Player Discussion: Matthew Peca

[LightningStrikes]

Sweet goal the other night (first NHL goal). Very good replacement for Point.

Looking forward, is he the next Tyler Johnson? Same size, same #63 in their first season but I see even more similarities in their game.

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[Todd1a]

Sweet goal the other night (first NHL goal). Very good replacement for Point.

Looking forward, is he the next Tyler Johnson? Same size, same #63 in their first season but I see even more similarities in their game.

Doubt he is another Johnson but he looks ok so far he might be able to finish more
Then Braden point right now.

 

[JFleegs]

Sweet goal the other night (first NHL goal). Very good replacement for Point.

Looking forward, is he the next Tyler Johnson? Same size, same #63 in their first season but I see even more similarities in their game.

Im a big fan of this kid, saw him and Johnson play in the A. Reminded me of each other there too. Shifty high motor kid.

 

[Sky04]

Im a big fan of this kid, saw him and Johnson play in the A. Reminded me of each other there too. Shifty high motor kid.

Not to mention strong backchecking, not being afraid to drive the net as well as being chirpy as ****. Peca's got that Johnson grin going on in the middle of scrums.

 

[These Are The Days]

Peca looked really good out there. To be fair to him he had no business going back to the AHL. He's earned his coffee and the right to put some sugar and cream in it.

 

[StaalForOne]

What do you guys project Peca as? 3C? What kind of offensive upside do you think he has?

 

[Sky04]

What do you guys project Peca as? 3C? What kind of offensive upside do you think he has?

Probably 3C who can play wing on the 2nd or 3rd line, I think anywhere from 25-40 points - hard to tell given the small sample sizes we've seen him in.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Probably 3C who can play wing on the 2nd or 3rd line, I think anywhere from 25-40 points - hard to tell given the small sample sizes we've seen him in.

I was going to say he may have a Matt Cullen like career, 3C on some teams 4C on others, but then I saw Cullen has had 7 40 point seasons, I can't see Peca getting close to that.

 

[DFC]

Looks like he belongs in the NHL. Gives us great center depth, and a lot more speed in the bottom-six.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Looks like he belongs in the NHL. Gives us great center depth, and a lot more speed in the bottom-six.

Definitely an upgrade on Paquette but everyone knew that, just surprised Cooper actually has benched him this long.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

He's good. Super fast. Could be a very good middle 6 player sooner rather than later.

 

[LTIR Trickery]

I think he can be a 20/20 guy in this league. He is far more creative than he has shown so far, and when he gets beyond the shit-coop-might-bench-me stuff, you'll see it.

 

[The Gongshow]

Could be some solid 3rd line depth, havent seen much, but its also hard to crack our top 6 right now.

 

[TootooTrain]

Just bumping this thread to ask a question about his future. A UFA, 25 years old, decent depth center. I did have the pleasure of watching him for a game or two during the reg season. Brought good energy and decent skill. I'm just curious if you guys could inform me a bit more on his strengths/weaknesses/special teams usage, aswell as if he has a future for your club.
Cheers.

 

[AndreRoy]

Just bumping this thread to ask a question about his future. A UFA, 25 years old, decent depth center. I did have the pleasure of watching him for a game or two during the reg season. Brought good energy and decent skill. I'm just curious if you guys could inform me a bit more on his strengths/weaknesses/special teams usage, aswell as if he has a future for your club.
Cheers.

In his limited time in Tampa he was a speedy pest, effective offensively with guys like Killorn and Gourde, and great at faceoffs. I’d love to see us bring him back but I expect he’ll be looking to sign somewhere with less center depth to have a better chance at securing a starting role.

 

[DFC]

I think he could jumpstart his career with a move to a bottom-feeding team, or just a team without a lot of forward depth. Our roster isn't the easiest to crack.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

hes a NHL level player but probably wont get the chance in TB probably signs elsewhere sadly

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Hope we sign him. Wouldn't want another Marchessault situation

 

[Stammertime91]

I don't see Peca having the tools to be another Marchessault. JAM looked like a juggernaut even though he was somewhat raw and poor defensively. The guy could thread passes and shoot the puck. He had pretty good hands. More time and experience made him more confident and comfortable. It translated well because he had the skill. I think Peca is capable of a bottom 6 role but I don't think we need to worry about another Marchessault situation. I've never been completely impressed with him the way I was with Marchessault but of course that's just my measly opinion.

The fact that Cirelli found a way into the lineup pretty much killed any future with Peca here.

 

[LightningStrikes]

Peca might have a chance to crack the lineup, I mean our center depth is

• Stamkos
• Point
• (Johnson who played more wing than center and could be traded)
• Cirelli
• Paquette (injury-prone and could be traded)

And they all suck at faceoffs while Peca doesn't.

 

[waterboy65]

Too small to be on our team with all of the other smurfs we already have. Peca can flourish on a bigger team such as Florida who can make up for mistake of letting Marchessault go!

 

[CupsOverCash]

Too small to be on our team with all of the other smurfs we already have. Peca can flourish on a bigger team such as Florida who can make up for mistake of letting Marchessault go!

Hope he goes to a team out of our division this time.

 

[Lightning1995]

How in the world is a kid that’s been buried in the minors and gets a call up this year now an UFA? Strange

 

[Stormbreaker]

How in the world is a kid that’s been buried in the minors and gets a call up this year now an UFA? Strange

Can't find it but I think it's something to do with the number of NHL games he's played up to this point.

 

[Lightning1995]

Can't find it but I think it's something to do with the number of NHL games he's played up to this point.

Kuch will still have RFA status next year. What’s the difference?