Recalled/Assigned: Flames Recall Ilya Solovyov

[Ace Rimmer]

Nice to see he played over 19 minutes

 

[Anglesmith]

He looked way less Wotherspoonish than the last time I saw him. Definitely as good as the others if not outright better.

 

[Volica]

Looked solid.
Honestly, long term partner for Pachal would be a great way to set that bottom pairing.

 

[Darth Vladar]

Looked solid.
Honestly, long term partner for Pachal would be a great way to set that bottom pairing.

Weegar - ???
Bahl - Raz
Solo - Patches

 

[joescores]

Weegar - ???
Bahl - Raz
Solo - Patches

Makar?

 

[Darth Vladar]

Makar?

He’ll be a UFA around the time our stud rightys will be knocking on the door, with righty Weegar still under contract and Raz only two seasons into the eight year deal Conny will inevitably re-sign him to. Parekh mostly plays left side with Saginaw, and Weegs can play both sides, but it still makes me wonder what the long-term plan is for the corps when there clearly isn’t enough room for everybody. I’m sure people are sick of me saying it, but Razzy’s gotta go while we can still get a package that includes a 2026 1st. Strip the entire corps down to Weegar, Bahl, Solo, and Pachal. If Weegs plays LD, that leaves two spots on the right side for any two of Parekh, Brzu, Mews, and yes, even Makar. And that’s not even considering potential stud leftys Morin, Poirier, Kuznetsov, and Jamieson.

 

[Some Other Flame]

Weegar - ???
Bahl - Raz
Solo - Patches

This season

Bahl-Andersson
Solo-Weegar
Bean-Pachal

Next season

Bahl-Andersson
Weegar-Parekh
Solo-Pachel

Then when Andersson & Solo are traded

Weegar-Parekh
Bahl-Brzustewicz
Grushnikov-Kuznetsov

 

[Darth Vladar]

This season

Bahl-Andersson
Solo-Weegar
Bean-Pachal

Next season

Bahl-Andersson
Weegar-Parekh
Solo-Pachel

Then when Andersson & Solo are traded

Weegar-Parekh
Bahl-Brzustewicz
Grushnikov-Kuznetsov

Unless the tank is back on, Conny needs to fire Mr. Bean and Tyson Barely directly into the sun. Call up Poirier so we can actually have some top-four talent in our top-four, and make Solo a permanent 3rd pair mainstay. Play Solo with Raz and Hanley with Patches until Bahl comes back.

All of our young leftys need time with the big club to see for sure what we have. I like what I’ve seen in Grush so far, but I’m honestly still not sold on Kuznetsov. Morin will likely need a season or two with the Wranglers, which leaves Solo and Poirier as the most NHL-ready LHDs we have in the system. I actually wouldn’t mind re-upping Solo for a two or three year bridge deal to stabilize that bottom pair while we wait for other guys to be ready.

If we do end up moving Raz, I think I’d prefer to see

Bahl - Weegar
Parekh - Brzu
Solo - Patches

and phase in/out whichever guys from there as needed