Totally get it….
Forwards especially young ones won't like riding the bus for any length of time! Defense and goaltending are fine developing in the A but it seems to be a death-knell for Forwards especially youngsters under say 22. Personally I believe he should stayed in Russia for 2-3-4 years more and played a tonne...so he's going to compete for a spot on Calder Cup Champion Hersey Bears?
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Not so sure I agree with your take but that's OK. Everyone sees things a little different. I do think he'll compete for a spot and secure one easily. If nothing else for his NHL level shot. The bears had a good bit of turnover but they're stacked at forward with their FA acquisitions now but there's room for him. I do think the capitals are heavily involved in some of the playing time and roster decisions the bears make as well as the systems they run. Not all NHL/AHL relationships are as tight as the Caps/Bears. There's a reason Lappy stayed in the 3C spot in Hershey last season despite struggling mightily at times. Took a few scratches but kept his job. Also if you look how other top prospects were deployed in Hershey it shows Washington helped guide some deployment as well. They put CMM on the PK and gave him a leadership role to build his defensive game and accountability. We'll continue to leverage our strong relationship with the bears to develop prospects the right way and Miro will be in Washington sooner rather than later with the likelihood we will have plenty of holes in DC to fill in a couple years.
For a moment let's forget about what the Roster of the Capitals might look like in a couple of years time and just think about the young Mirosh!What's best for him? NAmerica with all the adjustment in Culture and playing time and just Life! I know the Caps have a great history with their Russian players and without them they would not have Championed a Stanley Cup! I think the youngster should have waited and not be dazzled by all the hype and bright lights of NAmerica! The "Farm" team Hershey or any other AHL team are not the "Bright Lights"! Personally like my Russian or European players to come over at age 23-24 after success at the varying levels! Players need to be Mature Mentally,Physically and Emotionally to handle what's likely in "Store" in NAmerica
Wouldnt it help for a younger player to learn how to live on his own and speak English in a system designed for their success? Isnt Miro already hanging out with Ovie and the other Russians going to Washington football games?
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What’s best for him is opinion at this point. His inner circle clearly believes he’s ready to make the move.
Playing in the NHL as a 19 year old is a tough task for the best NHLers! Hope the youngster is up to it and succeeds of course
I think his best case with the Caps would be like Lappys rookie season and a handful of games to get his feet wet.
Its great to have a few Russians on the squad but will the youngster be ready? No sense playing on the 4th line and limited minutes when he should be getting 20-25 minutes per night and developing...Wouldnt it help for a younger player to learn how to live on his own and speak English in a system designed for their success? Isnt Miro already hanging out with Ovie and the other Russians going to Washington football games?
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Im sure the KHL will make the kid a better NHL pro then riding shutgun with Ovie and the other Russians.
He wouldn’t get that in the KHL anyway, and their development leagues are a step below the AHL and on a different rink to boot.
And Mirosh won't see top line minutes in the NHL either...and I don't think he's going to get top line minutes in Hershey which will be his destination I'm sure at least to start the NHL season or after his 9 game stint! But like I said I'm hoping he's ready and does produce right out of "gate"!
You still haven't proven how staying is better, you just flip to this thing where you say if he doesn't instantly make the NHL it's better to go to the KHL, even though nothing indicates that and it's the reason he broke his contract in the first place. If you think Miro doesn't know he's going to Hershey you're fooling yourself, it's still better than staying. This is a dumb conversation.
If he's not in the next pre-season game one of my eyebrows might start to raise.
Not the dreaded “eyebrow raise” my man. Don’t do that to the kid, that soon!!!!
Season hasn't even started yet and one of the injury-proof veterans have already dropped out with injury (Edmundson) while another in Pacioretty propably won't be back for the first month, possibly even 2. That's 2 open spots with injuries already and we have played like 33% of the pre-season.
