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I wouldnt worry about it tbh. To borrow a Rick Tocchett phrase Tanev is a “safety valve”. Tanev is such a solid player. He’s paired w Heiskanen on the top pair in DAL. He still moves extremely well and executes solid passes. His defending/transition game of course is superb. Its amazing how he “calms” the game down. IF Hronek generated more offence w his shot I might think differently about a Tanev trade off but so far we see very little of that. Much more often than not he gets the puck to Hughes which is exactly what Tanev would do as well.

Correct. You dont.

“Three years. I promise”

I never said they were too 6 players…..

One way to think about Tanev is to look at how successful Garland/Bleugar/Joshua were together in the regular season. Bleugar wasnt getting a lot of points but he was a key factor in disrupting opponents break outs and extending play. That led to more Garland/Joshua O zone time/scoring chances. Tanev plays a very similar game in the O zone. There is more offensive upside to Hronek even if I found his play somewhat underwhelming at times this season. That said, Im not concerned about a Hughes drop off if Tanev was his partner if it came to that. And yes, durability could be an issue w Tanev for sure.

Hughes deserves most of the credit though. Tanev or Hronek both complement his style of play. Both can make a good pass, skate the puck and activate. Having Tanev partner Hughes isnt about D zone deficiencies compared to Hronek. All Im saying is that it is not a downgrade from to Hronek to Tanev short term. The downgrade would be losing a capable RH D long term.

Trust me, Tanev would be an excellent partner for Hughes despite his age. Hronek was very good at pinches in the O zone and slinging the puck to Hughes-Tanev can do that. And defensively we all know how well Tanev kills plays and transitions the puck out of the O zone. He would definitely compliment Hughes. It’s no surprise he is playing top mins beside Heiskanen vs top lines in the playoffs. And in the dressing room he would definitely be a very good influence. The trade off of course is Hronek’s age (you’d have him longer) but IF they were to trade him to address other needs (assuming Tanev is his replacement) it could make some sense.

so awesome. no doubt the Sedins vouched heavily for Manny. Great add for the young guys coming up

Brandon Duhaime 27 RW 3 x 1.8 (Duhaime + Podz = bash bros) Michael Amadio 28 C 3 x 3.1 (3c)

Heading back to Sweden

Daily Faceoff / FP Analytics projecting Lindholm 5 x 6.7 That’s really interesting.

I dont watch South Park much. Sorry! If that makes me “dense” so be it

referring more to entering the zone. they could do both (skate in or dump). Canucks PP1 had a really tough time dumping it in (2nd unit was better at it). If PP1 had that dump in option threat it might help w skating the puck in more often

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Lighten up, PAL

Ok champ

It was a joke

Hronek is Czech

more personnel issue imo. EDM for example would often dump the puck in on their PP and retrieve it because they had guys like Hyman, Nugent Hopkins, McDavid, Draisatl who could all retrieve/battle. Canucks could really use a couple of guys that can do that in the bumper/net front. The returning players will likely see the need to improve there as well

to be fair though a knee injury can imply ligament damage which is more of a pain threshold thing which would definitely affect his ability to skate hard. if his knee was structurally unsound (instability) he’d likely not have been in the line up. the falling over thing is likely just part of his physical maturation / dealing with bigger humans in the NHL

I really like Teddy. His demeanour and professionalism is 10/10. You know exactly what youre getting from the guy and a key PKr for the team. Really hope he’s back. Hoping Z was hinting at re-signing too

just my guy but he’d rather just go to arbitration, do that 1 year deal and then go UFA. He’s going to want to cash in on his year w Hughes

ah gotcha. no worries

The criticism Brock received was more than fair. I didnt think he was doing enough w/o the puck. Mgmt and Tocchet challenged him as well. To his credit he stepped up big time. I wonder what he’s thinking going forward. He’s made a ton of money despite some previous lacklustre results. If he works w the team to stick around I would love it.

Im surprised how pedestrian Lafferty ended up being. Thought for sure we’d see him being a cruise missile more often. Ah well. The search continues