I guess. But that team has had some real issues since they won that Cup.
The Training Camp Thread
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I guess. But that team has had some real issues since they won that Cup.
4 alternates. Staal and Faulk every game, Skinner at home and in TO, Rask on the road.
So, wrapping up Camp, the Canes broke with the following lineup:
Skinner/Rask/Stempniak
Nordstrom/Staal/Nestrasil
Aho/Lindholm/Teravainen
Bickell/McClement/Stalberg
With DiGuiseppe and Fyrk in reserve
Slavin/Faulk
Hanisey/Pesce
Hanifin/Dahlbeck
With McKeown to be replaced by Nakladal in reserve and Murphy on IR
Ward
Lack
Surpises
- The late personnel moves, I guess. Adding Nakladal and Dahlbeck would hardly have been shocking in the summer, so no huge surprise now other than the timing. Of course one was a waiver grab so. Ditto Fryk, a purely speculative waiver wire pickup. We're counting on him eventually being better than somebody in the lineup right now, but don't have much invested if that turns out not to be the case.
- A couple of things were pleasant surprises. McKeown is further along in his development than I would have guessed. Nestrasil is healthier returning from major back surgery than I would have guessed. Bickel is as slow as I thought, but less useless than he looked last season.
Skinner/Rask/Stempniak
Nordstrom/Staal/Nestrasil
Aho/Lindholm/Teravainen
Bickell/McClement/Stalberg
With DiGuiseppe and Fyrk in reserve
Slavin/Faulk
Hanisey/Pesce
Hanifin/Dahlbeck
With McKeown to be replaced by Nakladal in reserve and Murphy on IR
Ward
Lack
Surpises
- The late personnel moves, I guess. Adding Nakladal and Dahlbeck would hardly have been shocking in the summer, so no huge surprise now other than the timing. Of course one was a waiver grab so. Ditto Fryk, a purely speculative waiver wire pickup. We're counting on him eventually being better than somebody in the lineup right now, but don't have much invested if that turns out not to be the case.
- A couple of things were pleasant surprises. McKeown is further along in his development than I would have guessed. Nestrasil is healthier returning from major back surgery than I would have guessed. Bickel is as slow as I thought, but less useless than he looked last season.