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Forum: NHL SigningsApr. 10 at 3:46 p.m.
Forum: NHLApr. 6 at 1:23 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CantStopWontStop</b></div><div>Bunting has more 5v5 goals than Guentzel since the trade. More 5v5 points. More hits. More takeaways.

I don’t see those trends stopping ever. Guentzel did not deserve the icetime in Pittsburg and they’re seeing what happens when it’s properly distributed.

Pittsburg upgraded when they moved Guentzel because he is ——mid——(relative to elite wingers given all the minutes). Replacing his icetime was easy. The return was exceptional because Guentzel is not. People just assumed he was exceptional because the penguins played him 21 min a game with a goat. Jaden Schwartz would look really good playing 21 minutes every game with Crosby, get every pp1, double shifted for pp2, every good offensive minute. It wouldn’t mean Jaden Schwartz is Mitch Marner, he’d still be Jaden Schwartz - a guy who needs to have the energy to explode with the puck to get past some d and if you give him 21 min a game he can’t do that because that’s not how sprinting works.

It is extremely difficult to earn 21 min a game as a winger. You have to not only have absurd offensive skills, but the intelligence to conserve energy and awareness to play 2-ways. There are maybe 2-3 wingers worth that any given season (Marner now, historical puck possession gods like Datsyuk, prime patrick Kane, etc.) Guentzel is nowhere near the list of those skaters. He’s missing half the tools. He is on an entirely different tier of player, well below those who do “deserve” the highest workload. Playing him as if he were locked potential, creativity, probably was the source of some resentment, and disrupted the proper use of energy and matchups during the game.

The penguins built a trap, put themselves in it, thrashed about when their new gm freed them from the trap, and now have been the 4th best team in the east since.</div></div>

Yea no moving Guentzel for Bunting and some prospects especially now not looking good

Guentzel's the guy u wat come playoffs and is the guy who meshed well with Crosby

Also 5 on 5

15 gp Bunting 4 goals 4 assists

13 gp Guentzel 4 goals 8 assists

Both have around 17mins of ice time

So where's the more come in?

Pitt F'd up as Guentzel be better and for Crosby should not have done that.

Like if Pitt walked away for one or two of Morrow, Nadeau and Niskinin along with Bunting then sure u could live with that but they got a bunch of lottery cards, some okay picks and Bunting.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 4 at 12:59 p.m.
Forum: NHLApr. 2 at 5:32 p.m.
Four teams have done quite well already with NCAA signings

<strong>BOS</strong>
Drew Bavaro, D, Notre Dame (Big Ten)
Ryan Bischel, G, Notre Dame (Big Ten)
Jaxon Nelson, F, Minnesota (Big Ten)
Xander Lamppa, F, Penn State (Big Ten)
Christian Sarlo, F, Penn State (Big Ten)

<strong>DAL</strong>
Justin Hryckowian, F, Northeastern (Hockey East)
Luke Krys, D, Providence (Hockey East)
Ben Kraws, G, St. Lawrence (ECAC)
Anthony Romano, F, Clarkson (ECAC)
Jack Jensen, F, Augustana (CCHA)
Connor Mylymok, F, Niagara (Atlantic)

<strong>FLA</strong>
Riese Gaber, F, North Dakota (NCHC)
Cooper Black, G, Dartmouth (ECAC)
Ben Steeves, F, Minnesota-Duluth (NCHC)
Pito Walton, D, Northeastern (Hockey East)
Adrien Bisson, D, Mercyhurst (Atlantic)
Dustyn McFaul, D, Clarkson (ECAC)
Craig Needham, F, Providence (Hockey East)

<strong>TOR</strong>
Jacob Quillan, F, Quinnipiac (ECAC)
Matthew Barbolini, F, Miami (NCHC)
Mathieu Gosselin, F, Clarkson (ECAC)
Brandon Tabakin, D, Arizona State (Ind)

If Pittsburgh adds Collin Graf (to Jared Westcott and Scooter Brickey), they will jump to top.

Minnesota sounds to be favorite for TJ Hughes and Dylan Anhorn...would jump them to top tier too.

Here are best guys remaining...

F: Collin Graf, F, Quinnipiac (ECAC); TJ Hughes, F, Michigan (Big Ten); Christian Fitzgerald, F, Wisconsin (Big Ten); Jack Williams, F, Northeastern (Hockey East); Carter Wilkie, F, RIT (Atlantic)*; Gabriel Seger, F, Cornell (ECAC); Joey Larson, F, Michigan State (Big Ten); Luke Grainger, F, Western Michigan (NCHC); Karsen Dorwart, F, Michigan State (Big Ten); Ondrej Psenicka, F, Cornell (ECAC); Dylan Wendt, F, Western Michigan (NCHC); Josh Eernisse, F, Michigan (Big Ten); Garrett Schifsky, F, Michigan (Big Ten); Carter King, F, Denver (NCHC); Liam McLinskey, F, Holy Cross (Atlantic); Jack Musa, F, Mass-Amherst (Hockey East); Dalton Bancroft, F, Cornell (ECAC); Lynden Breen, F, Maine (Hockey East)

D: Dylan Anhorn, D, St. Cloud State (NCHC); Zach Bookman, D, Merrimack (Hockey East); Jacob Bengtsson, D, Boston College (Hockey East); Colton Huard, D, New Hampshire (Hockey East); Tim Lovell, D, Arizona State (Ind)*; Evan Murr, D, Minnesota State (CCHA)

G: Victor Ostman, G, Maine (Hockey East); Kyle McClellan, G, Wisconsin (Big Ten); Blake Pietila, G, Michigan Tech (CCHA)

(* transfer portal)
Forum: NHLApr. 1 at 12:49 p.m.