Not a bad idea trying Kuzy and Milano together. The team needs a line that has some energy / creativity / speed and that could be it. Will be a risk defensively but imho this team needs to take some risks. This slow / ultra conservative thing they're doing is boring as hell and not working.
Say what? CMM is not ready to play 2C every game and be consistent as a 2-way center. He needs to earn a foothold on 3C first and right now Eller is still the better 3C option. Kuzy and Strome will continue to interchange playing 1C/2C.
You just gonna send Eller to Pop Corn duty. That ain’t going to happen.
That is what i would think. I”m excited to see LuJo play even if it is with Irwin.
LuJo had a fairly good preseason and Irwin knows the system even though he has limitation. I will say Irwin actually plays better defense than Carlson. LuJo can add some offensive ability and he's mobile.
I watched the bears game today, and Alexyev looked better then his first game which i watched parts of. Still having some timing issues with how he collects the puck behind the net, passes are off, and he misplayed some pucks. He definitely needs more games to get his timing and play back. I’m hopeful he’ll get a chance in washington this year, but that time is not now.
Are you crazy, Alexeyev will not pass through waivers. This season is his last year on his contract and he's still a RFA. That would be a free young player for another team and poor asset management. Either LuJo goes down to Hershey because he was an emergency call-up or you put Irwin on waivers. Caps already made two blunders losing Leason and AJF.
Based on what? SherVaughn30 player development 101? That is simply your view of how a player earns a spot / foothold.
I am not crazy… just educated. AJF and Leason had NHL books on them, and had played significant games and they were on people’s radar. Cholowski had NHL games when we claimed him. So did NAK. Alexeyev has none and he isn’t at all NHL ready which is what waiver claims have to be given their nature. I’ve also watched AA play and he is not NHL ready in the least. He needs AHL games.
As fans, we place way more value on our prospects then others. Human nature. There is nothing to see with AA passing through waivers. He will go down immediately unless Orlov and JC74 are going to be out Beyond this week. I expect him to be up and down immediately without ever leaving Hershey.
Having that line built together is also pretty funny because Aube-Kubel and Hathaway are very similar style of players. Hathaway is bigger and slightly more physical but Aube-Kubel is pretty good hitter for a guy his size and he's slightly faster. Both are pests so we'll see how eager the refs are blowing their whistles when both of them are on the ice at the same time.
CMM got passed from a guy on waivers and never played for the team. I think its pretty clear where he fits on the roster now. Sadly I think hes going to be traded for short term playoff push.
