#90 Nikita Chibrikov

[abax44]

maybe. i thought armia had better hands and puck skills comparatively, but not going to get a long-winded back and forth on the 2 players.

barron is big and fast for sure. he had a solid goal scoring numbers given his minutes last year however he's yet to score a goal on a goalie this year and i don't find anything else really of his game that stands out. ppl were talking about trading appleton to have chibrikov in, meanwhile barron is just doing cardio out there most nights.

it's 1 game with chibrikov so trying to temper excitement / expectations... but i think at the minimum could be in for barron, and if there's a top-9er who is struggling or the team needs a jump in-game, he could possibly be an option to move up. would anyone want to see this year's barron move up the line up alternatively

The entire 4th line is just out there doing cardio.

 

[Buffdog]

The entire 4th line is just out there doing cardio.

That's fine, as long as they're doing it in the other team's end.

If your fourth line can do that consistently and chip in a few goals now and then, then they're doing their job

 

[Jet]

I had an inkling that Chibi would be the next rookie to crack our lineup full time. Still up in the air but he showed a lot of what led me to that prediction against the Bruins.

I love that he's not a shrinking violet.