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Tampa bay lightning roster cuts8/13/2023 He’s a specialist, focusing on the penalty kill and already has plenty of professional experience from the SHL and in the AHL. He’s a bit of a sleeper and not often mentioned as a real possibility to make the NHL. If we want to talk about possible wild cards, Back comes to mind first. This group consists of Fredrik Karlstrom, Fredrik Olofsson, Riley Damiani and Oskar Back, not to mention the Tremendous Three (registration mark pending) of Wyatt Johnston, Mavrik Bourque, and Logan Stankoven who are also still with the big team.Īll of the mentioned players are viable options for a NHL spot. The good news is that from the remaining group of “fringe” players, all of them are either waiver exempt or need to be sent back to their Canadian junior teams. Stars general manager Jim Nill always emphasizes the need of proper asset management, therefore trying to avoid losing your assets for nothing. I’m a big believer in the saying that the best precursor for future behavior is past behavior. Speaking of, the current makeup of the Texas Stars team is showing that they could be loaded going into the season, which alone is a great thing from a depth perspective. Since they are assigned to the Texas Stars, they‘ll probably start the season there but still remain viable options to call-up when needed. Riley Tufte and Marian Studenic have been already waived and nobody claimed them on the waiver wire. This is where waiver eligibility becomes rather significant. That leaves only one more roster spot for a forward and the crowd willing to fill it up is rather big in our musical chairs game. Those are just typical growing pains for a European player playing his first season in North America. He was sometimes mysteriously benched by former head coach Rick Bowness but he still had some ways to improve, especially on the defensive side, which was exploited especially in the playoff series against the Calgary Flames. Let’s not forget that he had a pretty productive season in the AHL and had been an offensive go-to option for the Flint Firebirds, however poor that team finished in the standings.Īnother almost sure option to make the lineup is Jacob Peterson. Even Pete Deboer confirmed that he had him penciled in the roster for the opening night as well. I’d argued that Ty Dellandrea is the 10th surest bet to make the opening lineup, given his versatility to play either center or wing and also his underrated ability to create some offense, even from a bottom-six position. We can safely establish there are probably nine staples for the forward spot in Roope Hintz, Jason Robertson (when signed), Joe Pavelski, Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn, Mason Marchment, Denis Gurianov, Radek Faksa and also “fittest guy in the room” Luke Glendening. But let’s break down the options for the current season and see the appearing alternatives for roster spots in the coming years. I know, let’s not get ahead of ourselves just yet. To some extent, the Stars are on a similar path. That alone won’t get you in the playoffs, nor will it get you the desired Stanley Cup, but building from the draft while also addressing the needs from your leftover draft capital is how those great Tampa Bay Lightning or Chicago Blackhawks teams went about their business when chasing glory. The depth of the current Dallas Stars team heading into 2022-23 preseason games was somewhat unprecedented compared to what we’ve been accustomed to in the last decade or probably even more – and I mean that in a most positive way possible. The depth itself won’t save you though, if there is not a substantial quality hidden within. In the NHL, injuries happen more often than not and if you have a deep enough squad capable of covering those unfortunate events, you’re golden. Let’s talk about the favorite thing of general managers in the NHL.įor some, there is a negative connotation to the word, as some GMs (let’s not throw any names out there just yet) like to surround themselves with “the depth” quite a lot. The roster game of musical chairs has never been this interesting. Even with the recent cuts, every position still has its own question marks, just eight days before opening night.
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