Poolman would be a good partner for Niku as well as Niku is a freewheeler and Poolman's game is about being more responsible. With limited minutes they could benefit. Only trouble with that is more minutes for Buff which we don't want.
Toby's wife, whom he recently married, is a television host in Sweden. She is going through a battle with cancer and I think Toby will make the decision to head back to Sweden after this year to be closer to her. She can't really uproot and move to Canada so I think Toby will head to the SHL and sign with a team close there. He can definitely still make a career of it. If he decides to stay with us then he has my full support but I think it will be a difficult decision to pass up on being closer to her while still playing the game he loves in his native country.
Good point, he needs to do what is best for his family. I thought that I had heard that she had come over this season to see if that would work out but perhaps I am mistaken on that. In the end he has made more than enough money and if his wife still resides in Sweden permanently than the best course of action is to move home. I will miss his heady play and steadying presence on the back end.
I do agree that Poolman is an ideal partner for Niku based on style of play but I share your concerns with regards to just how much trust Maurice will place in them as a pairning.
I think Buff right now is in his ideal role on the team, playing against middling opposition with large amounts of PP time and the occasional PK shift (24 minutes a night), I certainly don't want him to play more than that.
I think Moe will need to finally utilize JoMo to his maximum next season (No idea why he has been so reluctant to this year). That to me means top ES, SH and secondary PP minutes to get his average to 23 to 24 minutes per game. He really only has one dimension left to really flesh out to be an elite allaround player. I don't see the org trying to hold him back anymore next season
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