So I couldn’t watch last night’s preseason finale, and I figured it would be a perfect time to do the season premiere of the Twitter breakdowns. So without further ado…
https://twitter.com/kevinbaumer/status/912824991112208389
May as well start with the defense, and Kevin is right on the money here. I expect Pionk to be in this conversation over Staal at some point, but it seems inevitable that Staal makes the team. Holden as the 7D.
Chytil's going to be a tough cut, if one at all.
— Corey Pronman (@coreypronman) September 26, 2017
Yup. Chytil has done almost everything he needs to make the team. The question is, who does he replace? And how long can he last? And will it stunt his development if they rush him? It’s more important that he develop properly, not rush him.
Pavelec looks really calm in net, isn't he suppose to be a bit crazy in net? Almost like Quick? Allaire doing work?
— Tobias Pettersson (@ManUtdTobbe) September 26, 2017
Allaire is at his best when he has a skilled goalie who needs minor tweaks. Pavelec could be an interesting case.
Fontaine is the surprise of camp thus far. He’s been phenomenal. Freaking Josh is private, so I couldn’t embed the tweet.
DeAngelo, by the way, can 100% run a power play at the NHL level
— Joe Fortunato (@JoeFortunatoBSB) September 26, 2017
A pleasant surprise here, as DeAngelo looks like he’s NHL ready and may have matured. I will be happy to be wrong on my initial assessment of him if he straightens himself out and produces. And, not or.
Pionk and DeAngelo have been solid this preseason. Really nice to see.
— Tom Urtz Jr. (@TomUrtzJr) September 26, 2017
Yup – both have been. I want to see it continue against NHLers. The Rangers turned one of the worst blue lines in the league into potentially one of the best. Unbelievable.
Some other points:
- I don’t think Bobby Farnham, Paul Carey, Andrew Desjardins, or Steven Kampfer have a place on this team. There are certainly worse options for injury depth, but there are too many kids.
- I still think both Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil get more looks through nine regular season games, then get sent back to Europe. That puts them in line to get time before Jesper Fast returns.
- This is due to the play of Boo Nieves, who I think makes the team.
- David Desharnais is going to be an interesting watch. I didn’t notice him much in the preseason, but we shall see.
- I’m intrigued who gets the extra ‘A’s.
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