Trying to say that two NHL teams are comparable to Exceptional v.s. Mediocre is simply ridiculous and the point at which I stopped reading.
The Bruins and the Canucks are both filled with Exceptional players, most making over a million dollars a year. Neither team has players anywhere close to the mediocre level.
Now if a team in my pick-up league plays the Bruins... well then you'll see the difference between exceptional and mediocre. I.e. "skating with pylons".
That being said, I do think that eventually diminishing returns kick in. That the difference between an amazing and a great developer is significantly less than the difference between that great developer and a mediocre developer. Most of all I think experience counts as much as raw talent most of the time.
The Bruins and the Canucks are both filled with Exceptional players, most making over a million dollars a year. Neither team has players anywhere close to the mediocre level.
Now if a team in my pick-up league plays the Bruins... well then you'll see the difference between exceptional and mediocre. I.e. "skating with pylons".
That being said, I do think that eventually diminishing returns kick in. That the difference between an amazing and a great developer is significantly less than the difference between that great developer and a mediocre developer. Most of all I think experience counts as much as raw talent most of the time.