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Originally Posted by SebC
And yet, metaphorically, Tanev is the one who gets his face smashed. "Tanev replaces Hamonic, not Brodie" is a condemnation. There is no requirement to have a guy who is useless outside of his own end. Better to have punchers than punchees.
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Tanev replaces Hamonic because they play a similar game, for a similar amount of money.
Gio, Andersson, Hanifin, Kylington and Valimaki are all a certain type of player.
Tanev is a different type. You need both.
Tampa Bay just won a cup with Bogosian and Coburn playing 15 minutes a night; you need racehorses and you need Clydesdales.