Gagner was a viable starter and a good Kruger like workman,
these guys have wives? Maybe Gagner's wouldn't allow him to go to Kane, or a part of Gagners soul knew better than to rejoin his college age buddy from the OHL.
If its going to be alot of Rasmussen this year, I think Gagner was an upgrade. But I haven't seen Schmaltz in camp.
Vesey-Toews-Hossa
Panarin-AA-Kane
Desjardins-Kruger-Hartman
Panik-Schmaltz-Motte
Rasmussen, Fortin, Baun, Vinny,
If we get Vesey, I believe McNeil gets moved the same week. TT trade seems a mistake, as It think Schmaltz and him would have had something together.
I think Q likes a little more attack out of the not Desjardins-Kruger shut down line than Gagner showed last year, but Gagner was a guy who did alot of things right, and looked good during Philly's late season surge, was a big part of what I was seeing. He had something in the tank, but was stuck on a pretty shitty team.