@JFreshHockey@FransNielsen If they could get him for essentially nothing like the isles did horvat, then yes probably…? I could understand the idea of it if they traded a haul for bo but they didn’t which is why this thought process makes no sense and never did
@JFreshHockey@FransNielsen So they shouldn’t have acquired a 27 year old center in his prime so they could tank? Maybe they could have even landed matthew schaefer
@Ajsoti@philzfactz@Fayd2blak Depends how you define threat there considering holmstrom has a wicked shot that he doesn’t use much at all. But this is like saying (to an obviously crazier extent) why not try soucy over schaefer bc we don’t have the data to say it won’t work better than the pp operates now
@Ajsoti@philzfactz@Fayd2blak Great play-i know it’s tough for you guys but it’s possible to like holmstrom without having to pretend someone else on the team isn’t good. Always loved holmstroms game but just don’t get thinking in order to give him credit u have to pretend he’s someone he isn’t
@philzfactz@Fayd2blak@Ajsoti Love holmstrom but there are much better ways to prop him up than to pretend he’s as good or a better passer than barzal…just such unserious commentary
@Ajsoti@DynoDangle@steve02760737 Barzal has more assists this season than holmstrom does in these last 2 seasons combined & also has 1 less goal on the year…what are we talking about here
@norespect4isles@DynoDangle@a_gillette3 Thank you. If they finish with 98 points and miss the playoffs that would obviously suck but i’m not understanding why people are acting like that means they have to fold up the franchise. The sky is always falling for these people and it’s pathetic.
@IsleStotle@booly490 He’s not getting paid 11.6 to just be better than guys like that though. If EP came here and was still just a 60 pt guy making that much, it would be a huge problem and a brutal trade to make-would be giving up important assets for a very overpaid player. Seems like a lot of risk
@philzfactz@datadomNY Is he helping the powerplay though? Seems like the missing piece is a left handed shot on the other side of barzal not another righty
@philzfactz@SME1715 I’m sure trading away all of the good players and sucking for the next 5 years with an empty building would be the way to keep his job