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Ev wrote:

wprager wrote:

Ev wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:

Ev wrote:Ceci can't play on the powerplay yet

Uhhh, yeah he can, and he's really good at it too.  I dunno why this Mike Green talk started, but there is no way in hell he's coming here.  To suggest otherwise is to ignore a whole slew of facts.

Not yet. He only averages about a minute of PP time. When he truly can play PP he will be with Karlsson on the top unit. They are easing him in.

Look at his PP TOI over the last 5 games, though:
Carolina: 22 seconds (3 PP chances)
Rangers: 47 seconds (2 chances)
Leafs: 1:13 (2 chances)
Dallas: 3:20 (5 chances)
Arizona: 4:42 (5 chances).

If you have 5 power-plays and a D plays 4:42 I'd say he's on the first unit.  He may be averaging 1 minute for the year but he's been used much more recently.  Still not doing much (1G + 1A in January) but the ice time is certainly there.

that was only because 4 powerplays were in the same period. He isn't on the first unit.

wprager wrote:

NEELY wrote:I think he would have seen more time but with 2 righties on the point it's hard to set up the one timer.  He's a fantastic 2nd option on the 2nd unit or if Karlsson is out for one reason or another.  

Anyways, there's one QB in Ottawa and it's Karlsson.

Gonchar and Karlsson did pretty well when they put them together on the point for a few games.  I could never understand why they undid that change.  So, yeah, two righties can certainly work if one is setting the other up for one-timers.  The only problem is that Ceci isn't used to playing the right side.  Maybe that should change -- at least for the PP.

tim1_2 wrote:Yeah, he is a lefty that plays the right side.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:Yeah, he is a lefty that plays the right side.

Unpossible.

wprager wrote:BTW, Ryan Malone on waivers.  SD, over to you.

P.S. No, you will never live it down.

NEELY wrote:So Kassian is a scratch again in Vancouver... again there is a guy I would love Murray to take a chance on.

NEELY wrote:So Kassian is a scratch again in Vancouver... again there is a guy I would love Murray to take a chance on.

NEELY wrote:Kassian IMO has the ability to play on a 1st line... but even if he doesn't you need a replacement for Neil at some point and he could fit that role like a glove with a little guidance.  Turn Kassian into what he can be, not what someone wants him to be.