silverfish
got perma'd
Goals are the premium metric in the NHL.
Pirri can score goals.
Pirri should be playing every game.
Pirri can score goals.
Pirri should be playing every game.
Goals are the premium metric in the NHL.
Pirri can score goals.
Pirri should be playing every game.
Goals are the premium metric in the NHL.
Pirri can score goals.
Pirri should be playing every game.
Goals are the premium metric in the NHL.
Pirri can score goals.
Pirri should be playing every game.
Goals are the premium metric in the NHL.
Pirri can score goals.
Pirri should be playing every game.
Right. But he should be playing on the 3rd or 4th lines with boatloads of PP time.
so can brandon
Yes, 100%
I haven't seen pirri do anything stand out bad defensively. He's worked hard
hes ok defensively..not good, not horribad...just ok.
what hes terrible at are board battles...loses them way more than he wins them.
thats not his game...if you want a strong board player, go get one...rangers need shooters...its the thing we need more than anything...2 guys on the PP who will shoot it all the time...mika on one side, pirri on the other.
Why is Pirri even being considered for center? It boggles my mind. His skills translate so much better on the wing and his defensive responsibilities are diminished.
Why is Pirri even being considered for center? It boggles my mind. His skills translate so much better on the wing and his defensive responsibilities are diminished.
Yeah, no. Pirri is awful in about every category other than goalscoring. I like Pirri here quite a bit, but he should not be seeing a regular shift in the top 6. He should be a bottom 6 player getting tons of PP time. He's a liability defensively.
After this pre-season, I could see the following happening:
- Skjei, Graves, Gilmour, Summers will go to Hartford
- Holden, Clendening and McIlrath will fight for 2 spots on defense.
Skjei is a great prospect, but not ready for NHL hockey (yet). He is waiver exempt and honestly, he has not outplayed Holden.
Clendening at this stage is better than McIlrath, even though some people will never admit it. My ideal defense, without any changes:
McDonagh-Klein
Staal-Clendening
Holden-Girardi
McIlrath
It's just a matter of how the roster shapes out. If you're having both Buch and Vesey on the team and in the top 9, there's just flat out no room for him on the wing unless you plan on scratching one of Fast (never happening with AV) or Grabner and having him play the 4th line wing with one of Gerbe/Jooris centering.
correct.
at this point, they want him on the roster.
keep in this in mind, this kid isn't a total waste of space as some her might have you believe.
pirris numbers 5v5 are very strong. he's NOT just a pp shooter. he can score at even strength.
a top 9 spot is ideal. the 4c is better than hartford.
i continue to hope that av plays pirri and sits jesper fast.
So if we all agree Pirri is better on the wing, why not play him on the wing? Play Gerbe at center.
I would not mind giving him a shot on the 3rd line. Especially if Busch starts in the minors.As long as Pirri doesn't touch top 6 minutes, I will love him on this team.
Gerbe is LESS of a center than Pirri. He's taken something like 20 faceoffs in his whole NHL career.