oil slick
Registered User
- Feb 6, 2004
- 7,593
- 0
Rowsdower said:How has his stock dropped 'dramatically'? Is this in reference to his first 5 games of the season? People are putting way to much emphasis on these games....not trying to single you out, I see it everywhere lately, and it's starting to bug me. Also, nothing about the WJC last year please....the team lost that game, not an individual. I really fail to see how Fleury's stock has fell in any great signifigance....
He was jerked around like crazy last year, but even in his brief stint in the bigs, he has shown he has unbelievable skills...I think he just needs some time to get it together. I could say his stock may have dropped slightly since being drafted, but I would still be confident with the Pens drafting him 1st overall again today.
Also, I agree wholeheartedly with your second statement. In fact, I highly a doubt a single GM in the entire league would take any goaltending prospect not named Lehtonen over Fleury.
I think most people still think he'll be great, and I agree with you both that he's the second best goalie prospect out theres... but his stock is falling because
a)He didn't play particularly well in the Q playoffs last year, and got outplayed in a series by one of his competitors.
b)He's not started particularly well this year
c)WJC - only 1 game, so you can't put too much stock in it, but again he was outplayed by another goalie prospect.
It's all relative right? He started off as a sure fire Roy a few years ago, and he's just lost a bit of his mistique.