I hate that this made me think of Mikko..
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I hate that this made me think of Mikko..
henchman21
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Not exactly the same, but same cloth. Big rangy centers with a lot of skill, but little motor and defensive ability.
expatriatedtexan
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I'll be honest, I'm not even postive Mikko is a 100pt guy on another team without Nate and Cale feeding him. And I wonder how much his floating would be tolerated by another coach then.
Rants would be a 90-100 pt player on most contenders and coaches would be just as tolerant. When you have that much talent, you just accept a player's flaw.
But I do think you'd see a different Mikko if he was expected to play 18 minutes a night instead of 23 minutes.
expatriatedtexan
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I'd really like to see that Mikko... playing either on our second line or for a team in the east this spring.
Bill Peckerskull
Fargin' Icehole
Yes, I think he would be. Big, rangy wingers with elite passing and shooting skills don't grow on trees. Put him on a team with a legit #1 center and a legit #1 blueliner and he'd thrive regardless.
But that's not an issue because Mikko's not a center. Probably reason #1 as to why he didn't work out as a center.
