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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
You can't just give up on all your young, self-developed players. I don't think he's going anywhere as he's got good skills, hockey smarts, and there isn't a team in the league that can't use a player like him.
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For all your vague talk about his usefulness, you also didn't actually say where you see him fitting in. Not at center unless we intend to get smaller. Not suited to be a winger on an energy line, he's neither fast or big enough. So far hasn't shown to be a specialist in either PP or PK.
I guess he could have a breakout offensive year down the road, but let's remember that his more talented brother has barely put up 40 points playing a first line role with Parise.
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Never make the mistake of writing off players because they don't impress in their first playoffs as Datsyuk was horrible in his first few playoff series and he turned out pretty good.
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Completely irrelevant comparison, as Markus Granlund has never displayed that kind of high end talent.
There's a big difference between a player a team can use, and a player a team needs. The former tend to be traded eventually.