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No way it's Jones. 4 mil for that long. Has to be the gooch. I really don't want to give up Nisky either. He's very underrated and turned his career around in the burgh. Hopefully Minnesota needs some forward depth (Kennedy, Jeffrey) or a mediocre defensive prospect and a pick.
Just because he doesn't necessarily bring something we can't replace doesn't mean we should be actively shopping him.
He's a consistent top-4 defender that brings experience, composure and solid play at both ends of the ice. That's something you need come playoff time.
I can see why he's expendable with Bortuzzo showing glimpses of his top-4 potential and Despres showing he can play top pairing minutes/assignments, but it's a risky move going in the playoffs.
If Niskanen is moved, I'm really hoping Shero has a plan to have a defender included or getting one somewhere else.
Top-4 defenders aren't exactly easy to find in this league....
Except we do not need a top 4 guy. Play the rookies and get a depth guy for the playoffs/injuries.
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Originally Posted by GarrettC
Malkin to the wing, O'Reilly as 2C. Make it happen Ray
If we were gonna do that, we would have done so with Staal.
__________________ "It’s not as if Donald Fehr was lying to us, several players said. Rather, it’s as if he has been economical with information, these players believe, not sharing facts these players consider to be vital."
Except we do not need a top 4 guy. Play the rookies and get a depth guy for the playoffs/injuries.
You're going to provide more to convince me in feeling comfortable in trading a consistent top-4 defender and playing 2 rookies and Engo in the playoffs.
Despres has shown he can play top pairing minutes/assignments, but he's made a large number of (tiny) mistakes that could be exploited in a long series by star players.
Bortuzzo has shown glimpses of his top-4 potential, but again, pretty risky move having him as the #5-6 in the playoffs.