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Originally Posted by Viper207
No one is going to say that Downey is a skilled forward or has good hands, as his career numbers show. He makes up for it with his decent hockey sense and the hustle he's shown this year, but there is no way that he plays in the Finals on a team this deep. The Pens did target Franzen and Co, and maybe that gets McCarty back in the lineup. Maybe. But no Downey unless it gets really ugly.
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When the Wings get to the cup clinching game it would be nice to see Downey get in there. He was there all year for the team. I know some people that are in now are in because the are more skilled but he helped this team all year. Helm is a young guy that is a future grinder but he should sit.