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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Look at the junior performance of these NHL defensive guys. They pretty much all got some points. You need to be able to make a good first pass and not deal with the puck like its a hand grenade to play in the NHL.
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So I looked at the stats and Engelland's stats aren't better than Kanzigs's junior stats. I'll even add Regehr to the list for craps and giggles.
Kanzig 20 year old WHL season - 13g 6a
Engelland 20 year old WHL season - 3g 8a
Regehr 19 year old WHL season - 12g 20a
Kanzig may or may not be an NHL player in the long run, but at this point it's too early to tell and stats are a terrible indicator of whether or not someone will be an NHL player.
Kanzig's got the professional attitude down already so he has that going for him. I'm pretty sure he was one of the top fitness testers at Flames camp as an 18 year old.