 kungpaobenji27
Messages: 293
Registered: August 2003
Location: Irving, Texas
No Cups
|
|
| Kr55 wrote on Wed, 20 April 2022 22:54 |
When did Seguin and Benn become so useless? Dallas is basically Roberston/Hintz/Pavelski and nothing else.
|
Win feels great...but wish Oilers could've at least gotten one win in Dallas since I paid an arm & leg to watch them lose both times in person :/
Stars are in an interesting conundrum...I'd rather not see them make the playoffs at all but would feel safer going up against them opposed to a giant sleeper like Vancouver or a Vegas team that could suddenly activate all their LTIRs for the playoffs....
Stars are basically a 1st line and some solid D pairings with no scoring depth or goaltending.
Regarding Seguin and Benn,
Seguin has 5 more years of 9.5 mil
Benn has 3 more years of 9.5 mil
Robertson is an RFA this offseason
Hintz is an RFA in 2023 offseason
I think Seguin is likely kept because he's going into an offseason where his nagging groin will have even more time to recover as it's much harder to move his contract with 5 seasons left. He's developed into a much better two way player who's become a decent penalty killer that's super important in the faceoff circle.
Benn is likely a goner this offseason as it's rumored the Stars might retain anywhere from 3-4 mil of his salary annually for the remainder of his contract. Still a valuable two way player who's lost a step along with some of that skill....just not worth 9.5 mil per yr for a guy struggling to put up 50 points toiling between the 2nd/3rd line. You can find "intangibles" and "leadership" at a much cheaper cost.
^Most Stars fans aren't smart enough to realize that but ownership/management have really soured on the guy for reasons mentioned above.
[Updated on: Thu, 21 April 2022 10:08]
|
|
|
|
