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aldore
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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 13, 2022 at 6:18 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 13, 2022 at 5:43 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tstrauss16</b></div><div>Yeah I don’t love the Leddy deal. If I’m thinking like Armstrong rn I think next year Krug or Tarasenko are gone. I’m extending our captain and Kyrou. I’m signing Perunovich to a 1 year deal and see how well he does. Then seeing if he can make the jump to replace Krug to play alongside Faulk. The top 4 won’t have set lines, they’ll have set matchups. Leddy doesn’t have any clauses, so his contract is moveable to an extent. Parayko needs a puck moving defenseman with him. Instead of having just lockdown guys the Blues need to play with more tempo and speed coming out of the defensive zone. That’s the best way to play against relentless offensive teams. Shutdown guys will help alleviate pressure in the defensive zone for sure, but we gotta start the rush clean and that’s what the Blues liked about Leddy. I think he had some stat about being in the Top 3 for effective defensive zone exits.</div></div>

I mean, I agree he needs someone who can move the puck decently well but leddy is 1 dimensional in that regard. He needs someone who can do both. Leddy is bad to have on the team for this year, let alone the 3 after that. It’s bad cap management. Moving Krug isn’t gonna be easy with his contract and full NMC. And even if we did that, our top 2 LD as that would stand would be Perunovich and leddy? That’s not a championship LD core. I think Perunovich could be a solid second pairing guy just like I think krug is now. Leddy is not a 1st or even 2nd pairing guy. He probably had some top zone exit stat because he allows the other team in the zone so much he was almost destined to be in the top. I hope I’m wrong and leddy turns into a solid player but at 31 and everything I’ve seen, I just don’t have much faith in him.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 13, 2022 at 4:31 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 13, 2022 at 4:28 p.m.