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Originally Posted by flameswin
Chara was a little like that, right?
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I lived in PG and saw a lot of games the year Chara played there. At that point he was a 19 year old and still a bit awkward. But he was still a good enough skater, had a good shot that he could use and was physically dominant. By the end of the season he was looking like a guy who could one day become a pretty good NHL defenceman, although I couldn't have envisioned him being what he became. I know right after they beat out Portland that year I was thinking I'd love to see this guy go up against Lindros in about 5 years...of course 5 years after 97, Lindros was pretty much finished and Chara would have destroyed him.