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I was really excited to see how Nino would do in the NHL and he has been extremely mediocre for NYI this season. I think he has like 3 points in 30ish games (I think he plays on the 3rd or 4th line).
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To be fair, the situation he's in is designed for failure:
- He promised Nino a spot out of training camp and, while the coach refuses to play him much more (might change now that Rolston is gone...though they've gone the other way it seems, making him a healthy scratch despite "his play not being a problem"...in favour of Jay Pandolfo
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- He's probably not ready at early 19 (He and Bartschi are only 1 month difference in age)
- He's playing with plugs at ~7 minutes a night. Imagine Bartschi playing with Jackman and Bouma...yeah.
I can't help but think Bartschi would get a very similar result if he was on our 4th line this year. Thankfully, the Flames management is less inept (more ept?) than the Islanders and their owner's semi-insane mentality (speculation is that he was kept up to hit cap floor with his massive bonuses).
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Where do you guys see this Galchenyuk (sp?) kid going? Is he a top 5, or will his injuries see him drop a bit?
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6-8 is my thought. Too many teams wouldn't mind rolling the dice on a nice looking forward prospect.