Player Discussion Jake Sanderson (D) PART 3

[jake1]

I think it was because the one thing that is not part of his game is the ability to make people miss. Breaking the other guy's ankles like a point guard or FB tailback is sexy as hell, and it's easy to get captivated by that. And so people may have missed that he was going to be one of the best skaters in the league with one of the highest IQs.

 

[Big Muddy]

That depends on when he said it. Lots of people though Sanderson wouldn't be able to step in and be a top 4 D his first season, thought he'd need time in the AHL first, going back further, lots of people were disapointed we took him over Drysdale. Some people saw him as purely a defenisive dman.

I remember hearing that (bolded) part a fair bit for sure.