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Seattle should scratch Burakovsky and place Sprong in his spot or recall Winterton.
Burakovsky has no goals playing in the middle 6.
Seattle’s isn’t getting enough secondary scoring.
Confirmed Trade: [SEA/VAN] Daniel Sprong for future considerations
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Burakovsky has no goals playing in the middle 6.
Seattle’s isn’t getting enough secondary scoring.
Trying to get cheap secondary scoring, did not provide enough of it so he's out.
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Seems really odd, he wasn’t that bad when he played. Weird timing especially with Boeser potentially missing time.
StickShift
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These “thank you” instagrams after 9 forgettable games seem like a bit of a slap in the face.
SoundAndFury
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Life must be hard if some common courtesy instagram posts slap you in the face.
Raistlin
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PizzaAndPucks
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Hopefully he gets back to scoring like he did in Seattle. Around 20 goals be nice!
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Pierre-Luc Dubas
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I like that they don’t have enough pics of him playing so they just filled out the collage with some random pictures from the team’s facility.
Looks like it was pulled from CCTV
Kuzmenko situation 2.0, if we make playoffs this year I hope we don’t struggle to score like last year…I like Tocchet but he makes odd roster choices, Bains a nice story but he should stay in A all year to improve, similarly I would like the same for Raty & Lekkerimaki…maybe a brief call up while BB6 is out but then let him marinate till spring or next fall imo
eviohh26
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I've seen worse players. But what I've seen out of him isn't what you want on your 4th line.
He is good at taking the puck to the net. He is good at getting the puck on net. That's pretty much it.
He doesn't make plays. He doesn't cycle well. His defensive game is meh. He doesn't handle the puck well enough to give your team extra puck possession.
Our 1-3 lines are set as they are . He has no spot on any of them.
He doesn't add anything to what I would want out of my 4th line. You know they are not going to light up the scoreboard but its nice to throw them out and get a good shift out of them here and there. Energy, Responsibility , Time in the O-Zone.
He is good at taking the puck to the net. He is good at getting the puck on net. That's pretty much it.
He doesn't make plays. He doesn't cycle well. His defensive game is meh. He doesn't handle the puck well enough to give your team extra puck possession.
Our 1-3 lines are set as they are . He has no spot on any of them.
He doesn't add anything to what I would want out of my 4th line. You know they are not going to light up the scoreboard but its nice to throw them out and get a good shift out of them here and there. Energy, Responsibility , Time in the O-Zone.
uncleben
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I mean $975k for a 45pt player was decent value, and even now he's pacing for 30pts which is perfectly fine for that contract. He just hasn't been getting into games
I wouldn't argue bad value though
I think more than anything, he showed a willingness to work on the defensive side of things and play with a high pace on the forecheck. There's better guys out there for that role, but if you've got some time and a powerplay slot you need to fill, he's got more value elsewhere.
In a couple of his games, he's missed his check which led to a goal and I think he also had a cheap giveaway that led to another goal/scoring chance. Granted, nothing more than anyone else had. But Tocchet has a guy that he doesn't trust defensively. It was Kuzmenko and this year was Sprong. I can understand if Sprong was frustrated with Tocchet picking on him when others were making mistakes but once you get in that doghouse with Tocchet, it's very hard to get out of.
Wonder if he'd get a shot in the top-6, he scored 18 goals last season and could probably help them with his shot, and Burakovsky/ Schwartz/ Bjorkstrand/ Eberle are all starting slow.
Fatass
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Interesting deal. Seattle must be in serious need of an offensive winger. Sprong does bring that but is pretty much a black hole otherwise. He a dash two on a very good team, where he had very protected ice time. He will score points in Seattle but he’s definitely not going to help with winning. Fun to watch race around though.
Sprong is this guy. A fringe depth NHLer. I’m not sure how many more teams have to dump him or cut him or let him walk for folks to stop gawking at his “pts/60” as if he’s a positive asset outside of a few random hot stretches here or there. More than a few folks in the summer signing thread working themselves into a tizzy over his counting stats production…and yet here we are. Again.
Pip
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He doesnt fit the bottom 6, and there's no way he's bumping down Boeser or Garland. Sherwood has completely outplayed him, and he's pretty useless on the 4th line.
can we play with Brussel sprouts instead?
Yes!!
But very, very, poorly... almost as if there were no one there...
