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This seems to be the spot up for grabs with the chain of events this year, starting with Little's preseason injury, Letestu being shut down for the year, and now Little injured long-term.
Gustafsson looked strong in preseason, sat for a good while, looked good in some of his early games, but seems to have lost Maurice's confidence, as the ice time is quite low. He is processing the game well for such a young player, and has a future in the NHL. It may be too soon, but I think a good experience in his career. I'd be surprised if he still had a spot in the New Year. I expect him to be loaned for the World Juniors because it could be a breakout opportunity for him, playing in his age group, and having been around such skilled players, and good coaching.
Spacek had a good preseason. Maybe has the best wheels of all the potential centres. And some good hands. No one knows what to expect. He is going through the PB experience which the Jets seem to want their young players to experience as part of the learning curve.
Shaw I added because he has NHL experience at centre, and is probably the best faceoff option out of all of the options.
Suess I thought was the frontrunner in preseason. He has a mucky game, which I think Maurice wants. Looked overmatched in his first NHL game, but it was a long travel, so you don't know if the rythym was off.
Harkins is putting up some good numbers for the Moose. Like Spacek he has shown a good progression in the late stages of his 2nd year, carrying into the 3rd. He has less experience then others playing centre, and I think the Jets organization might want him to play some more in the A first.
Griffith has the most NHL experience. He was good on the draws when playing centre last year. Seems like a career AHL player, with some offensive instincts, not sure he has the defensive side that the Jets want at centre.
I guess Appleton could be an option as well, but hasn't played the position much, and isn't an option at the moment either.
Gustafsson looked strong in preseason, sat for a good while, looked good in some of his early games, but seems to have lost Maurice's confidence, as the ice time is quite low. He is processing the game well for such a young player, and has a future in the NHL. It may be too soon, but I think a good experience in his career. I'd be surprised if he still had a spot in the New Year. I expect him to be loaned for the World Juniors because it could be a breakout opportunity for him, playing in his age group, and having been around such skilled players, and good coaching.
Spacek had a good preseason. Maybe has the best wheels of all the potential centres. And some good hands. No one knows what to expect. He is going through the PB experience which the Jets seem to want their young players to experience as part of the learning curve.
Shaw I added because he has NHL experience at centre, and is probably the best faceoff option out of all of the options.
Suess I thought was the frontrunner in preseason. He has a mucky game, which I think Maurice wants. Looked overmatched in his first NHL game, but it was a long travel, so you don't know if the rythym was off.
Harkins is putting up some good numbers for the Moose. Like Spacek he has shown a good progression in the late stages of his 2nd year, carrying into the 3rd. He has less experience then others playing centre, and I think the Jets organization might want him to play some more in the A first.
Griffith has the most NHL experience. He was good on the draws when playing centre last year. Seems like a career AHL player, with some offensive instincts, not sure he has the defensive side that the Jets want at centre.
I guess Appleton could be an option as well, but hasn't played the position much, and isn't an option at the moment either.