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The loss of Panarin and Duchene were tough to take, however I'm over it now and ready to see the newest young guys in action. Especially Elvis.
Agreed. Elvis and Texier are exciting to me.
The loss of Panarin and Duchene were tough to take, however I'm over it now and ready to see the newest young guys in action. Especially Elvis.
But at least we'll still have our "one of the, if not the youngest team in the league" excuse....for whatever thats worth
1) Where does non true 1st liner and non prospect Dubois fit into this?
2) Why do most people continue to "ignore" that Duchene only played 20-30 games out of the last 3+ years, and Dzingel really didn't have a positive impact for more than 5 or so games in his stretch in Columbus? The team was good before both guys. Dzingel's impact and skill is easily made up by 1 of Texier (who wasn't apart of the team) and/or Bemstrom.
There is only so much ("prime") icetime available. Having Duchene (or any other "top" center) simply takes away ice time and "opportunity" from Dubois. As we saw last year when Duchene was brought in, Dubois' "rhythm" seemed to be knocked off a bit from lesser (PP) icetime and linemates. He has proven the last 2 years (imo I guess) that he is not only ready for it, but the PRIME/HEAVY icetime would be best for PLD's development. Sure, playing with Panarin might boost your offensive numbers and decimals a bit more, but I'd also argue that playing with him has helped Dubois develop a more complete game having to cover for Panarin's offensive minded play. Sorry if that goes against the narrative of supposedly defensively impactful Panarin.
3) The continuous downplaying of Korpisalo (that will continue into training camp) is something I also find fascinating. Really is sad that so many (CBJ) fans don't have confidence in him to even give him a shot to start. Looking at how most current starting goalies (and Bobrovsky) took over their job along with their actual skills at the time, we should be excited about Merklikins yes, BUT WE (as a "fanbase") SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY EXCITED about Korpisalo and where he is at. I know, "Decimal points and Vezina's". Where was Bobrovsky as a player when he took over in Columbus, and how soon was he considered great or "elite"?
4) There is NO WAY Jarmo doesn't sign a legitimate impactful forward or trades a defenseman for 1 in the near future.
Boost a bit? Bread was the leading point getter in CBJ history, losing him will effect the entire team a lot. Had you said that Bread disappeared when we needed him the most I would have been in total agreement. I don't think we are starting over, but the losses are substantialSure, playing with Panarin might boost your offensive numbers and decimals a bit more,
Boost a bit? Bread was the leading point getter in CBJ history, losing him will effect the entire team a lot. Had you said that Bread disappeared when we needed him the most I would have been in total agreement. I don't think we are starting over, but the losses are substantial
Frankly, he didn't get much ink for it, but he was a big part of the sweep of TBL at both ends. And anyone who though he should stand out against the Bruins' C's was delusional; he was not out of place, he battled, he was solid and did not back down against the Bruins. I think PLD now realizes that there needs to be a two=headed C, that sometimes 1C and 2C are interchangeable parts. IMO, he's going to continue to be a stud and develop even further, and the reaction to the TDL was a) to be expected; and b) a small blip on the radar.
Bus, I don't often agree with your views. The highlighted portion of your post above, however, is spot on in my opinion.
PLD maybe should have handled the Duchene acquisition a bit better. Maybe the Jackets didn't do as good a job as they should have in mentoring him through that. PLD's heard message looked like "hey, you may be a 2nd year stud but you aren't good enough yet." That's not always the best message to a young guy battling for every inch of ice against the other team's best, sometimes succeeding. Regardless of fault, it certainly appeared to me that the TDL affected his play for some time during the regular season. He didn't sulk, but he didn't play with the zealous confidence I saw prior to the TDL. He was better in the playoffs - Frankly, he didn't get much ink for it, but he was a big part of the sweep of TBL at both ends. And anyone who though he should stand out against the Bruins' C's was delusional; he was not out of place, he battled, he was solid and did not back down against the Bruins. I think PLD now realizes that there needs to be a two=headed C, that sometimes 1C and 2C are interchangeable parts. IMO, he's going to continue to be a stud and develop even further, and the reaction to the TDL was a) to be expected; and b) a small blip on the radar.
Totally fair for a fan to wonder this, but other than the uniform, there's nothing the same between these two players.
Agreed. Elvis and Texier are exciting to me.
Outside of exciting, the person I'm probably most curious about is Foudy. I tend to think with Texier we have a dynamic goal scorer, but we'll have to see how he rounds out his game. I'm sure teams will have started to take notice.
Foudy, we really need him to make the jump into our top six. Not this season, but soon.
I agree. We can’t keep striking out on 1st round picks.