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Monahammer · 10-01-2025, 02:12 PM

I am very relieved, personally, that Kuznetsov wasn't claimed. I got to watch 2 preseason games, and both had Kuz looking like one of the better defenders on the ice. He is not flashy at all, and he could mix in more physicality, but IMO he is a perfect middle pairing long term potential player for us to build around. A great future partner for Brzu (though I have to say I was way less impressed with Brzu this season.)

I think the choices they made this summer made good roster construction basically impossible. We are carrying too many tweener players with no potential upside and ultimately blocking our younger tweeners from coming up and showing that they have more upside.

Alas, it doesn't matter. IMO the lineup we are proposing will be bottom 10 in the NHL, which may be the goal and I would support that being the goal.

10-01-2025, 02:12 PM	#48
Monahammer Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Alberta Exp:	I am very relieved, personally, that Kuznetsov wasn't claimed. I got to watch 2 preseason games, and both had Kuz looking like one of the better defenders on the ice. He is not flashy at all, and he could mix in more physicality, but IMO he is a perfect middle pairing long term potential player for us to build around. A great future partner for Brzu (though I have to say I was way less impressed with Brzu this season.) I think the choices they made this summer made good roster construction basically impossible. We are carrying too many tweener players with no potential upside and ultimately blocking our younger tweeners from coming up and showing that they have more upside. Alas, it doesn't matter. IMO the lineup we are proposing will be bottom 10 in the NHL, which may be the goal and I would support that being the goal.