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You are sending the kid the wrong message if you don’t keep him for the 9 games at this point. He has earned it. See how he does in the regular season and go from there but he has done everything you could ask of him so far.

I think Murray is the guy to get plucked. 6’5, 230pound wingers are appealing to some teams and one would take a flyer for sure.

What do you mean zero CHL seasons? Benson has 3 seasons and if he plays this season that would be 4 CHL seasons.

Last summer he had posted a beach pic and the kid is ripped. He’s not carrying baby fat around.

Unless Clifton and EJ are banged up I have no idea why they haven’t played a single game yet. Both new to the team and system you would think they would want to see them in Atleast one game at this point. Im glad people are finally coming around on Ryan Johnson. He was a big signing and he will be a longtime piece on the backend. His skating and brain will allow him to play a long time in the league. Like to see Biro play well again today. He has outplayed Rousek to this point.

Not a bad game considering the rosters tonight. I liked Rosen and Biro Comrie played well and I am more comfortable with him backing up Levi than UPL JJ was dancing tonight Greenway made a nice defensive play to setup the Tage goal but he can’t be on the PP. I think Johnson has outplayed Bryson but I think he starts with the Amerks

At the prospects tournament he had impressive moments and moment where he made some brain farts. There is an interesting package there for a 7th round pick if he can unlock it.

You are correct. The first goal was brutal but the others were not on him. The problem with UPL is that he doesn’t install any confidence that he is taking any steps forward and becoming a solid option. I mean Levi seems to be the real deal and he looks the part. At this point I might feel more confident with Toker or Cooley as his backup as opposed to UPL and Comrie. And I don’t know how Martin Jones keeps finding work. He is brutal and was no different last night on those 2 goals.

The biggest takeaway from the game is that we never have to see that lineup again.😁 outside of Johnson I don’t think any of the fringe guys looked like they made a push for the lineup.

I honestly think he can. His best spot in the lineup is where he is now: with Tage and Skinner. That line will produce with him on it. And Benson is so good defensively it helps them be more well rounded. It then moves Tuch to a line with Mitts and say Greenway. That’s a very solid line. Then you have JJ Cozens Quinn (when healthy) That is a very solid top 9 with real balance. I don’t know if he makes it but he is an outlier type talent and I wouldn’t be shocked if he did.

Outside of Tavares their lineup looks weaker than the Sabres. St. Thomas definitely not getting the A squads on either side.

You usually play most of your top guys at home. I remember one year I went to a Redwings-Leafs preseason game in Toronto. The Leafs sat out Sundin, Mogilny, Tucker, Kaberle, CuJo, basically all their stars. The fans were PISSED. Leafs lost. Next night they played in Detroit and played all the stars. I just saw that Matthews, Marner, Nylander And Reilly were at the Rogers Centre meeting the Jays so i don’t think the Leafs are sending the A squad either. Its a funny game in a small neutral ice arena.

He has elite instincts that the great players do. He reads the play in advance and anticipates where the puck is going to be and which read the player with the puck will make. That is why he has so many takeaways and it looks like the puck always follows him around the ice. When he has the puck he knows which read to make and how long to hold the puck and the right moment to distribute it to a teammate. That why people say he makes any line better and he makes his teammates better because he gets them the puck at the right time in the right spot. If you watched his junior highlights you will notice they look exactly the same as his two exhibition game highlights. He has easily translated his game up a level even though he is not playing full NHL teams yet. I think he gets the 9 game tryout and then they go from there.

Murray is so good he is playing on two lines tonight😛

And the Shane Wright exemption could make it interesting. Savoie literally misses by a single day and Covid was thrown into the mix. If they really wanted to fight I think they would have a good argument. Its just too bad we can’t see him out here in one of these preseason games. The other kids have looked good.

They play the Leafs tomorrow. Just trying to think who we haven’t seen yet: Cozens, Tuch, Olofsson, Savoie (injured) Okposo, Girgensons, Kisakov, Neuchev, Mersh Power, Joker, Clifton, E. Johnson, Janic, Novikov, Komarov, Metsa, N. Savoie UPL, Houser

I think he has an illness. The Boston fans mentioned it. They said it started last season and they thought he was going to be let go before the season started but he seems to be back.

Biro and Murray both have to clear waivers. I can see one or both being claimed

My takeaways: 1) I’ve really liked Stillman’s playthe first two games. Physical, making smart decisions, very solid 2) The Big 3 (Benson, Kulich and Rosen) all looked good 3) Levi was everything you wanted to see tonight but Cooley was really impressive too. He had terrific numbers in Milwaukee last season 4) Rochester should have a dynamite team this season. Such a great blend of talented vets and really good kids. Toker and Cooley should give them rock solid goaltending too. 5) Glad to have hockey back and no doubt the next decade is going to be a lot more fun then the past one

Adams better hurry up and send Benson down or he is going to make the top line with Skinner and Tage.

He’s been suspended a few times. Once in the NHL for trying to attack a fan and once in the WHL for making the team wear their equipment home on a long bus ride after a loss.

No it just means the team will need a new coach. Constantine was coaching the SJ Sharks in the mid 90s for god sakes. He was a hard ass coach back then. Why are they recycling these dinosaurs? Terrible way to start a new franchise.

The first two days of camp they ran those two lines and had JJ Cozens Rosen as a line as well. They will want to see how those lines play in a game so I fully expect those two lines get a look tomorrow.

It looks like tomorrow night against Boston we will see: Skinner Tage Benson Kulich Mitts Tuch Excited to see how those lines click and how the two kids play with top NHL talent

Benson is the youngest but the most well rounded of the Big 4. His defensive game and instincts put him over the other 3 right now. If you look back at teenagers who were not top 2 picks that ended up sticking (Bergeron, ROR) their advanced defensive games are what allowed them to survive if the offence wasn’t clicking for them.