RememberTheRoar
“I’m not as worried about the 5-on-5 scoring.”
Why did Anisimov become the third line center?
I understand Schmaltz has more skill than Anisimov, but is that skill really not as useful on Kane’s left wing?
The Schmaltz-Anisimov-Kane line had the best Corsi among the Schmaltz/Kane combos that played significant ice time together.
Furthermore, Anisimov brings value to this team when he plays with Kane, and has little value elsewhere in the lineup.
Lastly, for as bad as his faceoff numbers are, Anisimov is still better at draws than Schmaltz is. I think Schmaltz needs to keep working on that. We have the luxury of easing him in, but Q decided not to do that.
Unfortunately, Anisimov probably gets traded today or tomorrow because he was used in a less effective way last season.
I understand Schmaltz has more skill than Anisimov, but is that skill really not as useful on Kane’s left wing?
The Schmaltz-Anisimov-Kane line had the best Corsi among the Schmaltz/Kane combos that played significant ice time together.
Furthermore, Anisimov brings value to this team when he plays with Kane, and has little value elsewhere in the lineup.
Lastly, for as bad as his faceoff numbers are, Anisimov is still better at draws than Schmaltz is. I think Schmaltz needs to keep working on that. We have the luxury of easing him in, but Q decided not to do that.
Unfortunately, Anisimov probably gets traded today or tomorrow because he was used in a less effective way last season.