He actually played very good while playing with the torn ACL (23 goal, 50 point pace although Pettersson was a big reason for that). He was also solid the first ~20-25 games this season then fell off a cliff because he couldn’t score to save his life. He had 1 goal in his last 65-70 games, and should get some better shooting luck next season. But despite his offensive struggles he was still very good defensively

You managed to be wrong another 5 times in 4 more sentences. Incredible numbers, my man.

You want to try and back up your point here or you just going to say "you're wrong"

I dont need to, the rest of the replies are doing it for me. 25 y/o all offense winger who averages 55 points a season across his whole career is NOT more valuable than a 40+ point RHD. Hronek CAN defend, if he couldn't, he wouldnt be playing with Quinn. KK's contract is infinity years long and 3m too much. That requires at minimum a 1st and retention just to cancel it out. You're just making insane comments and then using "facts" to prove one of your points but it completely obliterates another one of your points. Its embarrassing and impressive.

He's literally a winger. Jack Drury is the center on that line lol

He took 7 faceoffs this postseason, that was 10th most on your roster. A roster has 4 centers. He was listed as the RW in everyone one of the Hurricanes lineup cards. You aren't fooling anyone except maybe yourself.

That site does not list the line in positional order, it just lists the players

For comparison sake, you can look at Joel Eriksson Ek's page here:
https://frozenpool.dobbersports.com/players/joel-eriksson-ek

Where he's only in the middle in like 3/9 top line combinations, but I assure you he has never played anything but center in his life

This is why I question if that poster is actually a Hurricanes fan, or even watches any of their games.

What? Brother LMFAO. Are all you Canuck fans this way? Quinn is the REASON Hronek hit 40 points FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS CAREER (!) this season. Necas is a year removed from a 70 point season, and plays center. Played center in the playoffs. Hronek can't defend! Let me destroy that with this



KK's coming off a down year so the deal looks bad now, but he also put up 40 points last year. He's only 23, and while it's overpaid by maybe a mill, he's going to rebound back to the 40 point mark, and the great defensive numbers he has had literally every other year of his career, including his time in Montreal. You've just proven my entire point for me. Thanks for being wrong

Drury was the winger! Necas didn't take draws on the left, since it's Drury's powerside, and he played center! You aren't going to sit here and try to tell ME who actually watched the games, has the stats and graphics, that I'm wrong when you're CLEARLY making it up as you go are you?

JEEK has a tendency to get drawn into the boards, and it lists them by most time spent in what area. If JEEK spends most of the game on the wing, he'll be listed as a winger. It's almost like taking draws isn't what makes you a center in the NHL...

Your act is so tired lol

Drury took 87 faceoffs in the 11 games, he was third on the team. Necas took 7, less than 1 per game. Not even enough to say Necas was taking the faceoffs on Drury's weak side. Drury was taking every faceoff. And when Necas wasn't with Drury he was with Kotkaniemi, who played center on that line.

I can also bring out the lineup cards that the Hurricanes post that show Necas was the RW every single game of the postseason with Drury and Kotkaniemi as his centers, if you want.

What we're not going to do is sit here and pretend Necas is a center.

You're just cherry picking stats, my dude. The way you're talking I presume also watched all 95 Canucks games this year? If KK is so amazing, keep him. I have zero idea why anyone has interest in him unless they are being paid to take him and there is retention. He simply is not a ~5m player. Necas' camp wants out of CAR... that doesnt help his value.

Necas doesn't want out of Carolina, he wants topline minutes. There's a reason he's been very open about coming back.

I'm more than happy keeping KK. He's a fine 4.5 million player. His production waivers, but the way you're talking, I'm assuming you watched all 93 Canes games? Kotkaniemi had a season worth his contrat, he just couldn't get the puck to go in

Im not making any claims about KK's play. Just that the contract is an anchor and provides negative value. CAR needs to pay to get out of that contract. Thats all Im saying about him, get off your soap box, take off your Carolina-coloured glasses and read these replies. You're on an island. That says all you need to know.