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Originally Posted by BACKCHECK!!!
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.
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I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens then. As it stands Sieloff is considered a beast in Junior and is favorite to captain the US WJC team. Obviously he's not going to be quarterbacking the PP, but he's obviously got something that makes him very valuable to a team. I'm looking forward to seeing it. I think Sieloff, Cundari, Gio and Brodie will be the cornerstone of our blueline in a few years. And people may think that's crappy, but its 3 years away so no one really knows anything do they?