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I don't think Druce's stigma was 17 pts; it was that 14 of them were goals in 15 playoff games. That put him in the Gretzky stratosphere, the Great One having had 17 goals in 18 games in the 84-85 playoffs (along with 30 assists!).
Druce never came close to that in the regular season.
Lagenbrunner had good seasons in Dallas and NJ, had 17 points in 23 games while helping Dallas win a Cup in 98-99, and is a 9 year vet. Druce was in his second season. I don't think you can call Langenbrunner a flash in the pan like Druce was.
> John Druce had his 17-point playoff in 1990 after a miserable 11-point season. He followed that up with his only decent year, 58 points, in 1991 and then crapped out.
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> St. Louis already had two decent seasons before this one, and scored 70 points this year. This is just an extension of a good season. Besides, he plays with plenty more fire then Druce ever knew.
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> Now Jamie Langenbrunner, maybe there you have your candidate.
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> > Discuss amongst yourselves.
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