Quoting: SlevinKalevra
Sounds good. I’ll help him pack
Jokes aside I’m hoping a better coach and hopefully better line mates gets some of his old production back. That said I still don’t like having that cap hit around moving forward
TBH if he wasnt one of the better 4th line Centers in the NHL i'd be out.
I'd say Sissons who just got a promotion was #1 on 4th line for years
Now i think you got Cizikas, Faksa, Monahan, Bellmare and Bozak are the top 5 guys to Center 4th line regularly/consistently.
His contracts rough sure but we'll need him the next 2 years anyways and get to sell him for a profit after that.
I sinicerely think a line of Armia and Faksa Strength could be great as it will give Armia support along the boards and increased possession time.
The more possession time Armia has the more points our Defense have (he wins a lot of battles along the boards for us )
Pezzetta-Faksa-Armia is pretty good
It gives Pezzetta a chance to step up his game too with a Center who actually wins faceoffs (less chasing and more shooting time)
He's much better at his age then Deslauriers was in the same role and Deslauriers atleast when he was here was pretty solid actually.
If we can mold Allen Jackson Jr (lol) into a solid 4th line guy beside those 2 and can lead when they're gone .(Pezzetta was a Center until he got to MTL, Faksa can help him jump to it here)
Having him despite his cap has a lot of upside for MTL
That said we woulda just rather 1 for 1 traded you Savard filling a hole each team has
That said i couldnt find a team Drouin made sense on besides DAL because their best case scenario is Drouin is healthy but even on LTIR
They clear 3.5m for 2 additional years cap for a B+ prospect and a pick that wont convert past a 3rd so win win win no matter what way you slice it for DAL