Navin R Slavin
Fifth line center
The PDG/Nordstrom/McGinn/Jooris dynamic is something to watch. PDG might be sporting another sweater come October, which is weird because he does have NHL skills. The fact that we might have to waive an NHL talent because he doesn't fit what we do stylistically is weird. I still don't think we sign Jooris without a plan to have him play. I doubt we'd be able to sell him on coming in to compete for the 13th spot. It just seems like a weird thing to pursue him if he's going to be your healthy extra.
Seems to me that PDG is the ideal 13th forward. If someone takes a game off, pull him and put PDG in, and tell the passenger "you go back in when you skate like that." And, of course, he's good depth for the inevitable injury.
I also think we're gonna have a full press box for the first time in forever. That's great.