Brian Lee - Have you given up on him?

asq2 wrote:

hemlock wrote:

asq2 wrote:I haven't. His skating and puck-handling is superb, as his passing, and he's got a good frame.

He has the ability to get much better than he is. He's already pretty smart defensively, he just needs to work on his shot and his strength.

I don't think not giving up on him means you'd be unwilling to trade the guy. With the exception of Alfredsson for nostalgia, there's not a person on the roster I wouldn't be willing to trade.

But the idea of "giving up" on someone seems to imply cutting them, waiving them or trading for a 4th or 5th round pick.

Lee is still a great asset to this organization. Despite the success of newer prospects like Karlsson and Wiercioch, we're not knee-deep in defencemen or defenceman prospects, and Lee is the best thing we've got along with Picard and Volchenkov to transition to the Karlsson era.

He's already shown he can be a very effective defenceman.

Agreed. He can't just be given away. But like most here have stated, if the right deal is there, he's a goner. He is a valuable piece to have certainly though.

Well obviously, but again that's the case with almost anyone on the team.

If the Pens decide that they want to go in a new direction and offer Evgeni Malkin for Anton Volchenkov, can you honestly say you wouldn't drive the A-Train to the A-irport?

Almost everyone has their price, but that doesn't mean their worthless. Just looking at the words there, that's pretty apparent.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Do you think Lee is a lost cause and wasted first round pick?

marakh wrote:cogloano, vlasic, stastny... the list goes on.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Brian Lee, a first round pick and D prospect of the Muckler era came in late last season and didn't look out of place. This season he was handed the job on D and played himself off the big club. When he went down to Bingo he continued his struggles opening the door for Brendan Bell to come up and snag a fulltime job on D. Here are some questions to ponder - Do you think Lee is a lost cause and wasted first round pick? Do you think he was ever a legitimate prospect with top 2 or even top 4 potential? Do you think the Sens should keep him and wait him out in terms of developing or do you think they should act now and get as much as they can for him in a trade?

shabbs wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Do you think Lee is a lost cause and wasted first round pick?

It's interesting to look back at the draft now and see what else was available... but this is all 20/20 of course...

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2005e.html

We could of had Kopitar (taken 11th by LA) or Marc Staal (taken 12th by the Rangers).

marakh wrote:Tim Murray was on Over the edge and talked about Brian LEe. He said when Lee was sent down at the beginning of the season, he took it to heart, had the wrong attitude and played with that wrong attitude in Bingo. He also said his agent sent terrible messages to Bryan and Tim Murray. So Bryan Murray talked to Brian Lee to make himn understand that he was cut not because they didn't like him, but because they thought the AHL was best for him at the moment. Then he started palying better.
So I guess maturity is one of the things that need to be adjusted.