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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
I feel like Mike Hoffman could be a very real possibility. He has been rumored to be on the board, is a great top-six winger we could use for scoring depth, and Florida is rumored to be trying to clear space for Panarin/Bobrovsky in recent weeks. Huberdeau is also speculated to be available, but I bet Tallon would rather give up Hoffman than Hubs. Hoffman also has 45 points in 55 games, that's great production.
We all know Tre doesn't want a pure rental, and Hoffman has another year after this at 5.1 million. We'd have to clear some cap room to make this happen, but I think that's where you'd have to give one of Frolik or Stone, plus one of our young defensemen.
Might be a good option if Stone, Duchene or Panarin are priced way too high.
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Trust me, we don't want Hoffman.
Yes, his scoring stats are good, but he is an absolute tire fire defensively.
He is also reliant on the powerplay to generate ~50% of his points. Coming to Calgary, he wouldn't be touching the top unit, so his scoring would take a noticeable hit.
Agree, attractive player on the surface with his counting stats. But the underlying way in which he generates those points, plus his defensive lapses doesn't scream dead line acquisition to me.