Vagrant
The Czech Condor
oddly enough, i am advocating for caution with projecting gauthier as making the team this year. he still has a lot of work to do in charlotte being a primary option. there has been some positive movement on the needle for him, but the same defense i used to justify his slow start to his career is the same caution against rushing him now that he's showing some pulse. he needs time to figure out how to best utilize his skills. there are far better options for immediate impact, but few with higher ultimate upside if achieved. the time is now to see what zykov, wallmark, foegele, etc. have than to try to push gauthier in for looking not too far out of place in traverse city and this first preseason game. now that we have a little more thump in our bottom six with mcginn, ferland, and martinook we might not need his style so desperately that we have to expedite his timeline. let the power forward put up a 25-25 season in charlotte and come in next year with an awareness of how to incorporate scoring into his game.
aside from that, guys like foegele and zykov are as ready as they ever will be in my estimation. it's time to see what they can do with steady minutes. i don't see mckegg as a realistic option for this team. he doesn't specialize in enough.
aside from that, guys like foegele and zykov are as ready as they ever will be in my estimation. it's time to see what they can do with steady minutes. i don't see mckegg as a realistic option for this team. he doesn't specialize in enough.