Foppa
Future Norris Winner
I don't think Greg (at least the Avs version) fits with this derogatory "Russian" stereotype. Saw nothing to indicate that he is not a hard-worker - in fact he's developed a reputation for being a really hard worker in practice and supremely modest, his two-way game is actually more advanced than we could have hoped, he's a really smart player and a poised playmaker with nice vision.
If anything is overrated about him, it's that he's not as supremely physically skilled as he may have been hyped up as when he was a draft prospect. His vision is superb but everything else he really gets by on with just being a good decision maker. His future is probably a "support" piece on a scoring line.
Avs fans have certainly seen enough to be, at the very least, very intrigued by his potential and he is nowhere near a bust.
If anything is overrated about him, it's that he's not as supremely physically skilled as he may have been hyped up as when he was a draft prospect. His vision is superb but everything else he really gets by on with just being a good decision maker. His future is probably a "support" piece on a scoring line.
Avs fans have certainly seen enough to be, at the very least, very intrigued by his potential and he is nowhere near a bust.