Post by twothousandonemark on Oct 17, 2020 22:19:02 GMT
I don't love the Thornton signing, & yet it could work out fine. $700,000 for him, otherwise good luck trying to find a young active worth that little. Joe's hockey sense alone should help this club. Just like Spezza who re-signed cheap, they're also good sitting out 3-4 games a month no prob to open up the depth chart, let alone eventual minor injuries.
Nylander is probably not on the trading block again now until next post-season, though they may flip 1-2 depth forwards for another capable d-man.
Line juggling, it seems they might really divvy things up, with Nylander sliding down to 3rd line, Thornton &/or Spezza on the 4th. They were tight with the Blue Jackets this summer, they just couldn't score. The Matthews-Tavares-Marner desperation line will likely never see the light of day ever again - the team's balance was thrown way out of whack on that one... making them log longer shifts themselves & more frequently.
Nylander is probably not on the trading block again now until next post-season, though they may flip 1-2 depth forwards for another capable d-man.
Line juggling, it seems they might really divvy things up, with Nylander sliding down to 3rd line, Thornton &/or Spezza on the 4th. They were tight with the Blue Jackets this summer, they just couldn't score. The Matthews-Tavares-Marner desperation line will likely never see the light of day ever again - the team's balance was thrown way out of whack on that one... making them log longer shifts themselves & more frequently.