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Originally Posted by PlayfulGenius
Oilers are a joke for sure...but anyone suggesting RNH is terrible is a fool... He's a great positional player (at both ends) and will likely turn out to be a ppg player, at least.
Whether he turns out better than other players in his draft year, I have no idea...but he'll be a strong player for the Oilers in coming years.
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He is a great positional player? Are you kidding me. Matt Stajan can be a great positional player.
He was drafted #1 with the expectation that he will be a superstar. And yet when you watch his game, even those where he actually plays well, he floats. Sure, you can claim he is a playmaker, which is fine....but players like Crosby and Tanguay are primarily playmakers as well, and they are a lot more involved than RNH is.
Of course, we have no idea how much his shoulder is affecting him, which would probably explain his big step back.
He might be a 'good' player, but the Oilers don't need more 'good' players. They need leaders and top-end players that will take their team to the top.