Recalled/Assigned: Joshua Roy Called up to Montréal

[26Mats]

how did roy miss that ? good shift though

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Would be a good goal song for him.

KK and/or Galchenyuk could have used Killing in the Name, the "F*** you I won't do what ya tell me" would have been very fitting.

 

[Jaynki]

Cant ignore the mitts and the release.

Also, he won't have to carry the mail.

Slaf, Suzuki and Caufield will do it.

Roy is in the perfect spot. He will be able to maximize every opportunity as a 2nd liner/2nd layer of offense behind the big guns.

Dominoes are falling into places.

 

[26Mats]

Cant ignore the mitts and the release.

Also, he won't have to carry the mail.

Slaf, Suzuki and Caufield will do it.

Roy is in the perfect spot. He will be able to maximize every opportunity as a 2nd liner/2nd layer of offense behind the big guns.

Dominoes are falling into places.

It will be interesting to see where he fits. Assuming the 1st line stays together, the 2nd line is shaping up to be Newhook - Dach and a 3rd wheel. I would think those two would most benefit from a player who can match their speed and also bring size. But maybe Roy's smarts complete them well.

 

[Paddyjack]

It will be interesting to see where he fits. Assuming the 1st line stays together, the 2nd line is shaping up to be Newhook - Dach and a 3rd wheel. I would think those two would most benefit from a player who can match their speed and also bring size. But maybe Roy's smarts complete them well.

Roy may work well because yes, Newhook may be a speedy Gonzalez type of player, but Dach on the other hand is slowing the game his way. The puck is litterally stuck on his stick while he goes around the zone. Roy is a smart player and will find ways to position himself at the right place to snipe.

*Edit: I still want Dach's babies ;p

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

If his play is consistent until the end of the season there is not a chance they move him off that line.
I've changed my mind on that.
Dach will get Newhook and someone else.
Roy will have to earn a first line birth end of story.

We’d be doing ourselves a disservice if we don’t put Roy in the top six. I’d split that first line and mix it up a little. Having Dach for a full year would be so awesome. Give him one of Slaf or Cc and then put Newhook and Roy on one line or another. That way everyone gets to play with some really good players and it accelerates development. If things go well, next year will be our last season out of the playoffs. We might even be able to fight for eight.

 

[Rapala]

We’d be doing ourselves a disservice if we don’t put Roy in the top six. I’d split that first line and mix it up a little. Having Dach for a full year would be so awesome. Give him one of Slaf or Cc and then put Newhook and Roy on one line or another. That way everyone gets to play with some really good players and it accelerates development. If things go well, next year will be our last season out of the playoffs. We might even be able to fight for eight.

I agree. I just don't see him on that first line anytime soon.
I think Suzuki is far too effective with the up tempo play of Caufield and Slaf to even consider changing it.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I agree. I just don't see him on that first line anytime soon.
I think Suzuki is far too effective with the up tempo play of Caufield and Slaf to even consider changing it.

I think they should absolutely change it. Right now it’s about development. You want Roy to play with top players. Let him learn with Suzki or Slaf or Dach. Let him see what it’s like to play with a sniper like CC. That will pay big dividends down the road. We should be scrambling those lines next year to get guys comfortable with playing with each other and gaining confidence.

Roy has the potential to be a great player. We need to give him every opportunity to play with our best players.

 

[Mrb1p]

We’d be doing ourselves a disservice if we don’t put Roy in the top six. I’d split that first line and mix it up a little. Having Dach for a full year would be so awesome. Give him one of Slaf or Cc and then put Newhook and Roy on one line or another. That way everyone gets to play with some really good players and it accelerates development. If things go well, next year will be our last season out of the playoffs. We might even be able to fight for eight.

I agree he should be playing top 6, especially right now, no reasons to have him playing 10 minutes a game. Pretty frustrating handling. He hasn't played a game over 12 minutes... Like come on, we have Pearson playing close to 2 minutes more than him, like come on... Doing the exact same thing with Slaf, just put the kid in a position to succeed and grow their confidence.

With that said, Dach and Roy is a match made in heaven. Roy will benefit from the speed, size and passing Dach brings and Roy will provide Dach with a shot outlet and a cycle buddy that will take him to the next level.

