McDonaugh should take stepan's spot on the PP and play with boyle. Stepan was about as helpful as girardi on the PP.
Also, does anyone know if the game with buffalo is even happening tomorrow?
2nd PP should be Mcdonagh girardi (unfortunately) Kreider zuke and probably Stempniak (they like having the righty shot)
If that's fast's great game watch out NHL!!!!
Id actually like to see something different for the bottom 6 hear me out
Hagelin Miller Stempniak
Glass Moore Hayes
Have hayes take boyle's spot. Similar big body guys works the boards deep well maybe recreate some of what we had on the 4th line last year. Glass replaces Dorsett/Carcillo
I believe miller deserves a real shot
Duke shouldn't be playing with a rookie center I think if he's not with Stepan or Brass he should go back
Why is Miller replacing Hayes' spot, despite Hayes clearly being the better player?
Hayes has been pretty good IMO and continues to make strides. He just needs to find the back of the net more.
Hayes has been pretty good IMO and continues to make strides. He just needs to find the back of the net more.
I don't. I don't want that at all. Far too often over the years, he has been the reason we've won, or gotten a point. I want him to complement the rest of the team. I want them to carry him some nights and I want most wins to come from a total team victory, not from Henrik carrying the team.
He wasn't even that good last night, but he was still not bad. That's a good sign.
As much as I defend Miller, his bad games are bad. Like, bad bad.
I don't see why people keep comparing Hayes to Boyle. Is it because they are both big centers? Hayes oozes skill and potential while stone hands Boyle killed pretty much all offense as soon as he touched the puck. Boyle couldn't pass the puck to save his life. Hayes has excellent vision and is a great passer. Hayes can't win a face-off to save his life, Boyle is amazing at them. These two aren't similar at all.
I went through this in another post maybe a week ago, but if you look at the RH shots on our team, almost all of them play on the PP in some capacity.
Boyle
Girardi
Klein
Stepan
Stempniak
Fast
Only Klein and Fast don't get regular PP minutes. AV likes having a RH shot on the point of the PP, and another at the circle on the weak side. Boyle and Girardi are the point shots, with Stepan and Stempniak being the weak side guys. The only player you could really argue against given our roster composition is Girardi, and it's probably a wash between him and Klein.
Hayes is clearly more ready to handle that 3C role. He gets A LOT of chances. I'm a big fan and can't wait to see him as he continues to develop.
Agreed, but I still think as the deadline approaches they should be in the market for a 2/3 C, with Hayes moving to wing down the stretch.
But why? I like the idea of another bottom 6 center, but why are we trying to move Hayes out of where he looks good?
B/c I dont think we can risk our 3rd line C never, literally never, winning a faceoff in the playoffs. He'd be spending all his ice time in his own zone.
If that's fast's great game watch out NHL!!!!
Id actually like to see something different for the bottom 6 hear me out
Hagelin Miller Stempniak
Glass Moore Hayes
Have hayes take boyle's spot. Similar big body guys works the boards deep well maybe recreate some of what we had on the 4th line last year. Glass replaces Dorsett/Carcillo
I believe miller deserves a real shot
Duke shouldn't be playing with a rookie center I think if he's not with Stepan or Brass he should go back
that's assuming Hayes doesn't get even an inkling better on faceoffs....
ok then, didn't realize tomorrow was May 2015.