Maybe it's just me but i feel like Poile probably has too high expectations.
You'll have a tough time finding someone who likes him more than me but throwing him out there during the toughest time of the year, in a league he's never played, on a team that's expecting to win the cup feels just too much..
I think it would be a good trip for him to come over and be part of the atmosphere, but idk about actually playing. I mean, who are you going to bump out of the lineup? Might even mess with the team chemistry when a kid comes out of nowhere and takes someones spot.
Could be that he's just saying these things and doesn't actually believe it, but yeah.
I think Poile is just keeping other teams on their toes with comments like that. Honestly, I don't expect Tolvanen to come over at all, and if he does I expect him to be super fatigued. He's played a metric shit ton of hockey.
But for fun, if Tolvanen comes over and is good enough to play in the top six, our forward line up looks something like:
Forsberg - Johansen - Arvidsson
Fiala - Turris - Tolvanen
Hartman/Smith - Bonino - Smith/Hartman
Jarnkrok/Sissons - Fisher - Sissons/Jarnkrok
Watson could replace Sissons, depending on what the line up needs against the opponent.
Hartnell is injury reserve.