Quoting: AStovetop
Are you talking about Zetterlund? lol I'd recommend actually watching him because he's very consistent in his play, he was traded (once) because he was literally too good for the role he was in and was seen as a good asset, yet expendable to bring in a similar style player, and he played 82 games and has one injury record back in 2019
Ask any NJ fan what they think of him. He's a fantastic player
Quoting: AStovetop
Are you talking about Zetterlund? lol I'd recommend actually watching him because he's very consistent in his play, he was traded (once) because he was literally too good for the role he was in and was seen as a good asset, yet expendable to bring in a similar style player, and he played 82 games and has one injury record back in 2019
Ask any NJ fan what they think of him. He's a fantastic player
i believe you believe that
Issue is MTL has no interest in him at all
We got better people to gamble on
His PP time boost some advanced metrics but not enough
WAR% is 51% calling him a defensive winger even though he's not trusted on PK units until SJS where he put up Caufield like numbers on PK(not good)
Id much rather just invest the time we'd need to develop Zetterlund into a younger forward
Florian Xhekaj plays a similar role on as a top PK guy on his team who also lead 2nd PP unit
He's big ,fast , and while he has similar strengths , he's not prone to the same weaknesses
He's still young at 20 and has a lot of room to grow but most important is playing for a Defense First AHL coach who can polish his strengths before he debuts in MTL.
He turned Josh Roy into one of MSL most trusted players by years end despite having huge holes in his defensive game before turning Pro.
Working with Florian shouldnt be nearly as hard
Florian is not only here thriving but Alex Tuch and him clicked right away which is fortuitous
Tuch-F.Xhekaj-Pezzetta would be a high impact line on 4th in the NHL
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