So McIssac, Johansson, Wallinder is our future at LD and Seider, Hronek, Lindstrom? At RD if they all continue their developmental curve.
It won’t work out like that but as of today that’s the hope. I would probably replace Lindstrom with Tuimisto though
Hence my question mark though Tuomisto is probably just as fitting in there. Had a great year last year.
Fabbri has played Center at times, wonder if they try him there again. Zadina, Mantha, Bertuzzi and Ryan as the top 6 wingers, could be first time we haven't drastically reached to put a guy top 6. Some of those guys are 3rd liners on contenders but its not like we are playing guys like Abby, Nielsen and some other names we've used in top 2 lines
After all the injuries and working through substance issues I hope Ryan succeeds wherever he goes. I remember love/hating him as a part of those Ducks teams.
Lets say they sign Bobby Ryan or a similar type of player and use Fabbri at center. How do the bottom two lines play out? Erne, Hirose, Gagner, Helm, Glendening, Filpula, Nielsen, Svechnikov, Timashov, Brome, Rasmussen. Thats 11 guys for 6 spots. I'd hope they give younger guys a shot and scratch guys like Nielsen and Filp
Low risk flyer he rebounds. Id guess he is a 30-40 point guy if healthy a full season. I mean we paid him $1 mil for one year. Upside is a 2nd line wing, downside is you wasted $1 mil in a year you have a ton of cap
For 1M and a chance to flip him at the trade deadline for a 2nd or 3rd who cares, great signing. In a rebuild it’s all about acquiring assets to increase your chances of hitting on a top 100 pick.
He is coming here as a low cost gamble. He has talent, it’s a matter of if he keeps his head on straight.
Love these moves. Always had a soft spot for Merrill for his freshman year on that UM team making the national championship game. Career didn't really pop after that the way I thought it might but nonetheless.