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Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
Blake Coleman is a 3rd liner on a 2x Stanley cup winning team, full stop. Any defence against that statement is incorrect, arrogant and stupid. Unless you can point out where he was a top 2 line player on a Stanley cup winning team your argument is 100% wrong. He wasn't that for TB and we're going to be asking substantially more from him on a much worse team.
To the guy who said I should go grab a couple top line RWers from the store, I'd rather we didn't waste cap space on that. A top tier center is what the flames need and there are 2 available in the next 2 drafts. If we don't get either of them, we're still in the same position as we currently are. We will still be out of the playoffs but at least having a shot at Wright/Bedard would be better than the mediocrity we currently have.
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Sure, but on top of his numbers showing he was:
- a top 5 Tampa forward in terms of 5v5 offense rates
- a top 4 Tampa forward in terms of individual chance creation
- a top 3 Tampa forward in terms of driving offense
- a top 3 Tampa forward in terms of driving defense
- a top 2 Tampa forward in terms of overall driving ability
Even going by 5v5 TOI, Coleman was a top 6 forward for the Lightning in both the Regular Season and Playoffs during his time there.
Calling him a 3rd liner when all of his results on a back-to-back Stanley Cup winning team suggests otherwise is a bit of a stretch