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Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 12:00 pm
Thread: TOR - WSH deal
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Driedger18</b></div><div>All of Jensens numbers suggest he's a good play driver from a chances and goals perspective and relative to his teammates in Detroit 2 years ago he was amazing. He may not be a perfect fit with the leafs style but he's a good skater so even if he's not super offensive he can keep up to the style they want. I also think he could play anywhere in the lineup so if Dermott finally becomes a top 4 option like i think he can be then Jensen can shift to the third pair and dominate against lesser competition.</div></div>

I don't think he needs to be a perfect fit for their style, but regardless I think he'll fit okay. I think he'd be a pretty good match for Rielly. He doesn't have much experience playing the type of minutes that that would entail, but he has done decently (and amazingly in Detroit relative to his mates as you mentioned) at limiting shots and chances against, while playing against pretty solid levels of competition. That combined with the fact that he's not completely incompetent at the transition game (i.e Hainsey, Zaitsev, etc) and he's very solid on the PK, I think he's worth a gamble.
Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 1:04 pm
Thread: No Muzzin
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood</b></div><div>Plus he's big and <strong>can skate so I think against Columbus he is less likely to be overwhelmed</strong>. Sandin could get pushed around a bit. If we were playing someone else then I'd say Sandin but for this series I would be less worried with Marincin getting sheltered minutes on the bottom pair. I'd also move Holl up to play with Rielly and move Ceci down and use them sparingly at 5v5. Dermott and Barrie looked really good last night, Columbus just couldn't get the puck from them.</div></div>

Um... what? The guy skates like Bambi and even against a team that isn't as hard forechecking as CBJ he handles the puck like a live grenade. The collectedness (I know that's not a word) of Sandin is the main reason I'd choose him over Marincin. Actually, I wouldn't choose one or the other, I'd go with 7D considering how little Keefe is using his 4th.
Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 9:37 am
Thread: Edit Nylander Kappy Lindholm Bennett
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Capitalfail67</b></div><div>Words are important in an online conversation. Imo Lindholm is a better 2 way player. He is a better defender than nylander and they have similar offensive abilities. “All around” Lindholm is slightly better. Lindholm is effective as a center. Again imo. Corsi is misleading. It’s useful but I always take it with a gain of salt</div></div>

Of course they are, but so is substance. Yes, Lindholm is the better defensive player, but really aside from 18-19, he's been pretty average that way. I take the guy who outstrips the other in basically every offensive/possession category rather than the moderate increase in defensive ability, that's just me though - It's certainly not a fact that one is better than the other.

Also, I didn't really mention Corsi... That would fall under the umbrella of 'possession numbers', but so do a lot of things.
Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 10:49 pm
Thread: Edit Nylander Kappy Lindholm Bennett
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Capitalfail67</b></div><div>All around play. His value in general. Skill and cap hit I would take him over Nylander every time. Skill is very very close but then you factor in cap and it’s not even close</div></div>

Sorry, but the majority of that is just words. I'm not even necessarily saying you're wrong, but there is no real substance to anything you said other than their cap hits (which is irrelevant in determining who is 'better' in any comparison). Like it's a fact that Lindholm is better because 'all around play' and 'skill'? Ok, I guess...

I'd prefer Willy over him because Nylander is a far superior transition player. He produces at a higher rate 5v5 rate. He produces at a higher rate in general - even if you just go by the past 3 year sample rather than career as to eliminate anything too far back to matter Lindholm barely gets the edge even though those 3 years include his career best year and Nylander's career worst. He has better underlying numbers (shots, IPP, xG, shot assists, etc). Has better relative possession numbers. Lindolm has also ridden a very high shooting % over the last couple of years (well above his career average) suggesting a likely regression whereas Nylander's over the last couple of years has been bang on his average over that span...

Lindholm is a better defensive player, (though this past year he wasn't much more than average in that regard), I just don't think that that <em>quite</em> makes up for everything else. It certainly makes it close, but I still take Nylander.