hockeytown5
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phaneuf_fan_3 said:I realize how fast Penner has risen to where he is now, I guess I dont believe the level that he played at in the playoffs is as high as he will be long term........there has been nothing in the kid's past to suggest it will be........he was given a good opportunity and made the best of it........but considering this was his 2nd AHL season and only fehr's rookie year the season was not SO far ahead as everyone suggests.........Penner benefitted well from an anaheim team which was depleted in forwards and he was given the chance and did well. We will see if he keeps that up next season, I personally do not think he will.
I am from manitoba and am hoping both players turn out great, I just see a ceiling for fehr that is quite a jump above that of Penner's and with Fehr proving himself at every step he is more the sure thing, not just a flash in the pan type player.
Penner reminds me of a kid new jersey had playing for them during playoffs a few years ago who looked real good and then fell off the face of the planet.....Michael Rupp.....anyone remember him.
You are still writing off Penner's AHL season for whatever reason. 84 points in 57 games would prorate him at 117 points for an 80 game season. That would have put him ahead of the AHL scoring leader by 7 points. The level he played at in the playoffs is exactly the level he played at during the entire year in the AHL. To compare him to Rupp, someone who didn't averaged a point/game in ANY level of major competition (including a stint in the UHL), is insane.