[Coach Vincent](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4IH1uHcijc)
[Captains](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4IH1uHcijc)
[Goaltenders](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nwFOXJtfwc)
[Serverson, Boqvist, Provorov](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzcm16QGlUQ)
[Nylander, Marchenko, Chinakhov](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-djq0xdvtw)
[Sillinger, Johnson, Fantilli, Olivier](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Nma_YUzEA) _____________________________ Pascal Vincent semble-t-il vraiment avoir une idée claire de ce qui doit être fait ? Pensons-nous que nos capitaines ont la bonne « voix » dans la salle pour nous motiver et nous conduire vers le succès ? Avons-nous besoin de capitaines plus vocaux (Kuraly), au lieu de ceux qui font simplement preuve de professionnalisme (Jenner, Werenski, Gaudreau) ? Le style de Gudbranson m’est inconnu, mais il est très articulé. Qu’avons-nous entendu et aimé ? Qu’avons-nous entendu d’alarmant ? À quelles questions souhaitons-nous obtenir des réponses pour la saison prochaine ?
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3 Comments
1. I really liked what I heard from Nylander. He seems keenly aware that this may be his last shot at staying at the NHL level. I think this will motivate him this off season. I’d bet really good money that Nylander will come out of the gates like his brother, as opposed to an AHLer.
2. I am very curious what weight Kent Johnson comes in at for training camp. I feel like he’s a superstar-in-waiting that just needs to put some muscle on.
3. Will Voronkov’s faceoff ability improve? He’s an Ogre, and we love him for that, but 42.2% on faceoffs means we can’t give him as many opportunities as we would like. Sillinger is at 45.8%, Kuraly is 49.9%, and Jenner is 54.1%. A crucial faceoff means that Jenner’s going out, unless he just came off the ice in which case Kuraly takes it. I have faith that Sillinger will make progress. Will Voronkov? I’d really love to have him as one of our top centers, but he can’t do it with that faceoff percentage.
4. Will Patrik Laine come back? If he does, where will his skill be? Is he training still, or is he rusty? He has declined an invitation from Finland for the World Championships. Very curious how he is. I wish for the best, obviously. I hope he comes back, and emerges like a phoenix from the ashes.
5. What is the answer for Merzlikins? If it were up to me, I think we look for a trade partner with up to 50% salary retained by us. I don’t think we find a trade partner. I think we end up keeping him this season, and buying him out next off season. This seems to be the best balance in our club’s experience curve and financial situation.
We need player leadership that will vocally hold other players accountable. We don’t have that right now.
I thought Merzlikins sounded like he didn’t have much self awareness.
I love Sillinger.
In all honesty, Vincent gave a good speech, and with different assistant coaches and different roster construction, I’m not sure letting him stay one more year is the wrong decision.