So, when Drouin returns to Halifax, will it be as a C?
RETIRED
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, SBennett
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
It's hard to make the argument that from a developmental point of view you are better off to play as an 18 year old.
The number of non-#1 picks that played in their draft year and turned into top 20 scorers is actually very small. According to my list, it's basically Jagr, Staal and Kessel. Also, because of the lockout, Malkin and Ovechkin didn't play in their draft years (Malkin didn't play the year after either), and it's hard to argue that the extra year of prep hurt their development.
Toews, Backstrom, Bobby Ryan, Kopitar, Ovechkin, Malkin, Carter, Parise, Getzlaf, Perry, Spezza, Heatley, the Sedins, Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Iginla, Sakic all didn't play in their draft years.
Only time will tell, but I'm guessing the people that are complaining loudest are the people that invested a high pick, and not the people that are concerned with long-term player development.
9 Team Points Only Keeper (Protect 10). Roster of 9F, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 6 Bench
F - Malkin, Kane, Gaborik, Kopitar, Perry, Hossa, Zetterberg, M. Koivu, Hemsky, Cammalleri, Filppula, Ennis, Fleischmann,
D - Phaneuf, Goligoski, Byfuglien, Robidas, Shattenkirk, Hedman
G - Miller, Halak, Pavelec
https://twitter.com/BoltProspects/st...61663829708801
Looks like he may be preppin' to play tomorrow night after all. Here's Drouin skating in Halifax today.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, SBennett
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=684861
An interesting read on Drouin and Connolly.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, SBennett
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."