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Originally Posted by old-fart
I still hope he signs here, but as I have said all along, if he doesn't - no big deal. It is pretty clear he had hugely inflated stats when paired with Johnny Hockey. I don't even think Kevin would try to pretend anything other than JH was driving that line, and he and Arnold were along for the ride.
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I watched ~10 BC games this season, and I completely disagree with his stats being significantly inflated by JG. I mean of course Johnny inflated his stats to a certain degree, but Hayes was consistently an offensive catalyst himself. He makes good use of his size and strength to get into good shooting positions. He has a pretty good release on his wrist shot. In my eyes he is a poor man's Corey Perry in terms of how he makes use of his size. And of course Hayes doesn't have that pest like quality that Perry has, is half a step slower and his shot isn't as effective. He'd still be a great addition to any roster.