Shareefruck
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I don't know, I think there's plenty of reasons to feel that Hirose is different from the AHLers that look great for a few games and then fizzle out. It's very rare that they look great in quite that way without making it (calmly being two steps ahead of the play and rarely making the wrong decision through poise and composure rather than simply being really engaged and "on" all the time).
Even a guy like Stecher was not doing it this way (Rathbone definitely wasn't)-- he was far more about being effective through what felt like chip-on-his-shoulder willpower and work ethic combined with some raw ability, which warrants a bit more hesitation, I feel.
It's no reason to think that Hirose is an absolute slam dunk of course, but I think there's reason to be a little more optimistic than usual. His performance has reminded me more of Tanev or Edler's early stints than these other guys (not saying he'll be anything close to that good, but making it as a #6 is a conservative estimate at this point, IMO).
Usually it's the other way around, but every once in a while people can be a little overly conservative and restrained about their optimism, I feel. There's nothing wrong with tentatively feeling like he's likely making it in some capacity until proven otherwise. I almost get the sense that it has something to do with bracing for the worst case scenario because "burned by canuck luck" or something, but that's really not necessary, IMO.
Even a guy like Stecher was not doing it this way (Rathbone definitely wasn't)-- he was far more about being effective through what felt like chip-on-his-shoulder willpower and work ethic combined with some raw ability, which warrants a bit more hesitation, I feel.
It's no reason to think that Hirose is an absolute slam dunk of course, but I think there's reason to be a little more optimistic than usual. His performance has reminded me more of Tanev or Edler's early stints than these other guys (not saying he'll be anything close to that good, but making it as a #6 is a conservative estimate at this point, IMO).
Usually it's the other way around, but every once in a while people can be a little overly conservative and restrained about their optimism, I feel. There's nothing wrong with tentatively feeling like he's likely making it in some capacity until proven otherwise. I almost get the sense that it has something to do with bracing for the worst case scenario because "burned by canuck luck" or something, but that's really not necessary, IMO.
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