Absolutely no interest in bringing Stralman back. Allen will be better than him after about 20 NHL games. McIlrath has to be on this roster this year. There were way too many liberties being taken against our players during the regular season. I would think if the top 5 stays healthy, Allen and McIlrath will platoon next season. Then, the organization will decide what to do if Staal is locked up long term.
Klein has been excellent as a Ranger. I honestly don't know what people watch with this team sometimes. The team didn't start to play on a high level until they brought Klein in. Of course, our fans totally dismiss that. They also dismiss the fact that Stralman was a bumbling idiot most of the regular season. I don't want to hear about the transition game with Stralman. Please. He showed absolutely NO offensive skills this season.
The DelZotto-Moore pairing was like two guys playing catch with a live grenade.
Klein settled the third pair, giving Moore a
competent defense partner to play with.
I've found Staal/Stralman a steady pairing for most of the year when they've played together.
I like the idea of Allen and MacI coming up from Hartford,two rookie D men platooning...what could go wrong?
Diaz may not stick around,Falk is going to go actually play somewhere.
This board never ceases to amaze me with the immediate desire to blow up continuity and stability for the next greatest thing.
Where are all those lineups people were posting with half of the Wolfpack in the top six a year or two ago?
Stability is what you want on defense.
I'll take Stralman and his steady defensive play as a known commodity over Allen, no matter how "Poised" he has looked in what, 4-5 NHL games?
Never mind AV doesn't seem to share the desire we see on this board to sprinkle kids into his NHL roster.