Fansided

One player on each NHL team that should be traded

By Jeremy Lambert

MONTREAL, QC - JANUARY 07: General manager of the Montreal Canadiens Marc Bergevin addresses the media prior to the NHL game at the Bell Centre on January 7, 2018 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-2. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC - JANUARY 07: General manager of the Montreal Canadiens Marc Bergevin addresses the media prior to the NHL game at the Bell Centre on January 7, 2018 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-2. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /
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DALLAS, TX – JANUARY 30: Jason Spezza #90 of the Dallas Stars handles the puck against the Los Angeles Kings at the American Airlines Center on January 30, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Glenn James/NHLI via Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX – JANUARY 30: Jason Spezza #90 of the Dallas Stars handles the puck against the Los Angeles Kings at the American Airlines Center on January 30, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Glenn James/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Jason Spezza. 22. player. 119. . C. Dallas Stars

I’m assuming everyone reading this has played the EA Sports NHL series. If you haven’t, you at least know about the series. For those who are lost, it’s a video game series.

I used to play the series daily in college. To get to the point before I make a longer point, Jason Spezza ended up on my team. And no matter what, I could count on him to score in every game. If I was down 3-2 in the third period, as long as Spezza had not scored already, I wasn’t worried. I knew a Spezza goal was coming. And more often than not, that goal happened. Spezza was a monster in video game hockey, the same way he was a monster in real life hockey.

I was in college 10 years ago.

In 2017-18, Spezza is a far cry from the player he was 10 years ago. People get old. Even hockey players. Except Jaromir Jagr. He’s ageless. Spezza is 34-years-old and is slowing down the once high-powered Dallas offense. And unless the Dallas Stars can find college me and convince me that Spezza is the same player the guaranteed I would not get shutout, they’re unlikely to find a suitor for Spezza.

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He has one year left on his $7.5 million contract, which includes a no-movement clause. Unless the Stars attach a draft pick, it’s doubtful that Spezza is moved. But Dallas really needs to move him if they want to regain their offensive form.

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