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Originally Posted by genetic_phreek
No thanks. Why get Bickell when we could bring up a Poirier, Austin Caroll, Hathaway, or any other guy in our system with size.
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Because none of those option have the experience or scoring history of Bickell. I don't just want a guy with size but a guy that can play at the NHL level and hopefully chip in with goals as well.
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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Just to clarify:
You want to see 11.625 million on the fourth line, and 4.2 million in the press box at forward, the most replacable depth position?
We could literally call up Turner Elson, Garnet Hathaway, Derek Grant (I know, he's already called up), Kenny Agostino, and Bill Arnold to fill those five spots and barely miss a beat.
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I don't want to see that I would love to see guys moved but adding Bickell for Smid does nothing to change the salary situation we are in so not sure why that comes up in talking about whether to add him.
And again Bickell is a much better player than any of the guys you mentioned, Elson/Hathaway/Agostino still have a ton to prove that they even can play at the NHL level.