Lonny Bohonos
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Not to mention Botchford ranting against Schroeder too. This was pre-scrimmage. Maybe he'll have new things to say about Schroeder in the morning.
Trashing Ebbett wont create controversy. Trashing a top pick will.
Not to mention Botchford ranting against Schroeder too. This was pre-scrimmage. Maybe he'll have new things to say about Schroeder in the morning.
Man, are Ben Kuzma and Andrew Ebbett related or something? He's been pushing for Ebbett to be the 2nd line center for weeks now.
I don't get the love for Schroeder. It's almost as if we drafted a big kid and keep cutting him a break for not producing because he has NHL size - except he doesn't have NHL size. He hasn't done anything in a previous camp to make a case for making the team and he's produced jack squat in every league since we drafted him. So why is everyone so seemingly in his favour?
I'd take Ebbet in a second over Schroeder. He's actually played 163 NHL games and has scored in the NHL. He's also outscoring Schroeder in the A this year. On a team that needs to win now it makes sense to go with someone they can trust. They dont have time to audition a kid that frankly looks like he'll never be an NHL regular.
Chances are AV will go with Ebbett as being the safer choice. if he goes with Schroeder, #45 will be on a short leash I imagine. The more so that it's a 48 game schedule and half the lineup on some teams have been playing at a high level (we should expect to get owned by the Oil).
One thing I've come to realize about AV, he's practical. He makes things work and doesnt take chances he doesn't have to. that has its pros and cons of course...
You guys are probably right however one fact is clear:
Schroeder has never played in the NHL.
Not to mention Botchford ranting against Schroeder too. This was pre-scrimmage. Maybe he'll have new things to say about Schroeder in the morning.
Man, are Ben Kuzma and Andrew Ebbett related or something? He's been pushing for Ebbett to be the 2nd line center for weeks now.
So let's go with the guy that has and has proven he doesn't belong? Would you also pick Cam Barker over Corrado if we needed a #6 guy right now?
comment from below the Ebbett article said:top 18 AHL goal scorers, do some research about size of guys and actually a few in top 10 not signed by any NHL team.... (in case u don't have time to check the stats ebbett 21 points, schroeder 19 points, nino niederreiter has a point a game, is huge and not signed by anyone....playing on a chump team).
To me this is a pretty minor conundrum. Neither should be playing on a 2nd line on this team anyway. I'll go with the coach's decision here.
Ebbett managed 32 points as 2C on the Ducks over 48 games a few years back. He has proven he can do the job at the NHL level. In comparison to Shroeder he has a higher floor and a lower ceiling.
Given the nature of this season, I expect AV to start with the safe play which is putting Ebbett out as 2C against the Ducks on Saturday. Shroeder will probably get a look fairly quickly, but for the first few games AV is going to want to take the minimum number of chances, and that means Ebbett.
You guys are probably right however one fact is clear:
Schroeder has never played in the NHL.