CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Knowing AV he is going to use Ebbett over Schroeder without a doubt. He even chose to play Ebbett over Hodgson in the pivot position on occasions. And considering AV has a huge discontent for young prospects who have little to no NHL experience he wont play Schroeder. Raymond will likely get the call again in the top six, and due to AV's tendencies, he has a huge soft spot for whatever reason for Mason Raymond and more likely will keep in in the mix fighting with Chris Higgins for that spot. As much as people want Kassian in the top six, but considering AV had a rough patch with Kassian last year with him in the doghouse early, so its safe to say he will elect to either play him on the third/fourth line or keep in in the fold as he chooses the likes of Volpatti and/or Weise instead. D.Sedin-H.Sedin-Burrows Booth-Ebbett-Raymond Higgins-Lapierre-Hansen Volpatti-Malhotra-Weise/Kassian D pairings are pretty self explanatory unless Tanev goofs up big time Alberts will be riding the pine for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuxFan09 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 To be the devil's advocate here, Ebbett is honestly not a bad option as the 2nd line centre. I'd love to see Schroeder get a chance to grab that spot, yes, but if that doesn't work Ebbett wouldn't be so bad. It has happened once before in his career with the Ducks. Their 2nd line centre at the time (Andy McDonald) was out long term and he was slotted in to centre the 2nd line. He ended that season with 8 goals, 24 assists, 32 points in 48 games. There's no question the guy has the skill to play an offensive role temporarily in the NHL. I don't know. I guess, for whatever reason, I just don't mind Ebbett in that spot. Seems like he could flourish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Doctor Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Truth is there is opportunity for a prospect to steal a roster spot this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaches Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 D.Sedin-H.Sedin-Burrows Booth-Ebbett/Schroeder-Higgins Raymond/Kassian-Ebbett/Schroeder-Hansen Raymond/Kassian/Volpatti-Lapierre-Malhotra Raymond/Kassian/Volpatti Hamhuis-Bieksa Garrison-Edler Ballard-Tanev Alberts-Joslin Schneider Luongo Not bad, but could use some tweaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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