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Phil Who?
by IwoCPO on 12/29/07 at 07:13 PM ET
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Great column from Larry Wigge at NHL.com. Lots of time spent researching Valteri Filppula’s background, the reason he’s become so polished so quickly and plenty of reaction from the organ-I-zation. In short, a story that should have been written by a Detroit columnist long ago.
Filppula just might be another of those prized all-world draft choices the Wings seem to find regularly.
The 23-year-old Vantaa, Finland native, who was picked in the third round (95th overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft, had 10 goals in 73 games with the Red Wings last season. He started slowly this season, with no goals in his first 10 games. But ...
“You’ve got to remember, he was supposed to spend all of last season in the American League ... he wasn’t supposed to get his feet wet at this level until this season,” Babcock continued. “Now, I just think the sky’s the limit to his potential.”
Thanks to Tony at Skate2Stick for the pointer.
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