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Old 05-05-2013, 08:27 AM   #623
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Originally Posted by gargamel View Post
That sounds to me like neither one of them is expected to be a game changing offensive player. I'd be happy to have either of them (slight preference for Monahan, but wouldn't be upset either way), but I think you have to roll the dice on a potential star in Nichushkin if he's still available when we pick.
I'd take Patrice Bergeron over Ilya Kovalchuk to start the rebuild. I'm not suggesting any of these players in question are like these 2 were at that age as I haven't sen them play...I'm simply arguing against the basic premise of your point. It seems there are many NHL GMs that would agree with you though, as players like Kovalchuk tend to be paid more.
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