I hope not and that he can hit his potential as he physically matures. Potentially another example where rushing a player does more harm than good to his career.
Player Discussion Olen Zellweger
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I completely agree. I was on record for saying he should be in the AHL getting top line minutes, PP and PK minutes and having the puck on his stick as much as possible.
I know people will hate to hear this, but a Cam level player at 4th overall is not bad at all.
Compare that to most 4th overalls:
| 2013 | Seth Jones | D | Portland (WHL) | Nashville Predators |
| 2012 | Griffin Reinhart | D | Edmonton (WHL) | New York Islanders |
| 2011 | Adam Larsson | D | Skelleftea AIK (Swe) | New Jersey Devils |
| 2010 | Ryan Johansen | C | Portland (WHL) | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 2009 | Evander Kane | C | Vancouver (WHL) | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 2008 | Alex Pietrangelo | D | Niagara (OHL) | St. Louis Blues |
| 2007 | Thomas Hickey | D | Seattle (WHL) | Los Angeles Kings |
| 2006 | Nicklas Backstrom | C | Brynas (Swe) | Washington Capitals |
| 2005 | Benoit Pouliot | LW | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | Minnesota Wild |
| 2004 | Andrew Ladd | LW | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 2003 | Nikolai Zherdev | RW | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | Columbus Blue Jackets |
In those 10 years there are only 2 guys that are clearly a better player then Cam in Backstrom and Pietrangelo. It would be between Cam and Seth for the 3rd best for me.
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Actually Jamie was a 6th overall. It is pretty much the same at 6th overall though. Only Hampus and Zibanejad would be above Cam at 6th overall in that time period.
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Fowler was an awesome pick. I think some of us are just a little disappointed because he could have been even better... that being said he is still a really good defensemen.
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Murray rushed Fowler too. If Fowler hadn't have been rushed he might have made more money in his career and have hit 50+ points a few times.
That said watching rookie Fowler on the ice with Selanne was a treat to watch, they flew all over the ice like they had rocket engines on their skates on breakaways.
That is what worries me about Drysdale. I wasn't a fan of him making the NHL right away.
Like Cam he should have been allowed to destroy the Junior/NCAA/Euro level before going to the NHL right away. Luke Hughes is looking like a pretty good pick right now.
Detroit with Seider and Edvinsson - they didn't rush Seider for 2 years and Edvinsson following similar path.
NJ isn't rushing Luke Hughes nor is LA with Clarke.
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This is a pretty dubious argument at best and sadly it's a fairly common one. It's all kind of hindsight but the big point projections for Cam never made that much sense.
Cam would be an argument for Drysdale being in the NHL right now, not against IMO.
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even if there was a pass between CHL and NCAA, he signed his ELC which means he CAN NOT go NCAA.
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It's certainly not impossible. They don't need him here, have similar guys penciled in already and there's plenty of bodies in the mix but his abilities this year indicate he can probably compete for a job but that might not be enough. I think he'd have to decisively win a spot so I guess we'll see what happens in training camp. Unlikely but stranger things have happened.
If you mean in the NHL, I hope the team has learned it's lesson with Drysdale and not rushing teenagers into the lineup. Especially teenagers who aren't physically matured enough to handle the rigors of an 82 game schedule.
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People have gotta stop bastardizing that Verbeek quote to mean no young guys are gonna make the team while he's here. Zellweger is unlikely to make it next year for a variety of reasons but it's not automatic and he'll have every opportunity to crack the squad.
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its been seen before, players from the dub will go play in the BCHL for a year then commit and play D1 after being under "contract" in the chl the year prior to the BCHL. impossible w elc tho
That did not look good, the need for a stretcher really worries me.
Other than that, there was another Duck standing 5`10 that was obliterated on the ice – that game he returned and became a hero.
But yeah, a stretcher was not involved that time.
I Hope Zell gets back soon. If not for the season, then for the WJC – but no info has been out now, so better to just wait.
Get well, Zell
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Other than that, there was another Duck standing 5`10 that was obliterated on the ice – that game he returned and became a hero.
But yeah, a stretcher was not involved that time.I Hope Zell gets back soon. If not for the season, then for the WJC – but no info has been out now, so better to just wait.
Get well, Zell
(Gosh, it even rhymes)
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