CBJWerenski8
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Confirmed with Link: Bemstrom to PIT for Alex Nylander and a conditional 6th
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EspenK
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Exactly the kind of outburst we expected from Bemmer following the trade. Typical Jack…
Wait.
CBJWerenski8
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Admittedly, wasn't excited about getting him. But in a lost season, this is exactly the kind of gamble the CBJ should be taking the rest of the year. High talent reclamation projects.
He's been very good on his line and producing. Good for him.
Does this mean he has a long term future here? Probably not. But the worst case scenario is we can qualify him and trade him potentially. Or, we can keep him, have him battle for a spot, and if he doesn't make it he can go to Cleveland and be a call up guy if necessary.
He's been very good on his line and producing. Good for him.
Does this mean he has a long term future here? Probably not. But the worst case scenario is we can qualify him and trade him potentially. Or, we can keep him, have him battle for a spot, and if he doesn't make it he can go to Cleveland and be a call up guy if necessary.
Even though I'm not holding my breath, if he could be a bottom 6 energy guy with responsible play I would be ecstatic.
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Just pulling a Roslovic. Earn a contract before going back to normal.
Just pulling a Roslovic. Earn a contract before going back to normal.
The never-ending cycle of Bemströms, Roslovics and now Nylander?
Maybe, but out of those three Nylander has biggest star potential. It is in his blood.
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I've been firmly in the "Bemstrom doesn't move the needle for me" (despite that there are some sharp posters here who disagreed). That said, wishing him the best as there are times when an overall freshening is needed. Good for the player to have fresh eyes on his game and good for the org to just move on from a player who hasn't been able, for whatever reason, to gain any traction.
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He's only scoring at a 60 goals/82 game pace so far. I was kinda hoping for a goal per game average, but I guess he's been acceptable.
In all seriousness, he's probably exceeded everyones expectations by a significant margin. A very pleasant surprise.
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I think that's a pretty safe assumption.
The talent is there. If it wasn't he wouldn't have been a top 10 pick. He showed promise in his 1 full year in Chicago but then injuries popped in and he never got a fair chance afterwards it seems.
Sometimes you just need to find the right situation. Maybe Columbus is his. I fully expect he'll level off because his current pace doesn't seem realistically sustainable but he seems to have a nose for the goal and putting himself in the right place at the right time.
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DSL, my sentiments mirror yours. But I Suspect his future will mirror his past
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CBJWerenski8
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He has matched his career high in goals in a season. Good stuff.
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Its nice when a trade actually lights a fire under someone, but ive also heard pens fans talk about nylander and how he never got ice time, well he has it here, and hes got that work ethic to make good things happen. I was never big on Bemstrom and just kind of figured we got the same player in the deal, we did not, thankfully.
We should call him Alex "Pumpkin" Nylander, because it is guaranteed people will say he has turned into a pumpkin anytime he goes a few games without a point. It will be that way even if he is good for a year or two.
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I hate to be this guy but im still not convinced.
Nylander is shooting above 17% (1st), with 21% of his starts coming in the ozone (2nd), playing 17+ mins a night mostly alongside Jenner and Gaudreau, and sometimes Sillinger and Texier. He’s not really a playmaker, his assists/60 are only better than Meyer and Pyythia. His P/60 are being helped by his G/60, but I doubt Nylander ever gets this type of favorable TOI (wrt Teammates, zone starts, ATOI) again. If he is on the team next year he’s going to be a middle 6 winger, and at that point what is he providing outside of his shot? I don’t see him as a physical player, speedy, or two-way; what is he adding? What makes him a better player than Roslovic (who the team decided wasn’t needed next year)?
