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Please vote for 13 forwards. Try not to exclude 7 one-way contracts, but excluding 1 (maybe 2 or 3) should be fine.
I picked (in the order they were listed in the poll):
Turris
Stone
Ryan
Zibanejad
MacArthur
Hoffman
Pageau
Lazar
Michalek
Smith
Chiasson
Prince
Robinson
... with the caveat that Zack Smith is my 13th forward, picked over some more deserving younger players specifically because I don't want to see a kid like Puempel wasting away as the 13th guy, and I'd rather have a vet like Smith take that spot because I don't give a **** about him. Puempel is the first callup as soon as we need an offensive spot available on the team, and probably has an NHL job locked down by the end of the season.
Good, and interesting choices.
Robinson is intriguing I must admit and could likely play a depth role. But since he is not eligible for waivers, I'd give him another year in Bingo. I'm interested in seeing if he can play a scoring role down there
Who is Mick Paul?
I don't remember ever drafting, trading for or signing a player named Mick Paul.
Interesting.
I picked him because maybe the team sees him as the kind of guy who can pick up some of Condra's minutes.
Puempel is clearly the better skill guy, but I'd like to see him go down to the AHL and have a hell of an Oct-November. Dominate from the get-go. Then, we can bring him up with a head of steam built up behind him.
Small things, I suppose. I certainly would not be adverse to seeing Puemps make the team out of camp.
Who is Mick Paul?
I don't remember ever drafting, trading for or signing a player named Mick Paul.
Interesting.
I added guys like Neil and Smith because I assume they will be there no matter what. Neil as a #13 is fine anyway.
Only surprise in my list is sending Lazar down - I want him to be a star offensive player and I think he needs a touch of seasoning in the AHL to help him along with that. Lots of ice time for him down there. I kept Prince and Puempel over him.
I think there's a very good chance we see Lazar start in the AHL, especially if sending him down means we avoid placing Puempel or Prince on waivers.
close to sens rule
macarthur-turris-ryan
hoffman-zib-stone
prince-pageau-lazar
puempel-smith-neil
chiasson
No Michalek?
Wheres Karlsson?