I get that distinction, and it’s a fair one. He can be somewhat looked at as a hybrid of the two. However, I still see more getzlaf than anything because (and this is just me), while he is a great defensive forward, I don’t see him winning any selke trophies anytime soon. To me that kinda lumps him in with getzlaf. However, i hate to beat this drum, but I don’t know if he’s PPG caliber. A lot of why I dislike getzlaf is because of his one dimensionality. He’s big and passes well. He has a good defensive game. But never have I ever perceived Getz as a goal scorer. Even with his big body. If Dach gets stronger on his wrist shot, that’d be a huge step forward. But as of now, being 19 and going 28 of 29 games with out a point at one time, time is obviously needed. As I said to chihawk though, I’d I’m gonna dislike the guy and his style of play, it’s only fair I don’t expect too much from him because that’d be blatantly unfair.

I get that, I really do, but again, that doesn’t mean it’s universal and there haven’t been exceptions. Again, Marty St. Louis, Mats Naslund, Theo Fleury, Mats Zuccarrello, Henri Richard, Yvan Cournoyer. All first liners in their careers. I understand when people don’t like undersized players as first liners, but it doesn’t mean they don’t thrive on the first lines.