Kaizen
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Grigorenko is up for auction on the Trade Board. Would Gormley get it done?
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Grigorenko is up for auction on the Trade Board. Would Gormley get it done?
Don't like his character. Another Turris-like primadonna.
Value wise it's fine, but I'm not sure what role Grigorenko would play next season. If we win McEichel, do we really go with two young centers as 1C 2C? Doesn't really fit the mold of a 3C either, assuming McEichel-Hanzal-Grigorenko. Could make more sense if we're picking 3rd.
Don't like his character. Another Turris-like primadonna.
Don't like his character. Another Turris-like primadonna.
Do seem to recall hearing this, but so do many other great players. Don't like the mentality but if the kid can come in and rip it up then I'd still go for it. I am of the camp of giving Gormley more time though. I thought he'd be ready by now but he may still need a few years of incubation as some players just grow mentally later than others. Plus it will give him the oppertunity to work on that atrocious skating.
A few more years? Half a decade not enough? He just may need a fresh start some where else, so I say trade him and wish him luck, he will need it.
Read in Phili didn't break into the league until he was 26 and while not a top line guy, he's a great middle 6 player. Different circumstances granted, but he still was a late bloomer.
I also didn't say I was against trading him, just that he may be a late bloomer and could need a few more years. Maybe he does just need a change in scenery, either way, I still like him as a prospect, his calling is likely just lower than we all hoped.
Those last bloomers are usually guys who either mentally haven't figured it out or physically matured slower and I don't think gormley fits either one.
A few more years? Half a decade not enough? He just may need a fresh start some where else, so I say trade him and wish him luck, he will need it.
I hope you're right, it would be cool if his skating troubles went away because of more physical development. Mentally I think he's in very good shape already. I think he'd be an ok bottom pairing guy right now honestly but it's hard to get used to nhl hockey when you only see the ice once a week.Well, that's where we differ I guess. I think he's not physically 100% where he needs to be and it appears his mental side is a few steps behind right now. He's probably not going to become a top 3 blue liner like we all imagined, but I see no reason he couldn't become a #4/#5 guy in a few years.
Read in Phili didn't break into the league until he was 26 and while not a top line guy, he's a great middle 6 player. Different circumstances granted, but he still was a late bloomer.
I also didn't say I was against trading him, just that he may be a late bloomer and could need a few more years. Maybe he does just need a change in scenery, either way, I still like him as a prospect, his calling is likely just lower than we all hoped.
Read in Phili didn't break into the league until he was 26 and while not a top line guy, he's a great middle 6 player. Different circumstances granted, but he still was a late bloomer.
I also didn't say I was against trading him, just that he may be a late bloomer and could need a few more years. Maybe he does just need a change in scenery, either way, I still like him as a prospect, his calling is likely just lower than we all hoped.
Hey, what a coinkydink! Just like Maloney and Tippett!