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Originally Posted by strombad
Two questions:
1. Why not? Everyone compares players all the time, and Dion, whether you think he's a solid 1st pairing guy or not, is certainly not in a league above 95% of those other gentlemen. There is not one thing he does better than everyone else on that list, nor is he a complete enough player to say something like "he doesn't do one thing great, but he does everything well"
2. What has he accomplished? He's a former 1st round draft pick that fell out of favour with his drafting team, was traded to a seemingly miserable Leafs team and named captain by default of being the most notable player on the team. He has accomplishments, but certainly none that propel him to the rank of the NHL greats.
He's a good, solid hockey player. He's not some stud like some people think, nor is he hot garbage like other people think. Is he worth 7? No, and that's why his agent is asking for 7. He's going to take less. That's what negotiations are for. I don't think many players in the history of the game have made their first salary request EXACTLY what they're worth.
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Dion is a special player any way you look at it. Like all great players, they just have that extra that you can't teach. When you're talking about great players you can't really compare them to each other as there are just similarities, that's what makes them and separates them from everyone else.