lucaseider
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sulak has just looked so good, with the trauma our defense has been the last number of years, it's so nice to see the young kids look promising.
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Ras, Cholo,Sulak,Svech better be on the team on Tuesday
Buddy, you and I are in complete agreement in this one.
I'm pretty confident they will be, though.
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I wasn't able to watch the game. Did Svech return to the ice? Is he injured? Any news on his injury?
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Hronek was the guy with the NHL partner tonight and they have talked up Hicketts a lot. Guessing Sulak isn't going to be up right at the start. I do think we will see him somewhat soon.
If Sulak is sent down so the old guys can continue to play it will be a shame.
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Wouldn't read too much into Hronek playing with a DeKeyser just returning from injury. Hronek's ceiling is obviously completely different to Sulak's or Hicketts' but for now they're much better than him. I'm strictly against rushing prospects...especially if the team is in tank mode and if they themselves admit that they're not confident playing at NHL-level.
Ras, Sulak, Hicketts and Svech will be. Cholo will start in GR with Hronek. That’s my prediction.
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Cholo starting the year in GR after his pre-season would be disgusting.
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With two guys questionable for opening night I think only one guy will get sent down and after what I've seen I'd be shocked if it's not Hronek.
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The way it looks both Ras and Cholo should be on the opening night roster. I'd be totally shocked if Cholo starts in GR.
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I would rank them
Cholo
Hronek
Hicketts
Saarijarvi
Sulak
Tbh Sulak has not impressed me much. Skates great in a straight line but not so much laterally. Big and great reach but questionable defensive awareness. Solid offensively but not as polished in that area as the other kids.
Cholo
Hronek
Hicketts
Saarijarvi
Sulak
Tbh Sulak has not impressed me much. Skates great in a straight line but not so much laterally. Big and great reach but questionable defensive awareness. Solid offensively but not as polished in that area as the other kids.
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Is this ranking their pre-season play? Ranking as a whole?
I like Sulak as a bottom pairing guy. I really liked how he instantly has Zadina’s back when he got hit, I’m assuming he would do that for Larkin too. Skates well and I think he is pretty solid overall with a little added bonus of playing with an edge.
I was happy with that too. I was also very impressed with the jam in Hronek's game.
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Long-term for me:
Cholo
Hronek
Saarijarvi
Sulak
Hicketts
Where I have them right now:
Cholo
Hronek
Sulak
Hicketts
Saarijarvi (though I think he has a good pre-season he needs the year at least in GR)
Now to carry in a 6/7 D slot while being in and out of the lineup I am okay with Hicketts and Sulak being those guys. I think it suits their development somewhat since they are bottom pairing guys at the NHL level, Sulak with significantly more upside than Hicketts for me.
I don't expect Hicketts or Sulak to be around when we are good. Sulak could knock his development out of the park though as a late bloomer with the athletic gifts that he has. Still with what will be drafted and what is likely to come from the last few drafts and hopefully a big name or two in free agency I think Hicketts and Sulak are drawing dead long-term anyway so I am not overly desperate about whatever is decided with them.
The only guy with real separation from the pack for me is Cholowski. Hronek and Sulak are in the middle. Then Hicketts and Saarijarvi right behind them, not necessarily in that order.
Which is to say I don't really care who, besides Cholowski, has made it. Anyone who didn't make it can go to GR and get big minutes. I'm not worried about it. I'd personally prefer Sulak for his size and skating, but if it's not him I don't consider it a big deal.
I do wonder if Frk has made it. Rasmussen has a spot locked, Zadina looks AHL bound. Then it's just Frk and Svech right? I like Frk on the PP a lot. Real poised. Way more intelligent decision making than guys like AA. And of course he's got a bomb of a shot. And honestly I like the other parts of his game. He's no hole defensively. He's not super fast but he's not slow either. I think he's a decently well-rounded player capable of playing top9.
I'll be a little sad if Frk hasn't made the regular squad.
Which is to say I don't really care who, besides Cholowski, has made it. Anyone who didn't make it can go to GR and get big minutes. I'm not worried about it. I'd personally prefer Sulak for his size and skating, but if it's not him I don't consider it a big deal.
I do wonder if Frk has made it. Rasmussen has a spot locked, Zadina looks AHL bound. Then it's just Frk and Svech right? I like Frk on the PP a lot. Real poised. Way more intelligent decision making than guys like AA. And of course he's got a bomb of a shot. And honestly I like the other parts of his game. He's no hole defensively. He's not super fast but he's not slow either. I think he's a decently well-rounded player capable of playing top9.
I'll be a little sad if Frk hasn't made the regular squad.
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It depends what they want to do.
I think sending Hronek and Zadina to GR together could be a good move.
But if they want someone to fill the void of not having Green on the PP in Detroit, I think Hronek would be the best option for that.
I’d be good with Cholowski and Sulak getting first crack with the team, but seems like we might need a RD more than a LD.
Lots of things to consider, we will see what they do.
I think sending Hronek and Zadina to GR together could be a good move.
But if they want someone to fill the void of not having Green on the PP in Detroit, I think Hronek would be the best option for that.
I’d be good with Cholowski and Sulak getting first crack with the team, but seems like we might need a RD more than a LD.
Lots of things to consider, we will see what they do.
That would be amazing, but yeah, you're right, highly unlikely. Can't be that many examples of undrafted late bloomers that turn out to be anything more than bottom parid d-men. Tanev is all of can think of off the top of my head. Krug maybe also?
Pavels Dog
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Preseason. I liked Sulak less and less the more I saw. Won't mind him as a bottom pairing guy though.
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