Well, we're certainly all entitled to our opinions. That's what keeps message boards afloat. I feel bad for jumping back in and beating on the already dead horse.
Ha, I don’t mean to pick on you, but this has such “Arguing politics with a family member at Thanksgiving” energy.
If report are any true. Parayko is going monster year, him getting 2nd PP unite. This also means Faulk doesnt get PP icetime which sum up his point produce doesnt grow.
10-20 point range could be realistic in Faulk part.
In a shortened season it was realistic to begin with.
Generally my take on what Faulk does greatly depends off if Berube is willing to adjust to this team being an offense first team, which I think is a requirement with this roster. Our defense isn’t good enough in its own zone (with goaltending questions) to play the way we did last year, in which our defense already was showing cracks. My gut says Berube doesn’t make that adjustment, as it goes counter to everything we know about him as a coach.
If Faulk gets put with Scandella, my gut says the pairing becomes our impromptu shutdown pairing, and it either is a mixed bag (somewhat effective against the Arizona’s and California teams, but torched by Vegas and Colorado, or a disaster. If it’s a disaster, we are backed into a corner because the only change we could make is to put Colt back with Scandella and Krug with Faulk, as there is no way we can push him below Bortuzzo, and Faulk with Dunn screams disaster in the waiting. In that scenario, Krug gets the majority of the play pushing up ice, because he’s just better at it, leaving Faulk to play a more Bouwmeester role. Either way, if he doesn’t get PP time, I think his absolute max is 20-25 unless he plays better now after 2 years of regression then at any other point in his career. I think the more sensible expectation is 15-20.
