Billy739

Billy739
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Forum: Armchair-GMil y a 13 heures
Sujet: Domi Trade and Flat Cap
LD Depth Chart behind Mete
(overachievers only ,we got more doing good )
Romanov
Harris
Norlinder
Struble

RD in our depth chart behind Petry
Fleury
Juulsen
Brook


That's its for RD with all facing set backs
Fleury was sent down for being inconsistent
Juulsens suffering head injuries similar to Patrick Noloan or Blake Comeaus and needs time
Brook had a horrible start to his rookie year pro and just started playing well before the season was ended .(if he makes the NHL i'd be surprised as he's reminding me more and more of Matt Taromina as he just wont learn to defend his own end )

our RD is bad and unless we bulk draft another 7 D over the next few drafts like we did when our LD was this low
then right now our immediate need is a Henri Jokiharu type RD who's in the NHL playing a role but has potential to develop into a top 4 Regular and hopefully if we're lucky a #1 OA RD.

Connor Timmons makes a lot of sense to as does many players.
It wont be Juulsen though as he came back for 12 years after missing the year and on new years was removed from the ice and taken to the hospital after being boarded.
Since this incident its media black out on all Juulsen related content. When Media members asked their questions are skipped .
His career is likely over or if we're lucky he'll take time to repair and in a year or 2 come back stronger like Blake Coleman (but Blakes a stubborn guy who like to push himself where as Juulsen just not)
Forum: Armchair-GMil y a 16 heures
Sujet: Next year if I was the GM
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Daredevil514</b></div><div>I would not be mad about picking Lundell, I just would not be thrilled either. At our position, all players are 2-3 years away of having an impact in the NHL anyway. I just think we had enough safe picks in the first round those last few years (KK, Poehling, Juulsen). I want a homerun type of player like Rossi, Raymond or Perfetti. Its been years and years and years without an electrifying player with pure skills. A player who can change the pace of a game on its own. Suzuki has this potentiel but we didnt even drafted him. Caufield can maybe do it too but he will probably be a unidimensional type of player (a very good one but still). Galchenyuk was supposed to be one but a lot of circumstances on and off the ice have made that it didnt happen (still think it was a good pick).

As for Askarov, it would be a nice pick for sure but I would be very disappointed too. Not about the player but more about the statement and what it means in the next couple of years. Sure its nice to know a real top goalie is developping until Price is done but I feel like picking one this high is just a waste of assets. You can always pick up a very decent prospect at that position in other rounds. Only Vasilevsky, Price and Flower were top goaltender picked up in the top 20 since almost 20 years from what I can remember. Rask, Quick, Gibson, Bishop, Hellebyuck, Holtby, Hart, Binnigton and a lot of other goalies were 2nd, 3rd or later round picks (some even undrafted).

We already have Primeau as a very good prospect and still have a lot of time to find others before we realize Price cant do the job anymore or Primeau cant replace him.

Where we are right now in the retool, Askarov, as good as he could be, is not the good choice IMO. I dont want the habs to pick Lundell but I would still prefer him over Askarov.</div></div>

i mean if we were talking a LW elite level and undisputed future top line guy then sure we'd take Perfetti
Issue is that's not what he's projected to be and i dont feel he'll even make his current projections
Every top 10 has a Jack Skille and i'm almost 100% sure its Perfetti

Otherwise i'd be where you are and say draft him as MTL only 2 big holes at the Pro level the next 2 years is
Top LW to replace Tatar longterm and an Undisputed #1 RD prospect on the level of lets say Bouchard or Timmons

Outside those 2 very specific roles we got Centers for years , We got young LW's and some veteran RW's who will soon be joined by a Ylonen or Caufield(year or so)
Our LD has depth for days as we cast a wide net drafting 7 LD over a few years and 4 of them over achieved and are closer then expected to turning Pro .(Romanov,Harris,Norlinder and Struble)
Our RD has good depth just no one to replace Weber or Petry when they get to old to keep up which is about 3-4 years before both are moved IMO

Goaltending is the only Area we havent treated as if it needs to be stocked .
Developing 2 Prospects in 2 different systems allows MTL to be in a position where rushing neither is a concern.
Primeau's not as close as most people think because while he's amazing overall his conditioning is very poor
Primeau went the NCAA route which means education over sports so no long road trips ever , no long playoffs ... no feel for what the NHL schedule is like.

