RightKinger
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Brule is far more ready for the NHL than Ryan is.
Brule was NHL ready last year.
Brule is far more ready for the NHL than Ryan is.
1. Malkin
2. Brule
3/4. Radulov/O'Sullivan
5. Wolski/rest.
Brule is going to have a much larger impact than Radulov/O'Sullivan, and I wouldn't be suprised to see him take over the #1 centre job by the end of the year. He has bulked up to 192 lbs this off-season and is in excellent shape.. he has more talent than anyone on this list not named Malkin, and more grit than any of them.
yeah, but radulov is russian, which means that he'll get to the NHL, find the work involved too much, and return to Russia to make money, drink wodka and eat cupcakes.
Brule? Not only is he from Canada...he's a good ol' WESTERN Canadian boy! Can we say "Ryan Smyth?!"
You're talking overall I assume, in terms of pure offensive upside would you not give Radulov the edge? You've rated him as having more pts than Brule in your Fantasy draft
65 for Brule is possible
85 points for Malkin would be a huge huge tragedy unless he is injured
Kanyon
Agreed.
People underate Brule IMO.
How would it be a tragedy? His even stregth time will be limited due to Crosby, and 85 points would put him in an around a top 20 point getter in the NHL. Thats superb if you ask me. Not to mention Malkin will probably bbe getting alot of PK time due to his strong defense, limiting even more his even strength time.
Are you kidding me??? It sounds like to me that many that post about Brule thinks that he's just a hair under Malkin. IMO at the very least Brule is overrated. Underrated ='s Wolski and Schremp. Everyone see's Radulov, O'sullivan, and Brule as monsters, yet no-one give these 2 their dues. Yes people Schremp and underrated can be used in the same sentence.
I am completely willing to bet my soul that Brule will be a bust. He will score 15 points in 78 games, and then play two more lack luster seasons, and then get sent down to the AHL, and eventually disappear.
Rob Schremp reminds me of Jason Allison in a lot of ways. Gifted passer, bad skater, poor attitude.
Holy god, Schremp's skating isn't good, but Jason Allison is one of the slowest human beings in the NHL. If he tried doing "lines", he'd finish by the sun runs out of fusable fuel.
I know Brule has the bust aura. I see it when ever he skates, I see it when he is being interviewed.... It's there, really look... He is bust on skates. I really see no future for him, and am depressed people think so highly of him.
Lets not use points alone as an indicator of who will be the better player. I'm not an expert on any of these players even with Brule on the CBJ. IMO the question should be who will be the better player and have a bigger impact this year, not so much who is going to have the most points.
Who's betta than Kanyon???
What in the hell ever happened to him???
This is going to be my new sig, and when January rolls around we can reanalyze your comments... yipeee...
Alright, do it. I support it. I just don't see how you actually believe he will be able to handle the NHL....
Much like Svatos, Gionta, St.Louis, Fleury, Prucha handled it last year. By scoring a lot of goals. and in Svatos' case... getting injured. LOL.
Not even close. Theo Fleury was one-of-a-kind as a player. I'm talking about the 1990-1999 Theo Fleury. The guy who epitomized "I hate him, but I'd love to have him on my team." The guy who became one of the great feel-good stories ever by winning the Cup in 1989, and then scoring 50 in 1990-91. The guy who led the first round in scoring each year from 1993-95. The guy who was a second-team all-star in 1995. The guy who kept the Flames in contention for a playoff spot in 1998-99, until the team decided to trade him.Brian Gionta comes close to Theo no?