BuppY said:Parise is a Devils prospect with great upside, is very fast and very talented, he is a great playmaker and has great offensive game. He will play in the NHL, this kid give 110% when he plays.
jake1 said:
You are blind as a bat then. He did set up the first goal in the finland with an amazing play and he didn't get credit for the O'Sullivan goal that he did create. I guess you didn't watch his defensive play. He may not have been up to his top level offensivly he was by far the best defensive forward in the Finland and Canada game. That doesn't count for anything at HF though.....Leafaholix said:
Parise has much better hockey sense and playmaking skills then Walz. He will put up more points because of that. Parise's passing has the announcers going crazy in AHL games. Parise also doesn't have the speed that Walz has....speed will allow you to dominate at almost every level.MN_Gopher said:
Sorry but I have to say it. Rico Fata. I think Parise will be a good player and may play in a couple all-star games. I think he will be a solid top-six forward for most of his career but he will never be considered a true first line centre.JasonMacIsaac said:
DaveyCrockett said:
Well Gomez leads the league in asssists and he still isn't considered a top line center so I agree with that statement.DaveyCrockett said:
you're own evidence proved you wrong.MLH said:
Making an Allstar game once or twice in your career and playing on the top two lines does not make you a first line centre in this league. I see Parise as comparable in career upside as these players Drury, York, Briere, Nylander, Langkow, Conroy, Ribeiro, and Morrison.DownFromNJ said:
I think by and large, the NJ Devils scouting staff have pulled more than one rabbit out of their hats. So, while you say he is overhyped, I am anxious to see how he develops and what he can bring to the table for the Devils when he makes the jump. He obviously won't put up huge numbers early on, but with a little seasoning I feel he will be an offensive leader for the NJ for many years to come. He may be a tad on the small side, but look around the league in the last couple of seasons, and the smaller players, provided they have smarts, skill, speed, and the willingness to compete every night, are turning heads. To use his size as a detriment is ridiculous. He has the creativity, and the skill, aswell as the leadership to go with it. From everything I've seen of Parise, I think he has a lot of Doug Gilmour qualities, and if he can turn out to be anything like him, then he most definitely will not be considered over-hyped!!!Leafaholix said:
Like everyone else, the Devs pick their fair share of dogs. In the space of 9 years, take a look at some of these first round gems they picked. Pederson, the Sharif, Ward, Damphousse, Foster & the jury is still out on Anhonen & Hale.Puckhead said:
Sammy said:
The point was the Devs, like every other team , are hardly godlike in their drafting. They are fallible like everyone else, so the fact a guy is drafted by them is by no means an indicator that he will be some kind of champ.Flame_Star_Devil said:
If by "top half" you mean "top 3" then yes......The only teams that can compare with devils drafting is Detroit and Colorado.Sammy said:
In the last 10 years, the Devs drafting has, imo, been hardly better than average. Now that may change for the better or worse depending on the development of guys like Parise, Suglobov, Anhonen, & a few others.JasonMacIsaac said:
They have the most players drafted in the NHL today. They have held that title for atleast 4 or 5 years in a row.Sammy said:
DownFromNJ said:
One draft in 2000 we got Suglobov, DeMarchi, Hale, Martin, Danton, Rupp, Laine, Cole.....of those players 4 of them played in the NHL last year(Hale, Martin, Rupp, Danton), 1 is guarenteed a spot in the NHL once it comes back (Suglobov) and the other two should play in the NHL sometime in the next 3 years.(DeMarchi, Laine) Every other draft we have had around 7, 8 or 9 picks......not too much to work with.Sammy said:
