Comments on: Say what? http://inthecheapseats.com/avs-notebook/09-24-2007/say-what Your NHL 3rd jersey source (with some Colorado Avalanche stuff mixed in) Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:52:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: thedoctor http://inthecheapseats.com/avs-notebook/09-24-2007/say-what#comment-1681 thedoctor Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:00:52 +0000 http://inthecheapseats.com/archives/296#comment-1681 arnason is a pretty decent player. i think he's a valuable guy to have around on your 3rd or 4th line for his scoring touch, though i would have preferred to keep Brett Mclean instead of him at the same money -- Brett's not quite the offensive talent of Arnason, but much more solid defensively. what I can't figure is why Arnason plays center. his game seems much better suited to being a winger, with all the shoot first tendency, poor defensive ability, poor faceoff percentage, and questionable mental focus. I think he makes particular sense as a winger to hlinka and svatos on the 3rd line. arnason is a pretty decent player. i think he’s a valuable guy to have around on your 3rd or 4th line for his scoring touch, though i would have preferred to keep Brett Mclean instead of him at the same money — Brett’s not quite the offensive talent of Arnason, but much more solid defensively.

what I can’t figure is why Arnason plays center. his game seems much better suited to being a winger, with all the shoot first tendency, poor defensive ability, poor faceoff percentage, and questionable mental focus. I think he makes particular sense as a winger to hlinka and svatos on the 3rd line.

]]> By: Thomas http://inthecheapseats.com/avs-notebook/09-24-2007/say-what#comment-1669 Thomas Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:08:19 +0000 http://inthecheapseats.com/archives/296#comment-1669 Arnason is average defensively. He's not bad. +/- is not a stat that measures anything at all as far as individual players go, and hits, giveaways and takeaways are all subjectively recorded, and thus are meaningless as well. I wouldn't go so far as to call him a two-way forward, but there are certainly more one-dimensional players out there. Arnason is average defensively. He’s not bad. +/- is not a stat that measures anything at all as far as individual players go, and hits, giveaways and takeaways are all subjectively recorded, and thus are meaningless as well.

I wouldn’t go so far as to call him a two-way forward, but there are certainly more one-dimensional players out there.

]]> By: Joe DLS/MHH http://inthecheapseats.com/avs-notebook/09-24-2007/say-what#comment-1668 Joe DLS/MHH Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:40:39 +0000 http://inthecheapseats.com/archives/296#comment-1668 I'm a huge Tyler Arnason fan, I have to admit, but valuable two-way forward he is not. When he remembers that he's a good hockey player, he's an offensive whiz. When he forgets, he's pretty much useless on the ice. I'm pro-Arny and I want the Avs to keep him around, but I agree that we all need to keep ourselves grounded in reality. I’m a huge Tyler Arnason fan, I have to admit, but valuable two-way forward he is not. When he remembers that he’s a good hockey player, he’s an offensive whiz. When he forgets, he’s pretty much useless on the ice.

I’m pro-Arny and I want the Avs to keep him around, but I agree that we all need to keep ourselves grounded in reality.

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