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Originally Posted by Monahammer
What is "big for his britches" for a player like this?
- he is the best offensive d man to come out of the OHL in decades.
- he lugged his team to a mem cup
- he was the top player on team Canada at the IIHF WJC, lauded for contributions on both sides of the ice by teammates and coaches.
- he may (though may not play another game) break the record for pts by a canadian dman at the tournament.
He is the most impressive prospect the flames have had since Tkachuk. More impressive than Gaudreau until Gaudreau's Beanpot season.
There are no current flames who can touch this resume, already. The Ego problem is with existing players, who have won nothing and are very likely too big for their britches. I agree that this is very similar to what we heard directly from Tkachuk/ from analysts about how he wanted to take more leadership in the room and got told to shut up. Then he led a team to a cup.
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Listing his resume doesn't really answer the britches question though.
If you want to analyze his prospect ranking I'm with you.
If you want to assess that the kid isn't too cocky or potentially getting ahead of himself you haven't done it.