He did look good,very light though, can he hold up?
Assuming Lauzon has made Boston for good
Left side
Vaakanainen, Zboril, Ahcan, Zech, Wolff
Right
Didier, Kampfer, Clifton? Berglund
Probably the end of the line for Breen,Triple P and Big Sherms
do you think zboril clears waivers? Clifton with 3 years at a mill minor league salary might I guess... but honestly he looks like an ideal 7th dman at the nhl level and im strongly feeling he wouldnt clear waivers either
if the team is still high on zboril i can see him being an 8th dman in boston this year instead of carrying 14 forwards {athough senshyn being out of waiver options complicates that}
and as for Clifton... hes made this team 2 years in a row and he hasnt suddenly taken a step back. a lot of signs are pointing to krug being out the door now. we will have room for Clifton if vaakainainen gets another year in providence to ripen
I see nhl d-core
McAvoy/grzelyck {with McAvoy getting the nod to become our pp qb}
carlo/chara {I do see chara back another year after reports are his agent said so|
Clifton/Lauzon {lauzon has a chance to move up if his play is solid}
moore/zboril {let zboril get some nhl looks to see if he can step into chara's spot next year}
Clifton keeps his nhl job until another kid wrestles it away but even at that point I see him simply moving into the pressbox. kid brings high energy when he plays and thats something of value for a 7th dman. I could even see them giving him some games as a 4th line forward if injuries decimate the team at some point.
moore got such a long term deal... I see him hanging around for now and honestly he is an nhl dman. he might not be a great guy that overfills a spot but he can play nhl defense. I expect he will stay for awhile despite what some fans think.
and sorry if I piss off krug fans. he obviously has many skills. but its a numbers game with the cap. ultimately McAvoy/carlo are going to be paid like top pair guys and whoever is 3rd on our depth chart needs to be paid like a 3rd dman