There's that Bernmeister guy on the main boards who was going after me because I thought that Kreider + Kakko for Tkachuk was a BAD trade for Ottawa and nowhere near worth Tkachuk
But he told me that Kreider jumps out of pools though.
Yeah that speed allows him to be a top PKer, he's had some of the best PK metrics among forwards for years. Joseph is good defensively at ES and only average offensively but what sets him apart is his speed and tenacity. He had decent playmaking ability too. I know Amadio had pretty decent results in Vegas but he's just not my type of my player, remember how I disliked Tierney and Greening?
I don't see anywhere in the metrics and eye test how Amadio is a better all around player, both in raw and advanced stats. However playing with Pinto and Perron (if ever healthy) is going to help him.
I find that we need more speed and/or skill in the forward group, Amadio doesn't bring any of this. He's stable but not the type we need to get better overall. And I'm not saying we need Joseph back, I'm saying we need better skaters who bring either tenacity and/or skill
We could have been just as good if not better. We were better positioned than them after the 2020 draft. Just that Dorion happened.