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Player Discussion Colin Blackwell
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For all the complaining about him he actually has 4 goals and 3 assists in 10 games.
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Amazing Kreiderman
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Blackwell is just the new Jayson Megna. The novelty will wear off in a few weeks
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I think people are complaining about his usage not him as a player but if he's playing this well it's hard to complain about his usage too.
Megna never performed like this.
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No one complains about him as a player just that he’s on PP1 instead of Laf.
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DanielBrassard
It's all so tiresome
Yeah, no. Blackwell is legitimately good. Will he continue to produce at this rate? Who knows but he's much better than an AHL plug like Megna.
Igor Shestyorkin
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I disagree completely. Blackwell also showed well in his Nashville stint. He won't be this productive but he certainly has a spot in the NHL as a regular.
Igor Shestyorkin
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Quinn loves his 4 RH, 1 LH on the PP. Just how it is.
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I disagree. Megna didn’t play well but kind of appeared and got some points for a bit. Blackwell is noticeable on the ice when he’s not producing. He’s fast and pressures the other team well imo, he has a fine and useful bottom 6 skillset
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megnas novelty wore off the 2nd game he played.
blackwell has multiple games of high level play and that’s not just counting the scoresheet
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Yeah, I am not saying Blackwell is as good as Megna, but his recent performance, IMO, isn't really indicative of what he is as a player, similarly to Megna at the time.
I'd love for Blackwell to stick around and become a decent 3rd liner but after 10 games I am not convinced yet
Comparing Blackwell to Megna is disrespectful to Blackwell.
Blackwell has looked like a NHL level player when hes gotten the opportunity to skate in the bigs. He looked good with the Preds last year too in limited action.
Do I want him on the 2nd line and PP1 long term? f*** no. Is he going to shoot 27% for his career? Triple f*** no. Would I rather see him get ice time than the likes of Brett Howden, Kevin Rooney, and PDG? f*** yes.
Blackwell has looked like a NHL level player when hes gotten the opportunity to skate in the bigs. He looked good with the Preds last year too in limited action.
Do I want him on the 2nd line and PP1 long term? f*** no. Is he going to shoot 27% for his career? Triple f*** no. Would I rather see him get ice time than the likes of Brett Howden, Kevin Rooney, and PDG? f*** yes.
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He knows where to be a lot of times and good things usually happen when he's out there.
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Rooney and PDG have been just fine.
Howden has been fine when in a 4th line role too.
But Blackwell is better than those guys. He's a legitimate top 9 forward.
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I think Blackwell is going to struggle against more physical defensive groups.
He's an ideal utility player for this team in that- when everyone's healthy, I'd have him as a 4th liner, but certainly he has the hands and IQ to play top 9 role when needed.
Similar to Dominic Moore in that respect.
But when everyone is healthy there will be some decisions for Quinn as to who sits. PDG, Howden, Blackwell, Lemieux, Rooney are five guys fighting over likely 3 slots.
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In a season like this, Quinn may actually not face this decision. I think you also have to include Gauthier in that group too.
So, six guys fighting over 3 spots. I actually think Lemieux is safe since every game this season is a division game and you need some sandpaper in the lineup.
So, if everyone is healthy, I'm going with Rooney, Blackwell, and Lemieux.
I don't really care if Lemieux is in the lineup. I appreciate his effort and willingness, but as I've said so many times before, I don't think he's very effective at what he's supposed to do. And beyond that, he brings very little.
Di Giuseppe, another guy whose effort I appreciate. I see him as sort of interchangeable with Blackwell as they both play hard and have some skill. I think he's the primary competition. Go with whoever is playing better.
Gauthier has shown some nice things of late, but I still have doubts that he can bring it every night. If he does, great, and he deserves a lineup spot.
Rooney is good. He should have a spot.
Howden is not good. He's an average at best fourth line player. I don't care what we do with him.
Di Giuseppe, another guy whose effort I appreciate. I see him as sort of interchangeable with Blackwell as they both play hard and have some skill. I think he's the primary competition. Go with whoever is playing better.
Gauthier has shown some nice things of late, but I still have doubts that he can bring it every night. If he does, great, and he deserves a lineup spot.
Rooney is good. He should have a spot.
Howden is not good. He's an average at best fourth line player. I don't care what we do with him.
