Kinda wondering who comes out so he can go in?
Would guess either Barron or Mäenalanen
Kinda wondering who comes out so he can go in?
Would guess either Barron or Mäenalanen
I'm guessing it was Scott Arniel that suggested that move as he was Asst Coach with Washington.I think picking up Fjalby on waivers was the signal that Toninato was going down. Chevy or Bones must have seen something they liked, besides the hair to claim such a relatively obscure player. Toninato and Harkins while they weren't bad hockey players per se never really did much. They didn't sign Gagner to ride the pine or go to the minors, Saku Marmalade really impressed in pre season and Gus was always going to get the shot I felt because his ops kept getting derailed by injury.
Wasn't Yzerman Scheifele's hero growing up? He turned into a good two-way center in the second half of his career. Time for Mark to follow suit.I’d be shocked if scheif doesn’t quit on him…
Yeah, that's just weird.Sara is just awful.
How many times did she say 'for it' for no reason
I thought she would be better in a pre recorded, scripted show but she was just as bad. I don't get it.Yeah, that's just weird.
After spending the 1st half of his career being branded by many as an offense first player that the Wings couldn't win with. Very hopeful for a parallel.Wasn't Yzerman Scheifele's hero growing up? He turned into a good two-way center in the second half of his career. Time for Mark to follow suit.
I'm inclined to agree with that. However, I'm trying to remain optimistic that Bowness can effect some real change in his play. To that end, I will refer to him as Scheifele until such time as he demonstrates that ScheifMe is the more appropriate moniker. And I'll tell you, should last year's ScheifMe re-emerge, if I see this through my windshield...I’d be shocked if scheif doesn’t quit on him…
This is all a result of a do-nothing summer. The malcontent starts the season on the lineup, none of the veteran D were traded and now here we are.
Crazy talk. How could professional hockey management be better than internet posters on HF Boards?
when copa is ready? is he even hurt, haven't seen that mentioned at all or seen him not listed at practice nor seen him listed in a non-contact jersey, pretty sure axel got his visa worked out since they put appleton on ir today and bowness did mention that they have 8 nhl defensemen on the roster and if samberg wasn't an option to play they would just send him down
How many hockey trades have we seen this offseason? Early on there was a bit of a flurry of players for future moves and then crickets other then for teams paying other teams to clear up cap space. How much would you have been willing to pay to move Schmidt's contract to clear a spot? To me he would be the player you'd try to move to clear a roster spot for Heinola.
I agree. Pomo defaulted to the Devil he knew (vets) because winning meant he got to keep his job. At times that was at odds with what is the best thing for the long term viability of the franchise.Yeah
But there is one factor that could favour the internet posters. Just as we live in an echo chamber here, NHL coaching/management lives in another. They seem to share a set of biases and perceptions. Some of those things are inherent in the positions. Like the way coaches default to playing vets. Its built in to the situation coaches live in. The same thing happens with GM's leaving a mess of overrated, burnt out players and bad contracts for the next GM to fix.
Then there are the times the pro hockey people disagree with one another.
It is possible for the internet posters to be right and the pros to be wrong, at least once in a blue moon.
True. This was an unusual off-season. But I don't think you would have needed to pay anyone to take on Stanley's $900k contract. Better yet, I'd bet that some GM would have liked to add 6'7 to his D corps at the TD.
I'd rather have moved Schmidt but 6 mil is a lot harder to move.
But it would be worth the effort to move on from a similar player so that Ville could fill a similar role (ie; offense first dman) - and improve your cap situation through the transition.True. This was an unusual off-season. But I don't think you would have needed to pay anyone to take on Stanley's $900k contract. Better yet, I'd bet that some GM would have liked to add 6'7 to his D corps at the TD.
I'd rather have moved Schmidt but 6 mil is a lot harder to move.
But it would be worth the effort to move on from a similar player so that Ville could fill a similar role (ie; offense first dman) - and improve your cap situation through the transition.
Ville should be preparing to fill a role similar to Smitty or Pionk - that's where you want to move him.
The hard part is making the moves (or when to make the moves).
I'd also assume they want Stan / Samberg to play more defensive roles - and who gets that spot is likely determined early in the season (hopefully).
I would think a draft / development strategy would look something like the above - develop players as your next generation who will replace similar players who are getting expensive (or losing their value based on contract).