^ Yeah I think so too. Pelech was drafted playing only a handful of games in his draft year, and putting 2 and 2 together with that St Louis Blues draft video, they seem to draft on things fans don't really take into consideration. A guy like Pardy for instance, everyone was ragging on cause he couldn't handle the puck stuff like that, but Keenan kept playing him because he knew there were more important things to the game that Pardy brought, like sound positioning. As fans, I guess we don't really don't appreciate when players keep their game simple and we look for the big hit, the scrambly play and the fancy goal. Everyone was dissapointed in Backlund thinking he flamed out, because he wasn't a young Hakan Loob here, but what makes Backlund great is he makes tough plays at his pace and confidently. I don't know much about Turris personally, but I'd imagine its the same - just fundamentals that are beyond a fans view.
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