It seems a lot of Maple Leaf fans have an indication that Jerry D'Amigo is the best thing to happen to the NHL. Now I'm not saying that D'Amigo will never make the Maple Leafs, I'm just saying that he's not Superman, as some Leafs fans seem to think.
On August 11th, D'Amigo signed a 3-year entry-level contract with the Leafs, and ever since then, fans have been going crazy for him. The comments on my previous article that mention him all say that he'll play on the second line. Some of them even say that he'll be a first liner by the time the year's over.
Maybe in a couple of years, but probably not this season.
In 35 games with RPI of the NCAA last season he scored 10 goals and added 24 assists for 34 points, being named the ECAC Rookie of the Year. He was also a big reason the US ended Canada's winning streak at the World Juniors this past year.
He tallied 6 goals and 6 assists for 12 points in the 7 games he played. Those are great stats for any player at his age, but one season does not make a career.
D'Amigo has said that he models his game after Zach Parise of the New Jersey Devils and if he can become that type ...
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Jerry D’Amigo: Second Coming Of Gretzky… Or So Leaf Fans Think
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