I think it is far too early to tell if one of the mentioned prospects like Lewis or Cliche are or will be leaders at the NHL level.
There are some special players like Drury who lead the way at every age but a not so small percentage of players learn to be leaders after playing years in the NHL.
And Lombardi explicitely mentioned Lewis and Cliche as character players.
So not everything is lost on this front......
A guy I'd really like to get is OTT Chris Neil but he is under contract until 08/09 season. |