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Hear me out, but what if Haas actually gets an even strength point on the 2nd line next game?
Hyman would be an upgrade and cheaper.
I don't know. He's having that kinds of seasons that perpetual .5PPG players have going into UFA where their offense explodes and because they do so on the strength an aggressive game style they play GMs line up the Brinks truck to sign to later be disappointed. I full suspect he gets more than RNH this summer.
Clarkson 2.0 incoming
It hurts to see him elevated. He's moving into PRussell territory. The guy literally only scores when the team is up by five goals against Calgary.Hear me out, but what if Haas actually gets an even strength point on the 2nd line next game?
It hurts to see him elevated. He's moving into PRussell territory. The guy literally only scores when the team is up by five goals against Calgary.
Give Turris a longer leash until RNH gets back. Or Ennis. Or even Kassian. Get some of these guys going. Or throw 'em altogether, Tipp. I dunno.
He probably hates Eberle.Spector made a nice point on Stauffer's show yesterday. Hall has exceptionally poor timing if he's the one that facilitated the trade to Boston, using his NMC. It's not their year to go for it. Even with Hall there, that team is just hanging on.
If he blocked a deal to the Island, that's pretty questionable.
It's beyond frustrating that we're not calling anybody up during this week off where they wouldn't have missed as many games, and we're in desperate need of some forward help. Not to mention Bouchard wasting a full year of development.
I guess but a really important thing for a young player is to play though. He can practice all he wants but game speed is totally different. Hard to judge and improve your hockey play if you don't play hockeyLet's not forget Bouchard also got 23 games in Sweden, 12 games here and possibly so more while getting to practice every day with the big club. I'd rather he get more games in, but it's definitely not a wasted year. Particularly with how the AHL is diluted so much this year, I'm not sure it would be building any better habits for him than practicing with the NHLers.
I guess but a really important thing for a young player is to play though. He can practice all he wants but game speed is totally different. Hard to judge and improve your hockey play if you don't play hockey
True I do forget all the games he is playing.Certainly. He does need some more games somewhere. I'm just saying it's not a complete waste of a year developmentally here.
Calling Benson or Marody up only limits the amount of playing time they're likely to get in the coming weeks. They're playing McDavid minutes right now in Bakersfield. They'd have to sit for 7 days before they're available, then they'd need several practices to draw in to what's likely to be a limited depth role with no PP or PK time.It's beyond frustrating that we're not calling anybody up during this week off where they wouldn't have missed as many games, and we're in desperate need of some forward help. Not to mention Bouchard wasting a full year of development.
Well said.Calling Benson or Marody up only limits the amount of playing time they're likely to get in the coming weeks. They're playing McDavid minutes right now in Bakersfield. They'd have to sit for 7 days before they're available, then they'd need several practices to draw in to what's likely to be a limited depth role with no PP or PK time.
If anything, these guys might get call-ups closer to the end of the season when the playoff matches are set and it looks like testing some of the busier forwards makes sense. Benson might get some garbage time minutes to strut his stuff during the rescheduled games.
Hell why not just mix in the Bakersfield trioLooking at how things are shaping up at forward, I'm wondering if Tippett might move Yamamoto down the roster and see if he can drive his own line. He's not getting it done offensively this season on Draisaitl's line. Take the Ottawa games away this season and he's got 12 points on the year. Not enough.
He adds an Archibald-level of intensity in his forecheck, so maybe he could bump up the effort level of a depth line.
Something like...
XXXX -McDavid - Puljujarvi
RNH - Draisaitl - XXXX
Shore - Khaira - Archie
XXXX - Turris - Yamo
You've got a mix of Kahun, Ennis, Kassian, Chiasson, Neal, Haas, PRussell and Nygard to round out the final the spots, but I don't see a unit that looks dead in the water assuming they bring their 'A' game.
Bring him home, Kenny!