Why is Smith-Pelly still with team. An easier cut there might never have been.
Lineup's getting pretty close to finalized. But that second powerplay unit is ...interesting.
30 points are irrelevant. He's never going to show up when it matters, Jankowski does not have the competitive edge to be a winner.
Jankowski was a boat anchor in the playoffs and that's all that really matters. You're a good rhetorician but a bad holistic analyst
No competitive edge, but a top PKer..... how can you be the latter without the former? I made this same argument when Bouwmeester was a Flame, just because a guy doesn't smash his stick, slam door, or run around hitting people doesn't mean they aren't competitive. Championship teams have players all types of personalities and styles of game.30 points are irrelevant. He's never going to show up when it matters, Jankowski does not have the competitive edge to be a winner.
Jankowski was a boat anchor in the playoffs and that's all that really matters. You're a good rhetorician but a bad holistic analyst
30 points are irrelevant. He's never going to show up when it matters, Jankowski does not have the competitive edge to be a winner.
Jankowski was a boat anchor in the playoffs and that's all that really matters. You're a good rhetorician but a bad holistic analyst
Outside of the top 5 and Stone, I don't think anyone stood out as good though. I felt as more games passed MacDonald looked less bad than Kylington and Davidson, then in the last game we played I thought MacDonald actually looked solid. I also thought generally when it came to the PK he was decent, which is always a nice option to have in a #7. Apparently (I've seen others mention it without correction elsewhere), according to guys on 960, the team has actually liked MacDonald and what he's brought, and that they've loved what Stone has done.Honestly I don't see why McDonald would get anymore than an AHL contract, I didn't watch all of preseason but in the 40 minutes I've watched I think I've seen him pass the puck to the other team who are in the high slot, 2-3 times.
He's a left shot left wing.I don't know if anyone's keeping up with Edmonton's pre-season but they just cut a decent winger named Burdasov, presumably because they couldn't agree to terms on a contract (he was pushing hard for a one-way).
The odds are probably low but I wonder if Treliving is thinking about scooping him up
I wouldn't mind, but not sure I'd want to pay the cost right now as it'd cost us one of our young D. However that could be a potential offseason move, Kylington+ for Tippet. They do need to improve their blueline.What do you guys think about getting Owen Tippett out of Florida somehow, he got sent down.
I always liked going back to his draft year.
5pm ET tomorrow I believe.So when is the final roster?
Who is left? What else needs to be cut?
5pm ET tomorrow I believe.
this reads to me like, "we'll sign him if we can't get someone better on waivers"
5pm ET tomorrow I believe.
this reads to me like, "we'll sign him if we can't get someone better on waivers"