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Originally Posted by Badger Bob
Dig through your old piles of THN Future Watch. Were you 15 then, too?
Guess what? Eric Duhatschek used write that the Flames brass said that there "whispers of Chelios" about Derek Morris.
Even the professionals, who scout for a living have a difficult task of projecting how 17 year olds will progress. Any kid can just sit here with hindsight and say, "oh, this was a great draft year" and one just did. Want to impress? Tell us who the superstars are buried in the mix for June.
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Sorry didn't read the whole thread so don't know the context of your discussion but Morris did have Chelios potential, unfortunately he did t have Chelios heart or character. Talent wise, and skill sets were very similar but the difference was that Chelios was probably the most fit NHLer of all time and Morris was at the opposite end of the spectrum.
Chelios just had that desire to be the best, whereas Morris just didn't really care.