Rejoint: déc. 2017
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Even with Bertuzzi and Vrana Detroit wasn't a playoff team. So we lose a few more games than expected and end up with a better draft position.
I don't think they want Soderblom playing 2nd line minutes yet. In the SHL they play about 50 games in a season and their season starts in September and ends in March. Playing with Rasmussen on the 3rd line with their size they have to be hard to play against. Plus if he isn't scoring he's still contributing defensively. You don't want to overwhelm him especially since the is first time playing North American hockey! It's exactly how they did it with Datsyuk and Zetterberg.
I think Zadina will see a good portion of time on the 1st line. He worked him ass of last season even and though he wasn't scoring he was still contributing. Plus Copp has played a lot more winger in the NHL than he has played center. So I'd keep Perron there to give Copp a little stability and move Kubalik to the 2nd line.
Off topic:
I was wrong about the rights of a conditional draft pick and didn't think or know you could even trade a pick like that. So I learned something new and thank you for that.