Modifié mer. à 6 h 58
Quoting: LuckyMoneyPuck
dude it's 8, you can keep trying to fudge the numbers, it's 8.
I'm not even counting Laine in there either, if they keep him. I already assumed they move him. There are more forwards than players, this is the last thing they needed.
lol, okay. How am I fudging numbers when I actually listed the 6 young players that will be vying for NHL ice time this year? The Monahan deal doesn't hurt any of them. It actually helps by taking 1C pressure off of a 20-year-old Fantilli.
You can add all the young forwards you want, but that doesn't mean those guys that are going to be, should be, or need to be on the NHL squad this year. Hell, if you want to do that it's more like 11. LDBB, Lindstrom, Malatesta, Dumais, Brindley, could all be on the roster in the next 2-3 years. This year, however, there is 6, so they're fine, and still need to add another veteran or two to the bottom-6. After this year, Kuraly, Danforth, Olivier will be gone, and not all those prospects are going to make it.
You don't get better by playing 18-20 year olds before they are ready. They have to earn their spot. This is the issue CBJ have had in the past - giving young guys spots who haven't done anything to earn it, i.e. Foudy, Bemstrom, Texier...
If you think there are 8, go ahead and list them.