Caufield nor Newhook are fit for that line, but Newhook IMO is the better option. Josh will play a similar-ish role to Cole.
Cole-Suzuki-Juju
Roy-Dach-Newhook
Is more than fine by me.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I agree he should be playing top 6, especially right now, no reasons to have him playing 10 minutes a game. Pretty frustrating handling. He hasn't played a game over 12 minutes... Like come on, we have Pearson playing close to 2 minutes more than him, like come on... Doing the exact same thing with Slaf, just put the kid in a position to succeed and grow their confidence.

With that said, Dach and Roy is a match made in heaven. Roy will benefit from the speed, size and passing Dach brings and Roy will provide Dach with a shot outlet and a cycle buddy that will take him to the next level.

Caufield nor Newhook are fit for that line, but Newhook IMO is the better option. Josh will play a similar-ish role to Cole.
Cole-Suzuki-Juju
Roy-Dach-Newhook
Is more than fine by me.

It’s not bad. But I’d want to make things a little easier on Dach to get him going. Give him a top winger at least for a while and get him going. I don’t like the idea of giving him a rookie and Newhook. I’d rather split those two. They can reunite the first line later in the year but I hope they give Dach a good linemate.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Roy may actually just be part of the 3rd line with Beck.. or he'll switch spots with Newhook.

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook/Roy - Dach - 2024 1st rounder
Newhook-Roy - Beck - ???

The top 9 is shaping up.

 

[Mrb1p]

It’s not bad. But I’d want to make things a little easier on Dach to get him going. Give him a top winger at least for a while and get him going. I don’t like the idea of giving him a rookie and Newhook. I’d rather split those two. They can reunite the first line later in the year but I hope they give Dach a good linemate.

What does that say to the boys ? Kinda shitty. "Okay Nick, you've been playing like a top 15 C because you finally have good linemates, but we really got to get Dach goign, sorry bud."

Don't fix whats not broken, really. Dach is gonna be a 2C on this team, he's gonna get the proverbial crumbs lol.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

What does that say to the boys ? Kinda shitty. "Okay Nick, you've been playing like a top 15 C because you finally have good linemates, but we really got to get Dach goign, sorry bud."

Don't fix whats not broken, really. Dach is gonna be a 2C on this team, he's gonna get the proverbial crumbs lol.

They split that line this year several times. Look how nicely it worked out when we had Slaf with Monahan.

Nick gets a vet and so does Dach. What’s wrong with that? Plus a guy like Doy and Newhook get to develop with another top winger.

Remember how well Newhook was doing before he got hurt? We’ve got the potential to have two really strong lines and develop players along the way.

 

[JianYang]

Roy may actually just be part of the 3rd line with Beck.. or he'll switch spots with Newhook.

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook/Roy - Dach - 2024 1st rounder
Newhook-Roy - Beck - ???

The top 9 is shaping up.

I think the Habs have only scratched the surface with dach. I don't want to say too much because I don't want to be left disappointed but he could be just as impactful as Suzuki if not more.

Hopefully, he can find a way to stay healthy, and this lost year does not affect him too much.

 

[Mrb1p]

I think the Habs have only scratched the surface with dach. I don't want to say too much because I don't want to be left disappointed but he could be just as impactful as Suzuki if not more.

Hopefully, he can find a way to stay healthy, and this lost year does not affect him too much.

They both have top 15 range potential for Cs. They are literally Krejci-Bergeron with a slight different flavor. I must say, I think both our guys are better offensively than these two were. I really hope he's healthy next year, and to finish his career.

 

[26Mats]

I think they should absolutely change it. Right now it’s about development. You want Roy to play with top players. Let him learn with Suzki or Slaf or Dach. Let him see what it’s like to play with a sniper like CC. That will pay big dividends down the road. We should be scrambling those lines next year to get guys comfortable with playing with each other and gaining confidence.

Roy has the potential to be a great player. We need to give him every opportunity to play with our best players.

Comong into the season, I thought at some point in the future we'd see:

Caufield-Suzuki-Roy
Newhook-Dach-Slaf (really good together before Dach went down)

But now that Slaf is doing well with CC and Suzuki, and bringing needed size, not sure we need to split them up.

