Dahlen needs a big year in Utica, with a few call-ups to the NHL sprinkled in. Realistically he needs to play in your top six and on the pp...so fourth line guys like Beagle and Roussel really won't be taking his ice-time.
2018 baby!!Where did this idea that scoring players can only play on the top 2 lines come from? Are we living in 1993?
2018 baby!!
Where did this idea that scoring players can only play on the top 2 lines come from? Are we living in 1993?
I can easily see him staying in Sweden rather than report to Utica in October. I mean, I'd really rather he didn't, but I can still see it.If there is not a roster spot for this kid in the next 4 years because of stupid signings , I can see him pulling a tryamkin. See ya
I can easily see him staying in Sweden rather than report to Utica in October. I mean, I'd really rather he didn't, but I can still see it.
It came from rationalizing the Canucks inexplicably filling their roster with mediocre vets when they finally have some promising young players who could fill out those spots instead.
Yup. Don’t blame the kid. I’ve said it 100 times before. Sweden / Russians have it too good now overseas playing. If he looks at the roster with all these crappy vets signed long term, and the way Goldobin has not really been given a shot ... why come over.
What do you mean Goldobin has not been given a shot? The 38 games he played this year his most common linemates was the Boeser Horvat and the Sedins.
Lol - never happenI can easily see him staying in Sweden rather than report to Utica in October. I mean, I'd really rather he didn't, but I can still see it.
I agree with the general sentiment, but why is it that everyone keeps exaggerating about that expectation only lasting until the early 90s? Stubbornness about the roles of the top six and bottom six was not deviated from until at least the 2000s, IMO. How many teams had no shutdown line, no grind-y/fight-y energy line, and one dimensional offensive guys in their bottom six BEFORE the Naslund/Bertuzzi era? The closest you generally got to that was energy/shut-down guys who could also score.Where did this idea that scoring players can only play on the top 2 lines come from? Are we living in 1993?
Where did this idea that scoring players can only play on the top 2 lines come from? Are we living in 1993?
Is Brandon Sutter now at least the 3rd line centre ?
Oh for sure. Probably 2nd line center and on the 1st PP.
Lol - happened last yearLol - never happen
Ya, cause he was sick and found the hockey to be too difficult. The fact he played in Utica to end the season should demonstrate that he is committed to the AHL. I thought that would be common sense that he isn’t going back to Sweden but evidently not.Lol - happened last year
What's to stop him from going back again? Yeah, this year he came over after the Swedish 2nd division was finished. If he can make more money in Sweden than he can riding the bus in Utica once there are of course no spots open to him after training camp I'd say it's a possibility.Ya, cause he was sick and found the hockey to be too difficult. The fact he played in Utica to end the season should demonstrate that he is committed to the AHL. I thought that would be common sense that he isn’t going back to Sweden but evidently not.
Well anything is possible but I’d wager it’s < 1%. He has spoken about how his dad said the AHL is a good place to learn the game. He seems like a good kid that would follow the teams advice. I don’t see how the SHL would make any sense for him. He would likely see some call up time after the TDL and earn an NHL salary for some games.What's to stop him from going back again? Yeah, this year he came over after the Swedish 2nd division was finished. If he can make more money in Sweden than he can riding the bus in Utica once there are of course no spots open to him after training camp I'd say it's a possibility.
What's to stop him from going back again? Yeah, this year he came over after the Swedish 2nd division was finished. If he can make more money in Sweden than he can riding the bus in Utica once there are of course no spots open to him after training camp I'd say it's a possibility.