He must be skating well if they are going to throw him in game action on the road vs. 4 teams the Jets are competing for in the playoffs.
A big emphasis on doesn’t get hurt. The kid has already had way too many setbacks.
With Morrissey and Samberg ahead of him, I think he's looking at Stanley's 12-15 minutes. Especially on the road.
I think they simply need to get him in the lineup - it's been a long time coming and they need to sort out that bottom pair for the long run.
A good hockey brain can compensate for a lot, including size. You’ve seen that, and have been wrong, about Perfetan too. Stanley has the size but the hockey brain is clearly lacking. I believe, with time, you will be proven wrong about Heinola as well!
That's what we're all waiting for - I look forward to seeing how Ville's' big brain handles the walls / corners.
PK is still an important role. Who steps up with Fleury out? Heinola? Morrissey? Miller? This is the one I'll be watching.
Yes, PK is important
I would luv to be proven wrong on soon to be 24 Tiny Heiny!
That's perfect for breaking a young d man into the NHL. Samberg developed quite nicely in a sheltered 3rd pairing
Both related to the same injury and the set back wasn't huge, the Jets' defense were just insanely healthy.
The kid has missed most of the last season plus another 20 or so this season, reports from the Moose is he didn't really get back up to speed after his return last season until right at the end of the season. Then the bone infection and missing camp and the first 1/4 of the season this year. Those are a couple really big hits in a young career.
He didn't miss most of last season, he played in 41 of 72 games. He's been very healthy throughout his career, the vast majority of his missed games come from one injury and complications stemming from that one injury, and a bone infection isn't indicative at all of him being injury prone.
I don't think you'll be proven wrong about Heinola Sip. The guy is too small and weak to be a defender. We already have too many small guys on defense, like Mossissey and Pionk. Morrissey is a great defenseman, and of course you keep him, but Pionk is not a playoff type of Dman. Doesn't have the size to clear the net front.
Playing 41 games on the farm team because you haven't recovered to the point where you can return to the NHL is missing most of a season. Ankle fractures can be very complicated as your ankle is made up of 3 separate bones that need to be held in place with pins after a fracture. Full recovery can take a long time if all three bones were fractured as it appears in Hienola's case. Then adding a bone infection which can take several months to recover from. So yes the kid has had some hard knocks.
Dude is only 5'11 180sonething. not going to cut it in the modern nhl - bye bye tiny heiny
