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Troy Brouwer will come at a cost, but he'll be worth it. Solid depth player with a scoring touch and outstanding leadership skills. If and when the big fish sign elsewhere, Brouwer will be a very underrated signing and will instantly become a fan favorite in Detroit.

13 points in the p/o he did alot to help the blues not a bad thought but would he hold down a kid

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Brouwer is a 3rd line winger at best with some clutchability. Problem is that with our current roster + Brouwer we probably don't make playoffs and even get to experience it lol.

I think Okposo is the best option considering it sounds like lucic has narrowed it down to a couple teams and you haven't heard much link to detroit like at alleast and such strong rumors to Edmonton. Not sure how much to read into it but just saying.

Okposo seems up in the air still so maybe can overpay him slightly to sign here. He is worth it. He is a way better option than just about every other free agent available and would help our offense and pp immensely. Brings tenacity around the net that we could absolutely benefit from and i #^$*@ u not, he actually creates a lot of his own offense contrary to the common belief that he has inflated stats from playing with Tavares.

Wish Nielson would sign a 2 year deal but that's not happening so no thanks. He is kind of a poor man's Pav though. Watch his highlights... dudes got some dangles and kills shutouts which is another area we could use some assistance. Also has a real high hockey iq and plays in all situations. Like I say.. kind of a poor man's Pav.

With that said. I have a strong inclination that we will sign the swede Loui eriksson for way longer than we should, and either overpay backes on like a 6 year deal, or we sign Staal. Those just feel like KH moves to "strengthen" the team.

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Brandon Pirri.

Not necessarily a "lesser" player, but certainly very underappreciated.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/ufa-bargain-bin-four-players-analytics-identify-value-adds/

Brandon Pirri has bounced around the NHL a lot for a 25-year-old NHL player who costs less than $1 million in cap space and produces a goal every three games played over the past three seasons. Frankly, it is insane he hasn’t found a regular home given his goal scoring rate, and even more bizarre that the Ducks didn’t qualify him after spending a sixth-round draft pick to acquire him from the Florida Panthers at the deadline. He was even productive in Anaheim, scoring three goals and five points in nine games.

Pirri isn’t some recent flash in the pan sniper. Over the past three seasons combined he ranks 13th amongst the 415 NHL forwards who have played 1000+ minutes in goals scored per 60 minutes with 1.31. The players who rank immediately behind Pirri in this regard are – in order – Evgeni Malkin (1.30), Brad Marchand (1.28), John Tavares (1.27), Zach Parise (1.27) and James Neal (1.26).

Over time we can assess a player’s shot production rates and what they accomplish with those shots in terms of expected goal results based on location and shot type and actual results we observe. If we look at the difference between a shooter’s expected goals based on location and type and their actual goal totals, we can obtain a rough measure of shooter quality. Below are the top 20 NHL forwards via this measure in all situations over the past three seasons. Pirri is firmly within the top 10 of this group of elite shooters.

When one compares him to other UFAs this off-season, it becomes rapidly apparent that he should be able to provide substantial offensive production for the relatively long term in a team’s top-six. Steven Stamkos was the only potential UFA who exceeded Pirri’s elite combination of shot quality and frequency over the past three seasons — and now he’s no longer available. No other UFA really comes close.

Pirri did not receive a qualifying offer and only cost $925,000 in cap hit this past season. If a team can get him to sign for significantly less than $4 million a year and find a way to both keep him healthy and regularly play him in a top-six role, they’ll have one of the most cost effective contracts in the NHL.

AND HE EVEN SHOOTS LEFT!!!!!

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