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Originally Posted by MattyC
I think we're more banking on Sieloff striking fear into the hearts o others than putting the puck in the net.
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It doesn't matter what role you want him in. If a player can't anticipate play well enough to put up some points in juniors, he can't anticipate play well enough to be an effective NHL defenceman.
Think of the least offensive players in the NHL. Just off the top of my head, Cory Sarich? Put up a point-per-game season in the WHL. Hal Gill was drafted out a US high-school league where he put up 50 points in 20 games, and in college hockey he got over 0.5 points-per-game before going pro.
If you can't make smart enough plays to put up points in juniors, you don't think the game at the level needed to be an effective NHLer.