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Xavier02

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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 8 at 9:08 p.m.
Thread: New Kings Lines
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tkecanuck341</b></div><div>Struble doesn't fill the role that Englund does. The Kings need a large, truculent young defenseman that isn't a defensive liability. Struble is fine, but not really what the Kings are looking for.

I picked Montreal as a placeholder, but it really could be any team.</div></div>

What are you talking about. Struble is already a better defender then Englund. He also have a physical edge with already 35 hit in 21 games despite having very little ice time in the first 7 games. Englund have 15 takeways in 116 games, he is a defensive liability. Kings tend to start him in offensive zone more often because they can’t trust him. Struble get tougher opposition and still managed to generate more offense. He is faster and process the game a lot quicker. And he is 22 you clearly haven’t watch him played. Englund already hits is ceiling. Struble will only get better and better. Struble is exactly what the King need on defense. They have Spence and Clarke, adding a strong physical defender is just logic.
Forum: NHL SigningsNov. 28, 2023 at 12:05 p.m.
Thread: Detroit Red Wings signed Patrick Kane (1 Year / $2,750,000 AAV)
Absolutely brilliant signing. Basically no risk, medium to high reward. If he plays well it'll be a steal for that cap hit. If he plays poorly they can keep him healthy scratch if need be. Most likely, given how they've built the lines recently, the lines will look something like:

Veleno/Fabbri - Larkin - Raymond
Kane - Compher - DeBrincat
Fabbri/Veleno - Copp - Perron
Fischer - Rasmussen - Sprong

Compher is better suited to play a more defensive role than Larkin (I could see an argument made for Copp centering the line well for this reason) but he has also proven to be able to produce quite well when given opportunities thus far. If they do this, any negative fallout would not harm the 1st line that has been working great thus far. Besides, as stated above, you can bench players if they do not perform. You didn't need to move players or picks to make this happen, the deal cannot linger for longer than the season so I think this is an absolute win for Red Wings. Sure, Yzerman can look a bit silly if Kane cannot perform but other than that? Not many real downsides.