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Originally Posted by Bleeding Red
I understand that Eklund pulls stuff out of his butt....but has anyone seen Eric Staal play lately? Is he still any good? Can he play the wing?
Anyone else on MIN of interest? A chance to fleece a former Flame?
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https://public.tableau.com/shared/MH...play_count=yes
The above is a numbers-based comparison between Duchene and Staal. As you can see, Duchene's numbers are impressive, but Staal's are even more so.
I haven't seen him play, but, depending on the price, I would be very interested in Staal.
I think it's just about the Flames looking at all the different options and finding the best value for their assets. I'm sure they have a certain ratio of value obtained to assets given up that they won't cross as an organization. I wonder if Staal wouldn't come a little bit cheaper because of his age.
Anyways, I think the lines could look like this (assuming we are trading futures and Neal is injured):
Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Staal - Bennett
Jankowski - Backlund - Frolik
Mangiapane - Ryan - Hathaway/Czarnik
I think that 2nd line could wreak havoc.