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Originally Posted by calgARI
Thank you for your analysis on my analysis. No "offensive" taken.
You can take the opinion of whomever you'd like. Nobody's opinion really matters in terms of how good a player is - if he's good, he will make it.
As someone who has been around here for a long time, I encourage you to focus your energy to commenting on the player, not on a poster's perspective on the player.
I have seen him play probably 30 times in the last three years. How many have you seen him? I've also coached about a dozen players who have played against him in the last two years and spoken to all of them about their thoughts as well. Is any of this solid concrete for projection? Of course not. But still worth noting in a thread about a player, his quality, and projection.
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My issue was more so with someone who both says he won't make the NHL, and then says he might make the NHL.
Which is it, is his upside that of an NHL regular? Or is it not? If you've seen him play and feel his upside isn't even NHL calibre, then WHY would you NOT be surprised if he makes it to the NHL?
A lot of your original post criticised where he played, not the player itself. So excuse me for questioning you, but let's not pretend you were giving much in the way of insight. As someone who has been here for 6 months, I encourage you to focus on the player, not where he played or where he was scouted from or what some of his peers said about him.
Hell, if I was to say "Monahan is not going to become anything more than. 3rd liner, I've seen him play more than 30 games." I would expect to be jumped on. Janko is nowhere near the same prospect, but when you say "Janko can't make the NHL, I've seen him play 30 times" I'm going to question your credibility.