Great.
Realistically, he will be gone at the deadline. Then I think you will see Pono hopefully take over or you ride out the rest of the year with Hayes, Lizotte, or Acciari. That said, Glass may get a bump as well.
Wouldn't surprise me to see Eller and Hayes off the roster next year. Then Pono/Glass is 3C and Lizotte is 4C. Acciari is either gone or 4RW. More or less, a turnover of the previous Sullivan-influenced mistakes.
If you want to dive into Nick Bonino vs Lars Eller stats, lol, be my guest. I'm sure there's a brick wall near you that would love to hear your in-depth analysis.
Yeah complaining about line-up changes seems pointless when no one can point out where the Dzone is on a map.
It's pretty clear that the only reason McG even made the team was because of the high profile nature of his acquisition/signing, not because Sullivan was ever interested--let alone excited--about playing the kid. Just send him down, which is definitely gonna f*** with his confidence a bit, but hopefully he can stabilize and become more comfortable doing what he's best suited for with big minutes in the AHL.
It's just always the same shit. Kid's a smart player, works well on the cycle, works well in the slot and down low in offensive situations and his value comes as an addition to a line and not in a vacuum. What does the team do? Play him for 10 minutes a night alongside Eller in a defense-first 3rd line. And on his off-wing.
Can't wait for this loser coach to kick rocks, man. But he's already been named Team USA HC and this organization's f***ing stupid so, something like that matters to them for some reason.
Almost like it was predictable that Bunting wasn't on Jake's level. But I guess 5on5 points per 60 stats always tell the real picture.
Eh, I think on a better team Rust's probably the #3 option on the wing. Like, put him on the Oilers. Is he playing on the top PP unit? How about the Leafs? Lightning? Panthers?
bunting is getting significantly fewer minutes than he was to end last year
Sullivan is a master at stifling potential continued success.
Yeah, people take criticism of Rust's usage as saying the guy is garbage. He's a fine player, good even. But it's pretty undeniable that his stats are inflated here, and he's got a serious problem with injury issues, that's all. /shrug
He is a fine, but he's treated as royalty, which he's not. The fact that he has a lifetime slot next to Sid is BS. It happens with every coach in every sport when they stay too long, they play favorites within the roster; It's cancer for a locker-room.
He was on 1PP for a bit last season as well. IIRC, Sullivan relied a bit more on the top 6 and top 9 towards the end of last year. This year, with a competent bottom 6 (compared to last year), he may be trying to roll all four lines a bit more evenly.
I imagine at this point, Sid also has a say. Who is better to put with Sid than Rust though? Rust vs Rakell is a coin flip.
