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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
I would guess he would be relatively cheap, no? I don't see him as having a high upside, and definitely shouldn't be playing ahead of Backlund IMO.
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He definitely would be playing on the 2nd line instead of Backlund, there is still room for growth on the offensive side IMO. His last two seasons would have been a 45-point pace over a full season.
Not saying he will be another Lindholm, but if there's any comparison it's that he's been playing on a struggling team without much talent and still hovering around 0.5 PPG. The hope would be that Dvorak would pop like Lindholm did - likely not to the same extent since Dvorak started his career later and produced slightly worse but I can see him being a 50+ point player in the right situation
Dvorak's first 5 seasons:
33P in 78GP
37P in 78GP
7P IN 20GP
38P in 70GP (0.54PPG)
31P in 56GP (0.55PPG)
Lindholm:
21P in 58GP
39P in 81GP
39P in 82GP
45P in 72GP (0.62PPG)
44P in 81GP (0.54PPG)
Garland is intriguing too, I like his motor. These are two players who are trending in the right direction that I wouldn't mind in our top six.