I think he will need to play lights out to force the hand. Kind of like Raymond.He has to play better than any of Top12 to push one guy out.
He will get his chance because of injures, and I think he will stay.
I think he will need to play lights out to force the hand. Kind of like Raymond.He has to play better than any of Top12 to push one guy out.
I think we already have too many forwards. Should get rid of one or two to give space for Kasper.
Do you mean like Nyquist?No, we shouldn’t. Kasper should make room for Kasper. What are you people not getting about this.
If Marco Kasper is good enough, he’ll play.
Datsyuk and Zetterberg forced their ways onto teams much better than this one. Sean Avery forced his way onto the ice for a team with 9 hall of famers, 5 of which were forwards.
If you love these young players so damn much, why don’t you want them to face the crucible and come out stronger?
Let's see them do that.Do you mean like Nyquist?
I am not saying we should just play the kids. I just don't believe that the kids just have to play better than the guys already up. They have to be a lot better to earn a spot. At this point in our rebuild, we need to bring people up on a steady pace. We don't want too many up at the same time. Kasper is good enough, Edvinsson is good enough, and I stand by that.
Both players you mentioned were so good that they made top line, and it seems that is the bar, that or injury. That has been the case. It was the same with Berggren too.. Lucas Raymond made the team his rookie year. Dylan Larkin made the team his rookie year.
Yeah, so good that they can't keep them down. You may think that's a crazy bar... but honestly, as a rookie if you're good enough to play the role you were drafted to play? You should play. If you can't beat out a guy in that role soundly? You should get seasoning in the minors.Both players you mentioned were so good that they made top line, and it seems that is the bar, that or injury. That has been the case. It was the same with Berggren too.
because that is not equit....nevermind.No, we shouldn’t. Kasper should make room for Kasper. What are you people not getting about this.
If Marco Kasper is good enough, he’ll play.
Datsyuk and Zetterberg forced their ways onto teams much better than this one. Sean Avery forced his way onto the ice for a team with 9 hall of famers, 5 of which were forwards.
If you love these young players so damn much, why don’t you want them to face the crucible and come out stronger?
Do you mean like Nyquist?
but if you are saying something/someone is "good enough" then it isn't really good enough. Can't look at something and say yeah, that/they're good enough. Because then you are selling yourself/it short.Do you mean like Nyquist?
I am not saying we should just play the kids. I just don't believe that the kids just have to play better than the guys already up. They have to be a lot better to earn a spot. At this point in our rebuild, we need to bring people up on a steady pace. We don't want too many up at the same time. Kasper is good enough, Edvinsson is good enough, and I stand by that.
He has to play better than any of Top12 to push one guy out.
I would be fine with 34 goals, and assisting 32 for Larkin.
DeBrincat will have the best 5v5 linemates on this team unless something goes awry. I think with the team being deeper and better defensively that 30+ goals and 70+ points is reasonable.
A healthy Sprong with 3RW time and PP2 should be a 20-20 guy. He seems like a Kubalik replacement. I hope his defense is better than advertised because if not it’ll be a short stop in Detroit.
Do you mean like Nyquist?
I am not saying we should just play the kids. I just don't believe that the kids just have to play better than the guys already up. They have to be a lot better to earn a spot. At this point in our rebuild, we need to bring people up on a steady pace. We don't want too many up at the same time. Kasper is good enough, Edvinsson is good enough, and I stand by that.
I wonder how much power play time he gets.
He has one hell of a shot.
One major difference is that Kubalik couldn't score from Bottom6.
Sprong can.
Sprong can carry the puck, Kubalik can't.
The question is how effective his game will be against higher pairing defensemen? We know he can get around third pairing guys. That, and whether or not he's coachable at all. His defense has improved, but coaches seem to hate him. Heck even Canada hates him, he's been in the country for 2 decades and they won't give him a citizenship.
Sprong can carry the puck, Kubalik can't.
The question is how effective his game will be against higher pairing defensemen? We know he can get around third pairing guys. That, and whether or not he's coachable at all.
Sprong has been desperately clinging to that hairline since he was like 19. It’s the Dutch genes; poor kid never had a chanceSprong has quite a bit of untapped potential yet. Don't sleep on him. Instead, point him to Lafayette Coney Island so the inner hot dog beast can be awakened in Detroit.
In theory, if Sprong has Berggren/Fabbri and Compher on his line I would expect that to be a very, very solid 3rd line that will cause quite a few mismatches against other 3rd/4th lines, some 2nd pairings and most 3rd pairings.
In theory, if Burger and Sprong play the same line then Compher's on his own playing defense. I can also imagine that there will some wild outlet passes by Fabbri if Sprong is on the same line. Then again, it seems all of the wingers have some sort of deficiency, so the team has to take chances one way or the other.
If someone has time, it'd be interesting to see the tally of which D pairs he beat last season.