Agree 100%. Crevier has the one thing you can’t teach. Size. And when he uses it, he is like an octopus. What impresses me even more is his skating ability. Like Vlasic, once he gets up to speed, there’s very few that are going to out pace him for defensive zone retrievals. Right now, he and Vlasic are the Hawks best pairing. Allan and Jones are capable as well. But any combination of Brodie, Kaiser, Martinez is asking for a cluster f. I would like to see Del Maestro brought up for the rest of the year to see if he can be counted on. Why he hasn’t even got one game this year is unknown to me. AHL allstar last year, this year no recognition.
Agree 💯, giving someone like Del Mastro a chance to play some games in the majors would set a good precedent of what kind of play is rewarded instead of keeping guys in the lineup bc they’re a 10+ year vet of the league.
Brodie should be out of the lineup permanently. Worst offseason signing in the NHL last summer. Davidson really screwed up with that signing and everyone (other than Davidson) knew it immediately.
Agree 100%. Crevier has the one thing you can’t teach. Size. And when he uses it, he is like an octopus. What impresses me even more is his skating ability. Like Vlasic, once he gets up to speed, there’s very few that are going to out pace him for defensive zone retrievals. Right now, he and Vlasic are the Hawks best pairing. Allan and Jones are capable as well. But any combination of Brodie, Kaiser, Martinez is asking for a cluster f. I would like to see Del Maestro brought up for the rest of the year to see if he can be counted on. Why he hasn’t even got one game this year is unknown to me. AHL allstar last year, this year no recognition.
Agree 💯, giving someone like Del Mastro a chance to play some games in the majors would set a good precedent of what kind of play is rewarded instead of keeping guys in the lineup bc they’re a 10+ year vet of the league.
I’m not sure if he fits the spot we need long term over guys like del mastro, Kaiser, Allan, rinzel but he’s been solid
Brodie should be out of the lineup permanently. Worst offseason signing in the NHL last summer. Davidson really screwed up with that signing and everyone (other than Davidson) knew it immediately.
The new fan favorite of Blackhawk fans should be Ivan Demidov....oh yes that's right we passed on him.