The Erik Karlsson Watch

cas wrote:

asq2 wrote:
Definitely to be a top-5 pairing. Assuming all prospects reach their respective potentials, I don't know that they'll beat out E. Johnson - Pietrangelo, though.

Still, looks like good times ahead on the Sens' blue-line. Now we just need to follow TSN's advice and finish 6th last to pick up that corner-stone forward for the future.

Or we trade Heatley after a 60 goal, 110 point season for the #1 overall and select T.Hall

@Cas> fantasy hockey, right?

Well, at least that QB Dman who moves the puck and thats it. He doesnt have the shot to be a legit threat from the point, thus guys will just focus on taking away those passing lanes.

Having the ability to move the puck is obviously an important asset but you have to be able to do more then that or you just turn into Redden. Not a shot at Redden there, it's just the truth.

N4L wrote:Well, at least that QB Dman who moves the puck and thats it. He doesnt have the shot to be a legit threat from the point, thus guys will just focus on taking away those passing lanes.

Having the ability to move the puck is obviously an important asset but you have to be able to do more then that or you just turn into Redden. Not a shot at Redden there, it's just the truth.

You can take all the shots at Redden you want...he's makin' them mucho dineros in Nueva York.

He's brutal, no clue what happend to him. That guy was 100% in it for the money, pretty obvious now. He is just a brutal D man. He has completely lost his edge. Could have been the drugs.

N4L wrote:He's brutal, no clue what happend to him. That guy was 100% in it for the money, pretty obvious now. He is just a brutal D man. He has completely lost his edge. Could have been the drugs.

He'll get his last shot with Johnny Torts...

davetherave wrote:

cas wrote:

asq2 wrote:
Definitely to be a top-5 pairing. Assuming all prospects reach their respective potentials, I don't know that they'll beat out E. Johnson - Pietrangelo, though.

Still, looks like good times ahead on the Sens' blue-line. Now we just need to follow TSN's advice and finish 6th last to pick up that corner-stone forward for the future.

Or we trade Heatley after a 60 goal, 110 point season for the #1 overall and select T.Hall

@Cas> fantasy hockey, right?

Reality, Dave! Reality!!!!

@Cas> 'Reality TV' is very popular nowadays...

I know!! I love how Laguna Beach and the Hills are filmed llive and unscripted!!! So super-amazing!!

OK, I finally watched that rookies game. Loved Karlsson's goal, was that Regin setting him up (sorry, I was prepping supper while my kid watched it, so I only caught bits).

Do we have anyone on the back-end right now who can take a fairly fast pass and one-time it on goal? I certainly can't think of anyone. With that on the back-end and Kovalev on the half-boards, I think we're going to have a very, very good PP.

I can't wait.

wprager wrote:OK, I finally watched that rookies game. Loved Karlsson's goal, was that Regin setting him up (sorry, I was prepping supper while my kid watched it, so I only caught bits).

Do we have anyone on the back-end right now who can take a fairly fast pass and one-time it on goal? I certainly can't think of anyone. With that on the back-end and Kovalev on the half-boards, I think we're going to have a very, very good PP.

I can't wait.

Campoli and Kuba both have pretty good shots from the back end.

Kuba never (!!!) uses it...

Still not sold on Campoli.

Karlsson even at 19 is a pretty solid upgrade over either of them in that regard IMO. Same probably goes for his passing. It's the non-offensive part of the game that's making it even a question as to whether he should be on the roster.

Picard doesn't seem to be mentioned very often in these questions, but he's got a nice shot as well and was an important part of our PP when it was clicking IIRC.

Picard's shot is good, and he actually hits the target

cas wrote:Kuba never (!!!) uses it...

Still not sold on Campoli.

I know, I wish he did too, but man he can dish the puck as well... perfect partner for Karlsson IMO. You will see those two together by november IMO.

asq2 wrote:Karlsson even at 19 is a pretty solid upgrade over either of them in that regard IMO. Same probably goes for his passing. It's the non-offensive part of the game that's making it even a question as to whether he should be on the roster.

Picard doesn't seem to be mentioned very often in these questions, but he's got a nice shot as well and was an important part of our PP when it was clicking IIRC.

I dunno, Kuba is a pretty good distibuter of the puck. Not sure if I agree with that.

N4L wrote:

cas wrote:Kuba never (!!!) uses it...

Still not sold on Campoli.

I know, I wish he did too, but man he can dish the puck as well... perfect partner for Karlsson IMO. You will see those two together by november IMO.

So the question becomes: Who plays on the 1st PP with them?

Kovalev is a given, but who takes the other two spots?

cas wrote:

N4L wrote:

cas wrote:Kuba never (!!!) uses it...

Still not sold on Campoli.

I know, I wish he did too, but man he can dish the puck as well... perfect partner for Karlsson IMO. You will see those two together by november IMO.

So the question becomes: Who plays on the 1st PP with them?

Kovalev is a given, but who takes the other two spots?

Spezza and Alfi.

No Heatley? What about Foligno instead of Alfie, just so Heatley doesn't feel left out