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Steven_Stamkos

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Forum: Armchair-GMFri. at 9:51 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFri. at 10:41 a.m.
Forum: NHLFri. at 9:28 a.m.
Thread: Most Underrated Defenseman in the NHL
Letang is properly recognized around the hockey world. He's also in a bit of a weird position given his age. It's really hard to call a 36 year old player, and soon to be 18 season NHL veteran underrated, especially the title of most underrated defenseman in the league. Hanifin I think has caught a lot of attention in the last 2 years, especially now with him being a top 5 player on CapFriendly's trade bait board among users. Sergachev is interesting. He got a lot of recognition after his break out season last year. I don't think his name is underrated, but moreso his game. A lot of people point to him making only $500k less than Makar, but not being as big of an offensive threat, or as dynamic. But I think there are a lot of people who don't really understand the full scope of Sergachev's game. While him improving offensively was a needed and huge step in his game, he's also very very solid defensively. He's a big body who lays it down, he blocks a ton of shots. He logs heavy minutes, playing top 4, powerplay and penalty kill time. His name is not underrated anymore I dont think, but his completeness as a defenseman is I think.

As for these three names, I would vote for Sergachev. But I don't think he's the most underrated in the league. Like the first user on this post said, Spurgeon is definitely near the top of the list. I think Adam Larsson is up there. Jake Walman after his season last year, I would put him up there. Gustav Forsling is also a very good pick for most underrated.
Forum: Armchair-GMWed. at 2:48 p.m.
Thread: Stamkos
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JTBF81</b></div><div>Nah, while it may be a callous approach by JBB, until.the cap is confirmed for next year, he can't be offering Stamkos some number and then be jammed if it doesn't go to 87.5. Stamkos isn't a 8 year extension type like the others that have signed recently, so it's trickier. I still think it gets done fairly soon after the season is over and the cap is confirmed, but this is a cautious move by JBB. Communicating this privately with Stamkos.and his agent would have seemed the better course, rather than having it all be aired out publicly, but the actual path being taken isn't that surprising.</div></div>

Yeah public was not the way to go. It's definitely a wise move to not count your chickens before they hatch with the cap jump. I see him getting the Kopitar extension 6x2 and then signing a cheaper longer deal after that potentially. But just from the statement Stamkos made, I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't want a pay cut now and views the lack of an extension this far as a slap in the face. And wants 8 or 8.5 or even a raise who knows. Time will tell but this definitely has the potential for me to not like JBB if this situation were to end up falling off the rails. I mean you gotta take care of a player like Stamkos. Taking chances with a franchise face and long tenured captain is an intricate slope to maneuver