On Peca? You're acting like there's not a body of work out there to judge him off of already.
Doesn't mean he can't come in and turn it around in a new environment here (hello Duclair) but nothing on his resume would indicate he's anything more than filler (which is fine, given that's basically what his role is down the stretch).
Maybe I'm misinterpreting your point?
I’m not sure what there is to misinterpret.
He looked fine on our team last night, and most importantly, as Bert said, he continues the trend of all our roster players being able to play the style of play that we do, and perhaps contribute to the culture of being extremely difficult to play against.
He was picked up to finish out the season so that the kids could stay in Belleville, and perhaps earn a bottom line spot next season if he shows that he can stick. Next year should also be a tougher year in the standings, another year of development over seriously trying to win, and we will still need some solid players to fill out the roster even after adding a few more kids. Finding guys here and there to audition before having to commit, is a good idea in my opinion.
My point is that the player serves a different purpose on our team than he did for the Habs, and we really should let him play a game or two before deciding that he can’t fulfill that role and was a waste of a pick up.
I honestly think that it’s common sense, and shouldn’t need much explanation.
Guys talk about how easy it is to just grab a player whenever, but that’s a throw away statement. When you’re looking for the right type of player to add to a rebuild, for the short term, I can understand being discerning, and being willing to pay chump change to have a look.
You guys are acting like I’m being outlandish by suggesting we watch the guy play on our squad before passing judgment. He was brought in for a reason, let’s see if we can see it!
