Speculation: Boychuck injured,is Hutton a possibility?

[Phil120362]

Do to think there's a chance we see Grant Hutton?

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[Gleb2006]

Absolutely not unless there are at least 6 more major injuries to D-men.

Up next is (in order, IMO):
Hickey
Sbisa
Seidenberg
Aho (Would rather have him at 2 but Trotz will not let somebody with such little experience play in the playoffs unless dire emergency)
Vande Sompel
Wotherspoon

Probably would also have Burroughs and Rathgeb ahead of them

 

[Phil120362]

The first 3 make me cringe

 

[impaaaaaact]

no

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Hickey then Sbisa then Aho. Hutton is probably like #8

 

[MJF]

Knowing the way Lou feels about rushing kids up, especially defensemen, I don’t expect to see Aho or Vande Sompel called up let alone Hutton.

 

[BrockLobster]

Hickey is playing. hopefully barry figures out how to limit him to 12 min. Lets move on.

 

[Sparksrus3]

Hickey is playing. hopefully barry figures out how to limit him to 12 min. Lets move on.

Per game or total for the next series?

 

[BrockLobster]

Per game or total for the next series?

Barry is good enough to make choice B happen

 

[PK Cronin]

Absolutely not unless there are at least 6 more major injuries to D-men.

Up next is (in order, IMO):
Hickey
Sbisa
Seidenberg
Aho (Would rather have him at 2 but Trotz will not let somebody with such little experience play in the playoffs unless dire emergency)
Vande Sompel
Wotherspoon

Probably would also have Burroughs and Rathgeb ahead of them

There's zero chance Seidenberg gets into a game.

 

[Nassau Revisited]

Hickey is clearly the best option. Most people screaming Aho have only seen his below average 20 game sample and nothing else(including me). We don’t need Aho pinching like an idiot and that’s all he did in his brief NHL stint

 

[Lame Lambert]

Hickey is clearly the best option. Most people screaming Aho have only seen his below average 20 game sample and nothing else(including me). We don’t need Aho pinching like an idiot and that’s all he did in his brief NHL stint

Thomas Hickey’s entire career could be summed up as “pinching like an idiot”

 

[SI90]

No. He’s never played an NHL game. Aho is on the depth chart before him I would imagine.

 

[ThreeLeftSkates]

Thomas Hickey’s entire career could be summed up as “pinching like an idiot”

and being too slow to recover.

 

[sabremike]

Thomas Hickey’s entire career could be summed up as “pinching like an idiot”

Or "Mr Overtime"!

 

[boredmale]

No. He’s never played an NHL game. Aho is on the depth chart before him I would imagine.

SO I figure after Hickey Sbisa would be next, I wonder if Seidenberg who hasn't played 1 game this season would get in before AHo

 

[SI90]

SO I figure after Hickey Sbisa would be next, I wonder if Seidenberg who hasn't played 1 game this season would get in before AHo

I can’t see Seidenberg playing at all. I think they rewarded him because he practiced all year with the isles. I can’t see how he plays without having any games all year.

 

[frankieboy]

Hickey is in without a doubt. Things would have to go off the rails pretty quickly for someone else to get a chance. Hickey has playoff experience, too. I get why people want to upgrade on the dude, but it ain't happening right now.

 

[majormet]

I'd go Sbisa before Hickey because of the right handed defenseman thing, did Sbisa play in the finals last year?

Losing Boychuk is going to hurt but Isles do seem like a team of destiny... If Carolina takes out Washington and Toronto takes out Boston, wouldn't Isles have best record in the league of surviving teams?

 

[Newsworthy]

Hickey is clearly the best option. Most people screaming Aho have only seen his below average 20 game sample and nothing else(including me). We don’t need Aho pinching like an idiot and that’s all he did in his brief NHL stint

Hickey has experience only. Aho is much more skilled and has performed well in professional leagues outside the NHL. People once thought Brian Strait was a great option.
Experience doesn't equate to talent. This line of thinking would have kept Toews down in Bridgeport all year. The irony is if Hickey didn't get hurt Toews might still be in the Ahl.

 

[Phil120362]

And......we'd still suck!

 

[NittanyIsle]

Unpopular opinion...Hickey had some big moments in the 16 playoffs. He was brutal last time we saw him this year, but the guy did seem to raise his level a bit in the playoffs.

 

[buud]

i think Trotz likes to keep the D pairings whenever he can.

Pelech Pulock - all good
Toews Mayfield - can play 2nd pairing minutes
Leddy Sbisa - i put in Sbisa only because he has a stronger D game than Hickey

i think we could pretty well roll these....

 

[crasherino]

How do we refer to Seidenberg....as our Gray Ace???

 

[PK Cronin]

Sbisa hasn't played in months and was the worst defensemen on the team when he was playing. He played at the same time Hickey did was and was significantly worse. Hickey lost his spot due to injury, not because of bad play. They aren't going to call up an inexperienced smaller defenseman for a playoff game unless they absolutely have to.