The ol’ ugly “recency bias” alive n well in this thread
He was drafted as a center.
seems premature to write him off just like its premature to write off Reinhart ever being a center. If given the chance I am sure both having played the position all thru juniors would know the ins and out to being a center, they just have to learn at the NHL level, its not like converting a winger to center.So was Reinhart.
Nylander is a winger in the NHL. Even ignoring the (likely) absurd contract Nylander's holding out for and the fact that I think Mittelstadt winds up the better player down the road, we need a 2C to slot behind Eichel. Centers are vastly more important to team-building than wingers.
seems premature to write him off just like its premature to write off Reinhart ever being a center. If given the chance I am sure both having played the position all thru juniors would know the ins and out to being a center, they just have to learn at the NHL level, its not like converting a winger to center.
Did Nylander not play center on the Marlies championship team?
Pass.
It's funny that anyone here even thinks this is close. Nylander has succeeded at NHL level. Only thing making it close would be rookie contract status and didn't Sabres burn a year?
Casey does not have the better skill-set. Nylander's skill level is off the charts. There may be reasons that Casey ends up having a better career, but that won't be it if it happens.It isn't close. We would be crazy to trade Casey for Nylander. He has the better skillset, is younger, and is more cost controlled. He has the potential to be a franchise piece (which Nylander IMO is not).
Lol what, he is 5v5 player. Last year it was the PP he was strugling on.Nylander will be an overrated PP specialist who is not a center.
It looks like it will be a few years before he is actually ready to break out.If ROR was still here Cassey would be in Rochester.Yes, mittelstadt is not nhl ready
I agree with this. I hold on to Casey, but Nylander as a winger is something I can get onboard with, without that 8 million aav number he's asking for of course. Just not for Casey.So was Reinhart.
Nylander is a winger in the NHL. Even ignoring the (likely) absurd contract Nylander's holding out for and the fact that I think Mittelstadt winds up the better player down the road, we need a 2C to slot behind Eichel. Centers are vastly more important to team-building than wingers.
I like it. After that we can offer Rasmus for Marner.GMBot offers Casey for Willie and Dubas signs off on it. GMBot sends Casey Fitzgerald to Toronto and when Dubas freaks out says... just kidding, I'll send along the other Casey.
Casey Nelson for W. Nylander confirmed.