Puckhead said:
I must disagree with you on this. Pitkanen made the jump to the NHL because Philly knew he was ready, wouldn't hurt them, and would become much better with experience. The same cannot be said for Tyutin. He has made the jump out of necessity, and truth be told had he belonged to many other teams around the league he wold still not have been playing. For his sake, I hope he doesn't burn out, as countless prospects do from being thrown to the wolves too soon! If they are not ready, they must be given time to learn. Pitkanen is a very steady D man now, and with some more experience has the chance to be scary good. He is a very well balanced player already. He plays solid D, can play it physical or finesse, and has a huge offensive upside, that will no doubt be realized in the years to come. I still think Feaster was a complete moron for making that draft day deal that secured him Ruslan Fedotenko, even if he played a significant role in Tampa's run to the CUP! Pitkanen is for real! Tyutin...who knows?
I must disagree with you as you are talking out of your ass and obviously have no knowledge of the Rangers or Tjutin.
"he was ready"
And Tjutin was'nt? Lets see, he was our best defenceman at the end of the season, played an average of over 20 minutes a game, had 7 points in just 25 games including a highlight reel goal against te Panthers and was sound defensively.
"wouldn't hurt them"
Tjutin was our best defenseman and we had nothing to lose, so how he hurt us is beyond me.
"would become much better with experience"
Dont all players?
"He has made the jump out of necessity"
No, he made the jump because he was ready, as he showed (if you actually watched a game).
"being thrown to the wolves too soon!"
At 21 years old and 6'2 217 lbs, he is hardly menatlly or physically imature.
"Tyutin...who knows?"
You sure as hell dont becausse YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED TJUTIN PLAY ON A REGULAR BASIS. Next year catch a few Ranger games and then come back with a vaild opinion.
As I've said before I would take Pitkanen any day of the week, however I will educate posters who have no idea about players they are making such bold statements about.