The Zetterberg Era
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just brainstorming here-
why not move jurco in a package for phaneuf? id rather see Pulk in the NHL under blash see what he really has in him
Jurco has a fantastic relationship with Blashill and has the size and defensive acumen to be a big impact two-way player.
Nyquist, Tatar and Pulkkinen are all undersized. I like their compete levels, but honestly the fit is better with using one of them to get the trade you're looking for.
Blashill eluded to the fact that what he puts up with at the AHL level with Pulkkinen isn't something he can get at the NHL level... Something along the lines of you have trust he can play that way at the AHL level and his contribution far out weighs some of the other things you live with and NHL coaches just won't see that way. So the idea he is getting ready to build his whole offensive philosophy and PP around Pulkkinen is probably out to lunch. Blashill is now a NHL coach, he is going to expect more out of Pulkkinen as well.
You are going to run your PP with Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Nyquist (3rd in PP goals last season) and Tatar. The idea of reworking that whole thing for Teemu just isn't that realistic.
I think Blashill is ideal if they decide to push forward with the concept of Pulkkinen on the third line and second PP unit. But Pulks remains probably our best movable asset that we can stomach. Nyquist and Tatar are just simply too good to really debate which leaves Pulkkinen the loser in terms of that debate. We will see what happens, in all honesty this is a good problem to have assuming you move whatever player loses out on the wing for the right thing or things. Eventually we are going to have to trade some of these wingers coming up.