Hairy,. Have you ever seen a hockey city and its fan base so hard on 19-20-21 year olds?
Kids like Hutton, Tryamkin, and Pedan (104mph slap shot) won't be fully developed until they are 25-26 yrs old,. as in the case of Z.Chara,. Or even our own Tanev. Anything we get now, while they come into their prime, is a bonus.
Tryamkin will be a monster for us at 25.. But the ride with him to that point is proving to be an exciting one already.
Like you Hairy,. I really dislike the pessimism generated towards young growing, talented athletes here on CDC,. It's like telling your 12 year old son that he going to amount nothing more than a garbage man in life.
If Talent is recognized,. And it gets to develop and generate,. there is no ceiling, and no expectations with every opportunity granted.. Just the chance to succeed and exceed.
That was one of the coolest things about a young player who came to Vancouver, the fact we knew nothing about Pavel Bure,. We had no expectations. . . We knew very little about that young man, and he knew nothing of hockey in North America.
There is an element to surprise, that will bring anyone to their feet,. and it begins without expectation.
Hopefully all our young talent on the Canucks get every opportunity to surprise us.
Maybe giving full opportunity, should be the only expectation.