Comments for Earmarked for Success (West 2010): Part Four at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 8 out of 8 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Mon, 20 May 2013 05:35:54 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3001-earmarked-for-success-west-2010-part-four#comment-7376 Actually, Ryan, PMB HAS been exercising. The latest news that I read was that he feels like he's operating at 90% but is still iffy for training camp. - Kudelski's Krushers Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:46:51 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3001-earmarked-for-success-west-2010-part-four#comment-7322 RE: Hanzal Yeah I'm all for them re-signing Hanzal, because he is talented, don't get me wrong. The problem like I said becomes redundancy. What happens if Turris cracks the top-six and what do you do with Fiddler? Would they run: Whitney - Wolski - Doan Vrbata - Turris - Upshall Fiddler - Hanzal - Prucha Boedker - Pyatt - Korpikoski Which would make Ebbett/Tikhonov/Bisonette redundant? And how much different would it be if they walked away from Hanzal and iced a lineup of: Whitney - Wolski - Doan Vrbata - Turris - Upshall Boedker - Fiddler - Prucha Pyatt - Ebbett - Tikhonov Keep in mind they're a [b]defense[/b] first team. They don't beat teams by blowing them out. They win by 2-1, 1-0, 3-2 scores... So comparing a 40 point player to a 35 point player probably doesn't make that much of a difference in the grand scheme of things. My guess is that if they go through arbitration he'd probably get somewhere between $2 and $2.5 mil, maybe more? So does it make fiscal sense for the Yotes to spend that much money when they're perfectly fine with their current lineup? Now if Turris still isn't NHL ready at camp and they have a need to fill for a 2nd line center, now that would make more sense to keep Hanzal. - Ryan Ma Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:04:12 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3001-earmarked-for-success-west-2010-part-four#comment-7313 I wouldn't go as far to say that re-signing Hanzal would be redundant. Who would be the replacement? Andrew Ebbett? I think Hanzal would be a much better 3rd/4th line player than Ebbett would. I say Wolski/Turris on the scoring lines and Hanzal/Fiddler on the bottom 2. Keep Ebbett in the A until one of scoring centres gets hurt. - Nigel Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:52:33 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3001-earmarked-for-success-west-2010-part-four#comment-7312 RE: Hornqvist and Hanzal Yeah I left both off cause they were RFA. I put them in for my last few columns, but thought what if they didn't sign? so I kinda went with "as of now" type lines... Also if they do sign Horny, it also might take away development from Wilson and O'Reilly, which I don't know if the Preds would want that... If Hornqvist signs I think it bumps SK off the top-six... which is kinda a shame cause I think SK actually has more talent than Hornqvist. As for Hanzal, I'm just not sure of where he'd fit in Tippet's system... They already have said that they're going to shift Wolski to center. If you throw in Turris that makes 2 centers. So I think it comes down to Fiddler vs Hanzal. Fiddler: 76 GP, 30 points, +13, 46 PIMs, 119 SOG, 52.4 FO%, 14:20 Hanzal: 81 GP, 33 points, 0, 104 PIMs, 147 SOG, 50.6 FO%, 18:28 So the two are very comparable... Hanzal does have more offensive upside, but in Tippet's system it means [b]SQUAT![/b] re-signing him would make it a redundant move, IMO. - Ryan Ma Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:46:09 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3001-earmarked-for-success-west-2010-part-four#comment-7310 Hornqvist top 6 guaranteed. SK is probably off to the homeland. - Rad64 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:44:11 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3001-earmarked-for-success-west-2010-part-four#comment-7307 I don't think Kostitsyn will crack the top-6 either. I think Wilson will get a shot ahead of him as well. - Nigel Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:04:30 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3001-earmarked-for-success-west-2010-part-four#comment-7306 Was gonna say the same thing about Hornqvist. He should be a lock on their #1 PP unit as well assuming they sign up. I noticed Hanzal wa left off the PHX lineup too so I'm guessing that's because he isn't signed either. A lot of people pegged Brett MacLean as NHL ready for this season but there might not be as much room in the Yotes lineup as people once thought... - Dean Read Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:59:44 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3001-earmarked-for-success-west-2010-part-four#comment-7302 I know he's not signed yet, but I found it a little surprising you didn't mention Hornqvist at all. Surely he's a lock for top 6 if he signs right? Who gets bumped, Kostitsyn? - Raja Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:06:36 +0100