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Kubalik-Toews-Kane
Cat-Strome-Perlini
Saad-Dach-Shaw
Jewels-Kampf/Carp-Smith
That could be your 13 for 9 games anyway, with some movement around Dach's positioning to put him in places to succeed.
Jewels-Dach-Smith for instance, or Saad-Dach-Smith also make sense and reduce his face-offs.
After Kubalik, who arrives on a meteoric trajectory,
I think Saarela and Kurashev are the most ready guys right now. Even further along than Sikura. But if Sikura/Nylander camps disagreed I wouldn't argue.
Those 5 guys, plus Hogan and Entwhistle...is Highmore still around? That is your group that will get a look this year along with Bovqist/Beudin on defense.
Next year Barrett and Mitchell should enter that group with a couple more surprises...so for some guys it should be crack into it or move them along.
Kubalik is a big strong kid, ripe at age 24, a Swiss league MVP with 60 points, and nobody but Kane, Cat and Saarela possess that type of scoring/shooting ability.
(well..Bovqist and maybe Beudin).
Shaw and Jewels produce other ways, or rather, work had to give themself a chance in every way possible and skate well, chaos well, scrap, fight, move, repeat, etc..., and Saad is the most invisible 50 point type guy in history of league. I think half his goals are when he becomes invisible to the opposition as well. He just floats around and waits for his sneak attack when everyone starts to discount his existence, or quick moves the puck to someone willing to hold it. haha....seriously this dude should be investigated...I don't remember him making any plays. I guess invisiible is a good trait for a cherry picker. Maybe that is who Nylander models his game after.
Scouting room: "You aren't going to believe this Stan, but we found another invisible player."
Oh well, AA, Saad, and Gus prove that invisible just do your job points are available on this Hawks team if you keep the puck moving or go to the area. I just view Nylander as 3rd in line even among the new assassins...but in addition to the faceoffs they can now win with good 6 center depth BEFORE we bring up Dach, I think those 3...Kubalik/Nylander/Saarela just need to produce that one last goal scorer I thought we needed to trade for. Shaw mitigated the need for points some, and if one of them can be a goal scorer and create some points off better shooting, I think the spaces have been there and its been brutal watching this Hawks team shoot is all, pathetic into the knees Q style just slide it at net weak ass bullshit...I'm talking about assassins that this team has woefully lacked without Panarin after Toews/Keith shots went to shit. Its why Hinostroza was actually valuable to this team, he could actually shoot 2 feet off the ice when warranted. And Smaltz was valuable too, carrying the puck, but with Dach and some scorers those guys are in the past already (obviously Strome carrying his load to the ceiling)
This year is on Colloton to fix the defense and show he can use a full toolbox to get something done. Stan got a little of everything for him and they are indeed 25 deep, 26, 27, 28 and counting. imo...great off-season by Stan.
GREAT!!
Now keep Kubalik/Lehnar/Cat/Strome and watch this team steam roll for the next 20-28 months.
Cat-Strome-Perlini
Saad-Dach-Shaw
Jewels-Kampf/Carp-Smith
That could be your 13 for 9 games anyway, with some movement around Dach's positioning to put him in places to succeed.
Jewels-Dach-Smith for instance, or Saad-Dach-Smith also make sense and reduce his face-offs.
After Kubalik, who arrives on a meteoric trajectory,
I think Saarela and Kurashev are the most ready guys right now. Even further along than Sikura. But if Sikura/Nylander camps disagreed I wouldn't argue.
Those 5 guys, plus Hogan and Entwhistle...is Highmore still around? That is your group that will get a look this year along with Bovqist/Beudin on defense.
Next year Barrett and Mitchell should enter that group with a couple more surprises...so for some guys it should be crack into it or move them along.
Kubalik is a big strong kid, ripe at age 24, a Swiss league MVP with 60 points, and nobody but Kane, Cat and Saarela possess that type of scoring/shooting ability.
(well..Bovqist and maybe Beudin).
Shaw and Jewels produce other ways, or rather, work had to give themself a chance in every way possible and skate well, chaos well, scrap, fight, move, repeat, etc..., and Saad is the most invisible 50 point type guy in history of league. I think half his goals are when he becomes invisible to the opposition as well. He just floats around and waits for his sneak attack when everyone starts to discount his existence, or quick moves the puck to someone willing to hold it. haha....seriously this dude should be investigated...I don't remember him making any plays. I guess invisiible is a good trait for a cherry picker. Maybe that is who Nylander models his game after.
Scouting room: "You aren't going to believe this Stan, but we found another invisible player."
Oh well, AA, Saad, and Gus prove that invisible just do your job points are available on this Hawks team if you keep the puck moving or go to the area. I just view Nylander as 3rd in line even among the new assassins...but in addition to the faceoffs they can now win with good 6 center depth BEFORE we bring up Dach, I think those 3...Kubalik/Nylander/Saarela just need to produce that one last goal scorer I thought we needed to trade for. Shaw mitigated the need for points some, and if one of them can be a goal scorer and create some points off better shooting, I think the spaces have been there and its been brutal watching this Hawks team shoot is all, pathetic into the knees Q style just slide it at net weak ass bullshit...I'm talking about assassins that this team has woefully lacked without Panarin after Toews/Keith shots went to shit. Its why Hinostroza was actually valuable to this team, he could actually shoot 2 feet off the ice when warranted. And Smaltz was valuable too, carrying the puck, but with Dach and some scorers those guys are in the past already (obviously Strome carrying his load to the ceiling)
This year is on Colloton to fix the defense and show he can use a full toolbox to get something done. Stan got a little of everything for him and they are indeed 25 deep, 26, 27, 28 and counting. imo...great off-season by Stan.
GREAT!!
Now keep Kubalik/Lehnar/Cat/Strome and watch this team steam roll for the next 20-28 months.
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