Ryan Rishaug

Like, who do they have for a third-line center if those two play together?

Right.

So, you know, the drum I've been banging on our show is I think they need to give themselves an option in the top six through free agency in some way, shape, or form.

Do a better job in free agency than they have the last two years.

Do a way better job.

But give themselves an option.

And the way to do that might be to forego –

you know, Dickinson and to save some money and keep some powder dry, maybe go for something a little bit more offensive.

And then finally start playing Nugent Hopkins as a third line center.

Now you have to have the right wingers for him.

You got to have someone that can win some draws.

You got to have, you know, some sides with him.

But is it finally time for Ryan Nugent Hopkins?

And I say this with all the respect in the world.

for him to sort of take up that mantle and lock down a third-line position for this team once and for all and make them solid in that third-line spot.

Savoy's emergence provides a pathway to Nugent Hopkins being able to shift some focus in his game.

He'll still be on the number one power play, but, you know, but again, you got to get the right wingers.

and then maybe you can go out and try you know don't start i coward there like i coward needs to earn it next season i know he's having a good world championships i know he had some good looks last year uh don't drop him on the leon dry settles willing to start next season make him earn it so that when he gets there he's earned it uh and maybe dry side will be a little bit more of a believer when he's sitting there you know with 12 american hockey league goals in the first eight games or whatever it is whatever you understand what i'm saying but give him some competition for that spot

find somebody else that can compete in that top six because captain as much as i like them bob and i think they should return them do you honestly think captain can go wire to wire on a second line through a regular season no i do not know so set the bar higher because if all you do is resign dickinson and resign everybody what's changed what's different powder somewhere and

yes uh we're on youtube we are on x got your back it's got y-e-r got your back might have been a fundamental mistake misspelling a word in our title bob but it just felt like the right thing at the time so it's got your back and uh and of course you can see me on tsn and tsn.ca actually all week i'm doing these uh to the points all week so this morning i did like a 10 minute chat with craig button and i'll be doing them all week next week as well so i'll be all over the place this week