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Originally Posted by Caged Great
This is one of those scenario's where stats aren't really the be all and end all. Kanzig is an unusual type of player. He is such a bear out there physically, that his lack of offense isn't a huge problem. You wouldn't have him on your team to generate offense. You'd have him to smash the little people (to him, they're all little).
Usually you don't find 6-6 250 lb D-men with no excess body fat. Chara is 3 inches taller than him and yet only weight 5 lbs more. If Kanzig makes it, I doubt he'd get more than 10 points a year at best, but that doesn't matter if he can bring that intimidation factor along with him.
Just have to wait and see.
Ps, I hated this pick the most out of all of the ones in the last 4 years, but as time goes on, I am becoming more hopeful.
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I get what you're saying, but if he doesn't have the speed, shot or hands to get any points at all in junior, I think he'll end up a big liability on the ice. This isn't football, where it's offence or defence. If you're not pushing the play forward, you're defending. That's not a recipe for success. If you don't have the basic skills to move the puck effectively in junior, how can you in the NHL?
Edit: Though I must say, after rereading the entire thread on the development camp, your assessments were very good predictions for what actually occurred. You clearly are better at assessing talent than I am