Zett' said:
I know you did that a hundred time on this forum, but please do it for me it's very important! Thanks a lot!
EroCaps said:
Pitkanen
Lehtonen
Fleury
Zherdev
Semin
Horton
Ruutu
Staal
Ryder
Malone
Hamhuis
Lupul
Two of your choices stand out to me:
Semin ahead of Ruutu? I'd say at this juncture its possible he'll end up better than Ruutu, because he has as much skill, but he doesnt seem to have the fire of Ruutu. Plus Ruutu is such a demon on the ice.
Malone ahead of Lupul? Isn't Lupul like 4 years younger than Malone? From all accounts it seems like Lupul has the upside of an elite 1st line scorer, while Malone seems like he will be a solid hard working 2nd line scorer. I have to say i'm thrilled to have a young american come out of no-where to suceed like he has.
Heres how i'd rank em. Its not solely on potential, or guys like Semin would be ahead of Staal, but I give more weight to potential cause thats what the author of this thread asked.
Fleury
Zherdev
Lehtonen
Pitkanen
Ruutu
Staal
Horton
Semin
Hamhuis
Lupul
Ryder
Bergeron
Krajicek
Sjostrom
Malone
Tyutin
Hudler
Brown
Koltsov
I think theres a dropoff between Horton and Semin though. They all seem to be very promising young players though. If potential and accomplishments were factored in this list would be turned on its head though.
Jacobv2 said:
From what i've seen, he isnt as creative or as quick with his hands as most of the other guys on this thread. He'd kick all their asses in a foot race though! He wouldnt beat this guy though. Lookit them feet go! :gman:
Whenever I watch that guy dance, I hear that song "The Scatman"