No one’s more primed to bust out big-time than Rickard Rakell.
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DK I respectfully disagree. Rakell should be traded for a more defensive minded forward. They have enough people who can score.
Swedes are the most complete players. Peter forsberg was a god
We miss E-Rod
I believe Rakell should swap with Rust as he shown to have good Chem with Sid
The only stats that truely matter are goals scored and games won. Rak is a great player and will be fine. Acari needs to play wing imo to play to his strengths. That would require carter eating nachos and some one like colin white or poulin coming up. Adding Z helped the third line. I dont want them to wait to long to adjust the 4th line.
Rakell has been my favorite player since he came over. Gives a 100% every shift. He wants to help win. He cares. Always listening DK.
Oh it's Carter. You really think BOTH Matt Nieto and Acciari are regressing and holding back Carter?!
Oh good lord.
Why is Sullivan dying on the Jeff carter hill?!!! He’s so over the hill and Sully refuses to do anything about it! Helen Keller can see this and she deaf ,blind and dead 😂!🤷🏻♂️
Problem with the 4th line is other than Acciari, I don't think they are 4th line type players. Carter clearly isn't a 4th liner in the same way any player who made his great career out of being a top 6 scoring forward would be. Anyone think Geno will someday be productive at all if asked to play a 4th line role? Nieto over his career has only really exceled as a 'scorer' when paired with top 6 level talent (like Couture in San Jose). as a bottom 6 player, especially on the 4th line, he's often been sent down, recalled and ultimately surpassed by others over his career who fit the the mucker/grinder 4th line profile better. Maybe if Carter was still productive, they could surprise people and put up more unexpected offense than would be expected from that line, but I just don't think they are the right players in that combination and in the role to be successful.
I don't know what the hell to do with this team, and I'm tired of the broken record that is Mike Sullivan.
I am casting a vote for a livecast like South Side Beat, something short like that, even if it's just T-Th or M-W-F.
Then why all the hate on Bryan Rust last season?? He was the most complete player we had just bad puck luck
I thought Ludvig looked good…. briefly
It is a shame that Rakell consistently plays the best and gets the best results with Sid but it seems like Sully and Sid do not want him there and with Rust playing well he is down with Malkin for the time being.