Kampf???
- BGKarras

I like Kampf. Which, of course, means I think he is ticketed for the HoF.

Put Kampf in the role he belongs in and fans will love him.

And I REALLY hope this move wasn't made in order to give Perlini 2mil
- PatShart

I feel icky. I agree with you.

And I REALLY hope this move wasn't made in order to give Perlini 2mil
- PatShart

Oh, it’s coming. Stan has lost his (frank)ing mind.

I like Kampf. Which, of course, means I think he is ticketed for the HoF.

Put Kampf in the role he belongs in and fans will love him.
- Elbows15

3C!!!

Good lord willing...
- Ogilthorpe2

May vishnu help as well

I like Kampf. Which, of course, means I think he is ticketed for the HoF.

Put Kampf in the role he belongs in and fans will love him.
- Elbows15

Filling water bottles and taping sticks?

3C!!!
- mohel

No, that's not it.

Filling water bottles and taping sticks?
- PatShart

The icky has passed

The icky has passed
- Elbows15

That was just gas

I like Kampf. Which, of course, means I think he is ticketed for the HoF.

Put Kampf in the role he belongs in and fans will love him.
- Elbows15

Bows I said this before Stan will make another deal. Wait another week or so when Scotty tells Stan to pull the trigger.

Now...Stan if goes and trades Perlini, Gus to Vegas for Gusev

I may be impressed

Now...Stan if goes and trades Perlini, Gus to Vegas for Gusev

I may be impressed
- PatShart

Is the Russian a center?

Now...Stan if goes and trades Perlini, Gus to Vegas for Gusev

I may be impressed
- PatShart

That way you can watch Perlini play, in person...like all the time!

That way you can watch Perlini play, in person...like all the time!
- Ogilthorpe2

He and Pirri

Is the Russian a center?
- mohel

No. A LW.

Some think Panarin

Tampa is considering trading Point to get picks and prospect back to flip to get Gusev in TB.

Kucherov wants him there bad

Bows I said this before Stan will make another deal. Wait another week or so when Scotty tells Stan to pull the trigger.
- BGKarras

TBh, I haven't been a fan of the last two. We'll see. Who knows. Though TT was okay here, it seems being traded caused him to take his game to a better level. Maybe Nylander can be useful.

Tampa is considering trading Point to get picks and prospect back to flip to get Gusev in TB.

Kucherov wants him there bad
- PatShart

What would we have to give up (besides Perlini lol) for Point?

That way you can watch Perlini play, in person...like all the time!
- Ogilthorpe2

Well, only when he decides to show up. So, a couple of weeks.

I nominate HawkintheD.
- mohel

What would we have to give up (besides Perlini lol) for Point?
- Assman22

About ~10M in assets.

- HawkintheD

I have met Mo. Trust me. He looks nothing like that.

Well zone deployment and quality of competition do not inherently impact each other - there can be all kind of combinations of usage/deployment. Like just because a player is deployed more in the DZ does not mean they faced 1-2 line quality of players and just because a player is deployed predominantly in the OZ does not mean they faced low quality of comp. Kane obviously saw much more OZ deployment than Smith or Anisimov, but he still faced the highest QOC of the 3. Even when Kruger was getting the lion's share of DZS with the Hawks, Toews saw the highest QOC.

As for zone deployment numbers themselves, to get a more detailed snapshot, it's more useful to look 3 zone split. Here are Anisimov and Smith's zone start % for the last 3 seasons:

Anisimov
2018-19: 33.33 OZ%, 30.76 DZ%, 35.91 NZ%
2017-18: 35.33 OZ%, 33.69 DZ%, 30.99 NZ%
2016-17: 39.23 OZ%, 21.42 DZ%, 39.35 NZ%

Smith
2018-19: 24.05 OZ% 33.77 DZ% 42.18 NZ%
2017-18: 27.00 OZ%, 32.06 DZ%, 40.94 NZ%
2016-17: 33.16 OZ%, 32.33 DZ%, 34.51 NZ%

So as we can see for the last two seasons, Anisimov and Smith were deployed in the DZ a similar amount - 1-3% difference year - but Anisimov did get more OZS and Smith more NZS. The 2016-17 season is when their deployment splits more - Anisimov was skewed more heavily in the OZS then thanks to be partnered with Panarin/Kane. Their QOC TOI% for all 3 seasons was 2L with little to no difference except that Anisimov faced the highest with Pan/Kane.

But here's something to think about: Chicago got typically 3-5% more OZS as a team than Ottawa (they're just better at getting stoppage in a OZ which is systematic), so the difference on a relative level shrinks when you factor this in.

Anyway, I'm not actually disagreeing that Smith is a b6 forward (4th line) and Anisimov skews more top 6 (though ideally 3rd line), but there is nothing to suggest that Anisimov would be worse than Smith in a b6 role. Smith actually wasn't playing in a shutdown role on the Sens either - he was made to play higher than his ability in a 2/3L role and he did poorly at it in many key areas (transition, passing, slot shot suppression).

However, if Smith is used predominantly as a checking line player facing mid-tier comp overall and with the right linemates, he could definitely be serviceable - preferably 4th line with someone who can drive possession for him as that's not his strength (he's fine with maintenance and puck recovery is just below average but again lower QOC could help with that).
- L_B_R

I have met Mo. Trust me. He looks nothing like that.
- Elbows15

Truth.

I have met Mo. Trust me. He looks nothing like that.
- Elbows15

Wait...Mo's a dude???