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Originally Posted by Barnission
Please, do your homework before you post. Zetterberg isn't Wayne Gretzky or Gordie Howe, Zetterberg only elevates people's play to a degree, and most of it can't be seen through statistics such as points. Other players have come and played in Detroit, and they didn't miraculously become super-stars because of Datsyuk and Zetterberg. Similarly, players have not left and miraculously become horrible. Guys like Todd Bertuzzi came in and didn't increase their point totals by 20 points, and guys like Mikael Samuelsson did not decrease their point totals by 20 points, in fact Bertuzzi's technically dropped and Samuelsson's rose.
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sure zetterberg isnt gretzky. however, in my opinion he is a better player than iginla. not by much, but better. if you look at a per game average, they are very similar since the lockout; iginla is 1.014 and Z is 1.017. however the difference in my opinion is that in his own zone he is much better. regardless, thats not really the point.
the point i was trying to make is that in detroit hudler was shielded better. he was on the second line which already got him away from most top pairing defensemen as they played the datsyuk line. (maybe you can start arguing that datsyuk isnt that good next?) and while hudler was on the 2nd line, he was the 3rd best player on the line.
and once again, i am not trying to totally dismiss hudler. as i initially stated, i think he is a pretty good player. i am just trying to temper expectations.
also, before you go telling people to do their homework, you might want to do your own. you bring up sammy and bert as examples of zetterberg not being that great, yet sammy played 3rd line before leaving detroit, and bert has played primarily with datsyuk. i know its a message board so everyone acts tough, but really there is no need to be a dick.