mav
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Post by mav on Jan 12, 2020 15:35:55 GMT -4
MacIsaac and Khovanov in
Desnoyers out inj
MacLellan and Langlois out
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Post by hockeylaw on Jan 12, 2020 15:52:57 GMT -4
MacIsaac and Khovanov in Desnoyers out inj MacLellan and Langlois out The whole team yesterday had an off night, except Fortier, but I also though that MacLellan was outplayed in all his shifts. Hopefully that gets addressed but what doesn't help is that he is a small guy and he gets pushed around a lot. |
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Post by Doublesnipers on Jan 12, 2020 16:55:31 GMT -4
MacIsaac and Khovanov in Desnoyers out inj MacLellan and Langlois out The whole team yesterday had an off night, except Fortier, but I also though that MacLellan was outplayed in all his shifts. Hopefully that gets addressed but what doesn't help is that he is a small guy and he gets pushed around a lot. I’m glad someone said it, he was cleanly beaten for the two of the 4 ( not empty net) goals last night. Glad he is the 7th defenseman. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Jan 13, 2020 8:29:11 GMT -4
MacIsaac and Khovanov in Desnoyers out inj MacLellan and Langlois out The whole team yesterday had an off night, except Fortier, but I also though that MacLellan was outplayed in all his shifts. Hopefully that gets addressed but what doesn't help is that he is a small guy and he gets pushed around a lot. I expect that the chemistry will not be great but the effort was poor which is not a good thing. |
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Post by SteveUL on Jan 13, 2020 9:19:42 GMT -4
The whole team yesterday had an off night, except Fortier, but I also though that MacLellan was outplayed in all his shifts. Hopefully that gets addressed but what doesn't help is that he is a small guy and he gets pushed around a lot. I’m glad someone said it, he was cleanly beaten for the two of the 4 ( not empty net) goals last night. Glad he is the 7th defenseman. I'm wondering when Maclellan will play again if all Dmen are healthy. None of Spence,Huntley, Anderson, Dejong, McIsaac, Stewart are going to sit out. Maclellan is so far behind that group it isn't even close. I think that trade was a waste even though it was low cost. I have more confidence in Dow after watching MacLellan. MacLellan may be a better forward and may find icetime there if we have injuries up front. |
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Post by jimmy on Jan 13, 2020 9:32:29 GMT -4
I’m glad someone said it, he was cleanly beaten for the two of the 4 ( not empty net) goals last night. Glad he is the 7th defenseman. I'm wondering when Maclellan will play again if all Dmen are healthy. None of Spence,Huntley, Anderson, Dejong, McIsaac, Stewart are going to sit out. Maclellan is so far behind that group it isn't even close. I think that trade was a waste even though it was low cost. I have more confidence in Dow after watching MacLellan. MacLellan may be a better forward and may find icetime there if we have injuries up front. I am fine with picking up MacLellan - it was a low cost depth add ... and allows us to have Dow in the wings as a #8 guy ... someone needs to sit in the stands most nights as #7, playing only in the case of injuries/suspensions. If there was a long term absence we could always recall Dow if they think he is the better option. By all accounts MacLellan is a good team guy who has won championships at multiple levels including the Q ... he is the least of our worries. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Jan 13, 2020 9:33:26 GMT -4
I’m glad someone said it, he was cleanly beaten for the two of the 4 ( not empty net) goals last night. Glad he is the 7th defenseman. I'm wondering when Maclellan will play again if all Dmen are healthy. None of Spence,Huntley, Anderson, Dejong, McIsaac, Stewart are going to sit out. Maclellan is so far behind that group it isn't even close. I think that trade was a waste even though it was low cost. I have more confidence in Dow after watching MacLellan. MacLellan may be a better forward and may find icetime there if we have injuries up front. I’m not going to suggest MacLellan is a stud, but we should not jump to too many conclusions after one game. Dow also had some games where he did not look very good early on. |
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Post by pinkbeaver on Jan 13, 2020 9:43:21 GMT -4
Being the #7 defenceman that sits in the stands most nights is one of the toughest roles to fill on a hockey team. Finding a good team guy that will take on that role is hard to find. Dow is far better off playing big minutes in Jr A, and then if an injury was to occur there would be an opportunity to still come in and play ahead of MacLellen
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Post by SteveUL on Jan 13, 2020 9:43:31 GMT -4
I'm wondering when Maclellan will play again if all Dmen are healthy. None of Spence,Huntley, Anderson, Dejong, McIsaac, Stewart are going to sit out. Maclellan is so far behind that group it isn't even close. I think that trade was a waste even though it was low cost. I have more confidence in Dow after watching MacLellan. MacLellan may be a better forward and may find icetime there if we have injuries up front. I’m not going to suggest MacLellan is a stud, but we should not jump to too many conclusions after one game. Dow also had some games where he did not look very good early on. Nice apples and oranges comparison ... Dow is a rookie and just tuned 17 in November, while Maclellan is 19 (20 in 3 weeks) and has been in the Q off and on since he was 16. I agree that Maclellan needs more time to adapt to this team, but where is he going to get the icetime to do that ? That's what my post was about. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Jan 14, 2020 10:16:36 GMT -4
