- Jul 25, 2007
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I made a very rough tree for the granlund situation that looked something like:
Bad year for Granlund -> likely move him for peanuts, 2nd at best
Great year for Granlund AND great year for Celebrini and Smith -> hard to say, could move him for assets because we don't need him, or could look like our window is starting sooner than we thought so re-sign him for 4 years like Toffoli... His game could translate to 3rd line depth or up-and-down lineup on a good team IMHO as he gets older.
Great year for Granlund AND bad year for Smith and Celebrini -> hard to say, move him for assets most likely but could also be a decision to keep him as a mentor/shelter for the kids for another few transition years. Moving a top 6 F just pushes the rebuild back until we sign another one or the kids establish themselves.
Mediocre year for Granlund AND great year for Celebrini and Smith -> trade him, hopefully for a late 1st and target fallers or one more D
Mediocre year for everyone -> probably trade him but again depends on how much you want to shelter the youth and how the other F youth are developing in the system.
Bad year for Granlund -> likely move him for peanuts, 2nd at best
Great year for Granlund AND great year for Celebrini and Smith -> hard to say, could move him for assets because we don't need him, or could look like our window is starting sooner than we thought so re-sign him for 4 years like Toffoli... His game could translate to 3rd line depth or up-and-down lineup on a good team IMHO as he gets older.
Great year for Granlund AND bad year for Smith and Celebrini -> hard to say, move him for assets most likely but could also be a decision to keep him as a mentor/shelter for the kids for another few transition years. Moving a top 6 F just pushes the rebuild back until we sign another one or the kids establish themselves.
Mediocre year for Granlund AND great year for Celebrini and Smith -> trade him, hopefully for a late 1st and target fallers or one more D
Mediocre year for everyone -> probably trade him but again depends on how much you want to shelter the youth and how the other F youth are developing in the system.