Quoting: Garak
Take out Zaitsev and that is probably a slight overpay for Cat alone, depending on where that 2023 1st ends up. But with Murphy involved and the Zaitsev dump, I really think there needs to be one of JBD, Lassi, or Brannstrom involved. Also, I would probably prefer Formenton over Greig, if we are looking for someone to eventually become a top 6 winger. Yes, he will probably cost more in the short term but Davidson has said more than once that he wants to play a skill game with high end skaters. Greig can play at a high tempo and be quick in small bursts, but his skating overall is below average for NHL players. It's looking like he projects as a pesky checking bottom six forward, maybe 2nd line if he can work out some of the kinks with his skating.
Without the Zaitsev for Murphy swap, or by adding JBD/Thomson, I wouldn't do it. I wouldn't even consider
I wouldn't pay one iota more than the proposed deal.
It won't happen in the real world so people will start to see more about Pinto and Greig to understand what I am saying right now (unless injuries derail things, of course)
They both have as much value (or close) to the 7th OA pick from this draft (ok draft is not a 2020 or 2023)
As for Greig being "a pesky checking bottom six forward", this is not his game
His game is like Brad Marchand. Yes he won't reach that level but I think people get confused because of his playing style.
In the first 4 games of the 2020-21 AHL season, Ridly Greig was probably the best player on the ice, at 18 years old. That's when I started to understand that he might be more than I initially thought
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