Evil Little
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What’s the Columbus take on last night?
Ahem...
OT goal was vintage PLDouche
I think that's mostly admiration?
What’s the Columbus take on last night?
OT goal was vintage PLDouche
PoMo better not keep him on wing.... but I can see him drooling over the idea of having Scheif and Wheels back together
They are answering with, " look what Jack Roslovic has done for us". Laine is a " what is Torts going to say to him today"?What’s the Columbus take on last night?
Playing PLD with Scheifele and Wheeler turned out to be a really good move by Maurice. After an uneven start and injury problems, more than anything PLD needed to get some touches in the offensive zone and have some personal success without having to take on the tough defensive responsibilities. Playing with Scheifele gave him the offensive looks that could help jump start him. Maurice deserves more credit then he gets foe some of his personnel decisions that place players in good spots to have success when they need it, that just isn't about X's and O's. If people don't think PLD appreciate that move from Maurice they would be mistaken.PoMo better not keep him on wing.... but I can see him drooling over the idea of having Scheif and Wheels back together
Playing PLD with Scheifele and Wheeler turned out to be a really good move by Maurice. After an uneven start and injury problems, more than anything PLD needed to get some touches in the offensive zone and have some personal success without having to take on the tough defensive responsibilities. Playing with Scheifele gave him the offensive looks that could help jump start him. Maurice deserves more credit then he gets foe some of his personnel decisions that place players in good spots to have success when they need it, that just isn't about X's and O's. If people don't think PLD appreciate that move from Maurice they would be mistaken.
No, nobody wants Lewis 10m+ per night. We could play guys with actual potential like Vesalainen et al. instead 10m per night.The idea that people want Trevor Lewis to play 10+ mins a night (and yes that's what "evenly distributing ice-time" would mean) is totally bizarre. The talent level of the likes of Scheifele/Ehlers is significantly more than the likes of Lewis etc and the icetime should reflect that.
Playing a crappy player 10 mins a night is dumb, but playing a younger crappy player 10 mins a night and hoping he becomes less crappy is just great logic.No, nobody wants Lewis 10m+ per night. We could play guys with actual potential like Vesalainen et al. instead 10m per night.
Yeah... keep your 2 best centers on the same line instead of spreading the talent and skill out over 2 lines.....If they are scoring 2 or 3 points a night why not keep them together for a while. Get a win streak going
Yeah... keep your 2 best centers on the same line instead of spreading the talent and skill out over 2 lines.....
Get PLD off the damn wing and put him at C where he belongs
No, a guy like Vesalainen has showed in the past, and has a real chance of achieving some potential. If we actually play him now, we can find out sooner if he will reach that potential or be a crappy player like Lewis. Then we can move on sooner.Playing a crappy player 10 mins a night is dumb, but playing a younger crappy player 10 mins a night and hoping he becomes less crappy is just great logic.
Playing a crappy player 10 mins a night is dumb, but playing a younger crappy player 10 mins a night and hoping he becomes less crappy is just great logic.
Yeah... keep your 2 best centers on the same line instead of spreading the talent and skill out over 2 lines.....
Get PLD off the damn wing and put him at C where he belongs
Playing PLD with Scheifele and Wheeler turned out to be a really good move by Maurice. After an uneven start and injury problems, more than anything PLD needed to get some touches in the offensive zone and have some personal success without having to take on the tough defensive responsibilities. Playing with Scheifele gave him the offensive looks that could help jump start him. Maurice deserves more credit then he gets foe some of his personnel decisions that place players in good spots to have success when they need it, that just isn't about X's and O's. If people don't think PLD appreciate that move from Maurice they would be mistaken.
So many possibilities. Depending on chemistry, depending on situation...
PLD is obviously a tremendously gifted athlete - very good skater/blessed with size,skating and other hockey talents ( good hands,shot and stick control). It seems that he has both good acceleration and top speed, but importantly has better than average hockey IQ. In other words, everything one could possibly want in a player! We can be certain that the Jets very much hope that he can play as a top line C on the team, and that they will do everything reasonably possible to develop him in that position.
But I think that we have to exercise caution when we talk of him as our certain top C going forward. He never showed the natural tendencies of a C in his early pre-draft days, and never played in this position until challenged to do so by CBJ. He is in fact the product of a development approach followed by CBJ - one which seems to have emphasized offence far more than defence.. His defensive stats have been decidedly poorer than his offensive, and PLD is not,as some suggest anywhere close to a 2 way C , like Couterier, or, Cirelli. Of course, that`s not to say that PLD may not develop differently under Maurice but, it`s far more likely he will play much more like a typical offensive C, somewhat like Scheifele ( not too much wrong with that though,right?)
So with all that in mind, I think we would be well served to put at least one defensively minded winger with PLD to balance his line.I think those who suggest a line of Connor/PLD/Wheeler will be sadly disappointed with the outcome over a meaningful sample size.
These are the players that are filling roster spots that Roslovic might have played with the Jets. I don't think the Jets have missed Roslovic as yet.
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It’s crazy to think that Roslo is a bottom 6’er for the Jets, and is/was CBJ’s #1 center within the first couple of games for his new team.100% there is no denying Jack is off to a hot start in CLB but I would not slot him ahead of Appleton or Stastny on the Hets this season.
That speaks more to CBJ’s centre depth than JR’s skills. He has had a great start but let’s see how he holds up over time.It’s crazy to think that Roslo is a bottom 6’er for the Jets, and is/was CBJ’s #1 center within the first couple of games for his new team.