What happened to Mattias Macelli ?

PizzaAndPucks

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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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PainForShane

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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
 
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PainForShane

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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?
 

DisgruntledHawkFan

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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.
 
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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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