What happened to Mattias Macelli ?

[PizzaAndPucks]

He was practically a 60 point player last season and his offensive move numbers are way down this year. I would of thought with the hype of playing in a new market and having good players like Cooley , Schmaltz or Keller on his line in some capacity or another that his numbers would at minimum stay the same.

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[JasonDemersWasOkay]

Hates Utah

 

[Kennedys]

The guy don't shoot and is probably a sligthly better version of David Desharnais

 

[PainForShane]

Maccelli's one of those players who needs good linemates to be good. Borderline elite passing and vision, but if he's not playing with talented offensive players neither of those skills translate.

Utah's wingers are good now. In the top 6 you have Keller, Schmaltz, Guenther... and Jack McBain's been playing with Cooley / Guenther to provide physicality, which is definitely working as both Cooley and Guenther are just under a point a game and are looking good doing it.

Anyway Maccelli hasn't really been in the top six, he's mostly been playing with Crouse and Bjustad this year, Crouse in particular has been inexplicably bad. In the future you have Iginla and But coming so imo very little chance he'll regain top six minutes if he stays with the team.

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Hopefully he gets traded somewhere, he's a good player and can definitely contribute in the proper situation. Maybe a place like Chicago if they're willing to give up a 3rd or ideally a 2nd for him (he's 24 years old). He needs that right situation though.

EDIT: Chicago wouldn't give up a 2nd for him, they'll pick so early their 2nd is basically equivalent to a late 1st. To me, their 3rd seems like fair value

 

[Jumptheshark]

Utah added depth and he moved down the line

 

[Jumptheshark]

Looking at his TOI he looks to be bouncing between the 3rd and 4th line and getting limited time on special teams. For me top 6 forwards playing about 15+ a night and

 

[Reality Czech]

Hates Utah

Are you saying he's gone dry?

 

[Mr. Met]

Are you saying he's gone dry?

If anything, you think he would be soaked in Utah

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

One of the most underrated players in the league. I'd love him in Chicago.

 

[BonMorrison]

He's been stuck on the 3rd line with Bjugstad and Crouse and gets limited PP time so it seems like his strengths aren't really being utilized.

 

[PainForShane]

One of the most underrated players in the league. I'd love him in Chicago.

Honestly I think he'd really fit in there, your wingers aren't great and I think both he and Bedard have close to the same levels of hockey IQ. It'd be really interesting to see what they could both do if they play on the same line and develop some chemistry.

Right now he's a little overpaid (~3.5m for this year and next), but it's not egregious, esp if he gets back to 60 point form which I think is more likely than not if he ends up sticking with Bedard. And if so then probably that means Bedard would get to 30 or 40 goals which would make that contract a bargain and your overall team a lot stronger.

Would you guys trade a 3rd for him?

 

[DumbManHockey]

Would you guys trade a 3rd for him?

I would, but I'm not sure how much value a slightly overpaid (played as a) third line winger had.

If I'm nj, I'd ship a 3rd out, give him palat's spot on the hughes line and let him cook with talent.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Honestly I think he'd really fit in there, your wingers aren't great and I think both he and Bedard have close to the same levels of hockey IQ. It'd be really interesting to see what they could both do if they play on the same line and develop some chemistry.

Right now he's a little overpaid (~3.5m for this year and next), but it's not egregious, esp if he gets back to 60 point form which I think is more likely than not if he ends up sticking with Bedard. And if so then probably that means Bedard would get to 30 or 40 goals which would make that contract a bargain and your overall team a lot stronger.

Would you guys trade a 3rd for him?

No idea if KD would but I'd pay an amount that would have some people asking what the hell I'm smoking.

 

[thebigbea]

I was wondering about him too. Haven’t heard of him at all. I was high on him last season

 

[gritdash60]

Experience the good old doggy house, Andre Forehead Tourigny don't like soft euros, people who skate and don't know how to stop anyway else but on another player or on the bench, are better than actually skilled players.

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[sr edler]

Only one of many in a long row of "Great Finnish Hopes" who looked oh-so-promising but then ran into a concrete sophomore wall and disappeared from the face of the earth. Happens all the time.

(just some light-hearted ribbing)

 

[Andre Palot]

Whatever happened to predictability?

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

If anything, you think he would be soaked in Utah

it pisses me off that i know about that shit lol

 

[Jormungandr]

Maccelli has been on the same line for the most part his entire time here. Crouse and Bjugstad have been his most common linemates for more than just this season. That line has just been awful this year. Not because he got “pushed down the lineup.”

 

[Crow]

I had no idea he was Finnish. I assumed he was an Italian Canadian.

 

[OKR]

I had no idea he was Finnish. I assumed he was an Italian Canadian.

Italian-american mother, Finnish father.

 

[Marioesque]

Only one of many in a long row of "Great Finnish Hopes"

Sure, all that Maccelli hype

 

[Albatros]

Italian-american mother, Finnish father.

Also his grandma is Finnish, only the grandfather is Italian-American.