No, I was agreeing with you. But I'll bite and say Wilkie starts before Gornall or smith. But obviously wilkie would have to be much more productive in a top 6 role or learn how to play a bottom six role.
That stinks.....unless he stays the same at CC. Like I've always said. College puck can be tough, sometimes you need a year or two to feel it out. On the flip side, the four you listed all need to play from day one, so someone would have to sit.
Does anyone "really" know how big Grant Johnson is? He seemed to put up ridiculous numbers in ND high school hockey while also putting up good numbers in the fall Elite league. I'm shocked he wasn't a higher USHL draft pick. I wonder if his listed size is a stretch.
Bingo, this is partly on the coaches/team. I get why the coaches did it, but Tomek clearly needed more time in juniors. This whole situation was mishandled.
I follow the US development teams and they seem to be more filled with MICH, BU and BC teams over the past 4-5 years. Not that it's a problem, it's just something I've noticed. In the early to mid 2000's we (and MN) were the teams those kids were going to. It could be the regions these kids are developing in as well.
Ha. In all reality, teams like BU and BC (plus some other East coast teams) seem to be getting more high enders than we do. We counter that with over agers who do well in juniors.
They're done. They've won their cups, they don't have the drive anymore and they're strapped with bad contracts and aging players. Very smart players that will get your wins in the regular season however they can't buzz anymore. Nashville's aggressiveness was way too much for those old boys.
I saw that as well...looks like he'll be coming in. Kind of shocking to come in and battle for a 6th spot, especially how good both him and bast are. There are always injuries though.