I didn't realize Seguin was so young. At 21 to already have his stats at the NHL level, you should be willing to accept a little immaturity.
Eriksson was a fan favorite here in Dallas, but when a first line center becomes available like this, you make that leap and sort out the warts down the road.
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Eriksson is a gem. He annually tops the list of most-underrated players in the NHL and, just two weeks short of his 28th birthday, he will give the Bruins reliability, consistency and stability – all the things they want in a player and Seguin couldn’t deliver. He is also ultradurable, having missed just three games over the past five seasons.
Before his scoring numbers fell off this year, Eriksson had been averaging close to a point per game from 2009-12, and had four consecutive years of scoring 26 goals or more. Head coach Claude Julien is going to love him.
But in exchange for Eriksson, the Bruins took a calculated risk in trading away Seguin, a player with a far-greater upside who may perhaps mature into a dominant centre under the new Dallas regime headed by general manager Jim Nill and head coach Lindy Ruff.
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Eric Duhatschek