The flip side of that (and I liked the assessment) is that if you were going to trade him, he now has your stat line and his value has never been higher in his career.
He's definitely proving me wrong, the issue is will he keep it up? I really like him on his off wing though, think he sees the ice better and gets his shot off quicker there.
I’m with you here. If a team values him as a true top 6 I sell on that. He might be that guy, but I’d bet against it on a good team.
He's a 3rd liner and a good 3rd liner. Right now he's taking advantage of playing with one of the best offensive players in the world. Good for him !
He's a good player IMO but if he's in your top six I would not expect many deep runs in the playoffs. If he starts actually scoring 30 a year, then yes.
Alternatively, packaging him and pouncing on his value
He has the pedigree of a scorer too.
He was suppose to be the big return for the Sens in the Mark Stone trade, another example of the team who trades the star, doesn’t necessarily make out so well
I’m thinking they gave it to Sacco, so the new GM can bring in his own guy.
I think it’s really up in the air. The Bruins get a DNQ and team Canada stumbles in the 4 nations,imo he’s as good as gone.
I'll bet Dnq still wont be enough. He has done some wonderful things to keep him on for at least another year. Found pillars in carlo sway mac. Great trades in Coyle zacha linus. Cheap solid signings of geekie brazzeau. Found some dynamite prospects in lohrei and poitras. Hes also done some bad drafting example in 2015 and bad signings example backes but no GM is perfect. I say he gets another shot regardless what happens this year.
He's ready to get a good stretch of games to see what he can do at the NHL level. His speed can help the Bruins with zone entries, on the PP, and will open up the ice for Marchand and Lindholm. That line could really use someone that can distribute the puck, and Lysell can do that.
