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Smart move

Heal up Dino

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Bourdon101 said:
You're forgetting Jake Evans, who's quickly becoming the most underrated player by this fanbase. Perfect bottom six-er in my book.



I don't that toughness should be relegated to the bottom 6. There's nothing wrong with sandpaper in the top 6, in fact most team want that. Look at the Tkachuk brothers. I'd be very happy if Slaf was to bring that sort of game to the group.
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I wouldn't call Evans high end defensively. He can't really shut down players and he isn't what Byron was on the PK. He can't play up the lineup either and while I like the compete, those three played with a very high pace. I say that in all due respect to Evans who's been playing very good hockey.
 
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Tyson said:
Thank God he is a Hab
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This... if Hugo had listened to us, we'd be stuck with Wright middling on 3rd line, and we all'd be freaking out how Slaf was a PPG on NJD

I have a feeling this draft yr will be similar.. Martone > Hagens... though Hagens is way better than wright.
 
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themilosh said:
This... if Hugo had listened to us, we'd be stuck with Wright middling on 3rd line, and we all'd be freaking out how Slaf was a PPG on NJD

I have a feeling this draft yr will be similar.. Martone > Hagens... though Hagens is way better than wright.
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Hagens can play center and has a left shot, so that debate would be harder for the team.
 
WeThreeKings said:
Hagens can play center and has a left shot, so that debate would be harder for the team.
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I kinda see Hagens as a Hischier. Martone is like Slafs twin.. lol
Tough call.. we need a 1/2C no matter what.. Dach is simply not a Centre.. move him to the wing.. Hagens is sleight, not a fan of that size, but with the following wingers, does it matter? Lol

Laine, Slaf, Dach, Demidov, CC

Or we select Martone.. see if Hage is trending correctly...
Now our wingers are scary af.!

Laine, Slaf, Dach, Demidov, CC, Martone.. good lord!
 
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Is he still injured? he looks slow and sluggish out there. Dach looked like a much better fit in the very small sample size.
 
Andy said:
I thought he had a great game yesterday. Best game of the season. Super engaged on the forecheck, a lot of puck touches. He made some fantastic passes.
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Same, he should have had a couple in front of the net after a couple of rebounds. Mid-season Slaf probably bangs those home.

Honestly I think him moving down to the second line is good for him. Not saying he was coasting but he just looked... I dunno, not urgent enough, on line 1. I think him and Dach will work well together.
 
I'm sure he's not 100% but I have to day I'm disappointed in his play so far. I can probably argue that 6 or 7 players have been outplaying him when there was a strong possibility going into the season that he'd be a top 2 player for us on the team.
 
themilosh said:
This... if Hugo had listened to us, we'd be stuck with Wright middling on 3rd line, and we all'd be freaking out how Slaf was a PPG on NJD

I have a feeling this draft yr will be similar.. Martone > Hagens... though Hagens is way better than wright.
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Not me, and some other posters.

We clearly were very concerned with Wright's play in the PO, he had zero compete level and looked extremely ordinary.

Just sayin'

Yes Kent deserves credit, but also it was pretty clear to see the red flags with Wright, especially with his play leading up to the draft.

Cooley/Slaf/etc should definitely have been considered before Wright, and I think they looked hard at Cooley vs Slaf.
 
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River Meadow said:
Not me, and some other posters.

We clearly were very concerned with Wright's play in the PO, he had zero compete level and looked extremely ordinary.

Just sayin'

Yes Kent deserves credit, but also it was pretty clear to see the red flags with Wright, especially with his play leading up to the draft.

Cooley/Slaf/etc should definitely have been considered before Wright, and I think they looked hard at Cooley vs Slaf.
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Especially if you had interviews. I'm sure Wright gave off vibes in interviews. Doesn't mean he won't be good and that it's a complete write off but still.
 
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Steps to getting back to his game last night, more physical engagement on the boards, better puck protection, tried to use his shot.

Not gonna panic about it since pretty much the entire time is out of sync and he's just in year 3, new contract, an injury, etc.
 
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