Confirmed with Link: Avs Sign Alex Newhook to ELC

[The Kingslayer]

IMO, one of the key points from Baugh's article I posted above:



Hopefully Bednar follows suit and gives Newhook the same opportunity on the PP.

lol you know they are going to put newhook behind the net.

 

[TheRarestDangles]

Any footage of his goals with the Eagles? I'm sure it's posted somewhere but I'm lazy lol

 

[Avs9296]

lol you know they are going to put newhook behind the net.

We're the only team in the league who would put Ryan Smyth BEHIND the net instead of in front of the net.

Don't put anything past the Avs.

 

[Jazzguitar]

We're the only team in the league who would put Ryan Smyth BEHIND the net instead of in front of the net.

Don't put anything past the Avs.

That was so painful lol

 

[redacted]

Newhook has earned this chance and I imagine that calling him up at all means he's going to play at some point soon. He may not produce right away, but the middle 6 could use a spark and he can provide it.

 

[cccoltsicehockey]

So what do they do with him if he gets 2-3 games and instantly produces more points than JTC, Jost, and Kadri have produced in the past 30 days?

 

[Richard88]

So what do they do with him if he gets 2-3 games and instantly produces more points than JTC, Jost, and Kadri have produced in the past 30 days?

Keep him on the roster...

 

[The Shermanator]

Yeah if he plays this week and produces any kind of points then he pretty much has to stick around.

 

[Richard88]

Yeah if he plays this week and produces any kind of points then he pretty much has to stick around.

Even with a fully healthy roster (as below) there are ways to make it work.

Landeskog --- Mackinnon --- Rantanen
Burakovsky ----- Kadri ------- Saad
Nichuskin ------- Jost -------- Donskoi
Calvert -------- Bellemare ---- Compher/O'Connor/Soderberg​

1) Slide Newhook onto the 2nd line and push Saad to the 3rd line and one of Donskoi/Nichuskin to the 4th.

Landeskog ------------ Mackinnon --- Rantanen
Burakovsky -------------- Kadri -------- Newhook
Nichuskin/Donskoi ----- Jost --------- Saad
Nichuskin/Donskoi -- Bellemare ----- Calvert/Compher/O'Connor/Soderberg​

2) Put Newhook at 3C, and Jost at 4C:

Landeskog --- Mackinnon --- Rantanen
Burakovsky ---- Kadri -------- Saad
Nichuskin ---- Newhook ---- Donskoi
Calvert ---------- Jost --------- Compher/O'Connor/Bellemare/Soderberg
​

3) Newhook on the 3rd line with Jost and Nichuskin.

Landeskog --- Mackinnon --- Rantanen
Burakovsky ---- Kadri -------- Saad
Nichuskin ------ Jost ---------- Newhook
Calvert ------- Bellemare ----- Donskoi/Compher/O'Connor/Soderberg​

Nichuskin or Donskoi on the 4th line would be a tremendous luxury, but their minutes could be augmented with time on PK1 and PP1 respectively, along with getting more ice-time depending on game situations (eg. Nichuskin playing more if we are in the lead, or Donskoi playing more if we need a goal).

4) Alternatively you keep the top 9 as is and utilise Newhook on the 4th line PP2 specialist role:

Landeskog --- Mackinnon --- Rantanen
Burakovsky ----- Kadri ------- Saad
Nichuskin ------- Jost -------- Donskoi
Newhook ------ Bellemare --- Calvert/Compher/O'Connor/Soderberg​

 

[cccoltsicehockey]

Keep him on the roster...

Sadly I hope that Bednar will see it this way but I have my doubts.

 

[LostInMosEisley]

Sadly I hope that Bednar will see it this way but I have my doubts.

There isn't really any reason for them to take a look at Newhook now other than to see if he can help the team now. If he shows that he can he's going to stick, it's pretty simple.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

So what do they do with him if he gets 2-3 games and instantly produces more points than JTC, Jost, and Kadri have produced in the past 30 days?

I mean, it's probably not a good idea to evaluate strictly off of 2-3 games. If he completely shatters all expectations then you may have to try and find him a spot... But he would have to be really quite incredible to crack this roster as it gets healthier.


Then the conversation comes up about whether he should be playing if it's in a 4th line role. I certainly don't think he should, we have better defensive forwards for those roster spots. LoC for example would get a spot over Newhook.


But him playing well enough to be a legit option in the playoffs if needed would be a big boost.

 

[cccoltsicehockey]

Ideally with 7 games left he gets to play in 5 of them but I also understand that is very unlikely. I agree 2-3 games is not good enough sample size ever but we don't have much left to work with and we have lots of under performing pieces right now at least based on score sheet grades and some beyond that even.

 

[NOTENOUGHJTCGOALS]

So what do they do with him if he gets 2-3 games and instantly produces more points than JTC, Jost, and Kadri have produced in the past 30 days?

Make sure they have enough limos rented for the parade?

 

[Mr Zappalanche]

So what do they do with him if he gets 2-3 games and instantly produces more points than JTC, Jost, and Kadri have produced in the past 30 days?

One of these is not like the others.

 

[Richard88]

Ideally with 7 games left he gets to play in 5 of them but I also understand that is very unlikely. I agree 2-3 games is not good enough sample size ever but we don't have much left to work with and we have lots of under performing pieces right now at least based on score sheet grades and some beyond that even.

2-3 games should be enough to see if he can handle himself enough to be thrown into a playoff game if injuries strike. I like that they're giving chances to Kaut and Newhook to gauge where they're at ahead of the playoffs (along with Timmins though that was partially forced due to injuries).

 

[cccoltsicehockey]

One of these is not like the others.

Yes, Jost is still useful in the way he is playing the rest of the game regardless of the production. The other two are just black holes. He is the last person I am looking for Newhook to replace with his play as of late.

 

[SaltySkywalker]

Yes, Jost is still useful in the way he is playing the rest of the game regardless of the production. The other two are just black holes. He is the last person I am looking for Newhook to replace with his play as of late.

I think he meant Kadri

 

[cccoltsicehockey]

I might I am not going give JTC much better of a performance rating than I am Kadri if any unless your referring to the part where he has much hire expectations than he is even getting close to right now which we already know is terrible this year.

 

[Avs9296]

Has he been playing center or wing with the Eagles?

 

[John Mandalorian]

Has he been playing center or wing with the Eagles?

air guitar

 

[Ararana]

Well the Newhook era in Colorado was fun while it lasted

 

[Mighty Makar]

Nice. My next jersey.

 

[dahrougem2]

Nice. My next jersey.

Too bad you'll never get to see him wear it because he'll be dead before he even puts it on.

 

[MaKarter]