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Post by crashthenet on Oct 14, 2008 20:55:27 GMT -4
Zach practised today and will play vs Bathurst tommorrow night. Lets go wildcats
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Post by hockey1981 on Oct 14, 2008 22:32:55 GMT -4
Great News.
I wonder if he'll play with his regular linemates or play a limited 4th line role for a game or 2 to get back into game shape....
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Post by crashthenet on Oct 15, 2008 6:36:45 GMT -4
eagles---cameron---brown famin----stephens------mccausland lessard----sill----branon lahey-----bisonette----petterson
lane and roski to sit
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Post by forrest on Oct 15, 2008 7:28:27 GMT -4
I think he should play the 4th line for at least one game... it's not like he would be playing with guys that can't play at all in Lahey and Bissonette.
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Post by SteveUL on Oct 15, 2008 7:43:31 GMT -4
Do you really think that Flynn brought in Lahey ... dumped Bidike ... so that Lahey could be a 4th liner ?
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Post by hockey1981 on Oct 15, 2008 9:56:14 GMT -4
I think Lahey is a temporary band aid until the Cats try an acquire a more offensive gifted 20 yr old...
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Post by Captain Obvious on Oct 15, 2008 9:58:39 GMT -4
I think Lahey is a temporary band aid until the Cats try an acquire a more offensive gifted 20 yr old... They had one in Biduke. I can't see spending a high pick or trading a top young player(LBD/Bissonnette) to get a top 20 year old this year.
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Post by bois on Oct 15, 2008 10:58:40 GMT -4
I think Lahey is a temporary band aid until the Cats try an acquire a more offensive gifted 20 yr old... They had one in Biduke. I can't see spending a high pick or trading a top young player(LBD/Bissonnette) to get a top 20 year old this year. Not that I care what Moncton does but in all seriousness why would you object to moving a pick for an upgrade in your 20 year olds? All I keep reading about is how many picks you guys have stockpiled.. why wouldn't you move one to add a potential impact 20 .. not necessarily a marquee guy but certainly a possible PPG guy?
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Post by Captain Obvious on Oct 15, 2008 11:22:56 GMT -4
They had one in Biduke. I can't see spending a high pick or trading a top young player(LBD/Bissonnette) to get a top 20 year old this year. Not that I care what Moncton does but in all seriousness why would you object to moving a pick for an upgrade in your 20 year olds? All I keep reading about is how many picks you guys have stockpiled.. why wouldn't you move one to add a potential impact 20 .. not necessarily a marquee guy but certainly a possible PPG guy? In order to have that upgrade be worthwhile(a serious upgrade over Brown/MacAusland/Leahy/Famin) it would have to be a top 20-30 scorer like Joly or Petit and they would cost more than a 2nd or 3rd as there will be 3-4 teams bidding for them.
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Post by Dugger on Oct 15, 2008 11:49:49 GMT -4
They had one in Biduke. I can't see spending a high pick or trading a top young player(LBD/Bissonnette) to get a top 20 year old this year. Not that I care what Moncton does but in all seriousness why would you object to moving a pick for an upgrade in your 20 year olds? All I keep reading about is how many picks you guys have stockpiled.. why wouldn't you move one to add a potential impact 20 .. not necessarily a marquee guy but certainly a possible PPG guy? My guess would be using them to acquire a Euro or moving up the Euro ladder at draft time.
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Post by forrest on Oct 15, 2008 11:57:16 GMT -4
Do you really think that Flynn brought in Lahey ... dumped Bidike ... so that Lahey could be a 4th liner ? I don't know if you're asking that to me or not,... I don't think Lahey is meant to be 4th line forever, but from what we've seen from Flynn, players usually play 4th line until they adapt to his system or after recovering injuries. Right now, Lahey hasn't earned a spot on the 1st or 2nd line player and I don't see him playing a checking role on the 3rd line. He will probably take Stephens or Petterson's spot eventually.
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Post by catnut on Oct 15, 2008 12:02:03 GMT -4
eagles---cameron---brown famin----stephens------mccausland lessard----sill----branon lahey-----bisonette----petterson lane and roski to sit I see more Macausland remaining with Brannon and Sill while Lessard would take Petterson's spot with Famin and Stephens. Lane might play tonight because of Worden. I wouldn't want to be coach to make those decisions.
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Post by bjindaho on Oct 15, 2008 12:03:55 GMT -4
If Lahey is a band-aid, you wouldn't move a 2nd or 3rd...you'd start moving some of your kids/picks that will have a hard time cracking the roster due to overstocking...
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Post by bois on Oct 15, 2008 13:13:56 GMT -4
Not that I care what Moncton does but in all seriousness why would you object to moving a pick for an upgrade in your 20 year olds? All I keep reading about is how many picks you guys have stockpiled.. why wouldn't you move one to add a potential impact 20 .. not necessarily a marquee guy but certainly a possible PPG guy? In order to have that upgrade be worthwhile(a serious upgrade over Brown/MacAusland/Leahy/Famin) it would have to be a top 20-30 scorer like Joly or Petit and they would cost more than a 2nd or 3rd as there will be 3-4 teams bidding for them. He doesn't have to be a serious upgrade on all those names you mention.. only has to be an upgrade on Leahy to make it worthwhile I don't think the 20 year old market is that strong this year that multiple teams will be bidding on guys like Joly or Petit etc... I think teams that are midpack (which could end up being Moncton) might be the only teams in the bidding for rebuilding clubs excess 20's.. but time will tell either way you have nothing to lose really by moving a pick for a better 20 than Leahy
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Post by Captain Obvious on Oct 15, 2008 13:24:37 GMT -4
In order to have that upgrade be worthwhile(a serious upgrade over Brown/MacAusland/Leahy/Famin) it would have to be a top 20-30 scorer like Joly or Petit and they would cost more than a 2nd or 3rd as there will be 3-4 teams bidding for them. He doesn't have to be a serious upgrade on all those names you mention.. only has to be an upgrade on Leahy to make it worthwhile I don't think the 20 year old market is that strong this year that multiple teams will be bidding on guys like Joly or Petit etc... I think teams that are midpack (which could end up being Moncton) might be the only teams in the bidding for rebuilding clubs excess 20's.. but time will tell either way you have nothing to lose really by moving a pick for a better 20 than Leahy Well, if Leahy is good for 25-25-50, I don't think it's worth a 2nd rounder to trade up to a 30-35-65 player. Right now the Cats have 10 players that should be legit top 3 line regulars this year(MacAusland Brown Famin Stephens Leahy Eagles Cameron Lessard Sill Brannon) so 1 ends up on the 4th line when everybody is healthy. Plus Bissonnette would be a regular on last year's team and he is on the 4th. The only real upgrade would be for a 75-80 point 1st line center, but that would cost a major asset and maybe more. I don't see it as a smart move at this point. One move I could see depending on how the new guys are progressing is getting a #3-4 20 year old d-man for a 3rd and moving Leahy for a 4th to 7th(depending on how he's played at midseason). The play of Gormley Jodoin Dimitruk will determine that.
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