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Originally Posted by TOfan
It would take more than that. Wotherspoon has looked lost in his time in the NHL. I doubt he turns out to be much more of a tweener. He looked overwhelmed in his game against he Jets and Hartley couldn't even put him on the ice during the playoffs without some serious sheltering. Granlund is a nice bottom of the rotation forward on an OK NHL team. Debatable whether or not he could even crack the Hawks line up. And a mid-round first has probably 30-40% chance of becoming an NHL regular ?
If I were the Flames I would think any serious offer for Seabrook (without giving up one of their core pieces) would start at Piorier+1st. If you can get Seabrook to sign an extension, you would likely have to add more.
I seriously doubt Wotherspoon and Granlund have much value across the league. Every team has similar pieces in their organization already.
Certainly, the Hawks will get a better offer than two bottom rotation guys, who have yet to establish themselves as NHL regulars, and a mid first for a guy who can play top-two mins on any team in the league and still has 3-5 years of good to great hockey left in the tank.
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I think you are being way too critical of Wotherspoon. He just passed the 100 game mark in the AHL and still has less AHL games than TJ Brodie ever had.
Yes he struggled against the Jets, but that was a nothing game with zero commitment from both teams to play defense.
A young rookie with fewer than 20 games being sheltered in the playoffs is nothing.
And you can't compare how much Sam Bennett played to Wotherspoon. Bennett was a potential number 1 overall pick and a forward, the position is completely different. Bennett can make mistakes and it won't be as glaring as a defenseman.
But if you have to compare, it's better to compare Granlund's or Shore's minutes in the playoffs to Wotherspoon's.
This IS a big summer for Wotherspoon, but I think he still has time and the potential to be a legitimate top 4.