Torts has a pretty good track record of giving kids top minutes if they earn them. In the meeting all they have to do is point to Kreider, Stepan and McDonagh in the playoffs to show how he can earn top minutes as a kid if he plays hard and limits and learns from mistakes. Does anyone know if he was tight with Stepan or McD?
Bob McKenzie was on NHL Live. He doesn't know where Schultz will go. Schultz will meet with his agents at Newport Sports on Tuesday. They will go over some teams depths charts. Newport will give him input on each team. McKenzie mentioned 5 teams. The Rangers,Canucks,Oilers,Leafs and Flyers. I read the today Flyers will re-sign Carle which gives them a full complement of D.
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#Flyers still optimistic they will re-sign Matt Carle. If they so, do not expect them to go after Justin Schultz or any other Dmen.
The AHL will be the next stop for Schultz and other young players in the NHL with there being a very realistic possibility there will be a lockout in September.
The Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers will be front-runners when the wooing commences Wednesday and expect the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks to make their cases, too. If Schultz really wants to play closer to home, the Canucks can offer the right fit as being part of a veteran core without the pressure of being ’the’ guy.
Vancouver does not have a history of playing young players and giving them opportunities to crack the line-up. Alain Vigneault gives young players a hard time. Mason Raymond,Cody Hodgson,Chris Tanev and Zach Kassian. You can sit there and say those players deserved to be benched or sent back and forth to the AHL but the Rangers have a boatload of young players given opportunities to play by Torts and Rangers management. Torts didn't banish Kreider when he struggled against the Caps.
Edmonton doesn't have a head coach. Ryan Rishaug of TSN who is based in Edmonton
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Justin Schultz will field offers Wednesday. Oilers have no coach in place yet. Have to think hell want to know who he's playing for.
The Canucks have six defencemen under contract for the coming season: Kevin Bieksa, Dan Hamhuis, Alex Edler, Keith Ballard, Andrew Alberts and Chris Tanev. Sami Salo will be an unrestricted free agent July 1 and the Canucks are expected to attempt to re-sign Salo.
Either way, the Rangers D will be fine without him
yea I am not too concerned. He's a bonus for me. I like the D as is and especially if Sauer can come back. We have to start thinking positive with Sauer since he's started to live his life like normal. Staal came back so I think Sauer can too
yea I am not too concerned. He's a bonus for me. I like the D as is and especially if Sauer can come back. We have to start thinking positive with Sauer since he's started to live his life like normal. Staal came back so I think Sauer can too
You also have to take into consideration that he hasn't met any teams yet.
He could very well be leaning towards the Canucks right now, but I'm fully confident that Sather and co. can put together one hell of a sales job. I look forward to his decision.
You also have to take into consideration that he hasn't met any teams yet.
He could very well be leaning towards the Canucks right now, but I'm fully confident that Sather and co. can put together one hell of a sales job. I look forward to his decision.
just bring Stepan and McD to visit , they are perfect examples of how this team operates.