This is particularly hard to adjust from if you're the only player expected to play 60 minutes a game and 50+ games a year if you want to be a starter.
Its why we pulled him out of the NCAA as in 2 years he undisputedly proved he was top dog and they had nothing left to offer him
Laval last season they had to work a 3 goalie rotation before Primeau found rhythm as his start was poor but his finish was strong
The skills there but put the kid on a 5 game road trip starting and we'll lose 4/5

I'm sure he'll adjust but that will take 1-2 full AHL seasons IMO which is likely why MTL left him down despite him out playing lindgren for the job
after that we'll see where he's at and maybe he's a starter or maybe he's just a tandem goalie like Halak or Murray
Askarov on the other hand will be an undisputed starter for a KHL team which faces some of the longest road trips in hockey so he'll be physically and mentally prepared to jump to NHL

Both are great but 1 chose Education over committing fully to his development
Because he had 1 foot in and 1 foot out his development will take longer based on his choices.
Russians like Canadians put hockey first (with Canada developing the option for those who commit to take university course free so if they want a career outside hockey they're equipped .)

i was a Primeau guy before the draft when i saw who he was , what he could do
i hoped MTL drafted him which we did as i always love investing in the long shots like Evans and Harvey Pinard (Desharnais 2.0)
That said the limitations on him dont hinder Askarov who IMO is Carey Price's replacement as best Goalie in the eyes of the Players for the next decade.
Primeau's just more of a Halak with a little bit of Roy's Flair when he throws out that leg
Forum: Armchair-GMil y a 16 heures
Sujet: Next year if I was the GM
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Daredevil514</b></div><div>I would not be mad about picking Lundell, I just would not be thrilled either. At our position, all players are 2-3 years away of having an impact in the NHL anyway. I just think we had enough safe picks in the first round those last few years (KK, Poehling, Juulsen). I want a homerun type of player like Rossi, Raymond or Perfetti. Its been years and years and years without an electrifying player with pure skills. A player who can change the pace of a game on its own. Suzuki has this potentiel but we didnt even drafted him. Caufield can maybe do it too but he will probably be a unidimensional type of player (a very good one but still). Galchenyuk was supposed to be one but a lot of circumstances on and off the ice have made that it didnt happen (still think it was a good pick).

As for Askarov, it would be a nice pick for sure but I would be very disappointed too. Not about the player but more about the statement and what it means in the next couple of years. Sure its nice to know a real top goalie is developping until Price is done but I feel like picking one this high is just a waste of assets. You can always pick up a very decent prospect at that position in other rounds. Only Vasilevsky, Price and Flower were top goaltender picked up in the top 20 since almost 20 years from what I can remember. Rask, Quick, Gibson, Bishop, Hellebyuck, Holtby, Hart, Binnigton and a lot of other goalies were 2nd, 3rd or later round picks (some even undrafted).

We already have Primeau as a very good prospect and still have a lot of time to find others before we realize Price cant do the job anymore or Primeau cant replace him.

Where we are right now in the retool, Askarov, as good as he could be, is not the good choice IMO. I dont want the habs to pick Lundell but I would still prefer him over Askarov.</div></div>

Askarov is the only Goalie since Price to be Projected this high for a reason.
We got our Cayden Primeau who's also projected to be a starter in the late rounds
MTL is a Franchise build on an embarassment of riches in net traditionally except the majority of the past 30 years we've been cupless we stopped taking it seriously.

Mr Gillette came in and Drafted Price this high despite scrutiny after passing up Devin Setigouchi who until 2010 was thought to be the better player given how quickly he put up 20 goals and how little time it took him to reach 30 goals . But longterm MTL won the trade so dominately most forget about the heat they took for drafting a Goalie so high .

