Ive been pretty open about my dislike for Thrun but I thought he showed enough on Thursday to earn another start. I don’t mind sitting Shakir. I’m guessing there’s gonna be a lot of flip-flopping of the two for the next little while.Time to stop giving Thrun and Kostin chances when they’ve repeatedly shown not to be NHL material
I agree. Muk seems like next in line to be provided opportunities to stick in the NHL but it’s probably not going to be the smoothest transition. I think him and Thrun will do enough to warrant buying out Vlasic’s last year and/or moving Ferraro with the expectation that they would be regulars in the lineup next season but we’ll see. I’m only surprised they haven’t activated Vlasic yet. He’s been practicing a while now with the team.Ive been pretty open about my dislike for Thrun but I thought he showed enough on Thursday to earn another start. I don’t mind sitting Shakir. I’m guessing there’s gonna be a lot of flip-flopping of the two for the next little while.
If it’s just one game to protect him from getting burned by McDavid on the road that’s fine but Mukhamadullin needs NHL game reps. There’s at least a chance he’s a part of our future while Thrun has definitively shown he won’t be.Ive been pretty open about my dislike for Thrun but I thought he showed enough on Thursday to earn another start. I don’t mind sitting Shakir. I’m guessing there’s gonna be a lot of flip-flopping of the two for the next little while.
The schedule is pretty brutal for the next ten games: 2 against Vegas, Edmonton, Vancouver, Tampa, Nj, Minnesota and Calgary (and Philly, Utah). It's gonna be a learning experience for regardless.If it’s just one game to protect him from getting burned by McDavid on the road that’s fine but Mukhamadullin needs NHL game reps. There’s at least a chance he’s a part of our future while Thrun has definitively shown he won’t be.
Of all the games this is definitely the biggest risk to Mukhamadullin's confidence. Obviously some other good teams in there with skill, but no one who can individually just make a fool of a player like McDavid can.The schedule is pretty brutal for the next ten games: 2 against Vegas, Edmonton, Vancouver, Tampa, Nj, Minnesota and Calgary (and Philly, Utah). It's gonna be a learning experience for regardless.