Khelandros
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With all the free time Sullivan has given him, I was wondering what he could be up to.
Post your wildest speculations and photoshops.
Not sure who you play him over either. Nieto sucks but they've been playing Nieto on LW and Jesse is more of a rw.He pulled a Zohorna: put up a lot of points to start (5 points in 6 games) and then quickly faded away offensively (3 points in 15 games). It just seems like Sullivan jumped on it far faster than he did with Zohorna.
Zohorna got until the end of December being useless before Sullivan finally pulled the trigger, Puljujarvi didn't even make it until Thanksgiving before Sullivan gave up on him. Puljujarvi was better than Zohorna but maybe having better alternatives this year could also be a factor here.
Isn't DOC goalless in 29? Nieto or Acciari work too. Trade/waive/demote the trash. Bring back accountability.Not sure who you play him over either. Nieto sucks but they've been playing Nieto on LW and Jesse is more of a rw.
Maybe you play him over Acciari but Acciari pks.
I wouldn't play him over Tomasino.
Not sure who you play him over either. Nieto sucks but they've been playing Nieto on LW and Jesse is more of a rw.
Maybe you play him over Acciari but Acciari pks.
I wouldn't play him over Tomasino.
Emil Bemstrom and Boris Katchouk have extensive NHL experience. Katchouk is 26 and has played 176 NHL games; Bemstrom is 25 and played 238 NHL games. They are who they are. They're fringe players who play well in the AHL but can't stick in the NHL.Isn't DOC goalless in 29? Nieto or Acciari work too. Trade/waive/demote the trash. Bring back accountability.
If Hayes is gonna be used like this you can send him down too and use the 1.2M on someone younger.
I'd try:
Rakell-Sid-Rust
Tomasino-Malkin-Puljujarvi
Bunting-Lizotte-Glass
Beauvillier-Broz-Bemstrom
Mix and match based on chemistry.
Koivunen + Katchouk as spares when someone above sucks. We got the cap space to carry 14F since trading Eller.
Lizotte and Glass are our best PK'ers. DOC/Nieto/Acciari are below them at it, and their play on the PK is all they bring to the table now.
Their spots aren't justified. They can go.
What's the point in acquiring so much Wilkes depth if we're not gonna use them?
There's a good chance they would be more useful than current Nieto and Acciari, even if by a small margin. That bar is incredibly low. Nieto and Acciari aren't playing at an NHL-worthy level. Closer to L3 Wilkes level.Emil Bemstrom and Boris Katchouk have extensive NHL experience. Katchouk is 26 and has played 176 NHL games; Bemstrom is 25 and played 238 NHL games. They are who they are. They're fringe players who play well in the AHL but can't stick in the NHL.
Plus, Katchouk doesn't have an NHL contract. He's an AHL signing, and the Pens are at the contract limit or close to it. That's why there was speculation he could be traded at the time of the POJ deal, even though it turned out that he was just banged up.
Broz isn't ready. He's in his first year as a pro. Let him develop by playing all situations in the AHL. Same with Koivunen. Let them keep enjoying success instead of giving them 10 minutes a night or scratching them.
The most important thing about properly developing players is to bring them up when they're ready, not just because you don't like the current crop of NHL players.