Mr Gillette had it right and gave us our best players who Molson used on all his teams until 2015
After that it was basically just Price left from Mr Gillette's depth chart he built.
The only piece of value Molsons contributed from 2009-2015 was Brendan Gallagher a 5th round pick

Gillette took a goalie late in Halak and Early in Price
Both were amazing for us as would Askarov and Primeau be
Until we stop making 1 guy the savior with no competition we're doomed
i mean i loved Theodore and i love Price but they aren't a Roy or Dryden largely
Largely due in my opinion to never pressing competition like Dryden had or Roy faced early.
I bet if you ask Roy who's an Extremely competitive person if he'd rather have more competition or more ice time he'd choose the former.

this mentality of '' we already have '' is why we split the Price/Halak tandem and boned ourselves at a time when solid Tandems have won 8/10 cups.
I dont think Molsons stupid enough to make that call again after inheriting a core that took him to then ECF twice. If not for the return on Pacioretty he'd have nothing to show for the Gillette era assets that Molson used as his core for 2 ECF trips
Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 11:25 pm
Sujet: Next year if I was the GM
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Daredevil514</b></div><div>The thing with him IMO is that the upside arent super high, he looks like a safe Pick that will play in the NHL but I would prefer going for a maybe 80pts player with chance of busting than another 3rd line player. We did IT with KK and Im ok with it because we badly needed a center but now we're fine mostly fine with that. Go for the superproductive winger or trade up to get Drysdale.</div></div>

Lundell fits what we need and replaces Ylonen in our depth charts now that he's over here in Laval.
Ylonen like his dad will become a reliable middle 6 forward for us good for 30-40 points (his dad was actually quite decent)

i think the only other player more tempting then Lundel is Askarov who's touted the best Goalie since Price was drafted.
We got Price and Primeau but passing up on a Askarov would be slim as he'll be in Russia for 3-4 years developing at which point Price will be 36-37.
Seems smart to have someone come in and play tandem with Primeau post Price
Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 11:20 pm
Sujet: Next year if I was the GM
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>d4rk1ll4</b></div><div>A few things.
1st: I like the first trade. We get a guy that could help us for many years to come. I would like MTL to keep this pick and give STL instead or next year 2nd pick, even if it means adding a 5th-6th-7th.
2nd: we already have a lot of contracts and we don't need ahl contracts.
3rd: I like Weal for Gauthier trade.
4th: I think Domi vs Hanifin 1 on 1 would be a better deal. We don't need other draft picks.

I don't think Hall will accept a short deal, but if he does, cool</div></div>

Smith is a Cousins/Deslauriers/Morrow type
an RFA player who is mostly a healthy scratch and insurance during injury.
in the past 3/3 stepped up during injury to get enough value to acquire picks at TDL

Smith will likely be more like a Deslauriers type as i dont see him getting Cousins numbers.
Gauthiers fine but he's got conditioning issues which hold him back and Smith's nice insurance.

I agree about Domi vs Hanafin
1 for 1 just seems right
Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 2:12 pm
Sujet: Would he accept offer sheet
6.5 for 5 years and walk him into UFA
i just dont see TBL matching giving they got their top 4 LD signed until 2025 already at a high cap


If TBL matches we offer sheet Cirelli if he hasnt already been by DET (i see it happening as he would fix a lot of problems in DET for Stevie Y)

they cannot afford a long term deal for 1 let alone both
only way Cirelli and Sergy stay while leaving enough money to sign a 23 man roster is if both take 1-2 years deals to buy the team time to move players
even then they'd have to take less as TBL signed to many players to full NMC in exchange for taking less cap but that's now piled up

unless a big contract like lets say Johnson or Killorn agree to leave then these youth players are at risk
Its the cause and effect of the Kucherov and Point deals coming so close together
Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 2:07 pm
Sujet: 1 more year before truly competing
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>papishark</b></div><div>Kane is not the issue at all, and this mislead hate for him is dumb. He has been just fine in SJ and we do not have any need to move him, any issues in the past are nonexistant here. Yes we do need one or two more top six wingers, but moving Kane gets us further from that not closer</div></div>

History of Playoffs for Kane is what again ?

History of his teams success after Kane ?

Facts are Facts
you're just painting me your narrative of why its worth the risk
but Kane's never going to be a Stanley Cup Champ as he's a poor mans Jarome Iginla and even Iggy couldnt get it done despite coming close.

Iggy also lead his drafted team who was horrible to a Final based on his skill
Kane just missed practices and pissed off coaches instead of trying to be a leader and bring the lockerroom together like Iggy .

