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Originally Posted by bwslim69
So Muresano you certainly know more about hockey than me but here is my take on it as semi serious watcher of hockey (Caps mostly). Tell me where I'm wrong:
83-I actually think he is fine as a 3/4 line grinder type. Never gonna be much more
90-meh. Just never blows me away. Serviceable
25-agree with you. Old and done. Hope he is gone. Hang on to that speed rep too long
10, 26- dumpster fire. They're done
43- I guess he fills a role but seems to have no actual skills. Don't get the fascination with him either
4-maybe a 3rd liner in OTT
44-yeah he was a ****ing disaster this series
I know next to nothing about the cap, etc but which of the above can we expect back next season. I'm assuming we are stuck with Orpicks contract
83 is a 4th liner at best. At worst he's a possession anchor who seemed to lose a metric **** ton of faceoffs in both zones, which is strange considering that's allegedly his strong suit. He sucks, but coaches love him. And people wonder why we lose every ****ing year?
90- He can drive me crazy (doesn't have much finish, and can play very soft at times) but we need the guy. He's sound defensively, has good possession numbers, can play in transition, obviously can skate, and is probably our best player at making controlled zone entries on the power play. I think he belongs on the 3rd line, but we need to resign him.
25-Our worst forward. Absolute garbage. Has zero skill, ends every shift in the defensive zone. Avoid resigning at all costs. Can cost you games/series. Literally that bad. Yet some ****ing how ended up getting a not insignificant amount of time on the power play which is just utterly inexcusable. Again, Trotz seems to love him. **** that. **** him.
10- Good story, good PKer, but don't even waste your time resigning him. Give his minutes to a younger player. Guys like Richards are exactly the types of guys we need to replace with our own talent because they're REPLACEABLE. Makes no sense to hold onto these guys just because they weren't terrible. I wish him all the best though, and hope someone else signs him.
26- Same story. Has another year on his deal, but guys like him are pushing garbage like Beagle up to the 3rd line by their presence alone. We need to get rid of them.
43- Absolutely awful hockey player, and showing no signs of improving. Fully embraced his goon reputation. Great for pissing teams/fanbases off, terrible for winning hockey games. I shudder to think of how much 3rd line time he got. I hated the pick when it happened, and I hate it even more now.
4- A 7th Dman in the regular season, should have to pay for a ticket to get close to the ice in the playoffs.
44- The most dangerous/detrimental player on our roster. No other player has a bigger discrepancy between actual, on-ice quality, and perception by the coach. He's a series loser. Gotta find a way to move him.