dats81
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Hextall keeps talking him up, so I don't think it's hard to see him getting another shot on a scoring line.
Or just Hextall trying to take the pressure off rookie centers Vorobyev and Frost.
All smoke and mirrors.
Hextall keeps talking him up, so I don't think it's hard to see him getting another shot on a scoring line.
Or just Hextall trying to take the pressure off rookie centers Vorobyev and Frost.
All smoke and mirrors.
When you look at Weal's AHL performance, and his excellent 20+ game stretch the year before, it's understandable why Ron thinks he can play better than last season.
2014-15 73g 30-49 69 PO 19g 10-12 22
bounced between LA and Philly in 2015-16
2016-17 43g 15-32 47, Philly 23g 8-4 12
This is probably his last shot, but he'll get a long look in TC.
It's his job to lose, but he only has to about January, when Vorobyev, if he doesn't win a job in camp, should be ready to go.
Meh...I don't think Weal had was it takes. I hope I'm wrong, but he seems like a waste of a roster spot
Vecchione is another guy I don't see much of a future with.I was hoping he was traded for a 3rd before the draft. Would much rather go into the season with:
G - Coots - TK
JVR - Patrick - Jake
Lindblom - Frost - Simmonds
Raffl - Laughton - NAK
Vecchione, Torgo, Mr. Ed
I think it's more likely that with Weal gone, Laughton would be the 3C and Lehtera would be the 4C.
I was hoping he was traded for a 3rd before the draft. Would much rather go into the season with:
G - Coots - TK
JVR - Patrick - Jake
Lindblom - Frost - Simmonds
Raffl - Laughton - NAK
Pimp, Vecchione, Torgo, Mr. Ed
Filppula was actually passable with Weal.Is there a wowy site we could look at his numbers away from filppulas of the world?
Sheltering shitty players doesn't make them any better so there might be something to this. Also corsi and other nerdstats don't tell the whole story. What good Reads nerd numbers are if he can't convert on his chances?Am I reading this right? It appears to me that everyone except Laughton, Manning and Gudas faired better (based on shots) with Weal than without. If that is the case, that seems to heavily support that Weal should be in the lineup. Possibly what is missing is that he likely gets favorable matchups and zone starts and those players benefit from that, is that correct? I don't know that he actually does get favorable usage.
Weal ended up with 21 points in 63 games across three teams in 2018-19.
Jordan Weal at eliteprospects.com
Hes a better player than Varone, Knight, and Bailey.
But a worse fit on the 4th line, too slow to be an effective forechecker, and headed toward free agency.