There was an interesting discussion on the radio the other day about Alfie, and how he probably won't be back living in Ottawa for another year or two due to tax reasons. We'll have to see. In the meantime, we'll be satisfied with him commuting on a regular basis.
Chris Philips probably will not be ready for the beginning of the season. You wonder if he will be able to get back to a level where he will be able to play at all anymore.
Havlat is a left winger according to NHL.com, so if he were to make the team, where would he play? I currently see the lineup as something like this:
MacArthur - Turris - Stone
Hoffman - Zibanejad - Ryan
Michalek - Pageau - Lazar
Greening - ZSmith - Neil/Chiasson
This doesn't take into account anyone else making the team out of camp, like Shane Prince (a left winger). I can't see Havlat replacing either MacArthur or Hoffman, and he's too fragile for 3rd/4th line work, so I'm guessing this is a goodwill gesture to a former player / veteran who's "looking for a chance to impress", rather like Bertuzzi's PTO with the Sens.
He's also 34 years old, and those have been hard years on his body.
Agree completely Kardinal, I got to watch him for 2-3 years with Sharks and the older he got the worse he's got. I'll be shocked first off if he makes the team and second off if he stays healthy for more than 2 weeks. He could never stay healthy except in Chicago for a couple of years.
He once separated his shoulder when he was playing in Chicago by throwing a punch & missing.
Havlat is a left winger according to NHL.com, so if he were to make the team, where would he play? I currently see the lineup as something like this:
MacArthur - Turris - Stone
Hoffman - Zibanejad - Ryan
Michalek - Pageau - Lazar
Greening - ZSmith - Neil/Chiasson
This doesn't take into account anyone else making the team out of camp, like Shane Prince (a left winger). I can't see Havlat replacing either MacArthur or Hoffman, and he's too fragile for 3rd/4th line work, so I'm guessing this is a goodwill gesture to a former player / veteran who's "looking for a chance to impress", rather like Bertuzzi's PTO with the Sens.
He's also 34 years old, and those have been hard years on his body.
Agree completely Kardinal, I got to watch him for 2-3 years with Sharks and the older he got the worse he's got. I'll be shocked first off if he makes the team and second off if he stays healthy for more than 2 weeks. He could never stay healthy except in Chicago for a couple of years.
Havlat is a left winger according to NHL.com, so if he were to make the team, where would he play? I currently see the lineup as something like this:
MacArthur - Turris - Stone
Hoffman - Zibanejad - Ryan
Michalek - Pageau - Lazar
Greening - ZSmith - Neil/Chiasson
This doesn't take into account anyone else making the team out of camp, like Shane Prince (a left winger). I can't see Havlat replacing either MacArthur or Hoffman, and he's too fragile for 3rd/4th line work, so I'm guessing this is a goodwill gesture to a former player / veteran who's "looking for a chance to impress", rather like Bertuzzi's PTO with the Sens.
He's also 34 years old, and those have been hard years on his body.
Me too. Although we're very full on right wing with Stone/Ryan/Lazar/chiasson/Neil, this could be a great small move. If it happens, I have a feeling Lazar goes to Bingo unless they make a trade