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Originally Posted by Kovaz
Stajan's an excellent defensive centre who doesn't give you a lot offensively at this point. Judging him based on scoring doesn't give you a fair picture of who he is as a player. He suppressed shots better than Backlund, Toews, Kesler, Koivu, Kopitar, etc etc. Definitely a useful player for a playoffs-bound team to have in the bottom 6.
That said I don't think he carries the trade value to make it worthwhile dealing him, but IMO if he was dealt to a team with shallow depth at C, they'd be very impressed with the player they got.
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Two years ago. Now he is a good face off guy without the grit of a guy like Yelle. He's an NHLer because of his contract - too high to buy out or bury.
It will be a shock if Janko doesn't steal his spot.