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would much rather see anybody from Rochester (Bailey?) get a shot before re-signing aging vets...if we are going to lose I would rat6her do it with young guys like the Leafs did a few years back

Botterill has made it clear that is at least part of his plan.

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I loved the signing last offseason. Below the radar, cheap contract for a SO specalist with the wheels to play an aggressive forecheck. But he was never healthy. A fourth line of Bailey - Josefsson - Baptiste would be nice.

 

But, like the TIE Interceptor he was all speed with no shields. Good cannons for a shootout weren't enough to overcome his own inevitable encounter with destruction the injured list. Throw in the requirement for a transport/carrier because of a lack of hyperspace capability (meaning he couldn't carry his own line)... and we can find a better alternative.

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I fear he'll never be able to repeat that glorious 2014-2015 season when he put up 14 points in 58 games. 

 

His career looks like a model for Nylander based on evidence to date. Except the part about being a good 4th line grinder and shootout specialist because I don't think Alex is either of those. 

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I fear he'll never be able to repeat that glorious 2014-2015 season when he put up 14 points in 58 games. 

 

His career looks like a model for Nylander based on evidence to date. Except the part about being a good 4th line grinder and shootout specialist because I don't think Alex is either of those. 

 

You know, Alex is (was?) actually fantastic at shootouts.

Josefsson is a great comparable.

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You know, Alex is (was?) actually fantastic at shootouts.

Josefsson is a great comparable.

I wasn't aware of the shootout capability. 

Yeah, a smooth skating yet not all that fast Swede drafted in the 1st round who can't score for sh*t. Nailed it.  

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