If you haven't moved past the bolster and bravado of Feaster and Weisbrod you're doing yourself a disservice. It's best to throw away any and all (even your own) expectations and just allow a player to develop. Matt Stajan, Mikael Backlund, Joe Colborne a few of many names that don't live up to draft hype and expectations but end up being serviceable key cogs to their teams.
Kari Ramo was one of two best goalies outside the NHL Jay Feaster wax poetic about. Kari Ramo was not a world beater and didn't live up to such lofty levels but he did have a good year and playoffs as a 1a/1b option.
Throw away the chains of expectations or you'll forever be their slave.
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