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The advanced stats show that he's been primarily used in defensive situations. I think that's a fair point.

The big issue is whether a 5.5 mill player should be used like that.
 
hockeylover said:
I'm not sure this is really true.
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It is. His Corsi Rel Quality of Teammates is dead last on the Leafs at -4.676, which is the 13th worst total of all centers in the league.

He's played all year with Kulemin, and either McClement or Komorov. All of whom stink offensively.
 
Kadri and Grabo need to be used as the top 2 offensive C's. I don't care how the lines are put together, but these two guys are your best options.

Bozak should be the 3rd option, a far distance from the top 2 guys.
 
leafman101 said:
It is. His Corsi Rel Quality of Teammates is dead last on the Leafs at -4.676, which is the 13th worst total of all centers in the league.

He's played all year with Kulemin, and either McClement or Komorov. All of whom stink offensively.
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And Mac no?

When our forwards are healthy, he's guaranteed to get two of Kessel, Lupul, JVR, Frattin, Kulemin or Mac as his wingers. So going forward I think it's still fair to expect him to produce offensively.
 
leafman101 said:
It is. His Corsi Rel Quality of Teammates is dead last on the Leafs at -4.676, which is the 13th worst total of all centers in the league.

He's played all year with Kulemin, and either McClement or Komorov. All of whom stink offensively.
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doesn't change that he's been weaker offensively than anyone who's been used offensively at all on the team.

Pts Pace

Kadri 76
Kessel 76
Frattin 64
JVR 62
Franson 54
Bozak 45
Phaneuf 42
Lupul 41
Kulemin 40
Gunnarsson 35
McClement 31
Grabovski 31
Liles 29
 
He hasn't been used offensively at all though. That is the point.

If you want him to produce you can't play him like they've been playing him.

But if he is going to just be your version of Sammy Pahlson you can't afford to pay him $5.5 million.
 
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leafman101 said:
He hasn't been used offensively at all though. That is the point.

If you want him to produce you can't play him like they've been playing him.
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he's been used as offensively as many of the names on that list, since, you know, they are his linemates, that's my point.

and Grabo has the 5th most PP time of any of our forwards so far.
 
Well yeah, but I'm just saying he hasn't spent very much time with Mac to this point. Its been the scrubs on his wings all year.
 
zeke said:
he's been used as offensively as many of the names on that list, since, you know, they are his linemates, that's my point.

and Grabo has the 5th most PP time of any of our forwards so far.
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Not many. Two. McClement and Kulemin.

The 2nd PP unit doesn't play a whole lot. He only has 2 less PP points than Mac.
 
2 of those scrubs have matched his pace production or exceeded it...and the other one hasn't stopped Kadri from producing while on his wing.
 
MindzEye said:
2 of those scrubs have matched his pace production or exceeded it...and the other one hasn't stopped Kadri from producing while on his wing.
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Statistically Kadri's linemates have been much better this year, and he hasn't been put in terrible offensive situations. In fact he has been protected and put in good offensive situations.

Grabo has by far been placed in the worst scoring opportunities of all of the offensive players on this team this year. By far.
 
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