With Tedenby penciled in for next year we really don't need to draft a forward in the first round like all the "experts" are saying.
sorry but thats bananas
With Tedenby penciled in for next year we really don't need to draft a forward in the first round like all the "experts" are saying.
he needs to play with skilled players or its a waste...
The funny thing is posters will go back 5mins of play before a goal to show where Tedenby was the direct cause. While there was many times this year that goals were caused by Josefson's weak clears or getting muscled off the puck and people will find another excuses for him.
Perhaps I'm confusing issues, but wasn't Tedenby playing through an injury before he got demoted? It took him a few days to even be able to play in the AHL.
It happened within the first couple of games in the season. I think that had a lot to do with everything. By the time he started picking up his game in Albany, he went through that horrific injury to the face.
He was given that chance DeBoer's first year with Henrique, Clarkson, and Zubrus and we saw him struggle then
Typically when you are that type of player that needs to be surrounded by good players, you are essentially a waste
Henrique, Clarkson and Zubrus are skilled enough players - if you need to be playing with a Kovalchuk or Parise (2 guys that are a dime a dozen and are hard to find on many teams), then like I said, you probably shouldn't be playing
I think Teds just needs to be with people who can skate with him and are prepared to pass. Zubrus is a player who likes to take the puck to the boards and slow the game down, Clarkson does too, but he can create off a rush.
Teds would fit best as a type of Elias - Sykora pairing that likes to pass and keep skating expecting to receive another one back in a hurry. Teds speed draws Dmen to him and out of position which leaves space where he just came from.
Trying to build a team, or part of one at least, around a single player who needs certain types of players to succeed is an inconvenience in building a team
I think Teds just needs to be with people who can skate with him and are prepared to pass. Zubrus is a player who likes to take the puck to the boards and slow the game down, Clarkson does too, but he can create off a rush.
Teds would fit best as a type of Elias - Sykora pairing that likes to pass and keep skating expecting to receive another one back in a hurry. Teds speed draws Dmen to him and out of position which leaves space where he just came from.
Trying to build a team, or part of one at least, around a single player who needs certain types of players to succeed is an inconvenience in building a team
You are possibly right. But I was pointing out that Zubrus and Clarkson aren't exactly a good barometer of linemates to best assess Tedenby.
Saying that, this board is quite prepared to say, "you have to have Sykora play with Elias" and then want him back. Of course Syks was more proven, but when has Teds had a proper chance with anyone?
When the depth is stretched the way it is? Yeah, it can be problematic.
Team was stuck in a similar situation with Sykora.
Despite his lack of flexibility, when the team had at least two solid lines to roll... having Sykora's skill set still paid off.
Put a legitimate first line together. Skate Tedenby with players who can make the most of what skills he has... it might work.
If it doesn't, it's $600k in the pressbox. No big deal.
Can he be given better opportunities and not put under the microscope? Absolutely, but to have to go out of your way to cater to an unproven player to make your team isn't happening
I wonder what abo thinks about this?
He's a big Boo supporter.
I, on the other hand, like to take a wait-and-see approach. As in "I will wait and see if Boo can finally start scoring some goals for us".
I wish Teddy all the luck in the world in that regard, though. lol.
He basically has lost more teeth than he has scored goals.
At Tedenby's age - St Louis was lighting it up.... For the IHL Cleveland Lumberjacks. and St Johns Flames.
His first two seasons in the NHL (age 24) 4 goals, 16 assists in 69 career games.
St. Louis also was a perennial 20+ goal scorer at UVM (Go Cats Go!). Has Tedenby been a 20+ goal scorer anywhere?