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Originally Posted by GioforPM
IMO you are putting way too much stock in:
a. Making the POs - it's nice, but not part of the plan. For your month long stretch run which at best gets a low PO spot and a date with a team like the Ducks, you want to give up any return for Glencross, who walks at the end of the year (I'm convinced he will not re-sign)
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I would say everything that Hartley, Treliving and Burke has said argues that making the playoffs is part of the plan. They just won't bet the farm on it in year two. And agreed on Glencross not re-signing. I think the team is also moving on, thus the lack of talks.
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It was you who made the big deal about his spot on the team in point scoring, so I responded. Whether it's fourth or fifth, that's kinda only upper mid-range for me. He has less goals than Jooris and only one or two more than Jones, Raymond, and Backlund (in way more games). You speak of "top 5" in stats like that is impactful, when it's not really. He has nowhere near the impact of a Backlund on the team success IMO, defensively and offensively. And, yes, he wears an A, but there is plenty of leadership on this team, from Gio to Hudler to Stajan, all of who I think are better mentors from an on-ice perspective (despite posts about impact on the room, I don't think anyone can judge that).
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Notwithstanding the fact that the argument here was about offensive stats, I think Glencross' value from a defensive perspective has been understated. He has worked well with Monahan in a role where those two often go up against the other team's best in defensive situations.
But yes, if the team believes Colborne can replace that right now, the odds of a deal do increase.
As an aside, I would probably not include Jooris in the topic of offensive stats. His scoring has fallen off a cliff - one goal in his last 13 games - and I am not certain that a reasonable expectation of what Jooris could provide offensively from now to the end of the year comes close to what we could expect from Glencross. Health of both players being an issue, of course.