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Originally Posted by ricardodw
How did Dube look in his limited game time? His stats line is awful for an elite player.
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He barely played last game before getting thrown out early in the first.He looked really dangerous the first game but got thrown out of the game for running the goalie when he was clearly pushed in by an opposing player. I didn’t watch the second game so I can’t comment on that. WHL refs do throw out players with a lot more frequency than in the NHL. That being said it has not been a good playoffs for him, Tri City’s defense has been destroying kelowna with quick transition passes and a dominating PP.
Just a 3 game sample size but let’s just say I’m very happy we got Valimaki over Foote. Foote hasn’t been bad but outside of being a little more physical and blocking shots he doesn’t seem to do anything better than Valimaki, especially in the offensive zone. The thing I’ve been most impressed with by Valimaki is how quickly he moves the puck up the ice, he doesn’t play with the puck, his head is always up trying to find an outlet pass to a forward. He runs an excellent PP and is able to make some terrific cross ice passes, and his skating is terrific. I guess what I’m trying to say is I think he was a superb pick and I think he could play in the NHL next year. Without a doubt our best prospect and should be viewed as untouchable.