Prospect Info: Ryan Poehling - Part 7

[WeThreeKings]

They were able to keep it in their pants and not recall him as soon as he started playing well.

 

[Doc McKenna]

Who was the last center prospect we had who had size AND speed?

JDLR how did that turn out. Hopefully not the same. Skill is helpful to have, Eller wasn't very slow when he played for us but MT played him on JDLRs wing on his call up. I still hate MT for that stupid choice.

 

[FrankMTL]

They were able to keep it in their pants and not recall him as soon as he started playing well.

He should be good to go next season.

 

[austin316]

Happy for Poehling. He deserves all the success he's getting.

Can't wait for DD to pair him with Byron and Lehkonen next year for 7 minutes a night on the 4th line!

 

[JC Superstar]

He also wasn’t a drafted prospect .....he was signed as NHL ready UFA

Well, they bought the league to get him and got #5 and #1 for the same price. Lot better than Gary Monahan if you ask me, never understood why they took a guy from Toronto. Better draft from St Cloud than buy the NCAA!

 

[26Mats]

Told you, the solution is bench Drouin and replace him by Poehling. The guy is brings more offensively and he's FAR better defensively.

May be in the playoffs.

I currently already have Drouin and Byron outside the top 12. So Poehling would have to replace Lehkonen, Armia or Staal:

Tatar Danault Anderson
Toffoli Suzuki Armia (Poehling-Suzuki-Toffoli?)
Caufield KK Gallagher
Lehk Staal Perry (poehling-Staal-Perry?)

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Can he play wing?

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Can he play wing?

I can’t imagine him having much problem at wing. Seems his skill set would be suited there as being a winger would allow him to take more chances for breakaways.

 

[salbutera]

I’m expecting a Subban type playoff callup for Poehling

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

I’m expecting a Subban type playoff callup for Poehling

yeah when i heard he played his best game last night as a Rocket, I was thinking the same thing.

He's playing for a playoff call up. HOpefully we make it. I think it'll be fine.

 

[CrAzYNiNe]

Can he play wing?

Better question: How's his faceoffs?

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

yeah when i heard he played his best game last night as a Rocket, I was thinking the same thing.

He's playing for a playoff call up. HOpefully we make it. I think it'll be fine.

Always viewed this year as a transition year- Romanov, Caufield, and Poehling all should be big pieces going forward. Question is who sits for them? Byron and Lehkonen?

 

[Doc5]

Always viewed this year as a transition year- Romanov, Caufield, and Poehling all should be big pieces going forward. Question is who sits for them? Byron and Lehkonen?

Feels weird. I know it’s too soon to say but when was the last time we produced NHL players from 3 consecutive first round picks (2017,2018 and 2019). I feel like it should be the norm but we haven’t had that luxury.

 

[montreal]

Better question: How's his faceoffs?

not great, at times they use Blandisi to take draws.

 

[CrAzYNiNe]

not great, at times they use Blandisi to take draws.

So he's gonna be a winger forever in Montreal.

 

[WinterLion]

So he's gonna be a winger forever in Montreal.

His game has really evolved since college/WJC ... his speed is much better now and he certainly looks more like a winger. He might end up playing the game like Lekhonen... hopefully he will cash more and be more clutch...because that was always the exciting thing about his game really... a 20goal scoring Lekhonen would be great I think

 

[overlords]

25 points in 28 games now

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

25 points in 28 games now

Would be cool if he could get that up to ppg before the end of the year, but obviously he’s producing better than that lately.

 

[Naslund]

Poehling-Kotkaniemi-Caufield
Made to play together.

 

[azcanuck]

May be in the playoffs.

I currently already have Drouin and Byron outside the top 12. So Poehling would have to replace Lehkonen, Armia or Staal:

Tatar Danault Anderson
Toffoli Suzuki Armia (Poehling-Suzuki-Toffoli?)
Caufield KK Gallagher
Lehk Staal Perry (poehling-Staal-Perry?)

There is ZERO chance Staal is back.
Perry I would hope , but maybe not too. He will have options.

 

[26Mats]

There is ZERO chance Staal is back.
Perry I would hope , but maybe not too. He will have options.

The post you were replying to was about the playoff lines

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Might as well bring up Poehling in addition to CC at this point. The vets had their chance and they blew it. Time to see what the kids can do.

 

[SpeedyPotato]

Might as well bring up Poehling in addition to CC at this point. The vets had their chance and they blew it. Time to see what the kids can do.

They can't even find a way to have CC in the lineup, how are they gonna fit Poehling in? I'm down, it's just, you don't ask a kid who struggles adding 2+2 to take a shot at quantum physics.

 

[Sam of Montreal]

Might as well bring up Poehling in addition to CC at this point. The vets had their chance and they blew it. Time to see what the kids can do.

I would leave him down in Laval for as long as the Laval season is going on, but I agree with the sentiment.

These habs are putrid.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

They can't even find a way to have CC in the lineup, how are they gonna fit Poehling in? I'm down, it's just, you don't ask a kid who struggles adding 2+2 to take a shot at quantum physics.

People are really over thinking the math here. Byron, Drouin, and now Tatar are all officially “injured”. Lehkonen just sucks and can be launched into outer space. There are plenty of work arounds, we literally have the guy who created the cap on our staff to exploit the loopholes. There are many.