Quoting: dzmets
Agreed I would like a better option than Wennberg as my 2C but this is definitely not the worst option. Wennberg is a true two way center and is very good defensively. Also while he is overpaid to buy him out is not all that much. Less than 1 million cap hit per year. So if it does not work out you walk away after 1 year. I think he is much better suited for 3 or 4C but if there is not a better option available with more offensive upside I would rather see this player then counting on Cozens as 2C right away or playing Johannson there. I think this player is similar to that of Haula and with Haula you have a similar risk reward, but will be very hard to convince UFA to come to Buffalo at this point without overpaying him. If you do that then you are stuck with his contract as a buyout will be much more punitive.
Well hopefully there’s a better option,
Bc Wennberg at 2C would suck imo
If we were gonna acquire him though,
CBj should be giving us something to take him
Idc how good he is defensively...
5goals a year for 5mil is just brutal
And if we did bring him in,
then i really think you do have to put him on “line3” in a more defensive role & then just go with Cozens or Mittelstadt as the “2nd line” Center and just try to shelter them with as much offensive zone starts & as many favorable matchups as possible
And if we’re doing that...
then might as well not bring Wennberg in at all
Just re-sign Larsson for half the cost (or less) and use him in that role that we’ve seen him be good at for the last 2years
That’s just me though