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Originally Posted by Sandman
I’ve said it a couple of times now, but Eakin and Rooney led the forwards in TOI last game. Not saying that’s going to be the norm going forward, but it’s a sure sign that Sutter likes both players a lot. Rooney’s had an excellent camp, and looked impressive last game-I can now kinda see why he was signed, as he’s big, fast, and defensively responsible.
People rag on Eakin’s numbers last year, but is there any lower place in the league than Buffalo’s bottom six? Eakin surely won’t put 40 points on the board like the old days, but he can still be a very useful player.
As for Milano, we are seeing why he wasn’t qualified- it’s because he’s as vanilla as hell.
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Something not mentioned is that Sutter and Treliving are likely disappointed as well.
They wanted a Pelletier or Ruzicka to pop in camp. They wanted Milano to be a diamond in the rough PTO find for their top six.
It didn't happen.
So now they have to move around the deck chairs to cover up a hole on the third line with NHLers they can trust to play a sound system.
I don't think it's right to assume that this was the plan all along, and it's a conspiracy against young players. I'm sure they're a little down on the whole thing too.