Those are the things we knew he could do from the start. The question is whether he is getting involved in battles and being more aggressive in his desire to get takeaways or continuing to shy away. Still, no denying the guy has ridiculous skills.
“If he’s here past Sunday’s game against Portland, I’ll be stunned,†Bombulie said. “Playing against the New York Rangers is obviously different than playing against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, but he’s got that thing where the puck follows him around. I’m not saying he’ll definitely make an immediate impact in the NHL, but he might.â€
http://blogs.citizensvoice.com/penguins/index.php/2015/04/08/penguins-3-lehigh-valley-0-48/
If only we could make the play-off ...
Would be hilarious if they try Kapanen with Malkin before Perron.
I'm guessing he was used on LW?
I mean if they want to call him up and actually play him with Geno, then cool I guess. It'll mean Beau is out of the lineup, but they aren't willing to him a real chance anyway. I don't think it's smart to play Kap in the NHL playoffs, but this team clearly needs a spark if they get there and his speed, skill, and shot could help.
Yup.I'm guessing he was used on LW?
Would be hilarious if they try Kapanen with Malkin before Perron.
The people that hate on Beau are going to burn Kap alive. Kapenan makes Bennett look like Hornqvist on the forecheck. Right now the best comparison I have would be Sykora before the wheels fell off, but without the years of NJD defensive awareness drilled into him.
Much like Pouliot I have every confidence that he can be a good player for a long time. They might just need another year to get there.
I hope they keep him in the AHL. No reason to bring him up into this mess and throw such huge expectations on his shoulders right in the midst of the NHL playoffs.
Bring him up. Why the **** not? He can help this club and it's not like playing in 1 NHL playoff series is going to ruin his development.
It might wreck his shoulders though. The kid can't be more than a 190 soaking wet.
Why can't he come in and play? There are quite a number of NHL players that push 190.
If we win tonight. Call him up and let him play against Buffalo
Why can't he come in and play?
I know MJ's practice lines usually don't mean anything, but if I recall correctly, the line rushes yesterday were:
Winnik-Crosby-Hornqvist
Kunitz-Malkin-Perron
I know this is reaching, a lot, but with the comments above saying they'd be shocked if he's in WBS past Sunday, I'm thinking this: What if Winnik is a placeholder for KK? I wonder if they want Kapanen alongside Sid in the PO's, they just obviously can't call him up yet for cap reasons. I also have no doubt he would be better than Winnik on Sid's line.
Winnik is an odd placeholder considering they play very different games and Winnik has played well.
Yeah, obviously the bolded is true, I agree with you there. But I really have hated Winnik with Sid lol, and I think going into the playoffs with him in the top 6 is a terrible idea. Like easily as bad as going into the playoffs with an 18 year old that's never played in the NHL haha. Like I said, i know it was a stretch, just thinking out loud.