Nylander to RIH, Subbs/Deals Waived, Gus signed
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 4:15 pm
Well there are the moves… can’t blame Bowman for signing Erik Gustafson to solidify the 3rd pairing because for at least 10-20 games it was going to be two 7-9th Dmen in there. Kalynuk and Caleb would have been fine but they are out 4-6 weeks so having a Stillman - Mitchell - Galvas pair set was scary… now you can pair a very experienced guy in that 3rd with 1 of them… likely Stillman.
Subban leaving is a shame…. He is definitely a decent backup and also a really good teammate. I fully expect Buffalo to claim him. Delia on the other hand I suspect gets through and goes to Rockford or gets released and finds a new team.
Nylander was awful and / or not ready to come back from injury…. Either way he’ll have to DOMINATE at the AHL level or he’ll be out of the nhl for good. He needs to be at least a point per game over 10-12 games before even a sniff of a call up.
Barratt being sent down wasn’t a surprise, in his limited preseason time he was totally lost out there… missed a ton of gap assignments.
My biggest question is where does Hagel slot in after being out a game and Kurashev taking his second line spot and absolutely crushing it???
To me here it is:
DeBrincat - Johnson - Kane
Kubalik - Toews - Kurashev
Kurashev - Dach - Hagel
Khaira - Carpenter - Entwistle
B: Gaudette
Seth - De Haan
McCabe - Murphy
Gustafson - Stillman
B: Mitchell
Fleury - Lankinen
For spot 23 I anticipate they’ll be clever with Caleb / Kalynuk with injury status etc where 1 is technically up and 1 is down.
That’s the lineup I’d put out there though… it gives Dach 2 skilled wings and makes it a scoring line for him. I like Murphy and McCabe way better than Seth - Jake … they have played in the past too.
Subban leaving is a shame…. He is definitely a decent backup and also a really good teammate. I fully expect Buffalo to claim him. Delia on the other hand I suspect gets through and goes to Rockford or gets released and finds a new team.
Nylander was awful and / or not ready to come back from injury…. Either way he’ll have to DOMINATE at the AHL level or he’ll be out of the nhl for good. He needs to be at least a point per game over 10-12 games before even a sniff of a call up.
Barratt being sent down wasn’t a surprise, in his limited preseason time he was totally lost out there… missed a ton of gap assignments.
My biggest question is where does Hagel slot in after being out a game and Kurashev taking his second line spot and absolutely crushing it???
To me here it is:
DeBrincat - Johnson - Kane
Kubalik - Toews - Kurashev
Kurashev - Dach - Hagel
Khaira - Carpenter - Entwistle
B: Gaudette
Seth - De Haan
McCabe - Murphy
Gustafson - Stillman
B: Mitchell
Fleury - Lankinen
For spot 23 I anticipate they’ll be clever with Caleb / Kalynuk with injury status etc where 1 is technically up and 1 is down.
That’s the lineup I’d put out there though… it gives Dach 2 skilled wings and makes it a scoring line for him. I like Murphy and McCabe way better than Seth - Jake … they have played in the past too.