I forgot to mention a couple interesting things after handshakes the other night. Stephenson shook everyones hand, then waited and seeked out Gabrielle and out his arm around the rookie and patted him on the back. Nice touch by the veteran. And Cameron took extra time when Hawryluk got to him, obviously talking about Hawryluks hospital stay.
Steel didn't play much, no impact, but even though he's small, he didnt seem scared of contact out there. Unbelievable difference in size between Patrick and Steel though
Ok, enough being nice to the Pats, normal service resumed, Pats suck!!!
Never argue with idiots, they just drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.
The pats have been a classy organization over the years. It's good to see that it continued in the handshakes after the series. Brandon deserved to be congratulated.
Young Patrick is a big kid and looks to be the real deal. I'm not too concerned about Steel because he got limited time, and the team was trending downward. Jordan Eberle didn't play for us as a 15 year old. As a 16 year old he scored 28 goals and had 55 points. He wasn't any bigger than Steel when he first came here. If Steel comes close to what Eberle did as a 16 year old I think most Pats fans will be pretty happy with that.
Point has also been projected to be a later 1st round pick which is a credit to his ability. He is also the only East Division player selected for the U18 so far, which again speaks well of his ability. Petan and Leipsic are also smaller guys that are both drafted. The trick seems to be finding two at the same time. Most teams struggle to do that. Those two guys would change any team they might be on. Tie Domi in London is a 5'9" 1st round pick and a Petan type player.
I agree that there should be some toughness brought back into the game just to keep things honest. Unfortunately they may be going in the same directions as the unicorn.
I agree on the toughness issue the PC crowd is taking over.Pretty bad when a player gets a 5 game suspension in the OHL and the word bully is used in the explanation. Sadly hockey is no longer a tough sport .This passive almost non contact hockey is the biggest deviation from what WHL hockey was know for tough hard nosed players.May also explain the drop in attendance.
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