Value of: Nail Yakupov vs Kris Versteeg
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If you want to keep your goal differential good, which is always the key stat for me to whether or not you have a good shot at the playoffs, Yakupov is a player that we need to get rid of. It's not even close between him and Versteeg IMO. I'm hoping this PTO means that Chia is close to something with Yak going out to someplace else.
Sergei Shirokov
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They have McDavid and he is already a star player, plus they added Lucic and others, they need to do everything they can to win from this moment forward.
Gotta buck the trend eventually. We have enough young assets that we can afford to trade youth/picks for upgrades on the roster without shooting ourselves in the foot. Not many people were calling the Kings a Cup contender the year they won as an 8th seed. If the Leafs don't make the playoffs within the next 5 years I doubt you will concede they aren't ready to win now before the season even starts.
Not only will I concede that but I will call for the heads of every single person in management at that time because if that happens they have failed
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New poll series coming from me in June
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Yakupov needs to be carried by good to great talent to be viable (Roy not withstanding).
Roof Daddy
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Haven't heard anything good about Versteeg after reading comments from other fan bases that have had him recently. Sounds like he's not good in the locker room. I don't see any reason why we'd bring him in. Would much rather give Yak another shot.
I don't like this idea of playing Drai and Nuge together either. We just saw the Pens win a cup rolling 3 lines that can score, why not emulate that? I think the overall quality of their top 9 and ours is very close.
Looch-McDavid-Ebs
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It will be the first time Yak has consistent minutes with a quality center. If he still doesn't produce, then we can close the book on him, but I don't see Versteeg making us any better. If anything, it sounds like he can't accomplish much unless he gets quality minutes and line mates. Would rather give that opportunity to Yak.
Nothing wrong with competition in training camp, and I imagine that's the main purpose of the PTO (light a fire under Yak), but I'll be severely disappointed if Versteeg was brought in to make Yak expendable and get dealt for a 2nd.
I don't like this idea of playing Drai and Nuge together either. We just saw the Pens win a cup rolling 3 lines that can score, why not emulate that? I think the overall quality of their top 9 and ours is very close.
Looch-McDavid-Ebs
Maroon-Nuge-Puljujarvi
Pouliot-Drai-Yak
It will be the first time Yak has consistent minutes with a quality center. If he still doesn't produce, then we can close the book on him, but I don't see Versteeg making us any better. If anything, it sounds like he can't accomplish much unless he gets quality minutes and line mates. Would rather give that opportunity to Yak.
Nothing wrong with competition in training camp, and I imagine that's the main purpose of the PTO (light a fire under Yak), but I'll be severely disappointed if Versteeg was brought in to make Yak expendable and get dealt for a 2nd.
