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What originally looked like a bumper crop of first-round talent from the WHL is being tempered somewhat by disappointing performances.
No better example can be found than in Colton Gillies. Entering this season the hulking Saskatoon Blades' center was a top-ten prospect on virtually everyone's list, but he has been so unproductive through the first half of the season that he's now a longshot to ever return to the top ten.
"He can't score," said one scout who is not a big fan. "He was a star at the under 18's, but he has (five goals after half a season). A great skater, a big kid, but if you don't score in junior, what are you going to do in the NHL? There's a lack of hockey sense."
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Here are the top 30 for December 2006:
1 Angelo Esposito
2 Karl Alzner
3 Jakub Voracek
4 Patrick Kane
5 Sam Gagner
6 Keaton Ellerby
7 Sergei Korostin
8 Kyle Turris
9 Logan Couture
10 James van Riemsdyk
11 Jonathon Blum
12 Mark Katic
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What originally looked like a bumper crop of first-round talent from the WHL is being tempered somewhat by disappointing performances.
No better example can be found than in Colton Gillies. Entering this season the hulking Saskatoon Blades' center was a top-ten prospect on virtually everyone's list, but he has been so unproductive through the first half of the season that he's now a longshot to ever return to the top ten.
"He can't score," said one scout who is not a big fan. "He was a star at the under 18's, but he has (five goals after half a season). A great skater, a big kid, but if you don't score in junior, what are you going to do in the NHL? There's a lack of hockey sense."
(the middle part of this deleted by Irish Blues - see site guidelines on copying/pasting entire articles; for those interested, you can find this in the link above)
Here are the top 30 for December 2006:
1 Angelo Esposito
2 Karl Alzner
3 Jakub Voracek
4 Patrick Kane
5 Sam Gagner
6 Keaton Ellerby
7 Sergei Korostin
8 Kyle Turris
9 Logan Couture
10 James van Riemsdyk
11 Jonathon Blum
12 Mark Katic
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If you have any questions; feel free to ask.
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