I think the guy should know what it feels like to score twenty goals at least before being called up. A season in the AHL will be good for his development.
Mikka is NHL ready, would be a complete waste to bury him in the minors for a season.
It just doesn't make sense to tell the guy that he needs to work on his offence as a center and then after 3 games call him back up. It would be such a bumbling move on part of the organization. Give him at least 15+ games in bingo
This.
Don't we want some secondary scoring in the bottom six?
Zibanejad should provide that more than JOB, AND he can play a viable bottom six role.
Hell, that's how he made his initial mark in this league. It's not like JOB and Condra were lighting it up before he was brought up.
He arrives, they became the team's hottest line for awhile, and when players were healthy again, they couldn't send him back down.
It was bumbling to send him down in the first place because Da Costa apparently outplayed him against non-NHLers.
It was bumbling to send him down in the first place because Da Costa apparently outplayed him against non-NHLers.
It was bumbling to send him down in the first place because Da Costa apparently outplayed him against non-NHLers.
Not sure why Conacher has been moved down.
This... I kind of want to see Grant get an honest chance.
Zibby will be fine for the next little while getting 1st line minutes in Bingo. It will do him some good. When we call Zibajanajadad, I want it to be for a real role, not a 9mins/night 4th line spot.
I haven't followed the B Sens at all. Is he really on the first line, and who are his wingers?
That's what I don't get.
We want JOB because he's a bottom sixer when Zibanejad was fine as a bottom sixer - plus he can be moved up if need be.
Zibanejad offers more flexibility for MacLean if he wants to continue tinkering with lines.
zibby would probably be an excellent bottom 6 guy up here. i don't think they want him getting comfortable in that role. they want him to be a ppg top 6 guy with his skillset. do it in bingo first then get your chance up here.
He wasn't give much of a shot playing with 4th liners but at the same time, he wasn't playing as if he "wanted" it. I would imagine a player in his situation would have played with more urgency and hustle than what he showed during the road trip. To me, it looked like he was playing timidly and afraid to make a mistake and that's why he's on waivers.
To get another shot at the NHL, I think he needs to land on a team like Calgary or Nashville that can use some skill at center.