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Originally Posted by Royle9
For one I never said I would spend premium assets on Necas, I simply said he would fit into a rebuild here, and technically he would because he’s the age.
Second he could be a 1C here because we don’t have one, unless you consider Kadri a 1C which he really isn’t. As of right now he would fit into a 1a/b role because we’re weak at center depth.
On most teams I agree he’s not.
He played over 75% of the season at center, so to say the last game or two he played on Drury’s wing is puzzling.. what are you trying to prove? Players move up and down the lineup quite frequently on most teams. Elias Peterson was on the 3rd and 4th line in this series vs Edmonton, does that make him terrible?
3rd - Carolina just got eliminated, so I’d agree with the Canes not knowing what they’re doing because they’re out and that means they failed, Brindamour said it himself.
They failed to address their biggest need and it showed in the playoffs. Does that make them bad? No, but Necas wasn’t the problem and Kuznetsov didn’t address anything either.
Their biggest issue was goaltending mixed with top players not performing, which plagued a number of teams this year.
But to compare Necas to the list of players you did was not accurate and to say he wouldn’t be a 1C on this team is also not accurate because this team lacks both RHS and young centres, not to mention ones who put up 60+ pts.
Would I trade our 9th? Nope
Would trade 29th-32nd and say Mangi for his rights? Absolutely
Unless I missed it, nobody identified any sort of cost to acquire, I simply said that Necas would fit a hole on this team and is young enough to make it work. Especially considering the flames don’t want a complete tear down and want to “re-tool”
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The “re-tool” is a lie - this is a rebuild. They are at least three years away from even pretending to be able to do what playoff teams do.
Kadri is much more of a #1C than Necas is.
I’d much rather have whoever we draft with the Vancouver pick than a 25 year old.
I’d rather trade the Vancouver 1st and two 2nds for a 21 or 22 year old RFA if we absolutely must.
But a 25 year old RFA who needs a new deal is a hard pass from me.