@mustbeburtreynolds Yup, he's the hardest worker. And for a player as young as 24 to play for the the Red Wings, he's going to be amazing. Same with Kindl and maybe Abdelkader. But, I fully expect Helm to be the Captain when Zetterberg and Lidstrom are gone. Datsyuk won't be C because he just can't speak english haha. Helm will be a70 point player by the time he is 26.
First and foremost, Draper knew how to finish, if he was put on the first line back in the pre-salary cap era, he could've posted 50 GOALS, not points, but goals. (And please don't retort by saying that yes, it is the first line…just…so much wrong with that statement). Yes, Helm is a good player, who should become a great player, but he needs to learn how to finish, and get his stick handling skills under control. With those two things, and his speed, he's going to be trouble for any team
@tadaskay Draper was on the grind-line for a reason, he wasn't a goal scorer. The only reason he would have inflated goal totals is because he'd be playing with two of Yzerman, Fedorov, and Shanahan. Christ, put McCarty on a line with that kind of star power and he'd probably score 30-40 goals easy.
@relam13 Re-read my post dude. Draper knew how to finish, hell, he scored 50 goals down in the minors. He knew how to score, he knew how to finish. The reason Draper was put on the fourth line was for defense, because they had enough goal scorers on the first-third lines as is. They needed one line for defense, to sustain some pressure, and wear down the other team. Hell, Maltby could've popped 20 goals if he was on the PP.
Helm has the potential to be the best. He needs to learn how to finish of shots on the one man break though. other words deke in front of the net rather than just take it in and shoot
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I was there, what a great game!
@mustbeburtreynolds He'll be a first line player, I'm sure of it. He'll also be the captain, mark my words.
@mustbeburtreynolds Yup, he's the hardest worker. And for a player as young as 24 to play for the the Red Wings, he's going to be amazing. Same with Kindl and maybe Abdelkader. But, I fully expect Helm to be the Captain when Zetterberg and Lidstrom are gone. Datsyuk won't be C because he just can't speak english haha. Helm will be a70 point player by the time he is 26.
First and foremost, Draper knew how to finish, if he was put on the first line back in the pre-salary cap era, he could've posted 50 GOALS, not points, but goals. (And please don't retort by saying that yes, it is the first line…just…so much wrong with that statement). Yes, Helm is a good player, who should become a great player, but he needs to learn how to finish, and get his stick handling skills under control. With those two things, and his speed, he's going to be trouble for any team
@tadaskay Draper was on the grind-line for a reason, he wasn't a goal scorer. The only reason he would have inflated goal totals is because he'd be playing with two of Yzerman, Fedorov, and Shanahan. Christ, put McCarty on a line with that kind of star power and he'd probably score 30-40 goals easy.
@relam13 Re-read my post dude. Draper knew how to finish, hell, he scored 50 goals down in the minors. He knew how to score, he knew how to finish. The reason Draper was put on the fourth line was for defense, because they had enough goal scorers on the first-third lines as is. They needed one line for defense, to sustain some pressure, and wear down the other team. Hell, Maltby could've popped 20 goals if he was on the PP.
Helm has the potential to be the best. He needs to learn how to finish of shots on the one man break though. other words deke in front of the net rather than just take it in and shoot