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When he's been very happy to have tunnel vision Rust and no hands Dupuis on his line? I doubt that very much.
"i will sign for league minimum to play for Mario"
Dupuis had good chemistry and the brain to overcome his flaws. I don't see that in Tanev. Rust can still make the tic tac toe plays with Sid and I think has worked on his game to be a better player.
There's no doubt Sid is getting one of Guentzel or Rust (possibly both). I know this is a what we want to see though but from what I've seen of Tanev I don't think it'd be a good fit.
Rust. Because I think Zucker - Malkin - Kapanen is a better fit of skill sets.
But in this scenario Guentzel is with Malkin.
Tanev's got a pretty solid hockey IQ. I dunno about the chemistry, but maybe he can make it happen.
And I pretty much straight up disagree with tunnel vision Rust bein able to make tic tac toe plays. We could also look at Jared McCann as similar. Sid's got a real record for being happy to play with flawed speedy grinders and that's exactly what Tanev is.
I really enjoy Tanev but he is exactly what he is, I don't think he's hiding untapped talent. He's a great bottom 6 guy to have and especially with the stars getting older assess everything via playoffs. When the games get tight and Sid and his LW get contained is Tanev the guy to break through? He's not one I would bet on. Can he fill in here and there in the regular season when needed? Sure.
Are you reading a Rust scouting report from before last season? Because he certainly was part of several slick plays in 2019...his offensive game exploded last year and surpassed what anyone could've imagined. Tanev is not doing that.
I am not saying this is who Rust is today - I am saying that the version of Rust I am describing got a ton of time with Sid. And that saying Sid would shun a guy like Tanev when he was with that version of Rust a lot is an eyebrow raiser for me.
I'm not sure how well Tanev with Crosby would work. But I'm not totally sure how Kapanen would do either and if Tanev did work with Sid, then all of a sudden you have three very good lines, because Kapanen can score a bunch on the third line. Sid's ability to go toe to toe with top lines - which you know is coming - benefits a lot from Tanev too.
I think you see O'Connor / Lafferty up with Sid before Tanev tbh. But, I agree with your view and I imagine Sullivan does despite what he is selling in interviews.
I'm tempted to go full psycho and suggest
Zucker-Crosby-Tanev
GMR
McCann-Blueger-Kapanen
Because that's a lot of scoring talent on the third line (fingers crossed) and I think a lot of things Tanev does fit well with Sid, but, well, I think the right answer here is Kapanen...
Tanev's a weird one to call as Sully really likes him with Blueger, but we know how quick his mood can change. Can't call on O'Connor until we see him, but I feel like Lafferty lost a bunch of ground. Rodrigues would probably be my guess for a bottom sixer to suddenly get into the top six though.
But yeah, the big thing is I do generically just hope to find a way to get some of that top six scoring into the bottom six though.
Agreed.Rust. Because I think Zucker - Malkin - Kapanen is a better fit of skill sets.
Get ready for some useless stats from people defending Kap. Kap pretty much has to play in the top 6 because there isn’t anyone one else capable.Kap’s got a lot of speed and skill but he’s also a dumb player. Playing smart and thinking the game along Crosby’s wavelength seems to be his most wanted criteria for his wingers.
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Rust. Because I think Zucker - Malkin - Kapanen is a better fit of skill sets.