If Slaf is only there for nine games or less I am okay with it. After that I would be concerned. I would rather him be taught and learn how to swim instead of being thrown in the deep end and hope he figures it out on his own.
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Exposing him to the intensity of NHL games that matter is another learning phase for him.
If after 9 games it is deemed that he needs AHL seasoning, by all means make it happen!
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They should start scouting Costco staff. 6D chesss-sse. (Insert brilliant meme)
There were several posters here who pencilled Xhekaj in the ECHL before camp.
I guess that's still some folks' preferred development idea in that he will get tons of minutes, "dominate" and probably win a championship with Trois-Rivieres, especially if Mesar is sent there too.
Winning, dominating, and especially confidating - what's not to love?
Seriously, when we think of all the thousands of prospects who never made it to the NHL, this kind of proves that they should have started in the ECHL first, before the AHL, to gain confidence. It worked for Michael Ryder!
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Xhekaj can protect the small ones. This lineup is made up of p***yes. We saw that last season with the Montembeault incident. You need a Xhekaj. You might not like it, but h’s got something the others don’t.
Figuring it out is how potential stars become actual stars.
But he won't be on his own, and he won't be playing with pressure to never make a mistake.
Slaf is not a snowflake, let him go through the normal process of learning to beat NHLers.
Lots of rookies. They will surely waive a bunch of vets and send them down, as they will go unclaimed. Slaf should have started in the AHL, he didn't show much until now and I hope they don't burn yet another first rounder, this one though is first overall.
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They have their 23-man roster already, no need to waive anyone.
Harris needs to work on how to counter men. I think this means AHL is best for him right now. He and Barron would make a good first pair in Laval, and Barron can learn some things from the more mature Harris.
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Jackeye made it because he’s a promising super middleweight with some skills. We have no one like him.
Tinordi couldn’t fight. This kid can.
I think I read that the 7 days can be partially retroactive to when the injury occured.
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He's 238 lbs, right? Heavyweight class is anything over 201?
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If they don’t play “X Gon Give It To Ya” by DMX for Xhekajs player intro everyone in the organization deserves to get fired
Do you think it is a safe bet that three or four of Armia, Drouin, Hoffman, Dadonov, Pezzetta and Pitlick will outperform Slaf in the next 9 games? I don't.
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Edmundson, Anderson, Ghule, Pezzetta, and Matheson are not wallflowers. New guy Kovacevik can also bring it. It’s better than it used to be.
Petry was the biggest coward on the team and he’s thankfully gone.
But Poehling did it, so if Slaf does it he's also a bust
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Yeah, it did ruin Stutzle in Ottawa. He’s been falling ever since.
They were ALLLLLL p***yes last year aside Pezz. ALLLLL of them. Wimps. They were scared of kassian. You think Arber wouldn’t have dropped them?
And Brady Tkachuk has not won a single Cup since being rushed into the league.
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This is the tank thread, so I'm checking: are you saying Guhle is the worst of the rookies?
