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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
That sounds like crazy talk.
It seems pretty obvious:
He has the skill to play now.
He has the game to play now.
He lacks the strength to play now - as one of the youngest players in the draft, he simply needs his body to mature to compete against men. I can't see it's reasonable to suggest this is three years away.
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So do you have him making this rather weak Flame team out of Training camp?
I have not seen anyone slotting him the opening day lineup.... That means he is at least 2 years away.
In Winnipeg they are not disappointed in Scheifele.... although they were getting worried for the 1st 20 games of last season...
They have a similar slight build .... with Scheifele being a couple of inches taller. It took him 2 more seasons to get the extra 10-15 lbs of muscle to get to the NHL level....
At some point genes take over. Monahan was blessed with a larger body and more strength. He worked like mad to get NHL ready and had quick amazing results.
For guys like Scheifele and Bennett there is only so much that work can do and it will take them a longer time. It is very important that the Flames take the extra time with Bennett so that he doesn't get punked Hemsky style when he tries out his style against the Regehr's of the NHL.
Hemsky wasn't strong enough to battle with Regehr so he cross checked him in the throat. Is still paying for that mistake.