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Exactly. His weight is not an issue for me. I want to see more of those smooth larry robinsonesque end to end rushes. If running lighter helps him do that, then perfect, because he doesn't seem to get overpowered in his own end at this weight. I just wish he didn't have to play with the gambler on his wrong side. He is fine over there. More than fine. But I saw glimpses of stud when he was on his natural side and feeling the game.

Yep. Struble has earned the 6 spot at this point.

Struble has looked better in preseason I think.

Yep. Try to hurt them as a statement, but do it within the rules.

The hit was not clean. It was dirty. It wasn't a headshot, but it was interference resulting in injury. It was a response to, and an identical play, minus the chicken wing which didn't make contact, to the greig hit. He did not hit his head. This was a better response than the Laine hit, but not quite where he needs to operate. He needs to hit players with the puck, clean and send the message that way. Hit them as hard as he can. Dont hold back. But clean. Still though. I'm not that upset at the hit. If the identical play on greig is a major, this hit probably doesn't happen.

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Nope. Xhekaj hit was initially a 5 minute major for illegal hit to the head. Refs reviewed it for several minutes and changed it to 5 and a game for interference. 100%

Then why was initial call hit to the head major. They reviewed and called it interference major.

I like Struble this preseason.

He made the identical hit that greig did. It was a response hit.

Confused between the greig interference vs xhekaj interference and how one is a 2 minute and tge other is a major and misconduct.

The hockey mind part may be up for debate. I think he's a very good leader for sure. I'll give it another season to decide if he's a good coach.

I picked him up as last pick in my fantasy pool.

Ya. It's wasn't the type of knee that usually pisses me off.

I'm sorry. Right defense. They have no top 4 rd. I think Ghule, Matheson and potentially hutson are all top 4 LD

The Laine injury sucks. But I didn't see a play where a player was beat, so he stuck out the knee. Yes, under a microscope, the knee sticks out, but I'm not too mad at the other player. The Reinbacher injury could be a big deal short term though. This team needs 2 top 4 defenseman. Right now they have zero.

This is sort of my point. If neither of Mailloux or Reinbacher are ready, then who the heck is playing the right side the following season? Savard is not an ideal first or second pairing defenseman on a good team. He has been in that position since he got to the team, because the depth on the right side is so bad. I don't know that it's a given that he should be traded. Without a replacement that is going to be better, I would not trade him. Time to start improving now. Not in 3 years.

I agree with this. Mentorship also has a value. The prospect cupboard is looking good, but if Reinbacher has a bad season, or Mailloux is a defensive trainwreck in his nhl games, they might even try to sign him. Hopefully the RD position looks strong enough at deadline time that if they're out of the picture, he can be traded. And if they are in the mix, he can continue to mentor and play his role. Which I feel will be a significant one this year, backing up Hutson.

Hutson looks so darn good. First full game I've seen him play. I am super excited about this guy. Dobes played a hell of a game.

Hockey and non hockey rant from old guy to follow. Media hit it's peak in 2012. Yes you paid 150 to 200 for cable but with pvr and the endless on demand shows and movies. The 2 dollar per month rds subscription. If you couldn't get it free, there was a huge online rental catalogue. Now in order to watch the same stuff you have to have sportsnet+, disney, Hulu, crave, paramount+, netflix, stack tv, apple tv, dicovery+ subscriptions. And the show you want to to try will probably still need a subscription. I'm sorry. I digress.

Understood. They still have one year though.

I feel like if you are a bubble team, and that losing the player reduces your chances at making the playoffs, you should keep him. Of course if you're doing this for multiple years and the prospect pool is drying up, you would need to shift strategies.

This team is lacking in defensive structure, system wise. Dvorak and Evans are both experienced 2 way centres. If Kapanen happens to play himself into the lineup, I would not be too hasty to trade dvorak or Evans, without knowing what kapanen can handle. I want to start winning. In order to do that, I feel like the team needs a couple things. Better team defense and a better power play.

He looked great.

I will let yall guinea pig this. I need access to 82 games and all playoffs. Sticking with spotsnet now for one more year.