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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
@ DM.
Bottom line, whatever you see in him, I don’t see. And clearly multiple nhl coaches and multiple nhl GMs don’t see it either.
I see a guy that played great for like 10 games in his career and average for, what, 400?
He has no defining characteristics as a player. Not a good passer, doesn’t use his line mates well, doesn’t make them better, isn’t particularly tough (except last playoffs which we still lost), almost never fights, isn’t particularly physical (except last playoffs which we still lost), doesn’t kill penalties, isn’t smart, doesn’t have a great shot, doesn’t have good hands, isn’t a PP specialist, he’s not a scorer, he’s not a set up guy, he’s not a checker, he’s not a grinder. He is the literal definition of an nhl plug.
So what are you seeing here? Except defending him against false narratives. Build him up, post some stats, some observations about his skill set, anything! Just don’t repeat that he was gritty once in a playoff series and we need playoff warriors because clearly his amazing performance didn’t help us win.
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Sure.
I see a guy who has essentially been in the blender for the majority of his career
He has looked good when given decent linemates for an extended period of time and allowed to develop chemistry
The last 2 post seasons he has been the most impactful and productive player on the team
Even in the blender, he produces at a middle 6 clip on a per ice time basis, so logically, given consistent quality linemates he should be able to do at least that
I see that the team does not have a place for him
I see a guy who must be looking at 169 games in 8 seasons Leivo and 700 K Dom Simon gifted multi game looks with 13 and 23 and wondering how he is still returned to the blender while these guys who have done nothing for Calgary, and did so much for other teams that they are paid less than 1 m on the open market.
It’s pretty much that simple
I don’t think he is some hockey genius. I don’t think he’s something he isn’t
But if an organization rewards me like that, we need to have a serious conversation
There is a career and millions of dollars at stake