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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
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I know the Pegulas are a mess. I was wondering who that poster considered to the be the head (Pegula, or Eichel)?
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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
There is too much of a Olli Jokinen vibe here for my liking. For years many of us Flames fans coveted Olli Jokinen to push the team over the top. Eventually they went and got him albeit a couple years too late, and it really did not work. Today's version of Eichel would cost a lot more to acquire, and with what the team would have left, I don't think he could push them over the top in the next 3 years with what's left.
I think the team needs better centers, and I'll even put Lindholm in the discussion too as he's taken a step back under Daryl Sutter. But I think stock piling other picks and using your own to get that center in the draft is the only way a small market Canadian based team can make it work.
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Jokinen is an interesting comp. It is worth noting that by age 23:
Jokinen 314gp 35G 87P
Eichel 354gp 137G 337P
Jokinen's age 24-28: 327gp, 139G, 304P (or 25-29)
Different eras of course; Jokinen's stats blew up after the lockout.
Those Panther teams were eerily similar to the BUF dumpster fire:
Kozlov, Huselius, Val Bure were the next best forwards.
young Jay Bouwmeester=Dahlin
The Panthers other forwards and D were probably even worse than BUF, but they did have Luongo