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Originally Posted by FBI
As requested by Bingo, moved this to a new thread. Here's my take on our untouchables and not so untouchables:
Instead we could say who our list of untouchables are:
- Gaudreau
- Monahan
- Bennett
- Giordano
- Brodie
- Poirier
Who I would prefer to keep but would move if involved in great return:
- Colborne
- Backlund
- Baertschi
- Russell
- Hudler
- Bouma
- Granlund
- Jooris
Who we don't mind being moved at all:
- Wideman
- Glencross
- Byron
- Jones
- Stajan
- Raymond
- Bollig
- Smid
- Engelland
- Diaz
Didn't think about goalies yet just because I don't really know who is better yet. I'd kinda keep them both in the middle category but I'm also interested in what Ortio can do as well so I'm a little stuck on those.
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Good OP. I agree with most of the classification with the exception of the following:
Colborne, Bouma and Jooris - I would move them up into untouchable category for the time being.
Colborne is all about potential – he can become the next Joe Thornton if developed properly. We do not have too many big players to spare, unfortunately.
Bouma is all about energy and work ethics - he works so freakin hard every game, it's contagious. The classic 4th liner every team needs.
Jooris - this guy is all about youthful drive and the good things that come out of it. He could become the face of the youngsters of this team. I don't know if he's been a diamond in the rough or is simply having a great season that shall pass. All I am saying. I wouldn't trade him away now.
Backlund and Baertschi - I would move them both down to the
"trade away" category.
Backlund - he's just not the right player for this team. I never understood all of the optimism and expectations about this guy. Look at the first round of the 2007 Draft - most of the players selected ahead of him have already fully developed save for a couple. For whatever reason, Backlund comes up, shows some good plays and immediately gets injured. Send him to Detroit. He still has time left and could become a productive player under Babcock's coaching system.
Baertschi - I think Sven's confidence has been broken here. Honestly, I liked this guy's potential and even bought a signed framed poster of him (lol). Again, don't keep him at bay. Trade him away if there are suitors, let the guy either prove himself on other team that could be more suitable for his style of play or else...