Wouldn’t make that trade.
Let's forget about emotional attachment one second. What if Michkov was the guy Stutzle would need to reach another level, and the team too at the same time? He turned 20 y/o in December. Tkachuk turned 25 y/o in September
Since January 9th :
MM : 4 goals, 7 pts in 15 games
BT : 2 goals, 5 pts in 16 games
Since December 7th :
MM : 7 goals, 14 pts in 30 games
BT : 7 goals, 14 pts in 30 games
Brady has carried 3rd liner stats for a full 2 months now, 9th on the team during that stretch. Similar to Amadio's pace since that date (0.47 vs 0.45)
xxxxxxx - Stutzle - Michkov
xxxxxxx - Norris - Batherson
Greig - Pinto - xxxxxxx
Perron, Giroux and Amadio will eventually need to be replaced/upgraded so I didn't put them in that line-up. It was more to highlight what could be the duos built around for the Top-9 with that scenario
Frankly, IF the Flyers were crazy enough to do this (which I doubt), I would have a hard time to say no. That said, it's not ideal as we have no idea when Michkov will enter his prime and we're kind in a hurry...
Some people think Brady will want to go to Florida to join his brother. No idea but gotta be prepared for all scenarios (well Staios MUST be). I don't care what he says in front of the medias (in case you were going to reply with that)
Ugh. A few games ago they posted Hamonic's shot speed - he unleashed an 81.3mph muffin! 2 feet wide of the net, of course...
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