I’m not going to suggest MacLellan is a stud, but we should not jump to too many conclusions after one game. Dow also had some games where he did not look very good early on. Nice apples and oranges comparison ... Dow is a rookie and just tuned 17 in November, while Maclellan is 19 (20 in 3 weeks) and has been in the Q off and on since he was 16. I agree that Maclellan needs more time to adapt to this team, but where is he going to get the icetime to do that ? That's what my post was about. The point is that they want Dow to develop, they see him as a regular next year. He's better off playing a lot in Jr.a than sitting most nights. If there are injuries, they can call him up for a few games as AP. |
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Post by SteveUL on Jan 14, 2020 11:35:29 GMT -4
Nice apples and oranges comparison ... Dow is a rookie and just tuned 17 in November, while Maclellan is 19 (20 in 3 weeks) and has been in the Q off and on since he was 16. I agree that Maclellan needs more time to adapt to this team, but where is he going to get the icetime to do that ? That's what my post was about. The point is that they want Dow to develop, they see him as a regular next year. He's better off playing a lot in Jr.a than sitting most nights. If there are injuries, they can call him up for a few games as AP. I get that ... but where is MacLellan going to find ice time ? He'll only play if we have injuries or suspensions. He isn't going to bump any of our top 6. At this point I think Huntley is probably our #6 but he seems miles ahead of Maclellan, as does Stewart. Stewart and Huntley aren't coming out of the lineup as a healthy scratch to get Maclellan in. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Jan 14, 2020 11:41:47 GMT -4
The point is that they want Dow to develop, they see him as a regular next year. He's better off playing a lot in Jr.a than sitting most nights. If there are injuries, they can call him up for a few games as AP. I get that ... but where is MacLellan going to find ice time ? He'll only play if we have injuries or suspensions. He isn't going to bump any of our top 6. At this point I think Huntley is probably our #6 but he seems miles ahead of Maclellan, as does Stewart. Stewart and Huntley aren't coming out of the lineup as a healthy scratch to get Maclellan in. I’m sure they will try and get him a game every 4 or 5, if somebody gets hurt he’ll get some games, they might also dress 7 D on occasion to keep him involved if no injuries. Just practicing with the team will get him used to the systems side. |
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Post by SteveUL on Jan 14, 2020 11:58:35 GMT -4
I get that ... but where is MacLellan going to find ice time ? He'll only play if we have injuries or suspensions. He isn't going to bump any of our top 6. At this point I think Huntley is probably our #6 but he seems miles ahead of Maclellan, as does Stewart. Stewart and Huntley aren't coming out of the lineup as a healthy scratch to get Maclellan in. I’m sure they will try and get him a game every 4 or 5, if somebody gets hurt he’ll get some games, they might also dress 7 D on occasion to keep him involved if no injuries. Just practicing with the team will get him used to the systems side. He'd probably be better off switching to forward because he skates well, and sub in on D when needed. Josh Hepditch 2.0 ? |
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Post by scotiahockey on Jan 14, 2020 12:06:20 GMT -4
I’m sure they will try and get him a game every 4 or 5, if somebody gets hurt he’ll get some games, they might also dress 7 D on occasion to keep him involved if no injuries. Just practicing with the team will get him used to the systems side. He'd probably be better off switching to forward because he skates well, and sub in on D when needed. Josh Hepditch 2.0 ? I think he just is what he is at this point, no point in trying to move him around the lineup. They brought him in because he’s a 19 YO, with some games in the league under his belt who has shown he can play a role on a winning team. He’ll be in Jr. A as a 20 and it’s better to let Dow play then ride the pine down the stretch. They don’t care about how MacLellan develops because he is what he is. If and when an injury occurs, he’ll be able to step in and play a 3rd pairing role which is all you’re really looking for from a 7th D. He’ll adjust to the systems, accept his role and play it to the best of his ability. I wouldn’t be concerned about him getting up to speed, there’s all kinds of time for that to happen. |
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Post by pinkbeaver on Jan 14, 2020 13:33:30 GMT -4
He'd probably be better off switching to forward because he skates well, and sub in on D when needed. Josh Hepditch 2.0 ? I think he just is what he is at this point, no point in trying to move him around the lineup. They brought him in because he’s a 19 YO, with some games in the league under his belt who has shown he can play a role on a winning team. He’ll be in Jr. A as a 20 and it’s better to let Dow play then ride the pine down the stretch. They don’t care about how MacLellan develops because he is what he is. If and when an injury occurs, he’ll be able to step in and play a 3rd pairing role which is all you’re really looking for from a 7th D. He’ll adjust to the systems, accept his role and play it to the best of his ability. I wouldn’t be concerned about him getting up to speed, there’s all kinds of time for that to happen. I bet if there was a long term injury he would stay as the 7th D and Dow would get called back up. He is willing to do a role that not many want while being a good teamate and that is why they traded for him. And in return he gets to spend a little more time in the Q. |
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