Thomas Drance

just had to be bundled with a second round pick for the Colorado avalanche to move his contract.

And like, he's good.

Matt Greslick would be the other one.

He had what?

35 assists last year for the Pittsburgh penguins.

And is he in the league?

There's never like, he was like a late August, early September signing.

Like,

He's a player type that just no one values, which is non-elite point producer, sub-six-foot lefty.

It's like the least probable playoff type in the league.

And yet, while all of that is true in recognizing that, I think there's a real chance, based on what we saw from him in the Calder Cup playoffs last year, especially in comparison with Mancini, what we saw from him last night, what we've seen from him in the preseason, that

Of Vancouver's U23 defensemen, he might be the one that I'd trust the most if I actually had to play a guy in matchup minutes among all of those guys.

Yeah.

The difference, though, is as a forward, like, I need you to do something beyond being a smart player.

Like, you need to produce.

You need to hit.

Yeah.

you need to be able to kill penalties for me like i need you like this is one of my issues i would say with teddy bluger like bluger to me is a is kind of a i know he kills penalties but he and i know he had a big goal so this is gonna sound silly to fans he's he's produced this season but the truth is is that the team doesn't score at a high rate when he's on the ice like he doesn't help you manufacture offense that shouldn't be controversial even though he's

sort of filled the box score over the course of this season um doesn't hit he's not like a face off ace you know like he's a good pro don't get me wrong but there's not

Mueller's smaller than that, not really a natural center, hasn't produced at an auspicious rate at any level, doesn't have physical value, doesn't profile as a defensive stopper.