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Old 04-16-2016, 03:54 PM   #38
jslmsca
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Originally Posted by Alessandro View Post
With all the due respect, this is quite poor career path development by the game.
I dunno what's more unrealistic between:
- a player drafted second overall out of the mighty Polish U18 league
- such a great prospect NEVER playing pro hockey in Poland, considering how "strong" the Polish league is
- such a great prospect staying in Poland until 18 and not moving to Sweden/Finland/Germany/Switzerland
- moving directly from Polish U18 league to AHL
That's what I was curious about. I suggested a second nationality of Canadian to mitigate any problems which I suppose made a difference. If he didn't have a second nationality of a major hockey power, would he still have been drafted?

I did not expect him to be drafted in any North American leagues. Seriously, look at his skating and passing! What the hell was Toronto thinking? I was expecting him to be signed in a lower tier European league. At best, if he developed, he might be able to play in the KHL. I sort of modelled him after the German David Wolfe, who managed one game with the Flames last year. Big, tough, dirty but certainly no skill beyond the AHL level at best.

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