It's so difficult, right? And then that gif sums it up perfectlyWhen I see someone quote them and I decide to click to show the ignored comment out of morbid curiosity:
No, because I think #11 stays shelved for a few years after his retirement out of respect and to avoid comparisons. Kinda like how I don't expect #19 to be used for 2-3 more years.
He won't be on the Kadri or Backlund line. That doesn't necessarily mean he is 3rd line he will just be playing with one of Sharangovich, Pospisil, or Zary at center. This will likely lead to more sheltered minutes if one of the young guys is in the middle, meaning he will primarily play against easier competition. (For comparison Lindholm and Backlund took all the hard match ups last year and Kadri's line got extremely sheltered, thus allowing them to wreck havoc offensively.
I mean as important as Czarnik, Leivo and Ritchie were to this franchise... no. If you mean Hamilton, also no, as he was only here 3 years.
I really don't think Honzek makes the club, he has a lot of growing to do still and should be in the AHL and I think there is zero chance both Honzek and Coronato make the team, in fact I'd say the odds are better that neither make it.
I think, based on his play this preseason, Honzek gets a 10 game tryout to start the season with the club.
