When Darren Helm broke into the league, he played with a very similar style to Kris Draper, and while wearing number 43, ten more than the 33 Draper made famous in Detroit. The young Detroit Red Wings center was found streaking down the middle of the ice using his premier speed creating the odd scoring chance but was much better known for making a defensive play and his penalty killing ability.
The hope was this youngster would indeed be Draper 2.0. The fact is, he’s more gifted offensively than Draper ever was but hadn’t developed into half of the defensive player.