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Owen Power Paired With Henri Jokiharju

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  On 4/11/2022 at 10:10 PM, triumph_communes said:

My got our defense is so bad

Bryson/Fitz shouldn’t even play 

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They got exposed in the recent stretch of tough opponents.   

It's good tho, we know their ceilings and can move forward.

  On 4/11/2022 at 10:10 PM, North Buffalo said:

Power dude gain some weight... friggin scrawny

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He's played a ton of hockey this year on 47 different continents nonetheless.   

He's gonna look a bit worn out, my expectations for this season are low.

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I’d like to see that top 4 for the rest of the season and see how it works. If Samuelson-Dahlin is a good first pairing that reduces our RD need significantly and we would only need to add one good vet on the right side. If it doesnt work out, but Power-Joki looks good, we can focus on getting a good partner for Dahlin and then we can have Samuelson and a UFA make up a “3rd” pair that probably gets a lot of defensive zone starts and PK time.

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Let's play a game: take guesses at Power's ice time for tomorrow night. I have no clue what to do for whomever is closest. You'll have my respect and I'll buy you a beer if we're ever at the same game

I'll go with 17:25 for the young man

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  On 4/11/2022 at 11:19 PM, Stads said:

Let's play a game: take guesses at Power's ice time for tomorrow night. I have no clue what to do for whomever is closest. You'll have my respect and I'll buy you a beer if we're ever at the same game

I'll go with 17:25 for the young man

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Yeah, that's probably about it.  I was going to say 17 minutes.

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  On 4/11/2022 at 11:19 PM, Stads said:

Let's play a game: take guesses at Power's ice time for tomorrow night. I have no clue what to do for whomever is closest. You'll have my respect and I'll buy you a beer if we're ever at the same game

I'll go with 17:25 for the young man

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55:00. His only time off the ice for being a major for pounding the snot out of Matthews!😛

I am going to go with 19:45 including some PP time.

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  On 4/11/2022 at 6:18 PM, pi2000 said:

Fitz and Bryson will be a disaster in their own end.      I'd have gone with....

Samuelsson - Dahlin
Power - Pysyk
Jokiharju - Bryson

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Agree. Put Power with the veteran.  Joker makes the 3rd pair stronger. 

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  On 4/11/2022 at 8:10 PM, dudacek said:

I don't think there is any question Jokiharju is a better defenceman right now than Pysyk.

And I don't mean more talented, I mean he defends better, he transitions better and he attacks better.

Over the season Pysyk has proven to be what he has been the past few years: a low-risk 6-7 who gets exposed against better players and with overuse.

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I'm not pairing Pysyk with him because Pysyk is better, but because he is a long term veteran and could teach and communicate with the kid better. Joker plays more of that Euro style of D which I don't care for personally, but if you're going that way he pairs better with Dahlin as he has been. I don't think he'd compliment or help Power.

  On 4/11/2022 at 8:40 PM, thewookie1 said:

Doubt it means much to be honest. If anything it may make a LHD vet defender possible but I doubt they want to go into next year with Jokiharju as their elder statesman on defense.

 

Fitz strikes me as a AAAA player or 7/8 guy. He’s a perfect gritty filler player but nowhere good enough to be a game in game out Top 6.

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I like Fitz, but more for his attitude and effort level. I think that type of player is good for the team building, even if they aren't the most talented guy out there. I personally would play Fitz ahead of a slightly more talented guy if that guy didn't have that attitude. (emphasis on slightly). At the moment I keep Fitz in the line up, but he should be in the bottom pairing.

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  On 4/12/2022 at 5:29 AM, PerreaultForever said:

I like Fitz, but more for his attitude and effort level. I think that type of player is good for the team building, even if they aren't the most talented guy out there. I personally would play Fitz ahead of a slightly more talented guy if that guy didn't have that attitude. (emphasis on slightly). At the moment I keep Fitz in the line up, but he should be in the bottom pairing.

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I agree with and endorse this take.

I like Fitzgerald as a 6/7/8 defenseman.  He is home grown.  He can sit sometimes, play in the bottom pair and play a little PK at other times, as well as be a team unifying personality.  I think I’d be comfortable with him in that type of role for the next few years.  I doubt he forces his way into a higher spot in the lineup, but I think there is value in not only his skill set, but also keeping around home grown players.

I feel the same way about Bryson right now.  Different skill set though.

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