28 years old, left-shot defenceman, had 20 points and averaged 18:37 TOI in 78 games with the Jets last season.
Great deal - $ and term.
Mete-Weber
Chiarot - Petry
Kulak - Juulsen / Folin
I’m fine with Mete - Weber, expect significant forward progression from Mete this season.
Chiarot is an excellent fit next to Petry - the big bodied thumper
Allows Kulak to a lot in perfectly on the 3rd pair.
Chiarot is a good #4 and will complement Petry well.JB replacement. Big boy..... think its ok
IMO Chiarot is bigger, stronger, meaner, more defensively reliable (I.e positioning IQ), and skates as well if not better than Kulak.Statistically speaking, Kulak-Petry was a great pairing last year, why would you break that up?
Not a fan of Chiarot but this likely means Gardiner won't be a Hab so I'll take it.
Maybe he can show Mete how to score a goal.
IMO Chiarot is bigger, stronger, meaner, more defensively reliable (I.e positioning IQ), and skates as well if not better than Kulak.
IMO Chiarot is bigger, stronger, meaner, more defensively reliable (I.e positioning IQ), and skates as well if not better than Kulak.
The advance stats don't lie, Kulak-Petry was the best pairing for the Habs last year. I would not mess with that unless their play falls off. If it does then I would swap Kulak with Chiarot.
The advance stats don't lie, Kulak-Petry was the best pairing for the Habs last year. I would not mess with that unless their play falls off. If it does then I would swap Kulak with Chiarot.
IMO Chiarot is bigger, stronger, meaner, more defensively reliable (I.e positioning IQ), and skates as well if not better than Kulak.
Also Chiarot was a big point producer in juniors, so that aspect of the game is there, whether playing top-4 TOI will allow for some of that to manifest is TBD