Broll vs Ashton
- Thread starter The Caveman
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This will be tough but there is a spot for a 13th forward...i guess but i imagine he gets sent down
AS Mclaren returns as well
AS Mclaren returns as well
Ashton has done okay along the boards, but Broll actually looks more dangerous offensively, or maybe less bad. I thought Ashton looked better in camp to be honest, unless he plays desperate, he still seems a marginal player still.
Ashton was better in preseason, but Broll has been better in regular season play. I would like both to play with the Marlies for the better part of the year though and see Bodie stay up with the big team when Kulemin, Mclaren and Clarkson come back.
Rare Jewel
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I'd like to see Broll get a bit more seasoning in the AHL, But I agree with some here, He hasn't looked too out of place.
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iBlaze81
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Broll looks to be the better player. Good board play, he creates room for his line mates and doesn't shy away from physical play, but he doesn't bring the physical play I thought he be more like a Matt Martin; koromov, on the forecheck, meaning hitting everything that moves. I like to see him spend a year or 2 Ahl before coming a full time nhler
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I'd like to see Broll play more just because he's more physical and a better fighter, but in reality I think Ashton is more suited for the lineup. Broll could really use a year of seasoning in the AHL where I feel Ashton has already been down that route and he's better off getting more comfortable in the NHL.
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Ashton sucks, Broll is very speedy and he can have our players back!!! Ashton just falls around..
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Riellyfan04
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No he isnt, i saw him backcheck in the last game and was pretty quick. Well i think it was him. looks very fast to me..
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This x2.
However since Clarkson will be returning eventually, I'd prefer it if Broll went back to the AHL and continued to evolve in an offensive role with the marlies. Ashton, is basically useless so I wouldn't mind him sitting in the pressbox and playing 4th line duties every once in a while.
He has a greater negative impact on the game than a positive impact imo.
Can we all agree for the first time we have players who can step in and do not look out of place...
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I actually don't like Ashton's game at all. He's extremely soft on the puck, and doesn't have the speed or size to play in the NHL full time imo. He's a tweener.
Broll is built for a bottom 6 roll. He's good in a straight line, lays the body, and has enough hands to make a play or two.
Broll is built for a bottom 6 roll. He's good in a straight line, lays the body, and has enough hands to make a play or two.
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Ashton is worthless , the efforts there but he accomplishes nothing . Broll has a chance to become a solid bottom 6 player if he picks up his skating/mobility and motor . He's a big bodied player who could develop with some time in the minors .
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The Caveman
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I thought Broll was quite quick in fact, surprisingly so. Or at least he was always involved. Bodie seemed to disappear. I like Broll's game, but obviously miscast on the 2nd line, at least for now. Plus, Broll-dozer. How good is that?
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