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Last season Ras scored 1.33 pts per 60 minutes. Zadina scored 0.95 pts per 60 minutes. Ras did that while being deployed in the D zone disproportinately more often than Zadina. And most often with worse linemates. Ras was easily the better offensive player last year. Im not even trying to build Ras up. Hes been a dissapointment too. Zadina has just been THAT BAD. While also bringing nothing else to the table. Does Zadina kill penalties? Does he take a large amount of defensive zone starts? Does he take draws? No... he takes sheltered offensive minutes with great linemates and does less with it then Ras does from a bottom 6 defensive role.

Irrelevant. Both were top 10 picks. reach or not, you dont draft players in the top 10 expecting them to be bottom 6 forwards. Rasmussen is averaging .31 points per game. Zadina is averaging .38 points per game. Ras is not the better point producer. He is actually a worse scorer despite being bigger and having an extra year of development. Zadina has been a huge disappointment. But so has Rasmussen. And yet you guys are clamoring to trade the younger, better scorer while wanting the older, lesser scorer to stay and get more ice time. Not logical.

GR development coach B Lash. Dan Cleary lite.

If youre gonna use scoring/60 if you have to use 5v5 play. Otherwise youre inflating Zadinas stats with PP time. Ras: D+2: 1.06 + worse linesmates D+4: 1.05 + worse linemates D+5: 1.33 + PK + worse linemates Zadina: D+1: 0.0 + better linemates D+2: 1.25 + better linemates D+3: 1.16 + better linemates D+4: 0.95 + better linemates

This here explains alot. Draft position shouldnt matter it def doesnt to SY. Pretty convenient to use last seasons stats Zadinas worst and Rasmusens best. Heres the breakdown by season. Rasmusen d+1: 0gp d+2: 62gp-8g-10a-18pts-0.29pts/gp-1.44pts/60 d+3: 0gp d+4: 40gp-3g-9a-12pts-0.30pts/gp-1.22pts/60 d+5: 80gp-15g-12a-27pts-0.34pts/gp-1.39pts/60 Zadina d+1: 9gp-1g-2a-3pts-0.33pts/gp-1.30pts/60 d+2: 28gp-8g-7a-15pts-0.54pts/gp-2.12pts/60 d+3: 49gp-6g-13a-19pts-0.39pts/gp-1.38pts/60 d+4: 74gp-10g-14a-24pts-0.32pts/gp-1.37pts/60 Each d+ season Zadinas been better then Rasmusen. Both had there best statistical seasons in there d+2 seasons. Zadina just needs to get 0.35pts/gp-0.40pts/60 to again better Rasmusen but obv he should be aiming higher then that. Both were drafted to high but if they can get back to there d+2 production everyone would be happy.

and he doesn't score either

Seider, Chiarot, Maata, Hronek, Hagg, Lindstrom, Oesterle, Kampfer, Pysyk (IR), Walman (IR). Thats 8 in Detroit. Edvinsson, Lashoff, McIsaac, Sebrango, Johansson, Viro, Barton, Newpower. That's 8 in GR. All due respect to the good soldier that is Brian Lashoff, but I'm not all that interested in icing a 32 year old career AHL Dman - who doesnt even have a contract with the Red Wings - while x2 actual prospects in need of ice time ride the bench. This is like benching Andreasson so that Dominik Shine can play. SY seems to have moved past the Lashoff era, and so have I. I suspect he was only even re-signed to an AHL contract bc he is settled with his family in GR and doesnt want to play anywhere else. So why not keep him on the team as insurance for AHL peanuts. Least we can do for a guy who so loyal for so long anyway... Kampfer, Hagg, and Pysyk may all be joining GR at different points this season as well. Lash just isn't needed much anymore. This year is likely his victory lap while they find him a spot in coaching or development.

He will be fine

Is Ras a bust? IIRC, Ras was like a 9th overall pick and hasn't really been any better than Zadina at this point. But everyone wants Ras to get more opportunity cuz he's not a bust, but get rid of Zadina cuz he is a bust.