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Originally Posted by CanadaMatt
Way out of line....hahaha
The exact same thing was said about Brouwer as an upgrade to Jones
The exact same thing was said about Neal as an upgrade to Brouwer
...and now it’s being said about Stone as an upgrade to Neal/Frolik
At the time of signing, not many people were arguing against the Brouwer or Neal signings... look how that turned out.just because I’m in the minority’s, doesn’t mean I’m wrong...I may turn out to be wrong on this signing but we can deal with that using hindsight
Tkachuk is not quick. He needs speed in his other wing imho, which is (I think) the reason that line looks like a new-born baby giraffe trying to roller skate whenever Neal is on it.
Do you not think Zuccarello would fit on that line?
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Zuccarello would be fine. I won't argue that.
But, Stone is an elite two way winger. He's probably a bigger better version of Lindholm minus the face off ability. There's little to no reasonable comparison to be made between Stone and David Jones, or Troy Brouwer, or a 31(?) year old James Neal. I wouldn't take a 26 year old James Neal over Stone.
I think your understanding of how good Mark Stone is, is a little off. If the Flames can get him and get him under contract, you go all in.