Whilst it is nice to have a well needed addition to the roster, I'm underwhelmed to be honest!
Parisi - Blood >>>> Mosey - Schiestel
I can't see Schiestel having the skating ability/size or toughness of Blood but will have to see his positioning/skillset - at the moment I'm thinking that this is a downgrade in multiple areas though.
As a side note, I think Parisi would have been a superstar in this league. Mosey coming off a bad injury and wasn't wanted back in Nottingham...
Definitely downgraded, and also lost a load of size/toughness. Gutted.
I thought Mosey was asked to go back but decided to go to Denmark?
If Parisi had played then we’d have been carrying a spare at the time. When he decided not to stay we had a full roster and would need to wait until NHL/AHL contracts had been settled before bringing in a replacement.
As time goes by the requirements of the team changes and also the players available. Perhaps when Blood received the call to Finland it was decided that a utility player was required to cover initially the D and then have flexibility for injury cover; Mosey had been favoured a couple of seasons back and was positive about joining had it not been for loyalty to Panthers so I guess the guys were still talking to him keeping tabs. Perhaps he wasn’t really settled and Devils knew an approach wold be favourable to him and so it made sense to go for him.
All the while they are still being patient about a D man to replace Parisi. Again they’re looking at what type of player would fit best to our current roster having had the team together for 3 months and decide a Parisi type offensive D man is no longer the best fit but rather a quick skating stay at home D man who moves the puck well?
It’s all supposition but entertaining
I’m intrigued by the initial report where he will require time to get match fit and now seeing the tweet about making his home debut on Wednesday? Reddick’s injury must be bad enough that he’s out of contention and so the new guy will get a couple of shifts Wednesday to help acclimatise quicker? Huge for a game against a top Flyers team.
Looking forward to seeing him play