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Originally Posted by bigrangy
I agree on this. Except the 2nd was a conditional first that didn’t convert.
What I’d like to get people’s thoughts on is Jokipakka vs Grushnikov. Jokipakka was more developed and had already played some NHL games although he wasn’t that good. Grushnikov is apparently a defensive savant but I’ve never watched him.
Does one expect that Grushnikov will provide more value at the NHL level than Jokipakka did?
Jokipakka gave the Flames 56 gp, 12 points, even +/-. Qualitatively, I remember Jokipakka being essentially replacement level as a Flame. He then played 3 more games for Ottawa and went to the KHL.
I don’t expect Grushnikov to match Jokipakka as a Flame based on his stat line. I hope he does but will be surprised.
So essentially, I feel like the Flames got way more for Kris Russell than they did for Tanev, despite Russell being actively bad at hockey and Tanev being a guy who can fill in on a top pair or anchor the second pairing. Hence my displeasure.
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I think so, and I would be happy to put a bet on it.