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Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov
The best thing to happen is if Rasmus gets an unwarranted allstar nod like Lindholm did last year.
Can't believe how overrated he is here. He got wrecked in the Oiler's playoff series and has never been the same. Average defensively and way below average offensively to the point of being offensive.
I'll drive him to the airport in my minivan if we get a 1st rounder for him.
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Have to respectfully disagree here. Rasmus has a great contract, solid possession metrics, is a righty, and plays at a 40-50 point pace without the benefit of getting much PP time. He moves the puck extremely well, stirs the pot, is a leader, and is underrated defensively. We could argue about how he looked in the Oiler series, but the whole team looked terrible. Ras has 14 points in 28 career playoff games, which ain't too shabby.
Nobody is saying that Raz is a true #1, but there are only a handful of teams in the league that wouldn't deploy him as their #2. If we're trading him, we'll get at least two prime assets, including a first.