Yep. I watched him in Niagra. He is a much better dman then we saw. He's still young and is learning. He's going to be awesome. One of the many WTF moments on this board was reading how some wanted to salvage value and trade him for a pick or something.
Dunn can be a PPQB, and while we're seeing some life on the PP. The Blues desperately need some help there from coaching.
Small sample size is why some folks think he is top 4 LHD. He's had flashes but never consistently been that quality. And his struggles with puck are big issue when he plays up in lineup. He's fine in bottom pairing but would look even better in Philly or Anaheim.
I don't think we'll be happy with what may be available from those teams in the top pairing
Well I'd rather have Lindholm or Provorov too, but either Fowler or Ghost would be nice addition to our top 4. And I realize we would need to give up more than JE for either.
That's the problem though....I'm not comfortable with a top 4 of Dunn and Fowler/Ghost....
I am comfortable with either Ghost or Fowler with Parayko. Question is whether we are comfortable with Dunn and Petro? I think I would be.
I generally prefer Petro with better defensive partner and Parayko with better puck moving partner, but each is good enough to be adaptable.
I think guys just need to be on the same page. When you pigeon hole guys into a role, its easier to defend a breakout. I mean hell...Edmundson scored off a rush...in alone. Petro led a rush and Dunn finished the play as the 3rd man in....the forwards did their job when the dmen jumped.
I remember a good deal of pushback on him during that draft. Too small and cant skate well enough.
There were also a lot of people who really liked him though.
I was one of them. You don't score that many goals on accident. I didnt think he'd be this prolific in the NHL though.
I thought DeBrincat and Point would both be really good. I lost it when Chicago got Panarin. My Chicago family: “hey, we just signed some Pan-aye-run guy”. They didn’t deserve him.
