The Liker
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- Oct 19, 2017
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Do Hurricanes have actually competent wingers if Aho goes to center? There is all this talk about center but what about wingers, does the team have enough depth?
Conclusion: save us JVR you're our only hope
... you mean 40 point inconsistent all season guy? i mean he is decent defensivly nothing special but has no offensive capabilities some games and he really hurts us. a game that could prove me wrong are the last couple tho, has looked a lot better as of late from what ive heard. i haven't been able to watch because of work and i was at the OBX last weekend in the st patties day parade then had work sunday night. Lindholms 20/30 faceoff game is actually really impressive. rest i havent really thought was that good.Lindy: 45-50 point skill guy, versatile (he's similar to Cogliano)
I'm not sure I'm stoked about JVR, I agree he's gonna be overpaid. He does play a pretty straight forward game that would likely complement some of other guys, and does have the hands around the net. That contract is gonna be rough though..
One thing to consider about JVR- he is bad defensively and most of his goals/points are scored close to the net (Peters system seems to not like that place on the ice) and on PP.
Technically you are right, I said two thingsI think that's two things to consider.
Yeah, he's not great defensively for sure and his inconsistent effort can be very frustrating so I'm not saying he's a perfect match, nor that he's a better choice than some others, but Canes do take a lot of shots right in front of the net. They just don't have guys that convert, which is where a guy like JVR would come in handy, and why so many have been clamoring for Zykov to get a chance.
I also don't think he's as much of a PP scorer as you imply. In the last 2 seasons, 26% of Aho's goals are on the PP and 25% of JVR's goals are on the PP. 30% of Aho's points are on the PP and 33% of JVR's points are on the PP. Those are pretty reasonable numbers IMO.
I'm not fully sold on JVR. I think he'd help, but he's got some flaws in his game and is going to cost a lot. If we are going to dip into the free agent pool, which remains to be seen, I think he's one of the better options (along with Neal, Kane and maybe a few others).
That said, maybe we need someone that can give us a few good years of scoring and worry about the boat anchor 4 years from now. JVR has been a consist ~30G, ~55+ point forward in Toronto on good teams and bad, and has only 1 season of the last 6 where he's been injured.
I would give max 4 years to JVR.
kane is odd. by all accounts his on ice effort is fine, but he's lost the support of two locker rooms. severe personality misalignment.
also he choked a woman.