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Have to assume some kind of move will be made if Cally misses significant time.
Depth was already an issue, though the addition of Ferriero has really been working.
Without Callahan, something has to give. Doesn't have to be a big move but we will need another top 9 forward. Someone who can contribute the way Ferriero has been.
Depth was already an issue, though the addition of Ferriero has really been working.
Without Callahan, something has to give. Doesn't have to be a big move but we will need another top 9 forward. Someone who can contribute the way Ferriero has been.
Smashinter. He's been playing well since we traded for him. Miller isn't ready yet.
The Gloaming
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Because he's 19, and hasn't been doing very well in the A, according to scouting reports by people who follow the Whale. He's probably lower on the list of call ups, with Newbury, Mashinter, Haley above him. (Yikes, that really sucks.)
Watched a lot of Miller in the juniors. Plays just like Callahan, but I don't think he is ready for the speed of the NHL yet, and he is not big.
I dislocated a shoulder playing hockey a few years ago. I did not need surgery but it took me a while to get full mobility of my arm back. Everyone is different with these injuries, it all depends if there was any ligament damage. If it is a minor anterior dislocated shoulder like I had I believe he will need two to three weeks of treatment before he can build his strength up. If it's anything more serious he will be out months.
Bad luck for Callahan, neither were at fault its just bad luck. Hopefully its nothing serious.
Bad luck for Callahan, neither were at fault its just bad luck. Hopefully its nothing serious.
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Kakko
Formerly Chytil
Right now, Pyatt or Ferriero will be in the top-6, that's not good. There's no reason not to try Miller. It's extremely unlikely, but he could potentially play in the top-6, which the other call-ups can't do.
I doubt he's ready, but what downside is there to trying?
I doubt he's ready, but what downside is there to trying?
If you consider one of Pyatt/Ferriero's promotions to be a bad indication of our top 6, I don't see how throwing Miller up there is an improvement.
Callahan is a great leader, but he is a 3rd liner playing on the second line. Kreider has more potential as a top-6 guy. If Ferriero can stick, and the jury is still out on that, he can go to the third line, Kreider can play with Nash and Richards, Gabby on the second line with Stepan, barring further injuries and hoping Kreider can make it, we can get by into the playoffs. I'm sure we'll be a buyer at the trade deadline for depth.
Kakko
Formerly Chytil
Not saying he's gonna come in and be amazing. I doubt he would, but he could be a Hagelin
broadwayblue
Registered User
I still don't like the idea of splitting Gabby and Richards. Nash doesn't need much to create offense. Stick him just about anywhere and he'll make things happen.
Tortorella likes to mix lines. Play around and see what works. True that Nash can create his own offense (I'd like to see him shoot more though, be a little selfish), but it is still early in the season. The top line didn't do a lot tonight, it was more the grinders.
smoneil
Registered User
Hagelin was 23 last year. Miller is 19. Those are four very important development years there. Miller isn't the answer right now. If the team wants him to be the answer in a year or two, they shouldn't rush him.
Samuel Culper III
Mr. Woodhull...
Trust me, I have little doubt we are kicking the tires on Moore. The problem is, he is kicking the tires on whether or not to play this season and no one is going to rush him or speed up that decision. We should probably deal a third, or even two thirds for a skilled third liner who is playing somewhere where they're simply the odd man out in their lineup. Not unlike the move Phoenix made for Matt Lombardi (I believe the cost was a third; he is potentially a great player for a third). Lombardi would have actually been a great pickup for us. Fast, can play top-six easily in a pinch and can play bottom six quite well as well. Enough grit to easily fit the system. Only issue is possible injury concerns, but for a depth addition, he would have been great at the price Phoenix paid. We may now more seriously consider Tim Connolly who, if Toronto will eat some salary on, now makes a lot of sense for us (he already made alright sense before). I personally do not like Tim Connolly, but that is entirely besides the point; he could help. We should be looking for a move like that though. Not some Dvorak or Langkow or Arnott, bottom of the barrel, past their expiration date desperation move. Look around the league and smartly inquire about forwards who are not on the wrong side of 33, have enough offensive upside to play top-six in a pinch and are simply the victim of two many puzzle pieces in their current lineup.
Edit: A name that came to mind for me is TJ Galiardi. He's fast, hits a lot, blocks a lot of shots and has the potential to put up very decent points. In his first NHL season, a few years ago, he put up 39 points in 70 games (with 87 hits and 43 blocks). The following year he only played 35 games, but put up 15 points, which is a similar pace. Last year he played 69 games but only had 15 points and was traded at the deadline to San Jose (I believe in the deal for McGinn) but he still had 110 hits. I realize 15 points last year isn't that exciting, but a fresh start could get him producing like he did the previous two seasons (54 points in 105 games is good production for a young player) and he's got some very good wheels, hits a lot and blocks a lot of shots, so he would fit right in under Torts. He could fill in in the top six while Callahan is out, which could potentially get his offense jump started and then he would be an IDEAL third liner once Cally returns. He also probably wouldn't cost much considering SJ's depth. We could even inquire about Galiardi AND Douglas Murray and really bolster our lineup.
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