Tampa hasn’t won a cup with Nick Paul.
The trade was fine at the time; what was more of a gamble was the contract given to Joseph at the end of the season, in terms of the amount and term. Based on the first year it didn't look good, but now it does.
Absolutely!
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Would you say it's better, worse or the same from all the takes that crowned Tampa winners of the trade less than a year after?
The same.
Ok great. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't out of line. I've been defending Joseph for a while too because guys who skate like him are a premium currency in the NHL. Just wanted to put it out there that the people who are always pretending they're right about everything because of small sample sizes should also be the first in line to acknowledge their opinions when the facts change.
He really isn’t though. He’s surprisingly soft and not physical for a guy as big and strong as he is. Not a great fit for the bottom six for our team as our third line players are all better than he is, and he isn’t physical enough for us on the fourth line.
He’s a good middle six player, I agree, just not what we need. He doesn’t bring anything that we lack when compared to the bottom six guys we have and the guys we have coming.
I agree with your first para but I am not sure about the second. Kasty does need to step up his game.
He sure does! Looks lost and slow half the time.
Well, he’s also a lot older and had a lot more development time, but that doesn’t preclude a discussion between two bottom six guys. One very much established in that role, and one a sophomore guy.
