Article: Expect Marco Rossi To Rebound Soon

[Tony Abbott]

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[SkolWild73]

Thanks for the article Tony.  

[Up North Guy]

Good article Tony and I agree with you. Hopefully BG does too. Lots of folks on here think that Rossi is subpar and should be traded. I don't believe that is a good look. Decent centers are really hard to find. If the team trades him or lets another team snag him they will regret it for a long time.

[RedLake]

I hope Rossi does something cause we need something outta him. He has been playing bad. Maybe he is playing threw something or the grind of a NHL season caught up to him.

[Neutral Zone Dangles]

Rossi, like most of the current team is undersized and doesn’t win physical battles. He’s been horrible in the faceoff circle and not producing any offense as of late. To consider Rossi a decent center is comical. 

[Need4speed99]

Well, just waiting for the bg fan bois to tell us he sucks....

He needs to do better in a couple aspects( face off wins being the biggest) but overall, why trade him? Why?

[Need4speed99]

He's also playing on the 3rd line most nights, if he got freddy minutes who knows.

[OldDutchChip]

It was about time for a Rossi cheerleaders to come back! 😁 But reality - he has not stepped up and lead the team and instead we are praying either Ek or Kap comes back and save us. Both Boldy and Rossi have been let downs, not really stepping up as we need them to. They are still decent but neither are the secondary stars to Kap. Let’s dissect this a bit more -

 Rossi played the Devils' two-way star to a draw, getting the better of the play.

how are you evaluating the draw? Eye test or plus/minus? If later - is it really a good way to make a determination? How is Rossi getting the better of the play if it’s a draw? 

He outscored the hulking Tage Thompson's line 2-0 in over nine 5-on-5 minutes.
what is the context here? Did he go directly against him when game was on the line and showed Tage who’s boss? Is he a better player than Tage? A better scorer? What exactly is implied here?

Rossi outscored Nathan MacKinnon1-0 in 10-and-a-half head-to-head minutes.

what does this mean? Are you suggesting that Rossi better MacKinnon in termss as of  production and value on the ice? This type of stat picking leads to a lot of overhype and unrealized potential. 

You can see a similar story play out in games against Anze Kopitar and Robert Thomas.

what story? Kopitar is a two way legend and a beast of a player to play against. Thomas is somewhat similar. Wild have maybe Ek that fits that style but definitely not Rossi.

Combine Rossi's two-way excellence …. 
these are very untrue and misleading keywords to pump up a player on decline / Rossi is not excellent two way player - period. He is still developing and may get there but for now, I think a much more honest take is - he has an undersized body but good skill work and can compliment a second line well. Still needs more strength to be neutral/positive in playoffs.

Reality - Billy wants and needs  Rossi to rebound and produce better. Thus Billy will immediately pair him with Kap once he returns, so stats look better by seasons end -because Rossi will be traded. I’m actually not in the trade Rossi camp and would instead dangle Faber and Boldy.