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Call it bias, but I really do think he's the wings' best prospect. For me it's:
1. Larkin
2. Athanasiou
3. Mantha
Interesting that you'd rank Athanasiou over Mantha. I'd like to think it's more of a compliment to AA's progress and less a slight to Mantha. Mantha is still a tremendous prospect - but our farm system is just that good right now.
A potential line of Helm-Larkin-Athansiou makes me feel weird in my pants.
Granted I'm no expert and I don't think Mantha is bad, but he seems to disappear too often/take shifts off and float a lot. AA has Helm speed but more skill and I just think his ceiling is higher. I've seen Larkin compared to Jonathan Toews (which, cool) and that seems about right.
where can one watch this?
Man, that is some serious potential. I know it's a bummer watching the sand run out of the hourglass with Pav and Hank and still only one Cup (Datsyuk has two, but in 2002 he was a rookie on a team of gods of a previous era, that wasn't "his" team like it is now), but, wow, future: Nyquist, Tatar, Sheahan, Glendening, Ferraro, Jurco, Pulkkinen, Mantha, Athanasiou, Larkin, all under 27. That is some forward depth, with guys like Abdelkader and Helm still with hopefully long careers ahead. I still think they could use a couple more defensemen, but between the forwards and Mrazek I'm thrilled for the Aprils, Mays, and hopefully Junes to come.
DeKeyser too, another young player with a bright future.
gets to coach them in the pro's!
forget GR next year, he could be playing 3rd line minutes on the big club. Guess he's proving he's making the right decision in leaving.
To quote the former Red Wing coach: "Good fer him"