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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 23, 2023 at 4:23 a.m.
Thread: Sabres
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Shibbal18</b></div><div>Tage is an exception not the rule. Granato isnt a miracle worker that waivers his hand and fixes players. It's not like Mittlestadt hasn't been given an opportunity either unlike Tage (and Skinner) who were buried on the 4th line or in the press box because they wouldn't play defense the way Krueger wanted</div></div>

Not that dissimilar, actually. Mitts has had some unfortunate injuries, but just like players and coaches praised Tage in practice, the same is being said about Mitts. His teammates and coach love him. He was slated to be the #1C before his injury and then Tage took that spot and ran with it.

Does Mitts score goals like Tage does? Nope.
Is he a good-playmaker and two-way player? Yep.

You just keep trying to give him away for basically nothing.

He's a young player that just keeps getting better and better.

But sure, let's roll back time. Sell players just as they are hitting their prime for big question marks. That's freaking Groundhog day.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 22, 2023 at 9:25 a.m.
Thread: Next year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>littlejerryseinfeld</b></div><div>Right now it would be 42nd and I suspect they move some guys

And yes, being on an 11 point pace following a 14 point pace season is almost the definition of defense only</div></div>

Sure. Points aren't everything, though. He contributes to offense a lot in ways that aren't reflected on a basic stats sheet, i.e. shutting down play and starting transitions back to offense, moving the puck up the ice, keeping pucks in the offensive zone and moving them into open space for offense to build off of, activating to draw players out of position, etc. There is a reason why he is so attractive to other teams, and his defense first style is a huge part of that. It is something a lot of teams are missing. Most "good" dmen would have absolutely awful goal differentials if they weren't always trying to score. I am of the opinion that dmen should play defense, and a "lack" of offense doesn't make them any less valuable.

Also, you can literally only have a 23 man roster. Having all of these players and prospects in your system does nothing if you can't put them on NHL ice.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 22, 2023 at 9:10 a.m.