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He was like that last year at the end tooHE HAS PLAYED 1 PRESEASON GAME.
He was like that last year at the end tooHE HAS PLAYED 1 PRESEASON GAME.
He was like that last year at the end too
Stop there. There are two different kinds of 4th lines, but on a team without a dominant first line playing 20 minutes, a fourth line C who can kill penalties and play with talent up front can easily get 12 minutes.Starting the season with Poehling on the 4th would be dumb. A crying shame even!
This kid needs top 9 playing time.
That's what I've been expecting since before the camp started. Poehling is so intelligent and adaptable that he can fill any role without detriment to his long term development. Plus a guy like Weal is actually skilled and can combine with Poehling on the attack. I still think a #4C spot is his to lose, but I've got to say, Nate Thompson is providing some good competition so far in the preseason.Poehling needs players that bring a lynch pail to work. I think that Weal-Poehling-Cousins can be a Misery Line that in any given night can be the number one line.
Honestly... the biggest problem with all those players were their attitudes (exception being McCarron who just can't keep up). I know that word is like a meme for some of you, but it's true.
I've already said so, obviously it has some impact. But most of it does fall on the attitude of the player. Pretty much any GM in any sport says the exact same thing. When we miss on a prospect, it's because we missed on the person.
For sure I do. Does playing with Bergeron or Kopitar make Gallagher as good of a player as Kucherov? Obviously not. Does it make him a comparable player to Eichel or Matthews when all things are considered? Easily. The other names are obviously a bit further but hed be in the company of those guys without a doubt.
Hes always near the top of the league in most metrics, the only thing he would be lagging behind would be PP numbers, as Im not sure he has the skillset to he an elite PP player.
I didn't scroll far enough to see your translation, I put the title in google translate and this is what came up.
Claude Julien sees Jordan Weal in his soup: "I would be very disappointed if he did not have a place on our team."
Was going to say he must REALLY like him if he wants him in his soup too.
Now someone really got to make a Weal Soup picture…..
He tried to sign Gardiner, offersheet Aho, probably many offers we don't know about. It's not like he didn't try and did absolutely nothing.I'm still so furious at Bergevin for doing absolutely nothing last summer..
But man has this camp been fun! I love the competition this year. Can you imagine what it'll look like next year when Romanov, Caufield, Ikonen and Ylonen join the party?? We will be stacked in 2 years.
Hard to tell. Every case is different. Hockey smarts is his main skill. Bouchard has done a good job with him for sure. Every he improves another season Evans may make a great #4 center.Yes indeed!
He will make a fine AHLer
He tried to sign Gardiner, offersheet Aho, probably many offers we don't know about. It's not like he didn't try and did absolutely nothing.
What would you have prefered?
You can't grab a player by the arm to make him sign here. It's well known Montréal is not a number one destination for many players.I'll go out on a limb here and guess manage one thing instead of attempting many? I mean you're not being paid big money to try, anyone can try. They could leak out that he tried for Matthews and Laine and Malkin, would that make his summer even better?
The reality is he did absolutely nothing for the team in the end. The amount that he tried means nothing at all.
Nice contradiction......maybe thats why he didnt do anything just yet.....if Suzuki and Poeling can make this team then we got some major trading chips for help needed elswheres.I'm still so furious at Bergevin for doing absolutely nothing last summer..
But man has this camp been fun! I love the competition this year. Can you imagine what it'll look like next year when Romanov, Caufield, Ikonen and Ylonen join the party?? We will be stacked in 2 years.
You can't grab a player by the arm to make him sign here. It's well known Montréal is not a number one destination for many players.
Which quality player would've signed here these last 3 years? I mean.. I'm not really a Bergevin fan either but the reality is here.
Though, the future is brighter now with all them talented kids, it might be a different story next summer depending on the season they have.
Poehling needs players that bring a lynch pail to work. I think that Weal-Poehling-Cousins can be a Misery Line that in any given night can be the number one line. Not every night and certainly not above Domi-Gally-plus, but on many nights...
Most of you dont remember Damphousse. He was a tough, high scoring meat and potatoes center. Poehling reminds me of him.
Tinordi was more in the McCarron camp as a guy who was just a bit too big. But he also was a big time partier.Tinordi had attitide problems?
Stop there. There are two different kinds of 4th lines, but on a team without a dominant first line playing 20 minutes, a fourth line C who can kill penalties and play with talent up front can easily get 12 minutes.
Why would it be dumb or a crying shame for Poehling to start his NHL career like Plekanec?
And of course, Poehling could also play 2LW or 3LW. I actually like Poehling on the LW with KK at C and Suzuki or eventually Caufield on RW.
If Drouin were to be traded, I could see:
Poehling-KK-Caufield
Lehkonen-Domi-Suzuki
Tatar-Danault-Gallagher
Byron-Weal-Armia
Sometimes a poor attitude is evident on the ice. Drouin, Galchenyuk, Beaulieu... and then you hear the stories off the ice... (outside of Drouin).Insane how your whole point was that we don't know what's behind closed doors as far as management is concernend, but somehow YOU know that the kids biggest problems were their attitude.....How do you know what's happening behind closed doors but we don't?
I don’t think he’s lost his confidence, the one thing KK has that those other guys don’t is a great attitude. He just needs to maintain that attitude as he continues to develop physically. But I agree, it’s looking like he would have been better off developing slowly (last year Liiga, this year AHL).I wasnt on board with Kotkaniemi making the team. Hed be further ahead today if he stayed in Liiga. Now he has no confidence. He doesnt play to his strengths.
This is how I view the depth chart now
FWDS
1. Domi
2. Gallagher
3. Tatar
4. Danault
5. Kotkaniemi
6. Drouin
7. Lehkonen
8. Weal
9. Byron
10. Cousins
11. Armia
12. Poehling
13. Thompson
14. Peca
15. Hudon
16. Suzuki
17. Evans
18. Belzile
19. Varone
20. Barber
21. Weise
22. McCarron
Would I keep Poehling as the 4th line center to start? Yes, with Thompson as 13th forward. Waive Hudon and Peca, tell Suzuki and Belzile they might be called up during the season. Leave the door open for Poehling to go back down to Laval for a couple of weeks to work with Bouchard and play 1st line, 1st PP.
Consider trading one of Armia or Byron to make Suzuki and Poehling full time, perhaps after Christmas