Post-Game Talk: Preseason game 2 vs Blues 9/18 7pm

[John Price]

Another preseason match tonight.

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[searle]

I heard all the St. Louis trainers have been instructed to have their phones ready with "9-1-1" pre dialled in, just in case.

 

[Blades of Steel]

Do. Not. Play. Tom Wilson.

 

[hockeykicker]

Do. Not. Play. Tom Wilson.

 

[tenken00]

Now this is a roster to get excited about.

 

[John Price]

 

[Marshall]

Gonna be nice to see how Leason does with those two. Also, everyone else can be on the Fever Train - I'm on the Proto Metro.

Mostly I'm glad we get to see the stand-out kids getting more action - nice reward for them.

 

[hb12xchamps]

Leason = Knuble 2.0?

 

[Hinterland]

Indeed a very good lineup. Protas on the wing? Not sure about that one. I'd have moved McMichael to the wing instead.

 

[Foots]

Kuznetsov is not suspended for preseason games?

 

[Silky mitts]

Leason = Knuble 2.0?

All the comp talk was about Mark Stone and watching his clips my biggest takeaway was how he used his stick defensively.

 

[um]

This is almost a full NHL team... weird to see this so early in the preseason.

 

[hb12xchamps]

All the comp talk was about Mark Stone and watching his clips my biggest takeaway was how he used his stick defensively.

Mark Stone is a great player to be compared to and I'd love to internally develop a guy like that. Excited to see Leason this year in Hershey.

 

[hb12xchamps]

Indeed a very good lineup. Protas on the wing? Not sure about that one. I'd have moved McMichael to the wing instead.

They probably want McMichael to get as many reps at C as possible. He looked great in the faceoff dot the other night as well. Kid looks like he'll be a solid NHL player

 

[Hinterland]

They probably want McMichael to get as many reps at C as possible. He looked great in the faceoff dot the other night as well. Kid looks like he'll be a solid NHL player

I get that but I think McMichael would be a better winger than Protas. Protas doesn't have the speed and agility to play winger at NHL level...at least for now.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Protas is a center, yeah? No shame in seeing how he does tonight as a winger but given that McMichael is the only real center prospect they have in the organization I'd like to see them push Protas to develop as a pivot. I wouldn't be opposed to switching McMichael and Kuznetsov for part of the game to see how McMichael does with NHL wingers and to see if Protas can keep up with Kuznetsov.

Also really excited to see Feverbaby with Carlson.

 

[hb12xchamps]

I get that but I think McMichael would be a better winger than Protas. Protas doesn't have the speed and agility to play winger at NHL level...at least for now.

I'm assuming this is more of a reward for Protas for his performance the other evening. The real battle for the C position while Kuznetsov's out for those first three games will more than likely come down to Boyd, Stephenson, McMichael and Pilon.

 

[hb12xchamps]

Protas is a center, yeah? No shame in seeing how he does tonight as a winger but given that McMichael is the only real center prospect they have in the organization I'd like to see them push Protas to develop as a pivot. I wouldn't be opposed to switching McMichael and Kuznetsov for part of the game to see how McMichael does with NHL wingers and to see if Protas can keep up with Kuznetsov.

Also really excited to see Feverbaby with Carlson.

Hoping I get that Future HOF Fever tonight while watching him play

 

[tenken00]

I kind of had a feeling, but I didn't know that Tom Wilson actually came out and officially stated it:

 

[txpd]

This is almost a full NHL team... weird to see this so early in the preseason.

Only 6 games. The 4th line contenders get their own game so they get more than 4th line minutes to state their case. Meanwhile to top 9 guys get their proper minutes and the pp gets its time.

 

[txpd]

I get that but I think McMichael would be a better winger than Protas. Protas doesn't have the speed and agility to play winger at NHL level...at least for now.

Protas doesn't skate well enough for the coverage requirements of an NHL center.

 

[Langway]

I get that but I think McMichael would be a better winger than Protas. Protas doesn't have the speed and agility to play winger at NHL level...at least for now.

Protas had the bulk of his success in the WHL last season as a LW. No harm putting him at center and trying to develop him there long-term but McMichael has the greater familiarity. Protas may not be a tremendous forechecker speed-wise but seems good along the walls. To the McMichael Mobile...

Leason will need to work on his agility and elusiveness to be a really consistent two-way winger like Stone. Just his pace generally. The hands are there and he's pretty good positionally in his own end but he's more like a more responsible Ryan or Connolly. He's not really a big dirty area mucker like Knuble thus far.

Edit: With Eller out they're both at center anyway. Good chance for CMM between the 3Ws.

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

Jesus...it's preseason haha.

Did I read correctly that this will be televised in Washington? All we have is radio.

 

[Sam Spade]

They probably want McMichael to get as many reps at C as possible. He looked great in the faceoff dot the other night as well. Kid looks like he'll be a solid NHL player

Yeah was a 55% faceoff guy last season, top ten in the OHL. Watch a highlight video of him and he is a beast in the dot.

 

[hb12xchamps]

New lines with Eller out: