Friday, November 17, 2006

I Thought You Looked Familiar

Two defensemen walk into a bar… let’s call them Defenseman A and Defenseman B.

Defenseman A is 6-4, 215 pounds and was drafted in the second round (39th overall). Defenseman B is 6-2, 219 pounds and was drafted in the first round (11th overall).

Defenseman A was a first-team CHL All-Star and was named “Most Outstanding Defenceman” in one of Canada’s Tier I Major-Junior hockey leagues. Ditto Defenseman B.

Here’s TSN.ca’s scouting report on Defenseman A:
Assets: Loves to play a physical game from behind the blueline. Keeps things simple and knows his limitations.
Flaws: Has limited offensive ability. Must work hard to improve his suspect skating ability. Will struggle when lined up against shifty NHL forwards.
Career potential: Physical defenseman.
And here’s TSN.ca’s scouting report on Defenseman B:
Assets: Will make his presence felt on every shift. Loves to take the body and isn't afraid of dropping the gloves. Is a strong defender while his team is short-handed and an excellent team leader.
Flaws: Tends to stray out of position in order to line up his opponent for the big hit. Shows little in the way of offense. Takes too many penalties.
Career potential: Defensive defenseman.
Through his first 143 NHL games, Defenseman A has 3 goals, 3 assists and 340 PIMs. Through his first 156 NHL games, Defenseman B had 6 goals, 12 assists and 285 PIMs.

Finally, Defenseman A, who is in his fourth NHL season, has an NHL salary of $575,000 for 2006-07. Defenseman B, in his 10th NHL season, has a salary of $2,500,000 for the season (so I guess he’s picking up the tab at the end of the night).

Anyone want to guess who these two (perhaps strikingly) similar blueliners are?

[If you don’t want to play, here’s Defenseman A and here’s Defenseman B.]

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

LOL..0Wn3d

Anonymous said...

1)HMMM, does that mean Erskine may be the next Brendan Witt, or does it say that Witt really never developed and is not better than John Erskine?