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Originally Posted by New Era
He did? I seem to recall a lot more people saying he didn't have a chance of playing in the NHL because of his size, plenty of them from this site.
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Well I'm sorry but you have a terrible memory. Of course there were still doubters but the guy was 2PPG in the NCAA which is unheard of. Do you even know what hype means? You don't generate hype by playing in the NHL... You live up to the hype(or not).
Are you saying there was no hype surrounding McDavid or Eichel before playing in the NHL? I sure hope not.
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Originally Posted by New Era
Good to know. We'll see if he can step up and be the best in camp this year, like Gaudreau did each every camp he went to. I think that is going to be the thing for Mangiapane, continuing to show he can excel in every opportunity afforded him.
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This is also not true. Gaudreau didn't really step up and garner any hype prior to getting held off his World Junior team. He was more determined after that incident and he'll tell you that himself. He was also in prospect camps when we had literally 0 blue chip prospects.
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Originally Posted by New Era
You can get excited about anyone you like. Just be prepared to have your heart broken along the way. I would prefer to see how he does against men and how he deals with the speed of the pro game before getting excited about him. He could be awesome, or he could be Sven Baertschi.
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So you won't even get a little excited for a player until he plays in the NHL? Cool, good for you. Some of us like to follow our prospects progress and have a little something called optimism. You should probably not view/post in this thread if you don't care about these prospects.
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Originally Posted by New Era
Sold on him to do what exactly? I mean, how is that two way game? Don't forget the team he was drafted by. He will have to be good on both sides of the puck. And how is his truculence level? With Johnny Hockey in the fold it is going to be extremely difficult for another small player to carve out a position on this hockey team. There are a lot of roadblocks in his way. I hope he turns out to be the steal of the draft, but it is going to be a tough journey for him.
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You can say this for just about any prospect. They are always prospects until they graduate to the NHL or become career AHLers. I assume you haven't followed him at all or you'd know that he's got a solid defensive game and plays bigger than his size.
Instead of crapping on us for being excited about a prospect, why don't you spend some time reading up on them...