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by Paul on 12/08/09 at 04:04 PM ET
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from Gare Joyce of Sportsnet,
Following the career paths of those named to the world juniors pales to following those who get cut....
Back in the mid-90s Dan Cleary was a heckuva talent at 15 and 16, and if somebody told me that he’d never play at the under-20s I would have wagered significant body parts against it. But Cleary was cut three times. My memory of him walking through the lobby after one of the cuts and it looked like he didn’t want anything to do with the game anymore. Yeah, top prospects have to become resilient to make it as pros but that’s stuff down the line....
I remember Mike Comrie and Matt Zultek tearing it up in the last exhibition game on the eve of the cut and yet they still got the early wake-up call. “Sour” doesn’t start to describe their reaction. Comrie has gone on to a pretty decent NHL career, although not one distinguished by team success and not one endorsed by the love of his team-mates....
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Well, Charlie Buckets is the living embodiment of making it “down the line.” He has, literally, clawed his way back up the ladder to the top rungs of his profession. And from what we’ve seen lately, it looks like Patrick Eaves (another 1st round “disappointment") may be making that same journey.
Kudos to both Buckets and Eaves.
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 12/08/09 at 07:18 PM ET