Not saying he has to be Iggy , i'm just point out he's not on his level but more so on the level of a Phil Kessel .
who only found success when a GM realized this about him acquiring him for less to play a lesser role behind more talented players.

Since acquiring Kane SJS has went from a SCF team 2 games from a Cup
To a non playoff team and bottom of the league

you're trying to replace Pavelski with Kane and as such Playoff Finals are off the menu until your realize the difference quality makes
Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 1:58 pm
Sujet: Sensible Moves
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>hockeytor_15</b></div><div>Wow that Murray offer sheet is matched without hesitation. This is worse than Sebastian Aho.</div></div>

why ?
they wont even Qualify him
not with his play , their cap situation and having 2 better goalies ready today .


the rules state whether he's worth it or not PIT has to offer him more to keep him
Just like VAN with Hutton they'll say F that we got better options and they need the room to grow

Jarry &gt; Murray
Desmith&gt;Murray as a back up

Jarry-Desmith have chemistry playing Tandem in AHL


Murray's done nothing since being handed the keys to the Kingdom by 3 times SC champ MAF
MAF as per usual is still making finals appearances while PIT since choosing Murray the dud over MAF PIT has only 1 a single Playoff Round


Tell me again why they'd offer Murray anything when Jarry -Desmith actually earned their pays?
Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 1:36 pm
Sujet: 1 more year before truly competing
way i see it , you signed Evander Kane so you wont compete until he's gone

WPG moves him and take big strides forward
BUF moves him and takes big strides forward

he's an Expansion team star meant to dazzle losing teams audience's
but his selfish play and poor character make him a team mate you can endur but not thrive beside.

if he was a 3rd line player that was depth and you had legit stars infront of him , totally different Scenario
but you're basically TML and Phil Kessel or even ARZ and Phil Kessel based on the small sample size
you're trying to play a depth talent with holes in his game at a level where he's got to match Mathews , Tkachuk's , Gaudreau's , Drisatl's, Oshies, Malkin's , Huberdeau's and many other legit top 6 stars.

i wont lie i think you're close but without an impact trade to fix your Wing depth i think its game over and you should outright rebuild .
if you were to bring in lets say for example Tatar and Danault lets say then your depth becomes legit (there's many other options i'm just trying to illistrate the level of talent you'd need )

you addressed the Goaltending and i like 3 line D core although if i was you i'd sign Voynov Mid Season when he's avail for 2m x 2 year deal as he'll help solidify your back end

Dahlen has value and you could use him and some picks to get most of what you want if you shop right .
(Dahlens a B + guy who plays a smart 2 way game)
Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 1:14 pm
Sujet: Offer Sheets or Trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GMs</b></div><div>Seattle select Matt Murray ! So give up Lehky for 1 year of Murray ? Not happening but nice ( offersheet/trades )</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aadoyle</b></div><div>whoever montreal acquired as a backup is at risk for seattle unless its one of those meh backups like kinkaid.</div></div>

Noooooo , reallly?

..... Kind of the Whole F'n Point

And what does it cost us again ?

A Player we will NOT Protect in Lehkonen
A Player a per MB only 1/4 prospects including Mcshane will be with us after July 1st when they need to be qualified(Hillis is the 1/4 i have no doubt)
A 3rd round pick (wow thats a lot right ?)

Or a 2nd round pick and we keep Lehkonen and Murray who will likely be chosen in the expansion
We get to protect Fleury ,Mete and Evans by proxy who were not on the protected list

If we lose Murray in either scenario the price we pay is worth it to keep Mete alone
Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 1:06 pm
Sujet: Offer Sheets or Trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Sebybbq</b></div><div>Murray won’t sign that offer sheet, he will at leadt be making the same salary that he was making last deal with the increase of salary that rfa are supposed to get.</div></div>

show me this rule ?

i'll show you the decline in his play the breakout performances of Jarry and Desmith.
TBH of the 3 i want Murray the least of all but he's the only one PIT fans want gone period .
i trade for Jarry its a no , i trade for Desmith they want NHL Regular return for an AHL Call Up

What Murray did was ride MAF coat tailed and failed every year since he left.
lucky for us Price is on MAF level more or less which create's a chance for MTL to get a Back up who can play
If he doesnt pan out it doesnt matter because Seattle is likely to take him regardless as he's still a decent back up for whats left.

why do you think Murray deserves so much?
Last post i payed him 4.2m and while every single other person said the was overpaid you were insisting he'll get more ?
He's failed to take the starting position , PIT gave up their 3 time SC winning Goalie and havent made a Final since for choosing Murray.

