hawksfan50
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- Feb 27, 2002
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The first 3.5 years in the OHL = decent prospect but not a franchise player;then after a disappointing first half (probably sulking after he almost made the Avs for keeps but was sent back to Brampton --more likely due to the 7 year clock under the new CBA than anything else) and deemed not good enough to be invited to the Team Canada U-20 final camp selection before the WJHC,his coach moves him to centre at Christmas--since then he's been EN FUEGO! I've watched him 3 times in the last couple of weeks and each time he looks like he always should have played centre--he looks like a natural centre--far more able and at ease than he ever did at wing--in fact if you ask me now who is the best player not in the NHL at the moment,I would state the consensus of Evgeny Malkin--but right after him it has got to be Wojtek Wolski---compared to everyone I've seen in the OHL this year and certainly he showed this again last night in the OHL all-star game--he is playing on a different planet than anyone else in the league right now---he looks now like a FRANCHISE CENTRE! He looks like an NHL all-star toying with Jrs...he is that dominating...he probably was responsible for about 15 great scoring chances for his team last night--nobody else was even close to that level of dangerousness...he is becoming a worth the price of admission kind of talent...
I have no bias in this--I am a Blackhawks fan (get the bags of shame out) not an Avs fan---but who knew--not even the Avs I'll bet,that he would blossom as a centre once away from the constraining side boards--now he is a danger going both left and right and certainly he benefits from the new rules NHL where great stick-handlers have more freedom to display their skills...lucky.lucky Avs fans..I'm envious!
I have no bias in this--I am a Blackhawks fan (get the bags of shame out) not an Avs fan---but who knew--not even the Avs I'll bet,that he would blossom as a centre once away from the constraining side boards--now he is a danger going both left and right and certainly he benefits from the new rules NHL where great stick-handlers have more freedom to display their skills...lucky.lucky Avs fans..I'm envious!