When the Flames signed both Richie Regehr and Gio I thought Richie was going to be the better player. And I think he would have been an NHLer (not at Gio's level) if not for concussion issues. Part of my soft spot for him was probably because his brother is one of my all time favorites, but Richie played a completely different style.
Further back I always thought Pavel Torgajev had potential though I admit I was wrong. Dude was given a couple chances.
Back then I had a soft spot for those European players because they seemed new and fresh so the likes of Forslund, Vittakoski, and Varlamov always floated my boat.
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