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Trade Jordan Kyrou ASAP | ALWAYS RIGHT
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Great to have options but how in the world are we going to fit either one on the roster?
This exactly. Something is up here. We cannot fit Thomas and these guys. Its not about money but about NHL roster room. They have to know that, so why would they sign a PTO for a team that can't fit them. There has to be another team who would have given them a PTO. What did Armstrong tell them? Are they auditioning for the first AHL call-up or Mac/Clifford's press box slot?
No way either is beating out anyone we have in a healthy top 12 with Thomas. Neal, maybe, could get a 3rd line role but not Frolik at this point. Frolik was healthy scratched all year for Montreal. I wonder if a deal is imminent for Tarasenko. We can then shift someone up a line, and plug Neal on the 3rd line or Frolik on the 4th.
Perron - ROR - Buch
Saad - Schenn - Kyrou
Sanford - Thomas -Neal/Sunny
Frolik/Sunny - Barby - Bozak
James Neal was healthy scratched in almost half of Edmonton's game last year. He cleared waivers, bounced on and off their taxi squad and then got bought out. 10 points in the 29 games he did play and he couldn't stay in the lineup of a team who desperately needed scoring depth. He put up 31 points in 55 games in 2019/20, but then couldn't stay in the Oilers top 6. He had just 19 points in 63 games with Calgary before that. I think he is pretty damn close to washing out of the league and he might not have had any NHL offers.Great analysis! I can see Frolik signing with anyone just to have a shot at an NHL paycheck but not Neal. This is the best indication yet for anyone reading the tea leaves for a Tarasenko trade. Maybe it’s something minor though like Sanford. We will see.
This!Just because we sign guys to PTOs, it doesn't mean we sign them to the 23 man roster. Sure, it's another piece that could indicate Army is planning to make a move before the season starts, but this could just be insurance for camp injuries/COVID, or helping them out to give them an audition for us and other clubs.
I doubt either guy has much chance to make the Blues, but they might get a contract offer from another team that gets an injury if they look good in some preseason games. I wouldn't have minded either player 10 years ago, but this is probably a non-event for the Blues, other than one more indication about the Blues' organization being held in good regard league-wide by veteran players.