Will cam take theo's spot on pp1?
Will cam take theo's spot on pp1?
yes. He practiced there today. Theo and Montour both on 2nd unit.
Which worries me because, Theo knows how to get the pucks through.. Unlike Fowler.
You must have only started watching in the playoffs and are judging Theodore off that and Fowler off sometime in the past. Had you been watching both players during this season, you'd know this isn't true.Which worries me because, Theo knows how to get the pucks through.. Unlike Fowler.
You must have only started watching in the playoffs and are judging Theodore off that and Fowler off sometime in the past. Had you been watching both players during this season, you'd know this isn't true.
I totally understand the argument that Bieksa should stay in. IMO, one good playoff series doesn't make up irreplaceable in the lineup though. Montour should easily be in the lineup over him. As for the last spot, there's an argument for Stoner, Bieksa, and Theodore. Personally I prefer Stoner to the other two.
Let's not kid ourselves. Bieksa could have went full Bieksa and he still wouldn't come out of lineup.
I will certainly be glad to get Cam back. But let's not forget, his second half of the year was definitely a drop off from the first half. We need first half Cam back.
We were all saying Cam needed a break before the playoffs started. Unfortunately he got a pretty long one but maybe he comes back fresh and plays like first half Cam as you suggested.
We were all saying Cam needed a break before the playoffs started. Unfortunately he got a pretty long one but maybe he comes back fresh and plays like first half Cam as you suggested.
You must have only started watching in the playoffs and are judging Theodore off that and Fowler off sometime in the past. Had you been watching both players during this season, you'd know this isn't true.
So is Cam for sure going to be playing Game 1?
I don't know. I'm a big believer in not ****ing with what works.
I don't know what Montour did to earn playing for sure over Bieksa. Yes he got pucks to the net but defensively he was very hit or miss. Shocked as I am, Bieksa was in position nearly every time he had to be. And he was one of our best defensive players.
I don't think it's a good idea to punish your playoff difference makers based on regular season performance. And don't get me wrong. That performance was horrid. But he got a clean slate with the Calgary series and he stepped up.
If he turns into Swiss cheese against the Oilers then by all means bench him. I still want him gone come the expansion draft. But I don't think it's smart to bench him after playing that much better. It sends the wrong message to the team and it messes with what worked.
I don't think Montour was hit or miss. I thought he was easily one of the better defenseman each night.
That said, I completely understand the reasoning for Bieksa to stay in. Another reason I'm in favor of benching him is that we have a lot more RHD than LHD.
LHD: Fowler, Lindholm, Stoner, Theodore
RHD: Manson, Vatanen, Montour, Bieksa, Holzer
Edit: Should have specified more: We have a lot more RHD that deserve to be in the lineup. Fowler and Lindholm are only LHD who absolutely should be in every night.
Having Bieksa in makes someone instantly have to play on their wrong side. I guess I could live with Bieksa-Montour as the last pairing, but I'd have Bieksa on a very short leash with Stoner waiting in the wings.
According to Stephens, sounds like Stoner is nowhere near close to returning.
where did you see that? Last I saw is that he was practicing with team?
Clayton Stoner has not played for the Ducks since Nov. 15 and it appears the defenseman won’t become available in their next series.
Stoner has had difficulty fully recovering from abdominal surgery in December. The veteran experienced a setback after the All-Star break and hasn’t been able to gain back all of his strength, even after a three-game rehabilitation assignment in the American Hockey League.
“I guess it would be up to the doctors,†Stoner said, sounding discouraged. “Just not 100 percent, that’s all. Just tight and sore.â€