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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Odd line of thinking for everyone:
I noticed Tyler Bertuzzi quite a bit last year, and he is flying to start the season this year with the Red wings. Looks like a real catch.
It is totally mistifying for me how the Grand Rapids Griffins are able to develop such talent- no shade on Stockton which has done a remarkable job in the last few years (particularly with D-men) but GR seems to be able to turn turds into gold routinely. I mean, Bertuzzi was always a hit or miss type of prospect, but his second AHL season he put up less than .5 ppg (71 12 18 30) then they brought him into the NHL and two seasons later he's smashing 50 points and over 20 goals. Kid has 6 points in 4 games to start this year, and his playstyle seems very sustainable.
To me it would be like Ryan Lomberg putting up 20 goals on the flames. When is the last time the flames have developed talent like that?!!
/rant but I guess my question is, what make GR so different and seemingly skilled at shaping NHL talent?
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Comparing a former 2nd round pick to Ryan Lomberg. Oy vey