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Sounds like Frankenstein felt pretty confident in the picks.
Also…It seems like Sakic has very little to do with the draft outside the first round i.
Will Kovalenko or Zhuravlyov ever come over?
Kovalenko might in a couple years, but he has to actually start earning a role in Russia first. If he doesn't this year, I think you can start writing him off. Zhura will at some point.Will Kovalenko or Zhuravlyov ever come over?
I wonder about Zhuravlyov. Would he come over to play in the AHL? Sakic really doesn't seem to like trusting prospects to fill roster spots (and he shouldn't while we're in a contending window). And with Zhura's ceiling probably being a 5/6, he would be a tweener at best on our squad unless we deliberately made room for him in the NHL. Add in our depth at LD and I seriously wonder if he makes sense to come over anytime soon.Kovalenko might in a couple years, but he has to actually start earning a role in Russia first. If he doesn't this year, I think you can start writing him off. Zhura will at some point.
Guessing that LA are going to win that tournament in their sleep.
Buyalski is NCAA as well so he likely won't play either.Yeah definitely the favorites, I wonder what sort of lineup we’ll ice:
Foudy-Newhook-Olausson
Ranta-Bowers-Kaut
Beaucage-Buyalsky-Henry
Byram-Barron
Annunen
Miner
Missing a solid couple NCAA players in likely in Ambrosia, Weiss, Helleson and Behrens.
Buyalski is NCAA as well so he likely won't play either.
Generally guys who are third year pro and have been through camp a few times are spared from rookie camp so that could take out both Kaut and Bowers. Also guys that are expected to be full time NHLers like Byram and possibly Newhook don’t join either. Now a few extra games wouldn’t kill them but there’s value in just skating with the rest of the Avs and not getting hurt by someone trying to be a hero on the other team. Not sure I’d expect Olausson, Euros generally just stay and get ready for the season which starts late Sept. Wingerli I’m sure they’d love to have him go through rookie camp.Yeah definitely the favorites, I wonder what sort of lineup we’ll ice:
Foudy-Newhook-Olausson
Ranta-Bowers-Kaut
Beaucage-Buyalsky-Henry
Byram-Barron
Annunen
Miner
Missing a solid couple NCAA players in likely in Ambrosia, Weiss, Helleson and Behrens.
Kovalenko might in a couple years, but he has to actually start earning a role in Russia first. If he doesn't this year, I think you can start writing him off. Zhura will at some point.
He plays for Kazan this year, which should be harder for him to earn a role than it was in Lokomotiv, as Kazan is better/deeper team, but then again, time will tell.
Count one member in for the rookie tournament