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Old 01-20-2014, 12:58 PM   #212
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Originally Posted by killer_carlson View Post
While I know you "advanced stat" people will come up with some sort of excuse, the fact remains that Stajan is tied for 9th worst +/- in the league. To put it in perspective, he is tied with Justin Schultz of the Oilers. And he is only -2 back of a three way tie for 4th worst, currently held by Stempniak and Camalerri.
Of course he is. He's a legitmately a 3rd line NHL quality center, but he plays on a team where he happens to be the best center.

Which illustrates exactly why we would re-sign him. We need someone like him who is willing to play that role, so we can give our younger players the proper exposure and the proper ice time as they get comfortable with the NHL, versus getting them killed. Stajan gets to bite that bullet for the youngsters.
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