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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Well Jooris had a whole season up here and disappointed. Didn't even hold down his 4th line role. When put further up the line up he's mostly disappointed.
Grant has better size and faceoffs. Hathaway is just better at the same type of grinding game. I guess Freddie didn't massively outplay him but IMO he showed more upside and more versatility.
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I've addressed this before, but Jooris has traditionally been able to score a little more than he has this year. I remember some reports of a wrist injury early in the year that he's been playing through, and that would possibly indicate how his shooting percentage went from about 13.5% last year, to around 5% this year. Not that I expected him to maintain 13.5%, but he's better than 5% for sure.
I don't think you write him off because of a less effective year. He's still better than any of the callups except maybe Hathaway, but even then I think Hathaway only gives you the same amount of offense as a down-year Jooris. Jooris could rebound and become a solid 3rd line scoring option on the right wing, which this team still needs BTW.