How is Tro’s metric playoff success? Pretty much every forward on the team sans Martinook could’ve been better in the playoffs.
His direct replacement has been banished to the fourth line. Again. We’re looking for righty centers with none available. I get the argument that we didn’t want the contract, I dont/didnt necessarily agree but at least understand the argument. Saying we’re good at that spot with Drury/Koko when we were in on Lindholm, our gm is saying we’d love a replacement publicly and as a group here goalie and the 2C spot are our most obvious holes I don’t see how you can think we’re better team without Tro. Again, I get the argument about the contract but we’re not a better team for it. We had to know there was going to be a drop off there, if I can see it coming obviously they can. Koko had never shown Tro’s level of impact.
Better suited for cap long term? Other than the money we’re spending on our fourth line center for years to come sure, but a better team without him? That doesn’t make any sense. It was a financial decision not a player one. Tro is a better player in every way, and a righty who had great chemistry with the group. We’re not a better team without him. Koko has been a dud to this point. I think we can say that without getting our feelers hurt.