I've loved Amadio's play. Effort and smarts, but better with the puck than I expected too. Green was raving about him, something to the effect of he's a rock and you know exactly what you're getting from him every night.
I don't see Oduya prime as a better skater. His skating style was more compact and busy whereas Jensen is heads up and fluid. If Oduya skated like Morgan Reilly, Jensen skates like Mark Giordano and to me one is more efficient than the other. That's obviously not a knock on Oduya's skating whatsoever, just different and I think you are selling Jensen short, his skating is very good, bordering on exceptional imo.
"at this time", it does not look like a great acquisition. It could change over time for both Perron and Amadio. Yes, it is too early to make a definitive judgement.
With regards to both, but especially Perron, I think it was about the engine that can drive a play and keep other players as honest as possible. He's not gonna get 60 points, in fact, I think 50 is a stretch, but he plays the right way, is gritty and has won.
Yes, there is more to the value of those players than points; however, when paying $4M and $2.5M some points are expected and have not been delivered to date. It is early and not enough games have been played to make a final or even early judgement on the value of those players.
Yes, both have been fine so far imo and the lack of points can be raised as more of a potential issue if the team isn't winning, but I don't see the issue when the team is 4-2 and playing the right way.
It'll be interesting to see the tone around these guys if the team wins, but they don't produce to some expectations. Likely whipping boys.
Right or wrong, I think some just aren't willing to give any weight to these arguments whatsoever and ignore them. I might be agreeing with them if they'd come from Dorion's assessments and decisions, but have to give Staios the benefit of the doubt.
