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Originally Posted by JobHopper
He was a finalist for the Calder and the Norris.
3 time NHL All Star
Gold & Silver with the World JRs
Gold in Wold Ice Championships
I would think those are significant along with his pretty consistent play. The only thing left for him really is a Stanley Cup.
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You said NHL greats, the only actual accomplishment you listed there is "3 time NHL All-Star."
Maybe you were one of those guys who played a sport that didn't keep score, but almost winning a trophy isn't an accomplishment. He has zero real NHL accomplishments.
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Originally Posted by JobHopper
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.
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The key flaw here is that he's not a great player, and he doesn't have those intangibles. As I said, he's good, even I'd take him at 6.5 (not with Wideman around), but if you think he's got those intangibles that makes him one of the greats then I'm pretty sure you haven't watched a Phaneuf game in many years.