Paul Stastny, Center – Avalanche (2006-14), Blues (2014-18), Jets (2018, 2020-22), Golden Knights (2018-20), Hurricanes (2022-23)
Paul Stastny is a name that has been tossed around for many teams, but hasn’t found a home to this point. Yet, at the same time, Boston could be a perfect fit for him.
If the Bruins are looking to add a Krejci-style player who distributes the puck well, and thinks about other players first, while still not letting his goal-scoring numbers go by the wasteside, Stastny is the perfect player to fit the mold.
Stastny has bounced between five different clubs in his time in the NHL, but he has spent 12 years with two different clubs, and, to me, that shows loyalty. It shows he is willing to stick with a club for longer stretches – something that is severely lacking in the league these days.
Loyalty isn’t everything though, what can he do on the ice for you?
As stated before, Stastny is a very Krejci-like player, but the one thing he has that Krejci is an ability to play physical when needed while staying healthy at the same time. In fact, Stastny has only one season where he played less than 50 games, and three where he was under 60.
Back to his style of play though. In 1,165 career games, Stastny has 293 goals and 529 assists (822 points), which is even more than Krejci had in his entire career. The only difference is Krejci had more assists, but only by 26.
Stastny has medalled twice in his International Career. Once at the 2010 Olympics, where he finished with a Silver, and in 2013 he finished with a Bronze Medal in the World Championships.
2022-23 cap hit: $1,500,000.00