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Originally Posted by CSharp
Kent Nilsson, the Magic Man, was so skillful and talented that he made himself disappear - that's how good his was. In fact his skills are so good that he got the Flames Joe Nieuwendyk and Stephan Matteau.
Skill-wise, I think Fleury was probably the most skillful player the Flames have ever had.The other players that come close are: Joe Nieuwendyk, Joey Mullen, Sergie Makarov, and Johnny Gaudreau. To me Nilsson = Fata.
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You're equating Nilsson to Fata?
Nilsson was an ultra talented player who had better than a point per game. Nilsson had the ability to control games. Nilsson's problem is that he just didn't have the desire to compete hard on a consistent basis. If the game got rough or intensely played he may or may not have wanted to try hard.
Fata was a very fast skater who was just a very fast skater. He didn't have an iota of skill in comparison to Nilsson. He didn't have hockey sense to compete at the NHL level. He just didn't have the abilities to compete on the NHL, other than speed.
There is nothing equal about these two players.