Pre-Game Talk: Countdown thread to 24-25 Season (T - 18 days) - Main Camp

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Who's going to be the surprise of this camp ?

  • Beck

    Votes: 10 5.5%
  • Kapanen

    Votes: 96 52.7%
  • Heineman

    Votes: 3 1.6%
  • Mesar

    Votes: 14 7.7%
  • Engstrom

    Votes: 34 18.7%
  • Farrell

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Trudeau

    Votes: 1 0.5%
  • F. Xhekaj

    Votes: 7 3.8%
  • Tuch

    Votes: 11 6.0%
  • Hughes

    Votes: 2 1.1%
  • Davidson

    Votes: 4 2.2%
  • Kidney

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    182

red devil

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I unfortunately don't see him making it this season. He'd have to be the 3rd line center for it to be worthwhile, and we are stuck with Dvorak.
I don't think he will make it but if he plays well enough in the pre season games he could force management hands and make them keep him on the team
 

Rapala

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Barron seem to have a good start

We will have more answers this week with real game
Barron knows exactly what he has to do and how he has to play this camp.
He can do it based on what I saw towards the end of last season in Laval.
I was able to find a lot of positive things to say about him down the stretch.
Mostly about realizing he's big for a reason and how moving the puck immediately cleans up his game.
 
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Hins77

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Barron knows exactly what he has to do and how he has to play this camp.
He can do it based on what I saw towards the end of last season in Laval.
I was able to find a lot of positive things to say about him down the stretch.
Mostly about realizing he's big for a reason and how moving the puck immediately cleans up his game.
His offensive play need to exceed his flaws defensively. If He is on the ice for 2 goals against and he is scoring one. He is still -1. To play on top 4 for a contender team, you need to bring something elite. Over 35/40 Points, or a physical game like many hit, block shot, or a defensive game with a positive ratio. If he don’t produce that much, his ratio is soso and his defensive game isnt strong. He won’t become a top 4
 
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ReHabs

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His offensive play need to exceed his flaws defensively. If He is on the ice for 2 goals against and he is scoring one. He is still -1. To play on top 4 for a contender team, you need to bring something elite. Over 35/40 Points, or a physical game like many hit, block shot, or a defensive game with a positive ratio. If he don’t produce that much, his ratio is soso and his defensive game isnt strong. He won’t become a top 4
His complete lack of physical game doesn't help him.
 

Spearmint Rhino

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I didn’t know he signed with them. Would be awesome if Hughes found a way to dump Dvorak before the season so Kapanen can stay.
Especially with his injury history, if we really want to ‘be in the mix’ can’t have Evans as our 3C when Christian inevitably ends up on IR. Put him on waivers if Kapanen outplays him and Hughes can’t find a trade partner, insurance in Laval and can still maybe get something at the TDL
 

26Mats

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Anyone know who Hutson has been playing with so far at camp?

And Xheka? And Savard?
 

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