SoundwaveIsCharisma
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Avs really going the Vegas route, Landy and Cale going to be on LTIR and they're going to be 30+ million over the cap before everything is said and done.
Pre-Game Talk: 2023/24 Training Camp
- Thread starter Bill Peckerskull
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Chalk me up as another guy who doesn't want Drouin in the bumper position.
Even forgetting the more taxing it is on the body to play the bumper, the bumper guy gets many touches on the puck, but those touches are one-touch. The bumper guy is there to bounce pucks off of, to be a distraction in the slot, and to one-time shots.
I dont think Drouin is going to play PP1 unless of injuries, but on that 1st unit, his best spot is at the goalline, moving from one side of the net to the other. From there, he can send pucks back to his half-wall guys (Mack or Rants), he can hit the bumper guy for a 1-timer or go back to Makar.
Its the spot that makes most use of his playmaking without requiring a quality shot.
Even forgetting the more taxing it is on the body to play the bumper, the bumper guy gets many touches on the puck, but those touches are one-touch. The bumper guy is there to bounce pucks off of, to be a distraction in the slot, and to one-time shots.
I dont think Drouin is going to play PP1 unless of injuries, but on that 1st unit, his best spot is at the goalline, moving from one side of the net to the other. From there, he can send pucks back to his half-wall guys (Mack or Rants), he can hit the bumper guy for a 1-timer or go back to Makar.
Its the spot that makes most use of his playmaking without requiring a quality shot.
Clurman probably going to get a heavy dose of Kaprizov, will be nice to see him cement himself on the Avs team with a great game tonight
Bill Peckerskull
Fargin' Icehole
Holy crap. Only 1 "regular" in that lineup, and even he might be a 7th Dman. Kaprizov already has a hat-trick
Ararana
Registered User
Kaprizov is going to get the Mark Stone preseason treatment.
Bill Peckerskull
Fargin' Icehole
Avs probably did this because they know Hartman will run someone important.
UncleRisto
Not Great, Bob!
What do you mean, it's like six regulars and our backup?
SaltySkywalker
Bushes of Love
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Is Ivan Ivan being excluded a good thing or bad for his chance of making the big club?
Yea that's not an exciting lineup, to say the least.
JJ and Macdermid. Not exactly stars either.
Anders Cain
Formerly JordoMack
Woof. Was gonna try to watch tonight but... I think I'm good. Lol
Ararana
Registered User
Avs game isn't getting streamed from what I understand, so you don't get the choice.
I mean, it's preseason, but I'm still confused why, after making it pretty damned public that MacDermid would be deployed as a forward, is he back on defense!?
He’s not, they just don’t update anything.
shadow1
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He's just listed there, they did that last game too. There are (6) defensemen dressed:
Johnson/Clurman
Aamodt/Hunt
Middleton/Malinski
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He'll play forward like he did last time. They just haven't updated his position in their system for some reason.
Bill Peckerskull
Fargin' Icehole
Bill Peckerskull
Fargin' Icehole
RockLobster
King in the North
They also sent Hanzel and Weinstein back to the WHL...man I really thought that they'd sign Hanzel and have him turn pro. Not real sure what else there is for him to prove at the WHL level.
Richard88
John 3:16
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Might do him good to play a big role and dominate for a year, and come into 2024/25 with confidence and physically bigger.
SoundwaveIsCharisma
Moderator
I would agree, more opportunity to further expand his role and ideally grow into a more well rounded player.
