Welcome to the Mathew Darche era. This is a huge factor for 2 reasons: 1. 100% of the players are under evaluation from now until the trade deadline. 2 Roy will finally be allowed to play his style of hockey.
A lot of the same faces but this will not be the same team of the last 2 years. Both Darche and Roy are dogs and will give opportunities to players with that dog in them. This favors the hungry, young and talented.
Over producers this year: 1. Barzy – leads the team in goals as he will be told to attack vas dance. Much to prove
2. Romy- he is the defensive style they want as seen by the contract .
3. The Kid – not many fans have seen his offensive skating, its impressive. Tons of assists
4. Simon – he is a play maker when he is around the puck, jumps up production
5. Duclair- this year is the year he shows why we got him in the first place. Career on the line
6. Zip- gets the 2nd year bump, big guy with mits, will be a miss match on 3rd and 4th lines
7. Emil H- tough, fast, great shot got him for a steal of a deal
Under performers: Lee / Palms / CC – age Mayfield – he protects the kid
This organization has to break free from not trading or worse yet resigning aging veterans because of sentimentality. After this season, we'll have a number of good young prospects that need to make the roster (Eiserman, Nelson, Finley, Eklund, Ritchie, Aitcheson, Veremyev, Maggio, Berg etc.) Let's free up cap room and roster spots by moving on, whether by trade or expiring contracts, from Lee, Pageau, Cizikas, Mayfield, Pulock, Engvall & Varlamov. Rip the band-aid off and embrace the future…not the past.
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From Elliotte Friedman's 32 Thoughts – 29. Completely out-of-nowhere crazy prediction: Mathew Barzal, 100 points.
Have to say for the first time in a while, I'm excited for this season 🙂
Welcome to the Mathew Darche era. This is a huge factor for 2 reasons:
1. 100% of the players are under evaluation from now until the trade deadline.
2 Roy will finally be allowed to play his style of hockey.
A lot of the same faces but this will not be the same team of the last 2 years. Both Darche and Roy are dogs and will give opportunities to players with that dog in them. This favors the hungry, young and talented.
Over producers this year:
1. Barzy – leads the team in goals as he will be told to attack vas dance. Much to prove
2. Romy- he is the defensive style they want as seen by the contract .
3. The Kid – not many fans have seen his offensive skating, its impressive. Tons of assists
4. Simon – he is a play maker when he is around the puck, jumps up production
5. Duclair- this year is the year he shows why we got him in the first place. Career on the line
6. Zip- gets the 2nd year bump, big guy with mits, will be a miss match on 3rd and 4th lines
7. Emil H- tough, fast, great shot got him for a steal of a deal
Under performers:
Lee / Palms / CC – age
Mayfield – he protects the kid
Par for the course
Everyone else
Everything goes to 💩is Sorokin gets injured but if he is health, the Isle squeak into the playoffs
Last place, joke of the NHL
This organization has to break free from not trading or worse yet resigning aging veterans because of sentimentality. After this season, we'll have a number of good young prospects that need to make the roster (Eiserman, Nelson, Finley, Eklund, Ritchie, Aitcheson, Veremyev, Maggio, Berg etc.) Let's free up cap room and roster spots by moving on, whether by trade or expiring contracts, from Lee, Pageau, Cizikas, Mayfield, Pulock, Engvall & Varlamov. Rip the band-aid off and embrace the future…not the past.
It may not be a good season, but it will be a fun one!
You both have Cizikas over 60 games…those are depressing numbers. This team needs to move on…so desperately.
Playoffs or not, I’m glad to see this franchise had a future now.