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LTIR

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Old Boys Club said:
So if they even are considering moving Ceci, who would replace him? Carrier, Schmidt, Brodie are the only notable d men left. As much as I want him gone, I just don't see it unfortunately.
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It doesn't matter.. this fanbase will even take Josh Brown in top 4 as long as Ceci isn't on the team.

His 3.25M contract with one year remaining is what is crippling the team as per many here.
 
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KeithIsActuallyBad said:
They really, really should not have traded for PLD for starters.
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Why? He's a 26 year old 6'4 center who is top 50 in even strength production at the position.

That was a free wallet for them. All it cost was cap space, which isn't a valuable commodity for a 'rebuilding' team.
 
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Ibanez said:
Healthy Kane is still a good player. I think it’s fair to see what he does this year and then go from there.

Arvi drai kane is a pretty good line.
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Yup especially with Holloway ready to step in when needed. We don't need no more top 6 forwards
 
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belair said:
Why? He's a 26 year old 6'4 center who is top 50 in even strength production at the position.

That was a free wallet for them. All it cost was cap space, which isn't a valuable commodity for a 'rebuilding' team.
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Because he's terrible? There's a good reason this guy bounces around like a cheap hooker.
 
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CycloneSweep said:
A lot of it is I will say something in passing and then like a few guys will respond saying things, I respond to that and people freak out. Tony Kahun is the worst for it. I said he wasn’t a great player, he said he is at least as good as Desharnais and I disagreed.

I post a lot and I reply to what a lot of people post. The funny thing is if I say literally anything positive no one even sees it. I call a #5 d a #6 d I get laid into.

Like today I’ve been mostly positive. Sure I have said things like peoples dreams of moving Ceci and Kane and spending cap we don’t have on big players isn’t lightly, maybe I shouldn’t. I was even defending Arvidsson earlier.

I apologize for not liking a player that all signs point towards not being good, I guess you can only make statements on players you haven’t personally watched if they are positive statements.
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I think the biggest thing is just maybe being less flippant about criticisms particularly when you're not sure about things and or they're maybe a little minor.

I think you made some decent points today and Josh Brown that I think if you articulated but then jelly within the context of "this is a no rush 6D that we can bury in the minors for free for any reason at any time got no loss" it would go over well, but I think because you made the comments in passing it comes across like you're catastrophizing the contract when really - even if it sucks horribly, no harm no foul, he goes to the minors and we pick up a different 6D at the deadline.

You're also right about people paying less attention to the positivity. Negativity bias is a hell of a drug. You might not get as much engagement or likes on it, but we notice. Or at least I do. And I appreciate it. <3
 
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belair said:
I'll always agree with that. But it's the ticket and the potential offensive regression I see when I look at it.

I do understand that Gourde is riding off into the sunset after next season, but this contract suggests Stephenson is a top six guy for them long-term. I don't like that projection for them knowing that he's not going to have the same kind of support in Seattle.
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It's an expansion team that's growing its internal talent. They need culture setters and there's no perfect players. Stephenson is a solid leadership player who buffers and bridges their young talent to develop realistically ... not decade of darkness Oilers style.

I think Francis is a pretty sharp GM, as a once elite player at centre, think he's in a good position to evaluate the importance of centre depth, team need short-term and mid-term with competitiveness and fostering a positive team culture. There's no free in free agent so Seattle steps up to grab a very good fit with versatility, scoring, and leadership down the middle of the ice. Not a perfect player but a really solid fit. Beniers next contract will benchmark against other league peers.
 
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