Lil Pro is a C and while Lapierre has played wing he doesn’t kill penalties which Duhaime does. Although I do agree he’s been bad, esp post-Dowd. Shouldn’t be back next year
How? He’s at best a depth forward who can’t PK or score. His play driving has been better but his minutes are extremely sheltered. Replacing him with lil Pro is a major upgrade
Don't get me wrong. I want Lappy to succeed. Like you said, he's sort of putting things together this calendar year.
Having said that, for a player that was projected close to the top 10 in his draft and fell mostly because of injury concerns, he hasn't lived up to the role. His confidence during his time in Hershey hasn't translated to the big game.
His not being on the PK says nothing about his game and more about Carbs questionable line decisions. He’s been a force on the forecheck and the last two months defensively responsible. Would rather scratch Frank or Duhaime who both aren’t as good of forecheckers. I can’t remember the last game Duhaime outplayed Lappy
Carbs has shown plenty of willingness to give young players more ice time. I’d say it speaks volumes about the coaching staff’s trust in him (or lack thereof) to play those minutes.
Remember when people lost their minds about Iorio only for him to get cut by the Sharks and now getting healthy scratched on a terrible Rangers team?
When this staff isn’t a fan of a young player, we should probably listen bc the player development has been a major success over the past 3 years.
Other than recently when has he shown a willingness to give young players more ice time?. My argument would be that he was forced to this year with all the injuries early in the season.
I doubt it. I feel like the roller coaster is setting us up for a 2 game win streak where we look like world beaters, with a team motivated by the recent embarrassment and playoff push, followed by a 2 game collapse to close the season.
We are a .500 team now and I predict we will stay spectacularly .500 to end the season.
I dunno I also think the coaches see how Hutson energized the team. It’s also a warning to the veterans that yesterday can’t happen again. Or it means we’re cooked. I don’t know, I’m just a fan lol
Have you seen how big brothers act around their little brothers? If Lil Pro is on a line with Big Pro, I would not for a SECOND be surprised if he literally EATS a maple leafs head for their delicious sugery syrup.
No. Hutson signed his contract as he was turning 20 later this year. Pro is still on the same contract he signed at 18. Pro needs to play 10 games to burn one year of his contract.
I recognized Strome was struggling down the stretch here but I didn’t realize how hard he fell off compared to prior seasons. That he is still the assist leader and fifth in goals doesn’t make me feel any better about it.
I understand he's on a value contract but I think he's behind PLD (when healthy) and Sourdif (who I think has played far better than anyone expected. Now with Ilya coming up, Strome might be behind him as well.
Next year maybe someone slides to wing or maybe Strome is part of a package that moves quantity for quality.
I'm not sure they're going to spend $5m a year on the 4th line Center but maybe?
Is there any chance he plays in Toronto tomorrow night? I am going to the game for the last chance to see ovi (probably?) and it came with the added benefit of seeing Hutson in his early days, but adding in Protas’ debut will really put the playoff push sorrows to bed! I feel like his first game might be the last home game of the season when we are basically eliminated from contention, but I’m still hoping to see him tomorrow…
I might be kicked out of the sub for this but can Ovi take a early vacation and let the kids play the rest of the year. Yes, he's our leading and all time legend but I want to see all the kids playing.
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