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| Adam wrote on Thu, 10 February 2022 16:15 |
| RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 10 February 2022 16:11 |
I personally wouldn't have given Maroon a 2 year deal either because he wasn't the fastest guy when he was an Oiler and he will be 34 in April so you usually don't get faster as you age. I would have waited until free agency to see what was out there but clearly they see value in the guy which completely goes against Adam's comment that he's only playing because they don't have a better option and he's a place holder for someone better. That's simply not true according to Tampa's GM because you don't resign him now, you sure don't give him a raise, you don't give him a mutli year deal and you sure as hell don't give him any kind of trade protection if he is some guy the team is just dying to get rid of ASAP. Adam is flat out wrong.
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SIGH - you should know by now, I'm never wrong.
I also didn't say that they are dying to get rid of him - just that if they have someone better for that spot, he won't be playing there.
The good teams play their best players. They don't keep someone off the roster because "he really needs to be a top-6 guy to be successful" or "we really need a penalty kill specialist who does zilch at even strength on our fourth line" or "we need some toughness in our lineup - even though that player is a black hole for any other contribution".
Maroon plays because he deserves to play, not because the Lightning need a role player to provide a spark. He's scored some big goals for them too the last couple years.
I agree with CrudeRemarks though - two years and no-move is probably an error on the part of the Lightning, although he's dirt cheap, so they may have given that so that they could save some actual dollars.
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This might come as a shock to you both, but I believe you are both partially right. In todays game you have the salary cap, so you must fill bottom lines with cheaper options. Guy scores 20 goals, he is in for a raise and likely no longer playing bottom six. Kassian on the oilers, throws off your team balance with to much money in bottom six.
The other side of the coin, is pre cap era, teams like the Rangers loaded up with every top end guy they could, all the offensive talent they could get. How many cups did they win again….1 when they went with dedicated 3 and 4 th line roles.
So there is a balance required, scoring, grit, will, goaltending, and a team mentality.
In my opinion, we have 2 outta 5. We need a Tikanen, or Fleury type player, a goaltender that scares the opposition, and everyone on the team to care.
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