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Originally Posted by JrHockeyFan
I have been watching this kid since day one in Jr
If you haven't heard already controversy is the kid's middle name
He started out with that whole kerfuffle in Windsor of the OHL with Downey (gold plated jerk that kid). Then there was the whole hazing thing. He was dealt off to Sudbury which is way off the beaten track> He had his run-ins with Foligno who was the coach there
he was dealt to London of the OHL and played a year and a half for the Hunter bros (his longest stretch with one team). Very talented kid who makes life very difficult for himself in my opinion. I always liked the kid but he antagonized so many authority figures (including refs) that he drew attention to himself for all the wrong reasons
London dealt him BACK to Sudbury because quite frankly he creates a distraction with his tilts with authority figures. generally he is a good kid but he keeps getting in crap situations because of this whole discipline thing
Talented kid, but I have to tell you the odds are long that he changes his attitude.
Unfortunate because he can be impressive. I think chicago should let him prove hinself in Rockford first
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When he got dealt to Sudbury the first time around, he eventually ended up in the doghouse for taking a horrible unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. He eventually got another shot as a grinder in the playoffs and he really seemed to embrace his role. That's how I see his role on the Hawks, like Gare Joyce said "a soldier, not a star", at least at the beginning.
In prospect camp two years ago, Aliu and Toews really seemed to hit it off well. Aliu was asking him questions every chance he got and, although I don't know anything about what was said, he really seemed to look up to JT. I'm sort of hoping that will set the tone for the future; Aliu not having to fight the world anymore and becoming a solid soldier and part of the team.
