Just to clarify, I called him that not because he is just an enforcer, but because he does not like Wifi, and prefers "The Sheriff', and I was too lazy to check how to spell his name. LOL.
Player Discussion Arber Xhekaj: The Sheriff
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Just to clarify, I called him that not because he is just an enforcer, but because he does not like Wifi, and prefers "The Sheriff', and I was too lazy to check how to spell his name. LOL.
Goalie masks, Visors and helmets are physical things that we can see….a torn ligament in the body is not so apparent unless he’s complaining about it every shift
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I wonder if the usual suspect in the Guhle thread are gonna come in and say the same thing about AX lol ? Is he soft too ? Is he too weak ? Is he injury prone ? Should we trade him ?
The Guhle thread is hilarious.
The dude plays the entire season taking on everything that was dished out at him barely missing a shift but is considered fragile.
No consideration about the role he's playing and how much he's being targeted and no understanding that a cheap shot causing head trauma takes everyone out.. I'm actually pleased with how Guhle was able to manage the schedule and his minutes.
He's clearly our best LD and can handle the number 1 minutes. I felt his injures the previous season were mostly due to fatigue.
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Hey not a knock on you but the fact he seemed to have hung up the gloves - posted my rant before we heard he was injured.
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This is serious. 2 major shoulder injuries to a guy that needs to be physical to be effective because he doesn’t do much else.
Goes to show you can never have enough depth at any position which is why I believe you should draft BPA....you just never know what can happen and if everything falls right and you have a healthy surplus, great, you simply trade it to fill another need.
Goes to show you can never have enough depth at any position which is why I believe you should draft BPA....you just never know what can happen and if everything falls right and you have a healthy surplus, great, you simply trade it to fill another need.
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So the speculation that MSL was "neutering" him was 100% wrong. Let's get that on record.
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He was "neutering" himself to not get hurt more...what a novel concept!
As long as it leads to an 0-5 stretch , I’m good.
Close games while we outshoot the opposition would be ideal.
At 5 we would assure ourselves of a top notch fwd.
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He can still be a physical monster I hope. I don't like the doom and gloom here making it sound like he's done as an enforcer. Sounds too pessimistic.
How many other physical players had to go through shoulder surgery? At least It wasn't the same shoulder
How many other physical players had to go through shoulder surgery? At least It wasn't the same shoulder
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His right shoulder was fine this year. He’ll come back next season, no worries.
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He wasn’t the sheriff this year, and you may be right about his shoulders. I wonder if he will be able to continue to play a physical game, including some fights if need be? I’m concerned he may not be able to, which diminishes his value considerably.
Xhekaj is up for a new deal this summer. Wonder if Kent goes for a Jordan Harris-esque bridge bridge deal. Xhekaj is worth more than Harris so maybe 1.7M for 2 years. It's hard to fathom Xhekaj getting a long term deal at this stage of his career. A bridge deal lets us get a clearer picture of his future as he'll be 25 at the end of a 2 year deal.
I wouldn't do that. Habs know what they can get out of Xhekaj and the shoulders should be stronger than before after the operations.
I'd try to sign Xhekaj medium term at a discount.
Showing faith in the kid at this juncture in his career can go a long ways for the Habs.
13.75M for 5 years and better dental plan than Costco?
He'd be 27 coming out of that contract and set for life at that juncture when he can sign his biggest contract ever.
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In my opinion the reason we all like him so much is the same reason he will get more $ than that, even on a two year deal.
Just look at these playoffs. I'd sign him long term but idk how keen he is to do that.
