Seriously? Some of you guys are a little ridiculous.
Take a few minutes to think about this:
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Originally Posted by New Era
...Ferland - I thought this kid was going to be a tough guy with limited ability...
Culkin - I was expecting a small soft QMJHL defenseman...
Ortio - A guy that I will admit I had written off. Even though he supposedly had a great season last year I didn't think that would translate to North America and the Flames...
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...and then apply it to this:
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Originally Posted by New Era
...Monahan ...Needs to improve this or he won't live up to expectations...
Knight ...Fell for the hype and believed he had the skills to step right in, but he's no where near ready for the NHL...
Baertschi ...If he can't dominate a rookie tournament he won't survive in the NHL.
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It's a little early to be drawing conclusions about ANY of these players. There are virtually dozens of mitigating factors that will affect why a player may perform well or poorly in a mini-tournament like this, and I wouldn't read much into it at this point. I CERTAINLY wouldn't be speaking in these sorts of absolutes.