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08-22-2009, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Doughty Number 8 View Post
I do firmly believe that the tournament lends itself to flashy skilled players rather than solid substantive players. I do believe that the Kings drafted Hickey with little intention of him becoming an explosive offensive defenesman, but rather, a solid, well-skating, smooth, effective meat-and potatoes 2-way defenseman. I dont think Hickey, due to the way he plays, would benefit from such a tournament.
Fair enough, I can certainly see where you're coming from. My intention when I first started to post in this thread was to question why it was "Easy" to choose one over the other. I'm not a PK fanboy, but I hope he does make the team one day, just so I can listen to the interviews.

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