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Trouba is getting a break I guess?
I mean assuming that pair has been broken up already is the same as assuming Jack Johnson will be in the top-4 and Trouba will be our #6D.
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I mean assuming that pair has been broken up already is the same as assuming Jack Johnson will be in the top-4 and Trouba will be our #6D.
If DeAngelo is on the right side again to me it's a clear indication that they expect Miller to make the team and take a spot on the left side.
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To me it's a sign that Nils Lunkdkvist and Zac Jones are too small to be NHL defensemen.
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Not my point, if you are trying to get someone to play on their off side it makes more sense to play them there all training camp to get used to it, it makes zero sense for him to be on the right side if he is starting the season on the left, which makes me think plans might have changed.
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Ok, who should have been is partner then?
He played the left side in Sarnia and Syracuse, and has been quoted saying it would be “an easy adjustment” to switch back over. He played like 100 minutes with Fox too.
Maybe you’re right I’m just not ready to assume anything based on this. Not for nothing but it would be pretty weird for the team to show this much interest and then not even try it out during a regular season game.
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They keep singing K'Andre's praises, it wouldn't be surprising if they feel he is ready and that having Deangelo and Smith on their off sides makes little sense. I just feel its crazy that if he moving sides, we are playing on Thursday and now he's playing on the right side, it makes 0 sense to do that if he is staying on the left.
DeAngelo moving back to the right probably had more to do with K'Andre being unavailable.
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I think Fox is a keeper as of now. And only one of DeAngelo or Lundkvist will be here long-term.
Zac Jones could be good, but moreso could be a victim of a numbers game here.
I dont think either of them will be here long term.
More likely than not that Jones isn't either but with him being LH hes got a shot.
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And/or reflective of the mindset they’ve had for a while now: that having ADA on the left is really not a Plan A option they are totally comfortable with.
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Has he been that good? I really hope so. We need him. If he’s good, and the returning defensemen from last season make even slight improvements, we should have 2.5 very good pairs. The combination of Miller’s style of play and the improvements of DeAngelo, Fox, Lindgren, and Trouba would make for an intriguing group of defensemen.
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Well playing him with Jack Johnson makes the least sense of all.
My point is the pairs today could have been decided on for a myriad of reasons. We have no idea what the pairings will be when the season starts.
I just really don’t see what the big deal is. Teams play defensemen on their off-side all the time. He did it with Fox just this last season, albeit only ~100 minutes.
