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Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix
Cheechoo was a waaaaay better player than Setoguchi ever was or ever will be before injuries shot his career to hell. I hate that comparison. The only thing the two have in common is they both played in San Jose. Setoguchi was a 30 goal guy with Thornton, 20 without. He's as one dimensional as they come. Cheechoo was more than a goal scorer, he was a very good player in his own right. Very hard worker, physical and a leader. He could've had a very good career post Thornton but both his knees were shot.
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Fair enough, I do agree that Cheechoo at his prime was a more complete player then Setoguchi will likely ever be. But it's hard to argue that he would ever score 50+ goals in a season without Thornton. I didn't even see Cheechoo as a 40+ goal scorer, probably on the same level as Glencross at his prime.