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Originally Posted by rt
Brule should've been better and I think he still can. He's getting a bit of a raw deal, and I wish Phoenix had re-signed him.
Anyway, it's hard to put a Brule label on Lazar. Gilbert had some concussions and some personal issues (partially as a result of concussions) that really set him back. If Brule managed to avoid head injuries, he might be an extremely effective NHL player today.
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Lazar has 10X the hockey sense that Brule possesses. Physically they are pretty similar although Brule has a tendancy to go headhunting that Lazar doens't do. Lazar is also a smidge bigger/stronger than Brule was.
Everytime I see Lazar play, I can't help but think of Jarret Stoll when he was with Kootenay. Similar type game but Lazar's skating is much, much better.