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Nelson · 02-24-2020, 02:10 PM

https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2020/02/21...ik-gustafsson/

What he provides. You are not going to get a traditional top-pairing defenseman that will give you a shutdown role or the type of player you want playing 25 minutes a night against the other team’s best forwards. He will, however, give you a lot of offense from the blue line, especially if you put him into situations where he can focus on the offensive side of the puck. He will probably never duplicate the 17-goal, 60-point performance from the 2018-19 season, but he is still a productive player that should be good for around 10 goals and 30-35 points over an 82-game season with good possession numbers from the blue line. Not a superstar by any means, but a darn good second-pairing option for a playoff team.

This goes along with Kent Wilson's post about him having metrics similar to Hanifin.

But Steinberg saying Gustafsson can play the right side.

I wonder about

Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Andersson
Kylington - Gustafsson
Forbort - Yelesin
- Stone

Injured: Hamonic

Not playing: Valimaki (good, not eligible for expansion draft)

02-24-2020, 02:10 PM	#224
Nelson First Line Centre Join Date: Jul 2016 Exp:	https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2020/02/21...ik-gustafsson/ What he provides. You are not going to get a traditional top-pairing defenseman that will give you a shutdown role or the type of player you want playing 25 minutes a night against the other team’s best forwards. He will, however, give you a lot of offense from the blue line, especially if you put him into situations where he can focus on the offensive side of the puck. He will probably never duplicate the 17-goal, 60-point performance from the 2018-19 season, but he is still a productive player that should be good for around 10 goals and 30-35 points over an 82-game season with good possession numbers from the blue line. Not a superstar by any means, but a darn good second-pairing option for a playoff team. This goes along with Kent Wilson's post about him having metrics similar to Hanifin. But Steinberg saying Gustafsson can play the right side. I wonder about Giordano - Brodie Hanifin - Andersson Kylington - Gustafsson Forbort - Yelesin - Stone Injured: Hamonic Not playing: Valimaki (good, not eligible for expansion draft)