Confirmed with Link: Sharks acquire F Carl Grundstrom for D Kyle Burroughs
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Hodge
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Top 6: Eklund, Granlund, Zetterlund, Celebrini, Smith, UFA/Trade
Bottom 6: Sturm, Kunin, Kostin, Goodrow, Dellandrea, Grundstrom
So there's still room for at least one top six forward. Maybe a few more forwards as well if Kunin isn't coming back or Kostin is waiver bound.
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Mike Grier was also the one who sign Burroughs less than a year ago…
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Hodge
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Which helped secure us the No. 1 overall pick and now he's been traded for value. Another great move that was widely panned at the time.Mike Grier was also the one who sign Burroughs less than a year ago…
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Yeah it's a dead horse at this point but highlights how easy it is to find quality bottom 6 players without taking on Goodrow's contract. Not going to complain too much because I love what MG has been doing.
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And I do want to see what Afanasyev has to offer if he were to get some regular playing time. Not expecting a lot but more upside than all these guys except, I guess, Kostin and Dellandrea.
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Hi all, Kings fan coming in peace.
Grundstrom is an inconsistent physical winger. Can hold his own when he's on. He just disappears or becomes a liability when he's off.
Nickname was Tonka though. Dude can hit and have a scoring touch.
More of a victim of depth than anything. Hope you enjoy him.
Grundstrom is an inconsistent physical winger. Can hold his own when he's on. He just disappears or becomes a liability when he's off.
Nickname was Tonka though. Dude can hit and have a scoring touch.
More of a victim of depth than anything. Hope you enjoy him.
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Not to worry, he'll sign another awful RHD to a multi-year contract this summer, it's an annual tradition around hereMike Grier was also the one who sign Burroughs less than a year ago…
Benning
Burroughs
WHO'S NEXT?
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Grundstrom sounds a bit like Kostin.
We're definitely in the same place we were last year on both F and D -- too many bottom 6 / bottom pair. Let's hope he doesn't stop cooking this summer.
We're definitely in the same place we were last year on both F and D -- too many bottom 6 / bottom pair. Let's hope he doesn't stop cooking this summer.
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Again, goes back to Goodrow's value being leadership (which has been the point the whole time). Finding average 4th liners has never been the problem. Finding the leadership guys though is a different skillset.
Imagine thinking that Benning is awful... Him and Walman would actually form a decent 2nd pairing. Not a playoff 2nd pairing, but would be very solid.
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I'm just happy to have wingers who can win a puck battle at the half walls.
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Imagine thinking that Benning is awful... Him and Walman would actually form a decent 2nd pairing. Not a playoff 2nd pairing, but would be very solid.
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weastern bias
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Future Considerations is a much better player than Kyle Burroughs, I'd prefer to keep him on the roster
I don't have to imagine, I watched him
Don't you put that evil into the universe
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He's not though. He's a very fine 3rd pairing guy that got overplayed because of the lack of other defensemen that we had. Hence why Friedman said the Sharks would have gotten real trade interest at the deadline for him if he was not injured this year.
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All RHD who play with physicality draw trade interest regardless of their quality, it happens every deadline
Benning also has term and cost control while still young enough to not freak out over the term remaining
He has a lot of attractive qualities until you watch him play
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I don't think Benning belongs on a good team's 3rd pairing - I think he belongs in the press box, playing 30 games a year, or in the AHL. He's not very good offensively and contributes almost nothing defensively (I think he's at or below replacement level there, because of his poor mobility).
You could do worse than him on the bottom pairing but for the most part I agree.
