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Originally Posted by Macho0978
But the argument is that some of us don't believe that a rookie will make it as we need to have a look at guys like Zary, Frost, Farabee, Klapka and we need guys like Sharangovich to bounce back.
Huberdeau and Kadri will not be 4th liners.
I'm also saying anyone who says Backlund gets demoted to the 4th line is dreaming. He would have to drop off in play dramatically.
Coronato should not be losing ice time.
Coleman might drop, but he like Backlund is way better than 4th line and playing him and Backlund on the 4th line would also drop their value.
So why not trade 1 player before the season starts?
Deploying lines differently means what? Playing guys that normally gets 19 and 18 a night way less? That has consequences too as of right now I think Kadri and Backlund land us a 1st if the maintain their play for 1 more year.
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Totally understood, we’re just going around in circles here as I’ve already fully responded to all of this. We’re not going to see eye to eye on things like line usage and deployment, oh well.
As it stands we don’t have 12 legitimate full-time NHL forwards signed (and that’s assuming Zary is signed). There’s plenty of room for a rookie to make the team, and no reason to trade anyone yet. That can be addressed if needed in a few months when things like whether a rookie makes it, who ends up dropping down, and what holes open on other teams are answered.
I get wanting trades for the sake of trades or to maximize value on guys but wanting trades to just leave a hole on the second line and expect a rookie to make the team and fill it is not how any NHL team does business, and for good reason.