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Forum: Armchair-GMJul 31 at 11:50
Thread: I think this is a solid lineup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>1- It's very true that he had a huge debut night. Since then, he has 11 points in 48 games. And it's hardly a hot take to note that his skating is poor. It's not a secret.

2- It's very true that Gourde ended up playing some 3C, but most of his time there has been on the wing. And there's a big difference between doing the job of a 3C and doing the job of a 1C. Gourde's a good player, but this is not a good situation for him. As for Wennberg, his successful phase was like 4-5 years ago by now. Compared to the other 2Cs in the league it's another big matchup problem.

3- Relative to the other C cores around the league, it's undeniably weak. You've practically admitted such without actually admitting such. How many teams can you have an inferior C stable to the Seattle group above? Even the Sabres have them beat at C (for the moment, anyway).</div></div>

smh, it's time for these players to step up in bigger roles that they weren't asked before. Gourde was playing very well in Tampa and knows his way around the ice. If Point and Stamkos weren't 1 and 2 you put Gourde at 2. Blues for awhile was making playoffs with David Backes who let's be realistic is a 2C, I think you feel the team isn't going to succeed in these areas but look at who they have to face. Vancouver has terrible defense, Edmonton might have semi decent defense, and Calgary is going through a defensive core revamp. Only team that has it for the taking is Vegas. All of the California teams aren't going very good.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul 31 at 11:46
Forum: Armchair-GMJul 31 at 11:44
Thread: I think this is a solid lineup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>Heh. It's a Cpt. Obvious take is more like it.

You call Gourde and Wennberg middle 6 centers, which is quite the exaggeration. Even if it was true, they are being asked to be 1C and 2C. This is way over their heads, as Gourde is really a winger and Wennberg hasn't been a real impact player for like four seasons now. As for Geekie, he has plenty of nice tools, which would be amazing if he wasn;t such a poor skater. This has obviously held him back, and presumably will continue to do so. Early evidence indicates he's an AHL-er.

Long story short, comparing these guys to KK, Danault and Suzuki is silly. The C spot is a huge problem for this team. How that can be argued with a straight face is beyond me.</div></div>

Yanni Gourde played a ton of Center minutes before Point was even in the talks about being one. They had Point on the wing. Yanni Gourde is a Top 6 Forward maybe not the most ideal first line guy, but we all said the same thing about Vegas and they went on to make a stanley cup final in their first year with a not so great Center depth as well.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul 31 at 11:42
Thread: I think this is a solid lineup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caniac2000</b></div><div>This is a lazy take. Their center lineup is... it's not great at the top end but it's there throughout the lineup. I might be able to speak more highly of Geekie than others because being a Canes fan, I have seen more of him. He's really solid as a 4th liner, and can play both special team units. Was improving in the dot under Rod too.

Berniers will be in experienced, but Wennberg and Gourde are both good middle 6 C's, and can certainly play the kind of role for this team Danault, Kotkaniemi and Suzuki did for Montreal did this summer.</div></div>

I agree, it's not the best Center depth, but it's not the worst either. Beniers will grow into that 1C role, I just don't think it's gonna be right away.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul 31 at 11:40
Thread: I think this is a solid lineup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>It's really not, and I think Francis has done a very bad job so far even with a handful of good snares. The center stable is just sad (this team will be scraping the bottom in faceoff %, but hey at least he has 32 LDs!), the O zone creativity is almost non-existent, the sniping ability is equally spare and the D has a couple of major sink hole warning spots. This is not a $72M roster.</div></div>

41 goals last year between the 1st line, 2nd liners is about where the 2nd liners need to be. The 3rd with Matty Beniers could potentially be very impactful between Tanev and Jarnkrok. The Bottom line should be fine. I think the lineup is better than you give it credit for. They have solid defense.
Forum: NHL SigningsJul 30 at 5:48
Thread: St. Louis Blues signed Ivan Barbashev (2 Years / $2,250,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Beardo_jr</b></div><div>As a biased Blues fan, I like this signing for Barbashev</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Dzinger18</b></div><div>Great signing for the Blues. I like Barbashev a lot and it's great for them to get him on a deal just a hair above the Jost deal, and in my opinion, Barbashev is much better than Jost. Love this signing for the blues.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Roysboy72</b></div><div>The only thing I don't like about this is that it walks him straight into free agency.</div></div>

It's an overpaid contract for probably one of the least productive 4th Line Center at this moment. I hope it turns around but we could have spent money on other areas and move Joshua up.