It would be like if we traded Price to STL and Kept Halak
We'd regret it and see him as a constant reminder of what we gave up for a goalie who is barely top 20 in the NHL when he's playing his absolute best at his career highs

i'd get it if we were talking about a goalie who struggled a little but played good overall
but were talking about a guy who had the keys to the kingdom and played really poor hockey compared to his mentor before him
Insult to injury is that MAF has been to the Finals since while Murray shows he can handle the workload of being starter
Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 12:55 pm
Sujet: How to solve your problems
Putting Domi and Tkachuk back together could work out for CGY
Given the rate of success or lack there of with their mid to late 1st round picks
Getting Domi a Center with 116 points in 151 games in his first 2 years playing with a 41% FO win rate year 1 then 49% year 2 .

Everything about Domi's increased ability to play Center says this fits CGY needs giving them another 2nd/3rd line Center with the potential to add scoring depth to CGY

Sergachev deal doesnt make sense
only reason for TBL to give him up is if we offered him 6.5m or more long term on offer sheets which they cannot match due to many NMC and to much cap promised.


Dubois to be honest will only be as good as Domi's proving to be, it seems like a lot of hassle just to get a little younger.
i'd just scrap the post and offer sheet Sergachev and trade for a 2nd line RW which is what we need as Danault doesnt play RW (LW sure but RW he doesnt play that physical style required to not get boarded everytime he plays the puck .)

This all seems forced and the lines as a result are really bad

Especially Brook who was often a healthy scratch in Laval and averaged less then 17 minutes a game
Not to mention he doesnt block shots , hit or back check and is as 1 demensional as Petry probably was at his age .(like Petry over the next 3-5 years he'll grow slowly into a PP leader)
Fleury is much closer but honestly could use another year
Chiarot can play LD and RD thanks to injuries in WPG and to many Left handed shots

you also forget Mete , Evans,and Ylonen who are all better options then running Teasdale , Kulak or Weal .
Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 6:40 pm
Sujet: Ben945
MTL doesnt need PLD

Domi's growing jumping from 41% faceoff win rate to 49% in his first 2 years putting up 116 points in 151 games .
i'd much rather keep him and add a big bodied RW like Andersson who can create space beside him .

PLD we're past now as we Got Suzuki playing well among the youth at Center plus we got two mid 20 centers entering their prime on a 2-3 years rise since being moved to Center.
Danault after being moved from 4th pair LW when we got him climbed to 3rd line center when Desharnais got injured leading to MTL moving DD. Danault and Shaw had a struggling Pacioretty join them on 3rd line as a demotion leading to the last time Danaults played bottom 6 Center. A steady progression that was also saw in the Faceoff rankings as he jumped from top 50 to top 15 to top 5 in the NHL .

Domi and Danault are a lock
right now its about finding them a josh Anderson ,Ilya Kovalchuk and IMO a Matt Martin (or Patrick Maroon) to round out our roster.
on Defense the simplest fix is always the best and we know Jordie Benn can play in this system plus we still havent acquired a shot blocker to replace him and need a mentor we trust for Romanov.


i'd just offer sheet Anderson with 5 years term at 3.75m cap to mirror the Gallagher deal he signed before he broke out.
i doubt CBJ signs it given JA requests for a trade and his sharp and fierce decline since being denied (CBJ could match and end up stuck with a player who is unhappy and wants out )
A 2nd round pick is a fair return all things considered .

Sign Kovalchuk , and Martin (other better options but i like a low cost hitter who's got a grit edge as it gives us a Shawn Thornton type for 4th line )
Trade for Benn as he's the cheapest 20 + minute shot blocker you'll find who fits our system and we let him walk so we could sign Kulak (which we regret)
Lucky for us we over payed Chiarot according to most before the season and that's worked out great for us but had we been playing Chiarot,Mete,Benn we would have been better off .

