Player Discussion Rookie Max Lajoie

[Sens of Anarchy]

Yes please....

Chabot-Jaros
Lajoie-DeMelo
Wolanin-Ceci

This is what I've been wanting to see since Jaros started getting regular games.

I would go with
Chabot - Harpur
Wolanin- Jaros
Lajoie - Demelo
Falk

Ceci moved for pick(s)/prospect(s) ; Boro moved for a pick

 

[Adrianopolous]

He's really faded after the good start. Very disappointing, but he is still young ..

 

[Burrowsaurus]

He's really faded after the good start. Very disappointing, but he is still young ..

Boucher doing him zero favors

 

[Gil Gunderson]

He should be in Belleville.

 

[coladin]

Learning on the job is never easy, whether in pro sports or in everyday life. He will be better for it and is still developing. Not every rookie will be rookie of the Year or a Calder nominee, but he is developing

 

[slamigo]

He will be fine. The mistakes he makes are just learning curve type mistakes, not lack of skill or skating. If he were on a better team he would be shining. Just hard for him to learn ‘on the job’ while playing for the worst team in the league.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

He's really faded after the good start. Very disappointing, but he is still young ..

Not sure why people expected him to keep going all season long. This happens all the time with young players.

He'll top out as 5th D.

 

[topshelf15]

Kinda hit a wall as most expected,but he is still a good young defender and should learn from this

 

[SensEnforcer]

Should be developing in the AHL with batherson.

 

[stempniaksen]

Would be nice if this team had the depth to play Lajoie/Jaros in the AHL this season, but that ship has already sailed. Let's just hope it doesn't affect their long term futures.

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

He should be in Belleville.

Yes, I agree, he was very shaky in Columbus.

Once the injured Dmen are ready to play, it would be the best for him, in the long run.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Boucher doing him zero favors

Dorion has to take some heat on this too. You have a young , just 21 year old D that surprisingly makes the team, and shows some really good parts to his game and you think you are sheltering the poor kid by playing him in a defensive role with Cody Ceci. Some will say well there isn't much choice but there isn't much choice because that is what Dorion has left us. This GM is terrible at assessing where the team is and what it needs to succeed through a rebuild. You could probably have a computer model do a better job at piecing this together and assessing trade value... I would turn the throw in another random mid round pick option off. At this point I would play him with Demelo on the bottom pair . Give them a mix of Ozone and Dzone starts.

 

[JungleBeat]

So what will happen with him this season? A full year in the AHL is needed imo.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Brannstrom and Wolanin will have to struggle for Lajoie to pass them. I like him. I hope he does well in Belleville and proves why he was selected to start the year here last year. He's a good young player who was put in a rough spot last year. Still the left side is going to be tough to crack in Ottawa .. for Wolanin as well to start imo.
I think they keep Jaros up on the right side with Demelo and Zaitsev. Chabot , Hainsey and Boro on the left. I think right now Wolanin and his brand new 2 way is first callup.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

So what will happen with him this season? A full year in the AHL is needed imo.

He'll eventually be dealt imo, unless Chabot is in fact lost to an offer sheet or trade in anticipation of one within the next year. Chabot, Wolanin & Brannstrom all seem to be firmly ahead of him on the depth chart and Tychonik may be coming at some point as well. Even with a shift to the right, he has some higher touted guys in JBD, Thomson & Jaros likely ahead of him.