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Originally Posted by Azure
Seems a tad bit overboard to judge him so harshly considering he was injured and traded this year.
Its not unheard of for players to take a slight step back if that happens.
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Originally Posted by Azure
Seems a tad bit overboard to judge him so harshly considering he was injured and traded this year.
Its not unheard of for players to take a slight step back if that happens.
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I have no idea where you are getting that I said he was crap or terrible this year.... I said:
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Last year at this time he was looking like a complete steal where he was picked.... now he looks fine from where he was picked... but he's no longer looking like a guy who should've been taken 2 or 3 rounds sooner.
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He's a fine player... but he didn't have a great year from what I expected from him. Perhaps my expectations were too high. Last year at this time he looked like a guy who would have an outside shot at a World Junior spot this year and seemed poised to be one of the top d-man in the OHL. It didn't happen for him this year and instead of looking like a guy the Flames stole in the draft... the 4th round looks about right for him.
He could turn into a Giordano type player if all goes well but he's going to have to get stronger and show a bit more competitive fire defensively.