Sorinth
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Well, there's the difference I guess. I think he will be.
We'll see. He's young and he's had off ice issues. Maybe he won't be as good as I project he will be. But to me, he looks like a future first pairing guy. I don't think he'll be a star player but I think he'll be a very good core player for us.
This might be another difference. To me a first pairing guy is a star player.
But I won't begrudge a guy who thinks Beaulieu will work out his issues, all of us are right sometimes and wrong other times. He certainly has the potential to be special.
For me the fact that I think we are close to contending makes losing a potential star, bearable so long as we get one back. Waiting for Beaulieu and company risks us losing our window. You see Beaulieu replacing Markov, if that takes 3-4 years then our window might be closed. Plekanec will be nearing the end, our current stars Price, Subban, Pacioretty will be at or near the end of their prime (Though in all likelyhood they'll still be good just not great). Even guys like Eller who I believe in will be reaching UFA status and so we can't pencil them in the lineup. And really Beaulieu bing able to replace Markov doesn't make us better it leaves us the same.