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 Adam
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Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
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| RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 20 June 2023 13:04 |
| Dragon_Matt wrote on Tue, 20 June 2023 12:58 |
And even in Carolina, his advanced stats were good. If he wasn't the one doing it, he did help the team put the puck in the net by constantly advancing the play. More O-zone starts mean more scoring chances.
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So if that is the case, then I assume you think it's a slam dunk JP gets signed in the NHL?
If his numbers are good, then I would assume a smart, numbers driven team like the Canes would be all over JP. You don't have to give him his qualifying offer, they could sign him for less and I would assume JP would be happy to stay and play on a team with a bunch of Finns, a few of them being some of his best friends, Aho being one of them.
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Maybe they do. Maybe they have a strong-enough, deep-enough team that they decide not to.
They gave themselves an option, and a window to negotiate exclusively with the player if they decide that he makes sense in a depth role at a low-dollar amount.
If they don't, then that doesn't mean it was a bad deal for them, since they literally paid us nothing for him other than a guy that Holland admitted he didn't know anything about.
"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
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