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Post-Game Talk: Leafs at The Powerhouse | 2/10/19 - 7 PM - NBCSN

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Chimp said:
That's why I want to keep Zuccarello. He's not worth trading for a pick if he wants to stay here himself, like Hank. Kids need veterans to guide and help them become successful in this league. Well, at least most kids and the coaching staff is not the whole part of the puzzle. Not only that, he's a fan favourite and a locker room favourite. And every time there's some off ice event, like the team golfing together, a lot of players are talking about Zuke and somehow most of the video will be about him messing around with his teammates.

He always works hard, he has skill, he's smart and he's very likeable. He eases the tension from the pressure they have on their shoulders to perform. That's a very good combination for a veteran to keep on a rebuilding team. If you never have a "NYR core", what is the team culture? How do you grasp it? You need roots for a tree to grow, to sound like some confucian old man sitting under a tree. Please don't become like Edmonton and suck for a decade, because suddenly you develop a losing culture and can't get out of the hole.

Look at Detroit, Yzerman was a huge part in creating that legacy. NYR needs that Yzerman, or a combination of such, to show the young guys just how hard the veterans work and help them get accustomed to a professional hockey life, with many temptations.

And oh, Zuccarello has signed team friendly contracts every time, for this team trying to win the cup, yet he has himself been perhaps a bigger part of a winning chance, then the money he left for the table for. He was one of the guys who chose to not be traded when NYR announced the rebuilding strategy. Several good players left.

If he wants to stay, he stays, he's not only earned it, it's incredible how you not think he's not worth keeping, for yet another lottery ticket.
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You are one of the few on this board who really understands his impact and role on the team :thumbu:
 
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