Will Jason Spezza go down as an underachiever?

[Vesa Awesaka]

I think it was telling that he said he wants a jeff carter type role in Dallas.

 

[NyQuil]

To be fair, chronic injuries have played a part in limiting his long-term ceiling.

Even with all of the games that he missed, he played more than a few hurt and was never one of those guys who was able to produce when not at 100%.

I'd say that he'll go down as a Pierre Turgeon kind of guy.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

He was PPG in Ottawa in the regular season and in the playoffs

I have no idea how that could be underachieving

 

[Knave]

To be fair, chronic injuries have played a part in limiting his long-term ceiling.

Even with all of the games that he missed, he played more than a few hurt and was never one of those guys who was able to produce when not at 100%.

I'd say that he'll go down as a Pierre Turgeon kind of guy.

That is something I can agree with.

 

[tfong]

That is something I can agree with.

Does Spezza have any draft eligible children Detroit can draft?

 

[illpucks]

He will go down as a hall of famer.

 

[TrillMike]

What else does he need to do? Win a cup?

 

[Knave]

What else does he need to do? Win a cup?

Lets look at his cabinet:

Spengler Cup 2012 (lock-out)
2 All Star appearances
A bunch of individual awards from Junior/AHL
Two silvers at the WHC, two bronze and 1 silver for the WJHC


That cabinet is a bit lacking... it's not entirely his fault but... a cup would really, really, really help him.

 

[Primetimey*]

Lets look at his cabinet:

Spengler Cup 2012 (lock-out)
2 All Star appearances
A bunch of individual awards from Junior/AHL
Two silvers at the WHC, two bronze and 1 silver for the WJHC


That cabinet is a bit lacking... it's not entirely his fault but... a cup would really, really, really help him.

So Mike Richards as a 29 year old in the AHL isn't underachieving because he has a cup, gold medal, world junior gold, etc. etc. etc.

 

[PALE PWNR]

Great injury riddled player

 

[Knave]

So Mike Richards as a 29 year old in the AHL isn't underachieving because he has a cup, gold medal, world junior gold, etc. etc. etc.

There's a difference between someone currently underachieving and someone who is an underachiever.

 

[Crede777]

No, but he'll forever go down as a giggler.

 

[Jerk Store*]

I still like him and would take him on my team. I think he'll go down as a borderline elite player who hasn't won anything, not unlike many stars in the 80s, 90s, 00s, etc...

He won't stand out as anything special unless he wins something and/or leads his team in doing so.

That's a fair assessment. Bang on.

 

[Terry Yake]

 

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