Roster Building Thread : Part XVIII ( TDL is March 7th)

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Missed a big win
So it seems my posts and likes totals have taken a hit. Hope they get restored. Sorry for the people who came after March 2024.

Good win last night. I thought Zib was excellent, Laf had some life again playing with Miller and on his natural side, Igor was great, the penalty on Rempe was ridiculous, and they played the 3v3 OT flawlessly.

Jones carries the puck, drops it off then Schneider comes on for him on an ultra smooth change and makes that sick deke.
 
Alright like 15 game day posts in one.

1) Give me De Haan for a game or two over Jones. I know Zac got a point and can dance in the o zone but he’s such a god damn liability.

2) Like him or hate him Panarin is still a more talented offensive forward than anyone else including Miller.

3) Vince basically said yesterday what everyone has been thinking- Soucy makes sense for a third pairing guy but their plan is to use him as a number two which is f***ing stupid and you’ll never win a cup that way.


4) I miss Namestnikov as a third liner. He could skate well. Team needs to get faster at the wing position

5) The season rides on tomorrow basically. By doing us a favor and dropping two, CBJ gives us a free shot back to a 50-50 chance if we win tomorrow. If the game goes wrong, you might as well shut Trocheck and Lreider down for the year
 
3) Vince basically said yesterday what everyone has been thinking- Soucy makes sense for a third pairing guy but their plan is to use him as a number two which is f***ing stupid and you’ll never win a cup that way.

While I agree with the bolded, this isn't a 1-year process. Soucy will be gone summer of 26, if not sooner. The bigger question is whom we replace him with.
 
While I agree with the bolded, this isn't a 1-year process. Soucy will be gone summer of 26, if not sooner. The bigger question is whom we replace him with.
I’m guessing that partial reason for Soucy being here is in case negotiations with Miller in the summer don’t go as planned. However before then it’s pretty obvious that Soucy - Fox pair is going to be thing.
 
The only thing that’s becoming clear in playoffs context is that Ottawa is pulling away from the peloton to claim WC1 spot. Losses by Rangers and CBJ keeps the drama around WC2 among 5 “contenders” including Boston. Isles have a chance to pull themselves into that group if they win games that they have in hand but it’s unlikely.
 
Alright like 15 game day posts in one.

1) Give me De Haan for a game or two over Jones. I know Zac got a point and can dance in the o zone but he’s such a god damn liability.

2) Like him or hate him Panarin is still a more talented offensive forward than anyone else including Miller.

3) Vince basically said yesterday what everyone has been thinking- Soucy makes sense for a third pairing guy but their plan is to use him as a number two which is f***ing stupid and you’ll never win a cup that way.


4) I miss Namestnikov as a third liner. He could skate well. Team needs to get faster at the wing position

5) The season rides on tomorrow basically. By doing us a favor and dropping two, CBJ gives us a free shot back to a 50-50 chance if we win tomorrow. If the game goes wrong, you might as well shut Trocheck and Lreider down for the year

On #3.

Soucy has been getting #6 minutes… by a lot.

It would be very Laviolette to give him top 2-3 minutes for no reason out of nowhere but again, seems like he knows what he has here.

We’ll see
 
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So we still can't make threads?

I wanted a PGT to talk about how lame Brock Faber is and how Braden Schneider ripped his still beating heart from his chest.
 
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On #3.

Soucy has been getting #6 minutes… by a lot.

It would be very Laviolette to give him top 2-3 minutes for no reason out of nowhere but again, seems like he knows what he has here.

We’ll see
Laviolette doesn’t have options without Fox. So it’s not that Laviolette recognizes Soucy proper spot (just want you to not get aggravated when Soucy becomes 1LD ;) )
 

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