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--- Quote from: Surreylily on Saturday September 29, 2018, 07:37:34 PM Eastern ---I thought Gersich was a shoe-in. ???  Why would they not give him NHL experience?

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If they kept Gersich he would be stuck on the 4th line and would not get a lot of ice time.  In addition he is not a 4 th line player, he does not kill penalties etc and does not play a physical game.  He needs to play in the top 9 to properly use his skill set. He is a skill player but he needs to adjust to the professional game and the best place do that is Hershey. 

PUCKNRUSH:

--- Quote from: 4 Caps on Sunday September 30, 2018, 10:06:24 AM Eastern ---
If they kept Gersich he would be stuck on the 4th line and would not get a lot of ice time.  In addition he is not a 4 th line player, he does not kill penalties etc and does not play a physical game.  He needs to play in the top 9 to properly use his skill set. He is a skill player but he needs to adjust to the professional game and the best place do that is Hershey.

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Well said 4Caps!
I’m keeping my eye on Megna in this Sunday’s game. To you point, about Gersich, Megna HAS shown good PK skills, however, Dowd looks like the starting 4C this afternoon, and has also looked good. Just turned the game on, and Caps appear to be using the expected starting lineup for the opener, sans Kempny. Should be interesting this afternoon! TTYL.


Rush

Devise:

--- Quote from: Maacoshark on Saturday September 29, 2018, 02:31:21 PM Eastern ---    Walker doesnt bring much. Is he the type of player you want to plug in on your 4th line? Barber is a better all round player and is more versatile and LOB is a physical presence. I'd much rather have one of those guys fill in on the 4th line than Walker.

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To be fair to Walker he does bring a bit more familiarity with Stephenson, as well as work ethic. With the loss of Jay Beagle bringing another proven hard worker around is probably a plus. But I do think he'll also be a spare forward, as some have said in here.

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