Popular Post Ghostsof1915 Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 Is Vancouver allowed to sign Calgary UFA's? I thought it was a one way street to Calgary? 1 14 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, luckylager said: You never had Edler Hughes Schmidt Myers Joulevi Hamonic I don’t think they’ll play Schmidt on his off side. Hughes and Edler need to be split up IMO. Two most consistent defensemen. They need to be on different pairs. Edited January 3, 2021 by DeNiro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just now, DeNiro said: I don’t think they’ll play Schmidt on his off side. Hughes and Edler need to be split up IMO. Too most consistent defensemen. They need to be on different pairs. What? Coulda sworn Schmidt's a lefty? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Quite interested in how our defense is going to round out. Going to be lots of competition between the likes of Hamonic, Rafferty, Juolevi, Chatfield, Rathbone, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, DeNiro said: I don’t think they’ll play Schmidt on his off side. Hughes and Edler need to be split up IMO. Too most consistent defensemen. They need to be on different pairs. And you're fully underestimating Schmidt. He's very consistent. Dudes a full blown stud 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerswaggerman Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I'll take the asterisk cup. The start of something special. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where's Wellwood Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I've read that Hamonic's children are immunocompromised. That's why he opted out of the Return-to-play this summer. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, luckylager said: What? Coulda sworn Schmidt's a lefty? I was under the impression he was stronger on the right side though. Thats according to Gallant a couple seasons ago though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Come on down Hamonic! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Smashian Kassian Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 10 minutes ago, ilduce39 said: Yep. As we’ve kicked it around for awhile in the other threads.. this just makes a ton of sense and really smooths out the D for this season. I’m stoked about this if it happens. Then you also have Juolevi, who's only upside in the big picture. He may start subbing in & out with Benn, but by the end of the year maybe he's a capable every night #5D, or more. Who knows. If so - that's an upgrade on Benn/Fantenberg just because of Juolevis natural talent, in my books. So many years we've talked about having to change the defense & last few years weve really overhauled it. Edler aside it's basically; Tanev, Hutton, Gudbranson, Stecher to Hughes, Schmidt, Myers, Hamonic. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, luckylager said: And you're fully underestimating Schmidt. He's very consistent. Dudes a full blown stud Don’t know enough about his game and what he’ll bring here. As it stands right now Edler and Hughes still have to be considered our two best D men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just now, Where's Wellwood said: I've read that Hamonic's children are immunocompromised. That's why he opted out of the Return-to-play this summer. Also requested to be traded closer to Winnipeg from NYI to help out his mother. Should fit in just fine with this group. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 We suddenly look formidable with a Hamonic signing lol 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TNucks1 Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just now, Smashian Kassian said: Then you also have Juolevi, who's only upside in the big picture. He may start subbing in & out with Benn, but by the end of the year maybe he's a capable every night #5D, or more. Who knows. If so - that's an upgrade on Benn/Fantenberg just because of Juolevis natural talent, in my books. So many years we've talked about having to change the defense & last few years weve really overhauled it. Edler aside it's basically; Tanev, Hutton, Gudbranson, Stecher to Hughes, Schmidt, Myers, Hamonic. juolevis ready for the jump, gunna make the squad/nhl full time, he doesnt get enough love around here 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post luckylager Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just now, DeNiro said: Don’t know enough about his game and what he’ll bring here. As it stands right now Edler and Hughes still have to be considered our two best D men. 4 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phil_314 Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 For a discounted price definitely down for Hamonic. If I'm coach I'd keep Edler fresh for PK/ secondary PP duties, and Schmidt for second unit PP QB. If Juolevi is top-4 ready we could roll 3 relatively balanced lines which would help keep everyone fresh. Hughes - Myers Juolevi - Schmidt Edler - Hamonic 4 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Phil_314 said: For a discounted price definitely down for Hamonic. If I'm coach I'd keep Edler fresh for PK/ secondary PP duties, and Schmidt for second unit PP QB. If Juolevi is top-4 ready we could roll 3 relatively balanced lines which would help keep everyone fresh. Hughes - Myers Juolevi - Schmidt Edler - Hamonic A signing of Hamonic would open up a lot of opportunity to give kids a chance well insulating the youngsters from injuries. If its a 1-2 year deal at a reasonable cap hit we can protect Hamonic and let Myers be available in the expansion draft. As of right now I would want to protect Myers as much as he is criticized on here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, luckylager said: Compare his numbers to Edlers, I think you’d be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo5789 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, DeNiro said: I was under the impression he was stronger on the right side though. Thats according to Gallant a couple seasons ago though. He's listed as LD/RD on capfriendly. He's a left handed dman that has played mostly on the right in Vegas. Not sure if that's due to the fact that Vegas had 5 Lefty's on defense which maybe showed Gallant that he was one of the best of the bunch to be able to play the right side. I actually like the idea or Schmidt with Myers due to them being able to take the brunt of the 5v5 time while Edler and Hughes are the "2nd pair" but have their minutes bumped up due to heavy special teams use. Edler could be a smart defensive dman much like Tanev was to mesh well with Hughes. We could throw out Edler-Schmidt in a shutdown situation or Hughes-Schmidt in a offensive situation if needed. Lots of flexibility. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 13 minutes ago, DeNiro said: I don’t think it would be Hamonic and Schmidt. I think they would plug him in Tanevs spot. But Juolevi and Myers could definitely be playing together. Edler Schmidt Hughes Hamonic Juolevi Myers Or Edler Schmidt Hughes Myers Juolevi Hamonic Or Edler Hamonic Hughes Schmidt Juolvei Myers Ya I could see that. Edler is such a steady presence, put him and Schmidt as the matchup pair then Hamonic can fit in alongside Hughes. You know playing w/ Huggy will make his life much easier than it's been the last few years. I like how much versatility we have now with Myers/Hamonic both being very capable veterans & Schmidt being able to play either side. Hughes/Edler/Schmidt can all anchor a pair if say, Juolevi breaks out as a capable #4/5, and you want to balance the D out. Or you can slide Schmidt over & stack a pair. You could conceivably have any of the RS guys playing with any LS guy. Haven't had this versatility in awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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