Totally okay with Dean peaking as a 4th line center who can play up. I think he'd be okay with that too. Dvorsky might not be that 2C we need him to be for another couple seasons, and it turns out that Texier is signed for two seasons. I'd love for Texier and Holloway to battle it out, but also find a way to ice both.
I would not be surprised to see Dvorsky in the NHL later this season if he goes to AHL (Sudbury still has him on their roster and it's definitely possible that Dvorsky goes back for another season, I haven't seen anything concrete on where he's playing) after we move out Faksa at the TDL. I could also see Saad being moved at the Deadline. I am expecting those spots to be filled by Bolduc and Dean tho. I'm also wondering where Snuggy plays at end of season.
I love that top line and would be super relieved if TEK-see-ay and Holly grab the middle Cs. However, Texier is not great at the dot. The 20-21 season saw him take the most FOs so far in his career; 128/356 for a 36.0 FOW%.
If Otter can get him to 45% working with him in camp, he becomes a better option (relative to Schenn and Buch) in that regard. Then it becomes a matter of whether either or both are ready for the defensive responsibilities and can be enough of a playmaker to complement the shooters on their respective lines.
Agreed. Buch is fine as a placeholder. Schenn cannot play center anymore with how much his skating has declined. Holloway would prob be pretty excited coming to camp w the opportunity to play a much larger role than he would in Edmonton.
One of them can and my money is on Holloway. I see Texier as 3rd line secondary scoring. Great motor, super smart, hockey is a thing in his family. Kid's got chops, but prolly not at center.
I would be pretty surprised if Peterson was called up this season. He is likely gonna need some seasoning in the AHL before he is ready. I would imagine other guys like Sylvegard if he doesnt make it, Dean, MacEachern, McGing, and even Lafferiere would be ahead of him at this point.
Well....I didn't mean this season, just that his trajectory is very MacMac. Dean would be called up to take a specific slot, same for the others. Peterson and MacMac are similar, imo, so Peterson would fill that 4th line winger role, just like a very serviceable MacMac.
Ah right on, my bad I misread the post. But yea that makes a lot of sense
Schenn and Kyrou need to be far far far away from eachother
lol we don’t have many other top 6 options unfortunately….. hopefully Dvorsky and Snuggerud arrive later this year
Then do what they did at the end of next year.
