My list is very different when you compare who do you want to see with who do you think will be there. I want to see all the following players play games this year and see how they do because I believe they are the most talented 13 forwards as of this season and in the future moving forward. Minus Paul he needs a year in the AHL. I am not naive enough to think that players on one way deals like Smith and Neil arent going to make the team and every team needs some toughness/gritt/leadership.
I want to see
Turris
Stone
Macarthur
Hoffman
Ryan
Zibanejad
Pageau
Lazar
Michalek
Chiasson
O'Dell
Puemple
Prince
I think im going to see
Macarthur Turris Stone
Hoffman Zibanejad Ryan
Michalek Pageau Lazar
Prince Smith Chiasson
Neil
That's surprising. I didn't think anyone would pick him, especially over the other veterans.
He has great draft pedigree and has ripped up the AHL, never had a chance in Winnipeg played 5 minutes a game in a 4th line roll. He has talent I think if he gets any kind of chance he will produce. Same age as Hoffman was last season.
As a center, he'd have to push Pageau (not likely imo) or Smith out of the lineup (not to mention Lazar).
I can honestly say I know little to nothing about him, from what I understand he's a smallish player that plays a power forward game, has a good shot, and isn't a great skater. Is that fair?
... He is also more of a threat to score than Pageau...
I think O'Dell has some development years on Pageau and is the more mature player right now, but I'll take a still-improving soon-to-be 23 year old Pageau to outscore a WYSIWYG O'Dell.
Of course, I'm pulling for O'Dell to prove me wrong. I'd love to have a no-risk reclamation UFA signing like him totally pan out.
MacArthur - Turris - Ryan
Hoffman - Zibanejad - Stone
Puempel - Lazar - Havlat
Michalek - Paul - Chiasson/Neil
incredible how anyone could think Pageau should not be in the starting line up
He's probably going to continue his role as a defenceman.
i get the impression you enjoy certain players failingI got these same kind of posts when I didn't have Connacher, Filatov, Da Costa & Pettersson in my lineups in the past when so many others did. I have also been saying since last summer or longer that Condra wouldn't be re-signed which was against what most were saying so I'm used to being in the minority here.
I got these same kind of posts when I didn't have Connacher, Filatov, Da Costa & Pettersson in my lineups in the past when so many others did. I have also been saying since last summer or longer that Condra wouldn't be re-signed which was against what most were saying so I'm used to being in the minority here.