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PHR Live Chat With Gavin Lee 10-04-18
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Gavin Lee
6:15
Hello and welcome to another chat!
Hockey is back, and I'm thrilled.
6:16
I'll let some questions roll in and then get started in a few minutes.
Tom Wilson's Brain
6:23
What was I thinking?
Gavin Lee
6:24
"Playing right on the edge has rewarded me with a first-round draft selection, playing time next to one of the greatest goal scorers of all time, and just recently a $30MM contract. I should keep doing that."
6:25
Look, Wilson has always been this player. It's not a new occurence.
6:26
He's not out there spearing guys, or stepping on them with his skate blade.
He lines guys up, and he lays them out. It's what he's done since before he was drafted, and now it is starting to get disciplined a lot more.
Can he change and be just as effective? I have no idea.
But the league isn't going to let him keep concussing people.
Jon
6:27
Brady Tkachuk, o/u 45 pts?
Gavin Lee
6:27
I'd say under, but if he gets the net front spot on the powerplay all year that might change.
6:28
I'm not usually one that thinks rushing a player can really stunt his development all that much, but I'm worried that it will with Tkachuk. I'd hate for him to settle into a pest role in the NHL, trying to make his impact, and forget that he also has the talent to be a big time offensive weapon.
6:29
I watched him in the preseason, and I still don't think he should be in the NHL.
He can handle himself, he might even be pretty effective. I just am not sold this is the best path for him.
Robert
6:30
Thoughts on Marchand/Eller?
Gavin Lee
6:31
It's kind of a shrug for me. It's not really that dirty, even though Eller clearly didn't think he was going to get into a fight.
I know I might get roasted for that, but what I mean is that Marchand grabs him first and pulls him in. There were a lot of other things that he could have done that were dirtier.
6:32
I'm not one to say that you can't celebrate after the seventh goal though. If you don't like it, don't allow seven goals.
Cody
6:32
Does willie get traded
Gavin Lee
6:32
I would be shocked.
6:33
I'm not sure why this has turned into a narrative of a feud between the Maple Leafs and Nylander.
Nylander is just letting his representation do what he pays them for.
JStine
6:34
What are your thoughts on STL Blues rookies Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas for 2018-2019? Should we be excited for major contributions this season or is it still a year too early?
Gavin Lee
6:34
People who've been in these chats for a while know my love for Kyrou as a prospect.
I think he's absolutely dynamic and should be a high end offensive player one day.
6:35
Thomas I still am not as high on as other people. I don't think he's a first line center.
But he'll be a solid contributor for a long time.
6:36
I don't think either will be Calder contenders this year though.
Adam B.
6:36
Dose Pro Hockey Rumors plan on up dating its facebook page? The last post was August 22nd
Gavin Lee
6:36
Err, yes. We'll fix that.
Thanks for pointing it out.
Jon
6:37
Who stays in Ottawa? Stone? Duchene? Both? Neither?
Gavin Lee
6:37
Boy, I don't know if either stay. Stone has definitely sounded like he is open to staying, but will they really give him a raise on that $7.35MM he has this year>
6:38
Duchene walking a few days after Colorado uses Ottawa's pick would also be disastrous in the media, but he doesn't really help the rebuild.
6:39
This idea that the Senators were going to trade Karlsson even if he did agree to sign with them--which, they've denied, saying they did offer a no-trade clause--has got to leak into the decision making process of Duchene.
Getting signed and then flipped? Why not choose where you go in free agency.
Harry
6:39
How long until Ron Hainsey is dropped to 3rd pair minutes / penalty kill specialist?
Gavin Lee
6:40
Boy did he look out of place last night.
Babcock has made tough decisions to sit veterans before, but I'm not sure if there's anyone he really likes enough to swap with Hainsey.
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