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Originally Posted by chockfullofgoodness
Haven't had a chance to watch much pre-season. Does Valimaki really look NHL-ready? That would be great.
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I don't think he's ready but for his age and experience level he's impressively close.
Due to that and the aforementioned contract slide situation I am sure he gets sent down and plays less than 10 NHL games this year. But he's going to play a lot in the AHL and seems like he will be on the team next year.
I think Andersson is more ready. And Kylington has moved another step closer. With Prout as insurance I think Treliving needs to look at moving one of Kulak or Stone this year for whatever assets he can get. Maybe around the 20 game mark when he can assess how Andersson is handling the big time and if there are any injury concerns. Probably closer to the trade deadline. Unless of course we are looking like a top contender then you need everybody or you end up in a Brennan Evans situation.
Next year our 7 may well be Gio-Brodie-Hamonic-Hanifin-Andersson-Valimaki-Kylington.
I like it.