- He mentioned Cagnoni is playing very well and all but said he expects him to stay with the 'Cuda.
- In contrast, he seemed on the fence re: whether it's best for Haltunnen's development to "have to fight for it" versus men, or get more puck touches and drive play in London. But that they owe it to him, and London, to make the decision ASAP.
Those were the big ones that struck me as useful to share for roster discussion.
I'm in the same boat, tbh. Somebody else pointed it out during our 5 on 3 power play vs. Iowa on Saturday, Iowa was just sitting back waiting for us to set up Halttunen, and then moving to take away his shot. The following game, Halttunen did very little. Didn't even register a shot on goal. Relatedly: Our PP1 unit really stunk up the joint that game.
Basically, what I'm saying is he's got to do more 5 on 5, or there's not going to be much point to keeping him. Because teams have already noticed what he does on the power play, and that's where all of his points have come from this season. He could easily wind up being sent back to junior once we get healthier.
Cagnoni on the other hand really started coming into his own last weekend. Keep him. He might not be great on defense, but his offensive creativity makes us so much more dangerous. In a way, he's the type of player I was hoping Ryan Merkley would be.