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brwi wrote:What may surprise people who are calling him the "ideal 3rd line center" is that his pedigree and game shows that he could be a 2nd line center in the NHL and that he may not be a Penguin for years and years either as he'll run into the same logjam at center as Staal did.
DelPen wrote:With Shero, there is never a throw in, he alsways asks for players for a reason. To want Dumoulin over Faulk or Murphy, who they probably could have had by sending back a mid round pick, is telling.
"Getting that offer in the middle of the summer and just being unsure about the ice time and my role on this team … I ultimately wanted to see how the year went and make my decision from there."
"With Sid being out for most of the year, you get that opportunity in that role to be more of an offensive guy. I felt really comfortable in that role, and I really wanted to explore and see if I could do some good things in that role," said Staal.
"The opportunity for me just didn't seem to be there."
DelPen wrote:With Shero, there is never a throw in, he alsways asks for players for a reason. To want Dumoulin over Faulk or Murphy, who they probably could have had by sending back a mid round pick, is telling.
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