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Originally Posted by Trailer Fire
Quick question. It's fairly clear that a goalie with a high potential ceiling (ala Roy) is better off on a poor team because they face more shots thus eventually improving their overall performance. Could the same be said about a skater? Maybe a defenseman, as they would somewhat be in the same boat as the goalie, or even a defensively minded forward. But what of those in the offensive catagory? Would a Paul Coffey type d-man or sniper/playmaker type forward be better off, improvement wise, on a terrible team? Or would the lack of help hinder them overall?
I ask this for Irvings sake, as well as Baertchi. The Heat are a fairly sound team, backed by arguably the best goalie in the A right now. If the team around him was brutal, would it be better for him? I think so. But if Baertchi didn't have anyone to play with, would he be as good off in terms of developement?
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I would argue that players will develop playmaking skills and team play better on top teams as they will learn that they can distribute the puck to thier team mates and be just as, if not more successful that way personally while having a lot more team success.