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Keeping his options open, I like that.
Hellebuyck for Holtz is back on the table! One for one of course
Keeping his options open, I like that.
Yeah, it’s fine. He’ll be back soon enough, I’m sure Ruff/Fitz have talked to him about it too. It’s definitely not a permanent thing for the season. I’m sure Simon understands this.
Probably for the best. Just needs a little more seasoning.
And that he had no broadcast experience of any kind when given the role. I always loved Sal, so I was thrilled he stuck around the team in any capacity. I'm glad they gave him room to grow because he's a genuinely smart and interesting hockey mind.
Not really worried about how Bahl will do in the top 4 replacing Graves. Especially playing with Marino.I'm just hoping that Bahl doesn't have any regression or sophomore slump, as is common for many players. With veterans like Severson and Graves leaving, a large part of our success this season could hinge on whether Bahl is able to mature into his expanded role.
Not a chance at all.Like I said in the Nemec thread a while back any chance he is loaned to a better league?
Nemec is also eligible to have his ELC slide another year. It’s almost a guarantee the Devils would prefer that to happen unless they absolutely need Nemec.Miller just put up 21 points in 79 games and was a +23 playing 16:45 a night for a good Dallas Stars team, so there's no doubt in my mind that he can handle the 3rd pairing role.
He's here to be the placeholder for Nemec. It's entirely possible Nemec takes that role in due time. It's perfectly alright if it isn't right now.
Often the proposed line combos and roster decisions I see on here leave me scratching my head. You’d think people posting on a hockey message board would be a bit less naive and more in tune with the decisions NHL staffs are likely to make.I find it very strange that people think Miller is going to be tossed aside over a few preseason games when he's played significant roles on teams that have made deep playoff runs before. That's just not how NHL coaching staffs and front offices operate. He's going to get some run before they just give up on him.
No they aren’t. Other than 1 or 2 small things they are usually exactly what you can expect for game 1. Sometimes there’s some paper things for cap reasons like what we did with Bahl and Nemec last year. Definitely not very different. Ours as with a lot of teams will almost certainly be the exact same. Unless Haula is going on IR which doesn’t seem likely it will be the same.A preemptive reminder that the cut down day roster and the roster for game 1 are often very different. Don’t read too much into what is submitted to the league two days before a game as there are usually paper moves made for cap reasons.
I actually think you’re just not reading it properly. Most of what I’ve seen is that people want Nemec to start because they think he deserves it. But at the same time most people seem pretty aware that isn’t likely, Ruff doesn’t want 3 roomie D in and that they weren’t just gonna toss Miller aside.Often the proposed line combos and roster decisions I see on here leave me scratching my head. You’d think people posting on a hockey message board would be a bit less naive and more in tune with the decisions NHL staffs are likely to make.
I don’t think we’re expecting Nemec to slide anyways. Very good chance he still plays at least 10 games this year.Nemec is also eligible to have his ELC slide another year. It’s almost a guarantee the Devils would prefer that to happen unless they absolutely need Nemec.
It is likely for the best that this year is for Hughes/Bahl to settle into NHL roles. Then you have Nemec be the rookie next year so you’re not too green on the blue line.