Or maybe they only looked skilled because they play in the Q?
Am i the only one who noticed over the course of the tourny how much Rimouski players checked opposing players head-on with their sticks? Where anytime they went body to body they would lead with their hands/sticks? It was ugly to watch....
In regards to Crosby i am stuck. Either Prust is a first rate prospect sure to make the NHL (making me a homer) or Crosby is in a lot of trouble in regards to being the 'next one'... ? I am of the mind that Flames like Yelle, Neimenen, Neilson, and Weimer will give Crosby a hard time not to mention the Maltby's and Draper's of the NHL...
Crosby will be good, and will of course show flashes of brilliance. But anyone expecting him to be the 'next one' or to reset the record books, any of them, in the current NHL has another thing coming. Crosby is going to be hounded all game every game by players a lot bigger, stronger, and faster in the NHL; Players who don't make dumb CHL mistakes and players who play the man instead of chasing the puck and being made a fool of. He may emerge in the regular season when too many players take games off, but come playoffs i see little reason that Crosby will accomplish more then he did tonight if he is the go to guy on a team....
If he is the second or third star type guy on the team then he is definitely not the 'next one' - although he may well be very successful in that role...
Claeren.
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