Locks
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- May 28, 2005
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That's a very good take. I believe Romanov has first-pairing upside complementing a pure offensive guy like Brook. And a first pairing guy does not have to be a true offensive dman. Vlasic and Slavin come to mind. Even Weber is not one and Romanov has superior offensive tools to Weber save for shot - skating, handling, vision and passing.Romanov has the potential to be a perfect modern complimentary Dman that you pair with a highly offensive guy. Bomb of a shot, reads the ice very well, still very mobile with a great first pass and physical. I’d like to see a guy like Brook focusing more on his offensive abilities and getting paired with Romanov, that line would be nearly impossible to score against and super effective in the Ozone.
Thirty points is a realistic projection but looking at Petry how he moved up from that range to forty points range with skating and shooting as his only significant offensive tools makes me think that Romanov can do as well as some point.