed to deviate from. Yeah, you can tell I just "love" the NHL and the crap hockey that was played.
Zach Parise a second rate checker, huh? Well if that's what happens then we would have to label Parise a bust, is that how you feel he will turn out? And have you ever seen any of them play because I have a real hard time invisioning Vanek as a checker at all.