db23 said:
I never once compared Komisarek to Pronger you LYING SNOT.
If you didn't directly compare him to Pronger, then you sure as hell did your best to describe Pronger when talking about Komisarek's future, here's some various quotes from you:
db23 said:
Komisarek has some advantages that the others will never have. He has natural size and strength, he doesn't have to pump up or juice up. He is a right handed shot. He is tremendously durable. I don't think he has missed a game due to injury in the past 5 years at least. His skating is as good as anyone's this side of Boumeester, his shot and his passing are excellant as well. He can drop the gloves with anyone. He is very smart and a character kid. The only thing he lacks is experience and confidence. Once he gets those two things the sky is the limit. He will improve faster and longer than any of his contemporaries.
Yeah, forget Pronger, it sounds like you're comparing him to a cancer-curing, Terminator on skates.
db23 said:
I guess it depends if you're talking about now, or in the future and over the course of their careers. Granted, most of these kids are ahead of Komisarek at this point, partly because they have been playing the game longer, and partly because they have less competition to overcome at the NHL level. But I think that he will catch and pass them all at some point. If I had to choose a single defenceman 22 or under to start a franchise with it would be Mike.
Over Bouwmeester, Pitkanen, Phaneuf, etc...
db23 said:
If 30 GMs around the league had a choice between Komisarek and some of the other names mentioned, I bet about 28 of them would choose Mike. There isn't anyone else out there with the all round package he brings. Including his personality and durability.
This from the Komisarek vs. every other defensive prospect thread...
db23 said:
But Hainsey and Komisarek are still at least as good as Leopold and Martin. Both Hainsey and Komisarek only played two years of NCAA hockey but in their sophomore seasons (as 19 year olds) both were First Team Conference All Stars and All American selections. Leopold managed neither as a 19 year old soph. Martin managed neither as a 20 year old soph. Komo and Hainsey scored more points as sophs even though Leopold and Martin played for the highest scoring NCAA team in the most wide open conference. Mike and Ron are bigger and more physical as well.
Yeah, who can argue with NHL results when you can compare NCAA careers!?
db23 said:
Ruutu will deliver more early, but his upside is not as great as Komisarek. The other thing is that Komisarek is truly unique in the combination of size, durability, and skill that he brings. You are more likely to find "another" Ruutu out there than another Komisarek.
:lol
db23 said:
Nickerson is the same age as Phaneuf, Suter, Coburn and HE WAS SIGNED TO A PRO CONTRACT BEFORE ANY OF THEM.
What the hell does that have to do with the price of tea in China!?
db23 said:
So shut that gaping hole in the front of your head before I fill it with a bodily appendage.
I'm scared.