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technically he’d be taking Kapanen’s place, not Slaf’s.
Pas forcément. Si Kapanen fonctionne bien au centre, pas de raison de le déplacer. Hage ne va pas forcément jouer au centre dans la LNH, pas si on écoute le Snake.
Aussi et même si je comprends ce que tu veux dire, Si slaf fait bien sur le deuxième trio avec Demidov, Hage ne prendait pas la place de slaf mais viendrait combler le vide sur le premier trio.
Hage
technically he’d be taking Kapanen’s place, not Slaf’s.
Texier on the 1st line, good for him but I don’t know why he’s there to be honest lol.
Slaf makes the offence work.
Just need another Slaf.
Hage
Slaf makes the offence work.
Just need another Slaf.
with AI becoming more and more powerful each day, I’m sure we’ll be able to clone him soon enough.
Texier on the 1st line, good for him but I don’t know why he’s there to be honest lol.
Slaf makes the offence work.
Just need another Slaf.
@ Scabeh: agreed, way too soon to say he is not a first line (or top 6) player. Slaf is only started to get there after 3 seasons i the nhl and he was a 1st overall pick. Its only Bolduc 2nd season in the NHL. I think fans forget how green and how young he is.
He probably isn’t, no.
This being said, and Slaf is the perfect example of this, we need to be patient with young players.
Slaf has looked better and better and better each year and there was still noise about trading him away for a 2nd line centre. Bolduc is in his second season in the NHL, on pace for more or less 20 goals…. he’s doing fine, he’s just being asked too much too fast.
Alex Burrows, Pascal Dupuis, Christ Kunitz…. none of these guys were technically first line materials but they found a way….. why not him in a few years?
Until then, Dach would be a fine option.
agreed with your assessment about Bolduc and Slaf, patience is key.
that being said, Bolduc definitely has all the tools, but perhaps as MSL likes to put it, his “computer” might not be quick enough to follow the other two guys on the top line, a bit like with Anderson (but more offensively gifted, that’s for sure lol).
personally I think Bolduc isn’t top line material, but more of a middle 6 guy…
I’m sure they could put Slaf there again and it would work but his chemistry with Demidov and Kapanen makes it hard to not keep them together.
He probably isn’t, no.
This being said, and Slaf is the perfect example of this, we need to be patient with young players.
Slaf has looked better and better and better each year and there was still noise about trading him away for a 2nd line centre. Bolduc is in his second season in the NHL, on pace for more or less 20 goals…. he’s doing fine, he’s just being asked too much too fast.
Alex Burrows, Pascal Dupuis, Christ Kunitz…. none of these guys were technically first line materials but they found a way….. why not him in a few years?
Until then, Dach would be a fine option.
As for Bolduc, it’s not an exact science of course but since you asked:
I don’t think he process the game at the same speed as the other two just yet. He’s a good shooter, he’s decent along the boards but he doesn’t seem to think the same way they do in the offensive zone. It might simply be by lack of experience. Caufield didn’t play like he’s playing right now when he was 21, same thing with Suzuki and both players were better prospects/more talented than Bolduc so we need to be patient with him. As I said, his shot remains a weapon and, eventually he might belong on a top 6 line. Time will tell.
personally I think Bolduc isn’t top line material, but more of a middle 6 guy…
I’m sure they could put Slaf there again and it would work but his chemistry with Demidov and Kapanen makes it hard to not keep them together.
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I would have given the same anwser. Easy take to have.When is Dach is coming back? And why do you think Bolduc is not a good fit there with Suzuki and Caufield?
From what I’ve read, Dach should be back in the lineup early January, so we’re talking in about 1 to 2 weeks.
As for Bolduc, it’s not an exact science of course but since you asked:
I don’t think he process the game at the same speed as the other two just yet. He’s a good shooter, he’s decent along the boards but he doesn’t seem to think the same way they do in the offensive zone. It might simply be by lack of experience. Caufield didn’t play like he’s playing right now when he was 21, same thing with Suzuki and both players were better prospects/more talented than Bolduc so we need to be patient with him. As I said, his shot remains a weapon and, eventually he might belong on a top 6 line. Time will tell.
