Originally posted by Red Ring Inflictor
Has he gone downhill since last season? Because I saw him play against Russian Legion at the World Cup last year and his moves resembled Kostia Federov more than any other player I saw. Even Ollie Lang says he's one of the top players. IMO there's still a whole lotta substance behind all the dazzle.
I said that his team have not been fielding him as much, this dosn't mean his game is worse at all- maybe, possibly, 'very surprisingly', he's causing too much friction on the team...
Money was spent building certain Avalanche players up, and in the end they became bigger than the team, and it fell apart. Having Lasoya yell you suck from your own teams deadbox while your trying to hold the game can't be motivating.
Obviously (I thought), im not saying that he has 'lost it' and is therefore heading for the trash heap. Far from it, he is easily one the very best in the world. Nevertheless you can't deny that there is a growing elite of players that the industry can cherry pic from, and shove large amounts of advertising behind to build them into a similar icon if need be. Whats more, they are usually much younger than Lasoya. - Like Duffy said, he needs to milk it. He will have to have a day off from being an ******* when the newer breed start being worth more than he is to sales.
