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Originally Posted by BigErnSalute_16
exactly, thank you!
Except I would not move Hanifin for that. I think it's counter productive to being competitive and he is worth much more unless the 1st is top 10, which I still wouldn't do but I see where you are coming from now at least
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For me, part of it is also gaining assets from Hanifin while not losing the better defender for nothing.
I think Brodie is better than Hanifin today, and likely will be for the next 2 to 3 season in my opinion. In no way do I dislike Hanifin though, I am tired of seeing this team manage reactively rather than proactively.
We ended up giving up the 12th overall (2018), 43rd overall (2018), and 57th overall (2019) for Travis Hamonic - I'd be looking for that type of return. So when we traded that 12th overall pick, we didn't know it was a 12th overall - but I'd do it for a 12th overall in this year's draft + 2nd round picks.
If things were to end today with no return to play, these are the teams in the range I'd look at:
New Jersey - 10th
Minnesota - 11th
Winnipeg - 12th
New York - 13th
Florida - 14th
Columbus - 15th
I'd argue most of those teams would have interest for those picks.
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Originally Posted by New Era
Define impact? Define role? Based on what Matthew Phillips is he has to be in the top six player or nothing. He isn't going to be an energy guy. He isn't going to be a penalty killer or defensive specialist. His size and skill set greatly limit him. He is what Johnny Gaudreau is. That's not a bad thing except when you're trying to build a winning team. You can have only so many small players. Don't make the same mistake the Sabres did when they tried to play Roy, Ennis, and Gerbe in their lineup at the same time.
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Your view of an NHL roster is that of a fan that has cheered for bad teams, or still thinks it's the 1990s. 3rd, 4th line players can't be plugs/grinders/energy guys anymore. Top teams get production from lines 1-4. Phillips is a guy who can give us that.