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Originally Posted by Bingo
This is one of those signings where you'd love to know the thoughts at the Saddledome. Someone tweeted there were high fives around the dome when the news came in.
Is that standard? Do all signings yield that reaction?
My guess is no, but to what extent is this bigger? Does Treliving see this kid making the team? Or does he just like the addition of an upper tiered prospect on the heels of the Hamonic trade?
Time will tell.
I don't get too jacked about college free agents generally, but I do get that if you sign 6 of them over three years you might get one player that can play in your top 9 and have an above average impact.
I remember Gaudreau (different case, drafted) coming out of college and obsessing over his NHLe and wondering if it would translate (it has). Then he goes to the Worlds and it seemed pretty obvious he wasn't going to the AHL.
I see him Jankowski, Shinkaruk, maybe Poirier, Klimchuk, Mangiapane all battling to force a decision. Don't see more than one of them doing it.
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Agreed, but I do think we might see 2 make the big team. Jankowski/Foo would add a ton of skill to the team, depending on the status of Chaisson/Versteeg as UFAs and perhaps what they do with Bouma,.
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
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