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No one in their right mind, assuming the Wings are not retaining as much salary as possible or adding a lot of extra stuff to make up for his negative value.
How do you figure? FWIW in montreal he played a lot of PK time. 2:44/Game this year, 2:16 the year prior. Not bad for a mobile offensive guy.
Thing about Diaz is he's a do everything player but doesn't excel at anything. He's decent and can fill roles well but not a PP specialist, not a defensive guy, not big nor physical.
detredWINgs
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Forgot about him. Haha I suggested a Kindl for McBain swap a while back as well. Basically players of comparable value without the lengthy contract. McBain might actually have rebound potential as well.
Pavels Dog
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He's not without talent, but I see him as being very similar to Kindl. Borderline NHLer. Can be a star in a euro league on a 1st pairing, but not good enough to be a top 4 guy in the NHL and not suited for a #5-6-7 role. If people think Diaz would step into Kindl's spot and not be just as hated 1 month into the season they are kidding themselves.
According to a few reports out of Switzerland, Diaz has accepted a tryout with the Calgary Flames:
http://swisshockeynews.ch/index.php...ins-the-flames-accepts-invitation-for-try-out
http://swisshockeynews.ch/index.php...ins-the-flames-accepts-invitation-for-try-out
Gotta admit, I'm a little disappointed. It would have been nice having him in place of Lashoff.
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Where's the spot for him to compete for? We have seven D signed. We have a handful of good prospects knocking on the door in GR. Unless there is some sort of handshake deal to give him a spot, it wouldn't make sense for any vet looking for a job to come to Detroit on an invite.
Heaton
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Yeah. I don't see why anyone should get excited about this. We sign Diaz and trade Kindl Or Lashoff, how is that a good move when we have Sproul, Marchenko, Backman and XO waiting? Not to mention signing players to PTO don't always mean that team is hoping to sign them.
I think it has more to do with the fact that he has a far better chance at making Calgary's team than Detroit's, even with our mediocre defense.
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I guess it depends.
The question we should ask is-- if one of our top 6 D gets a long-term injury, who the Wings play? A #7D or a kid?
If the answer is #7D I think that Diaz could be a good move. If the answer is a kid, then I don't care one way or the other.
Lashoff played a good chunk of games last year, I don't think #7D are insignificant.
Mister Ed
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With 6 defensemen signed and Dekeyser an RFA surely to sign, plus the 3-4 kids chomping at the bit, he had more chances of staying on the roster in Calgary.
That being said, he would've been competition for Lashoff, Kindl and the kids, and that isn't a bad thing.
That being said, he would've been competition for Lashoff, Kindl and the kids, and that isn't a bad thing.
detredWINgs
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Huh? If he had accepted Detroit's offer, it would mean he thought he had the best chance of making Detroit's squad. The most embarrassing thing that could've happened would be him accepting Detroit's offer over Calgary's.
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He's been a #7 d man his entire career, and I don't think he'd be anything else here or in Calgary.
Guys coming in on a try out aren't going to be regulars, typically.