Werenski will just be in Romanov's way and given we over drafted figuring only 1/6 LD we drafted with depth picks would work out just for 4/6 to over achieve puts us in a unique spot.
Harris , Struble and Norlinder all are ahead of projections as it stands with only Norlinder and Romanov with the potential to be top pair LD so we can afford to take our time like ANA from 2013-2018 (before they traded away all their defense.)
Forum: Fauteuil - DG26 mar à 1 h 05
Sujet: Spending money
Domi's got 116 points in 151 games at center with 41% faceoff win rate year one then 49% the next year
With Mats Sundin hanging around its almost worth it alone to piss off Leafs nation more then seeing Tie in a Habs jersey
but then you factor in one of the Greatest Centers of his generation in his God Father mentoring him during his jump to Center (as he was drafted a winger and hasnt played center since timbits hockey as per Domi)

We're not giving him away for Brodin
its cheaper to just pay Krug the extra 2.5-3m to get Quality and a player we know plays well in Claude Juliens system (CJ gave him his first job as an undrafted NCAA free agent )
we pay more Cap but we have it and we also have no need to give Domi away for a player who's got Alzner 2.0 written all over him
2 for 2 D we got from MIN didnt live up to the cost we paid and this seems like more of the same
Forum: Armchair-GM26 mar à 0 h 58
Sujet: Wild moves Min Mtl Ana
MTL counters with Mete and a 2nd for Ristolainen

Ristolainen on 3rd , PK1 and PP2
Risto is a big bodied hard hitter who will be used when Weber's injured next (and it will happen)
With Juulsen out indefinately we need the security of a top 10 hitter in the NHL

With Romanov coming , Harris ahead of Schedule having a great year , Norlinder being top Prospect in in the SHL's version of the AHL , Struble called up a year early to play in NCAA after their roster faced a year ending injury and on top of that our long shot LD are playing well to . we over drafted on LD but that's fine as long as we dont rush them and make them earn their spots .

Bring in Jo Benn again to play LD minutes with Chiarot and Romanov

Chiarot-Weber
Romanov-Petry
Benn-Ristolainen
Kulak

If 1/3 D pairings has an off night MTL has the option to lean on the other 2
all 3 RD are capable PP performers giving us options on PP while our LD are reliable PK guys and a rookie with real potential to help on PP
He's have Size but most important we'd have Hitting , Shot Blocking and most important more Special Teams options capable of handling the additional minutes if Weber gets injured again (like every other year)
Forum: Armchair-GM26 mar à 0 h 47
Sujet: Wild moves Min Mtl Ana
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>hockeytor_15</b></div><div>Lmao Petry is prob gonna leave and go to ufa. Idk bout you but the last time I checked petry was 33 and had 1 year left after this season. Risto is 25 and is having 1 bad year.</div></div>

If Petry wanted out it would be for CHI or PIT who is the only team close enough with the pieces to be a contender that might be able to make the cap work to out bid MTL
TML , OTT,DET, BUF, nor CBJ are in the position to offer Petry what he wants .

i say its MTL PIT and CHI in the bid for Petry and if MTL wants him we got the cap to over pay
i think Petry takes less for a full NMC though as he's happy in MTL where he's already #16 All Time Defensive Scoring and climbing past Rivet,Souray and Desjardins to get there .
Forum: Armchair-GM26 mar à 0 h 25
Sujet: Habs Land
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Habs_Hfx10</b></div><div>I knew Harris had a good year but didn’t know he was playing that much. Habs have some intriguing LHD prospects coming up Romanov, Norlinder, Struble all seem to have good potential if they keep developing like they have this year.</div></div>

its like Suzuki vs Kotkanemi
one may be bigger today but next year experience gained by developing longer will pay off

Harris like Suzuki is a regular representative of his nation who's constantly improved to become a leader .
Norlinder like Kotkanemi could be rushed because he's over achieved so young but if developed properly will become bigger stars long term .
(they could end up being just like JH and NS which isnt a bad thing but the potential is there )

Suzuki and Harris are you Jeff Petry /Brendan Gallagher types who are middle 4/6 leaders
Norlinder and Kotkanemi on the other hand have the potential to be something we've not had since Koivu and Souray .
but only if we develop them properly as Saku Koivu has been saying about the KK situation for a year now pointing out both he and his brother needed 2 years to mature post draft.