Not sure I’d put Stanley in the vet category quite yet. He only has a 100 games in and is less than a year older than Samberg. I see them still in competition for the #6 spot and if Bones lands on Stanley it will be for other things than a deference to a vet.
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AlphaLackey
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and Wheeler was out there for the EN attempting ........ that's money some nights .......
Blake Wheeler is like the Kool-Aid man of empty nets.. a toddler could be slapping a ball with a mini-stick in front of his brand new (empty) net and BAM through the wall he comes, "OH YEAH!"ing his way to another easy goal.
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He does but he hasn’t really established himself as an everyday player lock. He is not in the same category of the 5 true vets we have on the backend.
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3.75 seasons left on his current deal for Connor to catch Steen. Don't think he'll catch Hawerchuk on this contract, but if he maintains his average over the last 3 seasons, he'd be just 51 short of Dale's record...
granted i stopped watching some point in the 3rd but stanley was fine i thought. he got beat by tarasenko on the 1st goal but that'll happen from time to time against premier fwds. i thought stanley was playing relatively well before he got out of the lineup. i've never been super high on samberg tbh, especially relative to some of the commentary on here over the years, i wasn't surprised stanley subbing in for him.
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The other teams get paid to play as well, you know that right?. They had a push, and a very desperate team. We sat back, yes, but we didn't cave, got the two points...On to Chicago.
I find Stanley's gaffes are very visible - like he gets walked pretty obviously usually once per game...and he's so big you immediately know it's him. I think he's not a bad 3rd pairing defenseman. You can see what coaches like about his game. Not perfect, but hey...
Yeah his size stands out so you know it was him. Like when he got deked by Marner badly that one game in the cdn division year. He's adequate as 3rd pair d. Rated Solid in the cdn division year next to demelo , rough last year, mixed bag this year but was trending better before the injury.
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I think Samberg deserved to come out. His play has really dropped off of late, it seems like confidence with a bunch of bobbled plays and poor reads/ decisions.
I don't want to see him benched long term but a couple of games to reset might be what the doctor ordered
I like how Bones is using what is available to him. It not only keeps guys fresh but it is good if someone goes down as well.
It also creates competition which is certainly not a bad thing.
It also creates competition which is certainly not a bad thing.
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