He got injured this year stop imply he is made of glass this year was the first he miss anytime and we don’t know what the problem was only that he had a procedure
How far removed is oleksiak from his draft and how many teams. He took a long while to get to this level and he still isn’t that good just big and can skate some. Morin has looked better at every stage and they know it will be three years before he really shows what he can do.
I'd love to move Amac. Gudas has his moments, but when the game is physical he's got that size. Hagg, many sour on his Amac like passive style, but I'd rather sink time into him hoping for some improvement than Amac or Manning.
If they get stomped by the Penguins, it wouldn't surprise me if Hextall replaced Manning with a veteran and let Sanheim, Hagg, and Morin duke it out for 3rd pairing scraps. I just can't imagine his response being, "We need the young guys to have a bigger role."
Also, Morin isn't waivers exempt next year, but Sanheim will still be.
I was told the same thing last offseason when I said he would be sent down this season, too. If Hextall is too patient and can't find a trade for one of Gudas or Hagg, I wouldn't be shocked to see Sanheim start the year with the Phantoms, just so Morin isn't lost to waivers. I'm not saying it's necessarily likely, but it wouldn't surprise me at all.
