HockeyHell
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- Jul 11, 2017
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agree with your assessment of O'Grady. I feel like we are being sold on his abilities and he is not a #1 d yet.
Well, not a real #1
But, is Wilkie (the one some want to run out of town) the #1 on this team? Papineau has to at least get one more as good as these two; so that, the three pairings are ok.
Makkonen and Rhodes were D partners last year for many of the 28 games Makkonen played. I could see them starting as a pair together.
What would it take to get Stillman out of Oshawa?
Bray Crowder won't be at camp. Heading to USHL.
O'Grady is a strong defensive #2 IMO. An Adam Larsson-type player at the junior level. I think calling him a second pairing/#4 dman is just being negative for the sake of being negative.
Dude was +8 last year. That's shocking all things considered.
Early stab at the dept chart,
Levin Valentini Sokolov
Carson Pezzetta Baker
Pilon Bulitka Pilon
Tabek Murray Gilhula
Lane Roach McConville
Malik OGrady
Makkonen Rhodes
Ali Wilkie
Ross Serentis
Phillips
McGrath
Frappier
I think we see the year start out like this but obviously we see two D being sent down. As well two F being sent down or a deal to make room. I don't like seeing Lane out of the line up but it may happen as you won't see Tabek and Murray sitting. I really hope Gilhula shows more strength this season. Otherwise a bigger and more gritty McConville and Baker should be two natural right wingers who make the opening day roster. Roach should make this team. He is a skilled forward and had a tremendous year in the minor league last year. Should be interesting to see what happens but with a draft cupboard back on track and additional players that could play in the league I wonder if we make a two for one type deal for a solid Dman. Unless of course Sammullson reports.
WJ
Iwould have Lane on off wing before I would ever have Guilhula in there. No comparison. Let's not rehash last year or base lines on seniority. Let's create lines that put talent where it should be.