Mister Ed
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If there's a deal to be made, I hope that there's a serious add on Buffalo's side. Mantha has more value than the Finn D.
If there's a deal to be made, I hope that there's a serious add on Buffalo's side. Mantha has more value than the Finn D.
AA is pretty much a Mantha caliber player...
Mantha on a cold streak: trade his ass, who cares
Mantha on a hot streak: Omg, we would never trade him for someone like Risto
Definitely. It will be interesting to see who ends up sustaining a 30 goal pace moving forward. Personally I still think Mantha has more ceiling so I would want to keep him, but AA could end up being a big difference maker on a more complete roster. His attack is damn good.
AA is pretty much a Mantha caliber player...
Ah yes, the Franzen. I know thee well.
Risto has some very real defensive struggles and his production is heavily tied to the power play. He's a solid second pairing D, PP specialist that can play mean, but gets beat sometimes. That's a great piece and I'm arguably the biggest proponent of trading for him on here, but Mantha is just a bit too much for me considering Risto's flaws. Even with the hope that Risto's D game can improve in a new environment, I value Mantha too highly.How is Mantha more valuable than Risto again? I'm being serious too???
How is Mantha more valuable than Risto again? I'm being serious too???
Mantha on a cold streak: trade his ass, who cares
Mantha on a hot streak: Omg, we would never trade him for someone like Risto
Mantha floats around and goes on very very cold streaks. He ended the season strong and had a nice tournament afterwards but he is very inconsistent and I don't trust he will bring it every game.Risto has some very real defensive struggles and his production is heavily tied to the power play. He's a solid second pairing D, PP specialist that can play mean, but gets beat sometimes. That's a great piece and I'm arguably the biggest proponent of trading for him on here, but Mantha is just a bit too much for me considering Risto's flaws. Even with the hope that Risto's D game can improve in a new environment, I value Mantha too highly.
Here are my thoughts on this:
-I don't know if I would do this particular trade, but this is the kind of trade we are going to have to do at some point.
-Everyone wants a good young defenseman, but no one wants to pay the price for one. Sometimes you have to sell high. Sometimes you have to take a risk.
-Defenseman are more valuable than wingers. So the winger you are going to give up is going to be better than the defenseman you get back. That's just how it works.
Ristolainen is -143 in his career. And is consistently the worst or near worst on his team. He never "brings it"Mantha floats around and goes on very very cold streaks. He ended the season strong and had a nice tournament afterwards but he is very inconsistent and I don't trust he will bring it every game.