kingpest19
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Many great juniors have fizzled at the NHL level. Surely you are familiar with Rob Brown - the WHL single season point record holder at 212. Brown won the WHL scoring title by a record 45%, and he ended up being a great AHL/IHLer. What about Doug Wickenheiser? Jock Callander? Dennis Sobchuk? Pavel Brendl? Dale Derkatch? Kelly Guard?
I could go on but being a junior star is not the same thing as being an NHL star. The step from junior to the NHL is the biggest step to take and, based on the hockey I saw Brule play when I lived in Kelowna, he will not be a star at the NHL level.
Ogo thats what alot of people dont realize. I can think of the players i saw in Seattle in the Dub that were all hype but havent really done much at the NHL level let alone the AHL. Aulin, Saprykin, Lundmark, Marcel Hossa , Balej, Sutherby, the list goes on. The only ones I can recall having any sort of success in the NHL are Stoll, Erat , Comrie and Lupul. Like you said its a big step and not alot of players make it succesfully