Do you think theres any possibility of any of the young guys (besides Huberdeau) making the team? James Wright, Quinton Howden, Michael Caruso, Alex Petrovic, Shore as well even though u dont have him on your list....
Or maybe its probably a little too early to say. We'd probably have a better understanding after a few days of camp...
I dont think there's a possibility any of those guys make it. Keep in mind, Howden has had an up & down first season in the pro's. They probably are bringing him to camp to evaluate him for next season. I think the same thing can be said about Petrovic. He struggled to start this yr and then had to get benched before he started to turn it around.
Caruso is an RFA at years end so they want to evaluate him also to determine if he's worth keeping around. Plus with the depth we have on defense already, makes no sense to keep either Caruso or Petrovic right now with having 7 healthy d-men and Guds going to come back soon.
Shore and Wright would have the best chances to make the roster. Both can play center which is a current weakness due to Goc's injury. Shore has played well so far this yr but I'd be concerned bringing him up in his 1st pro season too. Especially coming from college, those players often hit a wall due to stamina of a longer season than they are used to (college they usually play around 40-45 games/yr). Wright has played in the NHL before and could fit well on a bottom 6 line so I could see him kept as a depth forward.
Keep in mind again that if Kovalev makes the opening night roster, we need to move at least 1 contract out so its possible someone even in camp could get moved. I assume it will probably be one of the guys in San Antonio like Deveaux but you can never rule out someone else. That trade is gonna be bad for us regardless I bet.