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Originally Posted by Sofa GM
I don't understand how people can say overpaying doesn't submarine our roster. Talk of Monahan+Mangiapane+Coronato+1st and throw in Dube as a sweetener. It is times like this when I am happy Tre is the GM and not the group on here, and I am critical of Tre.
Does anyone think Zary or Pelletier are going to be as good as Dube? Mangiapane? We should be so lucky and I have doubt they will be.
We pull moves like this it will make the Oilers depth look like they are the TB Lightning.
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It’s about ice time and a few unproven prospects. Eichel improves our first line our first pp which is much harder to do the ice a 4th line. Monahan is our 2nd line center now with Eichel pushes Lindholm to 2nd line. We still have backlund as 3rd line center. Concern would be 4th line but even rolling lines we are stressing about a guy who plays 10 minutes a game. IMO a guy like Ruzicka fits in that roll and doesn’t hurt the team that much. Center position we are way better
Wingers get a downgrade but some of these wingers mentioned aren’t even on the team. Sure they are the future but there are more drafts and more future wingers. Number 1 centers are rare to add
Guys out is new opportunities for new players. Mangiapane out allows dube to step up. Phillips to make the team. Sure I like mangiapane better but as a prospect dube was rated higher. He’s a few years younger and comparable to mangiapane at the same age. Uncertainty of how good a player will be vs a proven player gets some people worked up but a good gm replaces his depth but adding elite talent is rare to add