Shaman464
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If he is ready you burn the ELC. Holding guys back for a potential better contract down the line is a bad play if it hurts their development. If he is NHL ready he should be in the NHL. Developing bad habits in the AHL is now how we want our future star prepping for the NHL. Now if he doesn't look ready, I am totally pro not rushing him into the NHL since he doesn't have to go back to juniors.
As for the team overall, I think this team could be more interesting than many suspect. I expect the PP to much improved adding Ras, Vanek, and likely Zadina to it. Having a healthy Green be on the 1st unit should help. I don't even think Blash could trot Kronner out on the first unit anymore.
I mean you could run a 1st PP unit of:
Zadina- Larkin- Vanek
Mantha- Green
AA-Ras (Guys amazing on faceoffs)-Bert
Daley- Nielson (not ideal but he's the best defensively and has good vision to QB the PP)
I think that is a huge improvement over last season, which should create a lot more offense.
Defensively we will be horrid unless Cholo and/or Hronek make the team and just really step up. I'd like to see one of them make the team and knock Daley off the PP unit. Until the D is fixed I don't see us making the playoffs, but I do think we could be a #10 team and not the #16 team everyone thinks we will be.
As bad as this will sound I'd rather have Ericsson or Abby on one of the units. Probably subtracting Bert.