Modifié 22 juin 2022 à 10 h 5
Quoting: Richard88
The organisation doesn't seem to believe in Newhook at center. He was given opportunities but it's telling that he's played mostly wing and that the front office went out and acquired multiple centers (Meyers and Sturm).
After acquiring 62, Sakic said it gave Newhook a winger to play with.
Sturm is a pending UFA and was a Jost upgrade; better suited for 4th line doing the two things Jost couldn't: faceoffs and being physically imposing. Based on performance, I'm not certain Sturm comes back. Rumor was, he turned down a multi year offer from MIN for a bigger payday. Seems he's planning to use the spotlight of playing for a contender to raise his profile. If he wants to come back for cheap, I'm sure Sakic agrees, but if he's still looking for the money it will come from another team.
Meyers is a level below Newhook and looks to be a younger/faster Helm. I don't view them competing for the same role. Both would have just completed junior year and Meyers is more than two years older. He's certainly outperformed his Undrafted pedigree but not Newhook's output. The eye test shows Meyers looking like a Yelle, with a mature game, compared to Newhook looking like a Duchene with all the flash and dash. 18 matched 37's points in basically the same role, in just his rookie year; I expect a lot more from Newhook, former 1st rounder, when he can get more top six minutes.