You must be young or newer to hockey. Rhettsky was a Panther the first time they went to the finals.
Been watching them for a few months now, their concept is good but contents are too long. If they can work on that aspect- great.
And Pospi??
It's an experiment and min detriment to our team line wise, shelter their mins and see what happens.
Sheltering minutes is not as easy as people seem to think because on the road teams will match lines with the most dangerous lines. So on the road, Huby and Rango are going to draw better defenders regardless of how we deploy them. The only thing going for us in terms of sheltering them, is the fact that we essentially have 3 second lines, so one of the Huby, Backs or Kadri lines will face lighter competition.
I know, I'm just saying they might not get the 3rd pairing and tougher forward matchups as often on the road. Huska can give them offensive starts, but that's really all he can do to shelter them. Personally if I am the opposition coach, the team I let face weaker competition is the line with Zary and Pospisil as the other lines have guys that have been more consistent threats and are less prone to "rookie mistakes"
Signing a contract is easy, they can do it any time. But as a CHL player he cannot be called up until is teams season is done. His team is currently 5th best in the OHL and have already clinched a playoff spot. They're in the stronger conference and it looks like they'll be the #4 seed, they should be able to win their first round series, but teh 2nd round will be tough.
Thanks man- this is clearer now. So if his season ends in April and in order for him being available to play for us in those 6 games- will he need to be signed with an entry contract? And if so, I think such lasts for 3 years... If he plays, will he effectively burn the first year out of 3?
Yes, 3 year ELC, but with being under 20 and in the CHL I believe his contract would slide unless he plays more than 9 games. With college players it only burns a year off because they are 20 or older.
Wicked, thanks Lunatik. Understood! I want to see him in our colours this season but since he is playing on a strong team as per your say- perhaps a wishful thinking!
Why not Brzu with a rotating stay at home D partner like Solo or Kuzie. You got a highly valued asset from your A deal, are you not interested to see what he can do?
1. Non-Emergency recalls are limited post-deadline. I believe it's 3, might be 4
Because the other 3 are much closer to being NHL regulars and have already cut their teeth in the AHL. I just don’t see the situation where 6 games in the NHL helps him more than games in the AHL right now.
It might. He could honestly just fill the role Bergeron left - be the defensively responsible goal scoring centre while your wingers do the heavy lifting with the puck and transitional play.
Shows how fickle things are. If Connie gets that deal inked he looks like a brad tre 2.0 redux. Instead he’s a genius who sold high and brought this team in the right direction.
