Sam of Steel has to be an A in my book for being a 4th liner that, just as you said, wouldn't look out of place in the middle six. His scoring touch may not be there like a true 2nd liner, but perhaps his abilities allow for more offensively gifted players like Benn and Dutch to play all in. I'm a dreamer!
I couldn't give him an A just because I'm not sure there's such a thing for a fourth liner unless they're a player who doesn't belong there. There are definitely exceptions, like Nicolas Roy and William Carrier (in his prime), but for the most part a 4th liner has really has to be a unicorn for the position if I'm to crown them. Doesn't mean I love Steel any less, but I would never put him in that category.
He's a great 89.6 player. Maybe it rounds up to an A, maybe it is a B tough to say. Sure if he was a firm A, he's not playing 4th line. Also the team is paying him $2M and Blackwell got league minimum. I think the Eakin/Eaves comparison is fair, as Patrick took his moment in the sun and ran with it, vs Cody was never a bad player, but never should have been given those minutes.
The reference is cheesy AF, but I genuinely had not thought of that. I'm kind of done with modern filmmaking. Sinners was dope as hell, so I'm not totally done, but anything with a cape and cowl gets a nope from me.
Sam of Steel has to be an A in my book for being a 4th liner that, just as you said, wouldn't look out of place in the middle six. His scoring touch may not be there like a true 2nd liner, but perhaps his abilities allow for more offensively gifted players like Benn and Dutch to play all in. I'm a dreamer!
I couldn't give him an A just because I'm not sure there's such a thing for a fourth liner unless they're a player who doesn't belong there. There are definitely exceptions, like Nicolas Roy and William Carrier (in his prime), but for the most part a 4th liner has really has to be a unicorn for the position if I'm to crown them. Doesn't mean I love Steel any less, but I would never put him in that category.
He's a great 89.6 player. Maybe it rounds up to an A, maybe it is a B tough to say. Sure if he was a firm A, he's not playing 4th line. Also the team is paying him $2M and Blackwell got league minimum. I think the Eakin/Eaves comparison is fair, as Patrick took his moment in the sun and ran with it, vs Cody was never a bad player, but never should have been given those minutes.
Needs a nasty winger…… a. Real RAT … not the current Giant Smurf Oskar Bach , but somebody with an edge
Was dropping this for Superman day on purpose? 😄
The reference is cheesy AF, but I genuinely had not thought of that. I'm kind of done with modern filmmaking. Sinners was dope as hell, so I'm not totally done, but anything with a cape and cowl gets a nope from me.
It's also Essential Oils Day. Maybe Steel is our curative this year (or mosquito repellent).