 

[26Mats]

Roy may actually just be part of the 3rd line with Beck.. or he'll switch spots with Newhook.

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook/Roy - Dach - 2024 1st rounder
Newhook-Roy - Beck - ???

The top 9 is shaping up.

If RHP and Ylonen can't crack the top 9, they may dynamite opposite each other on a 4th line. I always like the 4th line with RHP on it.

Then there are Heineman, Mesar, and Farrell who will try to make their cases over the next 2 years. And I'm sure Hughes is looking at the UFA and trade markets.

Beck may end up 4c, but I think Hughes will bring on another good center either way.

 

[yianik]

We’d be doing ourselves a disservice if we don’t put Roy in the top six. I’d split that first line and mix it up a little. Having Dach for a full year would be so awesome. Give him one of Slaf or Cc and then put Newhook and Roy on one line or another. That way everyone gets to play with some really good players and it accelerates development. If things go well, next year will be our last season out of the playoffs. We might even be able to fight for eight.

Back at splitting up the top line again , eh buddy ?

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Back at splitting up the top line again , eh buddy ?

????

 

[yianik]

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You posted elsewhere about splitting up the 1st line so that Roy can play with someone decent and I called you out on doing that. And you posted the same here , and so my reply.

I just don't think now is the time for that as the 1st line has clearly found chemistry and we have Slaf just going out of control.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

You posted elsewhere about splitting up the 1st line so that Roy can play with someone decent and I called you out on doing that. And you posted the same here , and so my reply.

I just don't think now is the time for that as the 1st line has clearly found chemistry and we have Slaf just going out of control.

That line has been repeatedly split up and we’ve had some good success. Newhook had 5 goals in seven games before getting hurt. Slaf joined Monaghan for a bit and they were good together.

The point is to build a good TEAM not a good first line. Especially now with us being in development mode.

Roy has really good talent. Playing with. Better players will help bring it out. We’ve seen this over and over again. Why wouldn’t we do that again?

If they want to wait until next year that’s cool. But I think you give each line a vet winger and a kid. That’s a good mix.

 

[yianik]

That line has been repeatedly split up and we’ve had some good success. Newhook had 5 goals in seven games before getting hurt. Slaf joined Monaghan for a bit and they were good together.

The point is to build a good TEAM not a good first line. Especially now with us being in development mode.

Roy has really good talent. Playing with. Better players will help bring it out. We’ve seen this over and over again. Why wouldn’t we do that again?

If they want to wait until next year that’s cool. But I think you give each line a vet winger and a kid. That’s a good mix.

I know what you are saying and I agree that Roy is like a chameleon, he adapts his colours to suit the line and makes it better, whether its the 4th line or in the top 6. Guy has a very versatile game. Like I said though, it's about timing. Maybe in about 10-15 games I would be okay to get Roy a few games there.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I know what you are saying and I agree that Roy is like a chameleon, he adapts his colours to suit the line and makes it better, whether its the 4th line or in the top 6. Guy has a very versatile game. Like I said though, it's about timing. Maybe in about 10-15 games I would be okay to get Roy a few games there.

I’m talking more about next year. I’m fine if they keep that first line together right now.

You’re right, they’re red hot. No need to split it now.

 

[26Mats]

I’m talking more about next year. I’m fine if they keep that first line together right now.

You’re right, they’re red hot. No need to split it now.

Getting Dach back will help. And I still hope we can get Monahan back. So far so good, as he's pointless in 4 games in Winnipeg. So that helps Hughes's chances of being able to bring him back this summer on his terms.

Would be great to have Suzuki, Dac,h and Monahan as the centers for CC, Slaf, Newhook, Roy, and then 2 of RHP, Anderson, Ylonen, Heineman, and any player Hughes goes out and gets this summer.

 

[Tuggy]

I don't think he should be in the NHL right now and should stay down for the remainder of the season.

He's good enough for the NHL, but given the current state of the team and his usage he'd be better off playing more minutes in Laval. I fully expect him to be a fulltime player next season though.

I understand that MSL and the team need to show the illusion of trying to "make" the playoffs, but just plug Ylonen in there or pick up a vet off waivers/trade to fill in for the rest of the year.

Someone suggested in another thread to pick up Matthew Phillips and send Roy back down. Works for me.