Modifié 13 avr. à 10 h 29
Quoting: AntiAnalytics
Asking a kid to step into a Top4 role is risky
Be better off if he started on the 3rd pair & was moved up when he was really ready
Rushing youngsters can set them back, or even totally kill them
I’m a Sabres fan, i should know
We’ve made that mistake far too many times
He'll be a 26 yr old 'kid' lol. Being from college (Cornell's Captain btw) this was his first pro training camp & full season. He had ups & downs, but probably could have stepped into a full time 3rd pair role on a lesser team quite easily. He crushed last year's Eagles stint. Avs just don't have tolerance for mistakes (see Newhook). Annunen is the only rookie on the roster & he was their 4th goalie. It took a Francouz injury & Prosvetov bomb to get him games. Malinski was an earlier option & would have been playing still if not for Waivers Exemption.
They traded for his identical, veteran replacement in Walker (rental) so he can be a Black Ace for the big boys this time & seem primed to let him take over a starting role in 24-25.