As for Daley, he’s taken a while to ‘make it’ from a statistical perspective, but he’s still only 24 and has lots of time to develop. Defensively, I can’t really judge, though he’s had a small plus/minus deficit on a good team. I know he was the victim of Van-Beezer’s racism in Junior, so it’d make for a good ‘facing adversity’ story if he made it big, though he can obviously offer more than that.

I agree with your list. I was wondering what you thought about a gentlemen named Trevor Daley on the Dallas Stars. What do you think his potential is for the future in Dallas and the league?

and what’s this about pandolfo? “Defensive forwards are the most commonly underrated players.” no they’re not, they are just the players fans talk about the least because they play the unseen part of the game. well, maybe in that sense i agree with you wholeheartedly then, but they aren’t underpayed anymore! just look at mr. gomez himself rocking out in manhattan.

and pauly? “kris draper… HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH not” that’s just one too many “HA’s” for my liking there buddy. two words: team canada. two more: gold medal. just as much of a part of the sweet salt lake victory as anyone (not to mention a few stanley cup teams) is kris “daywalker” draper. i wouldn’t call him underrated if you paid me, and i’m tempted to hunt you down, climb a thirty foot latter so we can see eye to eye and tell you how disappointed i am. but i guess this will suffice.

anyways great article, hope other people share their thoughts.

Savard is the man.

Also, Marc Savard is underrated by everyone except Don Cherry.

I’d also like to throw Corey Perry into the mix, another key cog in the Ducks machine.