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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Lacks hockey instincts?
I agree with Sec - Sharangovisch has a pretty good 200 ft game, and is usually in good position. He is more than just a good shot.
As for Hackey's comment that trading for players like him is the wrong strategy, Hackey continues to be too singularly focused on a single path - total tear down and draft picks. You have to ice a 20-man roster, and that includes a myriad of assets. Sharangovich is a good asset. So is Suniev (the pure, spin-the-wheel pick that fans are hoping for). Getting both those assets, for a fairly one-dimensional, and slow, 31YO, in a trade market that had all but entirely dried up, was a great trade.
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As I already said, you can find filler players like Sharangovich in a number of ways. Promoting from within has seemed to work out pretty well as just one example. Sharangovich fills a roster spot, he plays half decent hockey, he likely won't be around when the team is competitive. Don't waste your top assets in Lindholm and Hanifin in similar trades.
If we can land a 1st for a UFA I'll take that over a 2nd and a 25 year old bottom 6 player.
Guys like Zadorov and Tanev if you can get a single 2nd for I'd rather that then some b level prospect and a 4th.