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Originally Posted by Bunk
Yeah. If they don't land someone like Oshie for top line, this is what I'd do. It's a young, but potentially very good top 6. Jankowski should be the third line Centre for sure but I'd get Versteeg on that third line rather than Brouwer, Chiasson or Lazar.
If they do land an Oshie, put Tkachuk with Jankowski, Ferland and Versteeg on the third line?
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If I'm running a club's hockey operations I put a moratorium on signing any player in the TSN Top Ten free agent list every summer as they almost always bit you in the ass.
TJ Oshie ...
30 years old (not old, but likely turning the corner)
Will want 6-7 years and likely $6-8M
and is coming off a season where he scored 33 goals on a 23% shooting percentage compared to a career average of 13% (12%) if you take out the 23% this year.
he averages 140 shots per year, so when he returns to his career average next season (12%) his goal total will go from 33 to 17 and that's before his age starts to show mid contract and his numbers really go in the tank.
Stay away!
This moratorium would have cost the Flames Frolik two summers ago, but I'm not sure there are any other hits from just staying away.