Yes, he showed well in a Prospect Camp.... perspective... it was a prospect camp. It's great that this kid did well, for a few days, against a lower level of competition. Good performances are always amazing to see and exciting... but perspective. If he plays in the WHL, does well at the WJC, and has an incredible year ok, then start pumping him up... but for now... it's a small sample set, against lower level of competition.. but with a good sign.
For perspective.... I quoted someone who said he was better than Minten already.. based on some quotes of a development camp.... So this discussion is based upon someone saying he is better than Minten already... where I also quoted someone, who seemed to want to compare Minten to Sittler.
He did well against this lower level competition because he played against men in extraliga. So naturally he will stand out.
SDA had absolutely zero work commitment. Never improved his strength or skating ability which was necessary to take the next step.
a word you MAY have recognized in there, that word is MIGHT. Sittler was an up and down skater but not by any means flashy nor really fast, his real forte was that he had a high IQ. He had good playmaking skills but nothing on the level of say Marner. What Darryl really had was compete and fearlessness and a real willingness to drop the gloves. As you may know he went 8th overall in that 1970 draft. He was the last of any players in that draft that reached any kind of stardom. An odd bit of trivia is that future Leafs Captain Dough Gilmour's older brother Dave, was taken by Vancouver in the 6th round!
also two different worlds, also I did write "MIGHT"
I meant Minten was a 2nd rounder and Holinka is a 5th rounder making a better pick not prospect. Minten was expected to go 2nd round. You don't expect to get a player like Holinka in the 5th. You misunderstood.
This thread doesn't have 4 pages yet and you are the only one who has mentioned Gretzky.
