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Didn’t say you did. There is an eternal mystery box aspect to prospects that leads to overstated comparisons (not saying you) that is undeniable, though, just speaking to that. The actual nhl production thus often undervalued. This is something that no doubt exists, it’s ingrained in the entertainment aspect of the whole production watch sportsnet on draft day and you’ll see: every player has an nhl comp or either nik lidstrom or jaromir Jagr if you polled 100 random fans whether they’d be disappointed if pick 11 had the career of skinner I’d bet over half would say yes

Hence the term 80% league, until the playoffs.

Nor would they be able to sustain the pace.

Well I didn't say that. If you draft a guy like Eiserman to replace Skinner in this scenario, that is mistake. You have 2-3 years of Eiserman no where near the NHL and then another 2-3 years of Esierman adapting to the NHL. Maybe in 5 years you might have Eiserman able to replace Skinner. Skinner and Eiserman aren't connected IMO. The player on track to replace Skinner is either Benson or Kulich.

Players that are better get paid more. Hope that helps. - - - His contract will be 15% of the cap next season. Pastrnak’s is 14% wooooooOOOoooooOooo my online GM simulator broke! It does not compute!

They don't play similar IMO. Eiserman has a better shot and not the shifty skating. Demidov would be a better comparison to Skinner.

Explain what about it? Well I doubt he is available if a player like Matthews is available, you make room for his contract.

Skinner is top 10 in even strength goals league wide, over the course of the last *10 years.* He has nearly 400 goals. Very few nhl players have no flaws. To think we can draft some rando at 11, throw them in Rochester for 3 years and get ourselves an upgraded version of Skinner just blows my mind. Maybe an upgrade on who Skinner is in 3 years, but if that’s the argument that’s not really saying much of anything

Bravo! 👏 Now 'splain us about his contract.

Making them an offer they can't refuse Beat me to it

Skinner probably represents closer to a ceiling

So after 3 years in Rochester he could be a upgraded version on Skinner?

Sabres have no room for the best scorer in a generation and maybe ever at even strength and a guy who’s pretty good but not yet exceptional in the playoffs Being pretty good in the playoffs? That’s beneath us we’re more of a “first exit pass rate per 60 relative to expected goals at 5 V 5 for all players under 22” type treasure hunters. Find the one obscure stat that fits the narrative and chalk the rest up to vague intangibles

Or his contract and lack of playoff intensity.

The Utah YetTAY

No room for the best goal scorer of a generation

Berube

Apple's website. Its been like this for years, but if I go there to look at a product and use the mouse wheel to scroll down, that means I saw what I wanted to see and want to, you know, SCROLL DOWN. Yet half the time when you try to scroll down their product page, you actually do scroll down..the other half the time it takes their pictures/animations and, well, animated them, and you have to scroll and scroll and spin that mouse wheel 5 times as much as you should have to just to get to the next part of the page lower.

When looking at his 'relative' underperformance compared to other stars in the league (hes not BAD in the playoffs, he just doesn't elevate), and seeing this over 8 years now.....what you said seems to be the most likely answer.

Walk into an M&T branch and need a customer service rep. Instead of getting someone in a cubicle, I get a staffer at a standing desk not even 3 feet from where others are waiting. Sorry, but I don’t need others to hear about my finances.

For a top 6 or even an above average 3C with term, it might have to be 11 + prospect(or Joker).

Max points for alliteration there, extra for the snow and cold reference and the originality. Anything bee-related kinda works for me in terms of state-related and originality.

The Islanders traded #13 to Montreal in 2022 for Romanov, who then flipped that pick to the Hawks for Kirby Dach. The Canucks traded #17 and a 2nd for Filip Hronek. The Sens traded #7, a 2nd and a 3rd for Debrincat, the Kings traded #19 and Brock Faber for Kevin Fiala.

Watching it right now. So who's next in TO?