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Originally Posted by Bingo
I haven't liked Simon's last few games, but Leivo is getting better and better and has some of the best underlying numbers on the team.
He's clearly a top nine player in this league even if he doesn't produce as he doesn't hold back other players and keeps the ice tilted in his favour.
Look around the league and you'll see a Simon/Bennett in every team's top nine ... that's salary cap hockey.
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Just finished with the Jets
Connor-Stastny-Wheeler Ehlers-Schieffle-Copp Appleton-Lowry-Perrault
and Dubois takes Perrault's spot
Appleton/Copp are Mangiapane/Dube and given the start that these 4 players are off to that is being generous to the Flames.
There is absolutely no spot on Montreals or Toronto's top 9 for Simon or Leivo and apparently not on Vancouvers. Their #9 forward is Beagle
So that leaves Edmonton (21 Mil cap for 2 of the top 5-6 forwards in the league)and Ottawa in the Canadian division that fill in with replacement level players
Bennett helps fill the Flames top-8 and it will be interesting to see what return they get on him.