If they miss the playoffs then the writing is on the wall, this core is just not good enough and some of them need to be move out. I'm not talking a rebuild doesn't seem there is an appetite for that with this organization but they need to bring guys that are close and mesh them with the players they decide to keep.
If he plays all the games as the 2nd line center then he will be with the big club to start the season. If you see Names move into that spot for the last couple preseason games then the writing is on the wall.
I'm not sure what the downside is to giving him an extended look there that goes into the regular season. Commit to seeing how it goes for 10 games then re-evalate
I hope that this might signal that the Jets are going to play the PK much more aggressively (disrupt the PP before it gets set up), using either the Triangle , or the Wedge+1, rather than a simple Box. But we`ll see. Connor can be most effective if encouraged to pressure the pointmen trying to set up.
I don't think you can have a plan that just has a youth infusion year. IMO a team needs to graduate prospects as they are ready to take on roles. It looks so far that Lambert will get the full addition this camp. Villie would have as well, if it weren't for his continued bad luck.
Agreed, there will be some openings available next season, but it would be nice if we had a couple prospects establish themselves this season to get the transition going. IMO we will need to marry the best of our next wave of prospects with the older core over the next couple years while they are still young enough to be truly be competitive.
I like this idea as long as we are running 4 lines and i think we will.
The more talent you have, the easier it is to run 4 lines. You need to have a competitive 4th line which I believe we have the makings of.
