They'll mix it up a bit just like last year and rotate liljegren and holl. But yeah boosh is the mainstay. They got him for Rielly. They effectively traded holl/liljegren and engvall off the playoff roster for schenn
McMann I have hope for. He was very unlucky during his first stint to not put up some points. He will do well in the bottom 6
Knies will eventually have an impact in the lineup I just dont see it happening right away
McMann I have hope for. He was very unlucky during his first stint to not put up some points. He will do well in the bottom 6
Knies will eventually have an impact in the lineup I just dont see it happening right away
Keep in mind that if knies was born 2 weeks earlier he’d be a d+3 player now.McMann I have hope for. He was very unlucky during his first stint to not put up some points. He will do well in the bottom 6
Knies will eventually have an impact in the lineup I just dont see it happening right away
We spent so much time evaluating/playing junk this year instead of trusting our own development system...
ZAR - 58 games
NAK - 6 games
Simmonds - 13 games
Malgin - 23 games
Hunt - 9 games
Clifford - 2 games
That we have no idea what our in house kids are and we're stuck with "hope" that they're something that can help.
McMann looked like a AHL stud all year, we played him 8 games. Holmberg has some of the most intriguing nerdies on the team but he's played more than 13 minutes in a game 5 times this season. Steeves saw 2 games and looked good in both. Anderson looked great on the 4th line but couldn't get consistent playing time. I'm assuming glasses traded him to help his career because Keefe was done with him for whatever reason.
that'd be my biggest beef....cut bait early with Clifford/Simmonds to create space.
It's not like you can't find similar retreads later if you must
how do you sit half of your top pair (with Brodie)?Schenn isn't going to sit in the playoffs. Not happening.
We spent so much time evaluating/playing junk this year instead of trusting our own development system...
ZAR - 58 games
NAK - 6 games
Simmonds - 13 games
Malgin - 23 games
Hunt - 9 games
Clifford - 2 games
That we have no idea what our in house kids are and we're stuck with "hope" that they're something that can help.
McMann looked like a AHL stud all year, we played him 8 games. Holmberg has some of the most intriguing nerdies on the team but he's played more than 13 minutes in a game 5 times this season. Steeves saw 2 games and looked good in both. Anderson looked great on the 4th line but couldn't get consistent playing time. I'm assuming glasses traded him to help his career because Keefe was done with him for whatever reason.
It's so easy to fish for waiver wire junk if you just can't make it to the deadline with the kids.
But based on how the kids looked in limited reps, we would have been fine.
could be a guy with top 6 upside who is already NHL-ready for a bottom 6 roleKeep in mind that if knies was born 2 weeks earlier he’d be a d+3 player now.
He’s pretty well baked.
Not sure what the ceiling is but with his size and game he shouldn’t be a guy who needs too much time in the minors.
For me McMann is more of a ZAR replacement than a third line guy. But yes I do think it's very possible he will provide more than ZAR and that should be explored.
They have a fuckton of 4th line options and I'm not sure they're all that different from each other. Scoring will be minimal outside of maybe jarnkrok in their bottom six. Hopefully he can have his first career decent playoff.