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Originally Posted by vazman05
thnx FF-obv. here in buffalo, on the radios, tv, or newspaper, we dont get that view point that you just provided...i just took a quick peak at his stats and was wondering, i guess he is one of those players that still prove that stats dont speak for everything...
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yeah, sometimes something like that makes more of a difference to a team than you think. They NYR were a 1 line team with Nylander, Straka and Jagr playing together in the first 1/2 of the season. Shanny basically was on the 2nd line with scrubs. So they moved Straka down to the 2nd line and acquired Avery. The only way that works is if you don't have a drop off on your first line which they didn't. Hossa had some huge games down the stretch and as i said, he missed about the last 10 games or so of the season. He is one of those guys like Pyatt when they put him with the Sedins that all of a sudden flourishes when he is around guys who can make him better. There are guys in the NHL that have skills, but need someone to bring it out for them like Hossa with Jagr and Nylander.