[log in to unmask],NNTP writes:
>Another possibility is Matthias Trattnig.  He plays a similar style to
>Heisten.  When Trattnig is at his best he's playing "feisty" and that
>is what Heisten brings to the top line.  Trattnig could fill in well
>there and it might be a way to jumpstart his offensive production.
 
>Tuomo Jaaskelainen is another possibility.  He's got the offensive
>skills to play with Kariya and Larose, and if you recall he was the
>player who filled in for Heisten when he got hurt during the first game
>of the year.
 
 
you are very right there with your points..but you know who i would
really like to see step up...leger..that kid has played very well in
the last couple games that he has played in..he is wicked tough and can
prove to be a big advantage up front....tuomo has proved that he has
the skills to play with the likes of karyia and larose...but i think it
would be interesting to throw leger on that line....with his vision of
the ice and ability to handle the puck as he does...i think that Jim
could be an exellent choice to play on that line......
 
also i think that as a team we are very able to hold ourselves through
the loss of heisten and janik..because it is in situations like this
that we can prove that we have what it takes to overcome the loss and
prove to everyone that it is the team that makes it not just 2 members
of the team....
 
DTRED WROTE......
Now think to this year about all the starting
players who have missed at least some time due to injury (Janik,
Stewart, Heisten, Larose, Ek.. others?).  Adam Tate (a starter last
year) hasn't played one game on defense this season yet due to injury
(played forward at least once).  Eric Turgeon has also been solid, but
is injured.  Last year, if you would have said Maine would lose 4 of
its overall defenseman to injury and they would be leading the country
in defense, most of us would have said you are crazy!
 
 
we have over come the loss of players that have played a significant
role on our team and proved that we could do it then......so i think
that we can do it now....it will be very interesting to see however who
walsh will dress and have stand it...i cant hardly wait!!!!!!!!!
 
mathy