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Originally Posted by EmDeeZee4MVP
This is why I'm against a complete fire sale.
Great players, as we've seen with Gaborik, make players around them better. Lets say we do land Kovy. If we pencil him in on the 2nd line, we then have two lines capable of scoring goals at moments notice, like Gaborik can.
Why do you think the Penguins are so tough to defend against? You throw your top D pairing out there on one shift, next shift Malkin is on the ice and your on a mismatch.
Superstars take pressure off of role players. Its not crazy to think that with Kovy and (most) of our current role players, that we can seriously contend in the Eastern Conference.
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It isn't crazy to think, but the point I'm trying to make is that your not going to be able to afford those support players. Acquiring Kovalchuk would take a miracle to begin with. We would most likely lose several of our support players that are currently on the team. I don't know if it's a risk I'm willing to take if I'm Sather.
I'm kind of neutral with the whole situation, just trying to show two sides of the story here.