Comments on: Help Arrives: Eric Fehr Recalled from Hershey

By: usiel

usiel — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:01:30 +0000

Though I suspected the Caps might let Fehr have more time down in Hershey I can only assume that the input they received from Woods & Co. is that he was ready to be brought up.
Really happy for Fehr and for the Capitals that he is finally behind that bizarre injury. He was my favorite prospect till Backstrom came around.

By: Hockey Goalie Adam

Hockey Goalie Adam — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:26:12 +0000

I saw Fehr play junior for four years. I really think he and Ovechkin could be a nice fit. For a tall, lankier guy he has deceptive speed and superhuman reach. With the kind of room AO makes out there they could potentially cause fits for other teams. The key is his strength though. I’m sure he’s added a lot of muscle since junior, but at the time he needed to add just a bit more power to his game.

By: dmg

dmg — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:06:26 +0000

“If the idea is to get more offense from the second line, it wouldn?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢t make sense to put Fehr there, as Kozlov has a much better chance of making that line more productive. Fehr will have the best chance to make it work in the NHL alongside Backstrom and Ovechkin. I think the current plan makes the most sense.”
Plus neither Semin nor Flash nor Fehr plays center

By: rebsteve

rebsteve — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:11:31 +0000

If the idea is to get more offense from the second line, it wouldn’t make sense to put Fehr there, as Kozlov has a much better chance of making that line more productive. Fehr will have the best chance to make it work in the NHL alongside Backstrom and Ovechkin. I think the current plan makes the most sense.

By: hotdog88gt

hotdog88gt — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:38:53 +0000

Clark has been out so long now you’d think he had groin surgery. Maybe that’s next.

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:33:21 +0000

I like this call-up. I’m not sure if Fehr has anything left to prove at the AHL level.
So then where do you put Chris Clark when he returns?

By: hotdog88gt

hotdog88gt — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:32:24 +0000

Give the guy a shot, I suppose, but his current NHL stats after 25 games doesn’t look all that special. He’ll be back in Hershey inside a week.
I hope that last sentence does not come true. I hope the thought of returning to Hershey is enough motivation for him.

By: maruk

maruk — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:17:27 +0000

I think the player to Semin’s right is far more important than the player to Backstrom’s right. 8 and 19 are known quantities at this point and far more marginal utility can be gained by putting Kozlov on the second line to hopefully wake Semin up.

By: Gustafsson

Gustafsson — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:05:11 +0000

JP & Ken,
That hadn’t even dawned on me. Fine work.
I hope you didn’t jinx the line!

By: dmg

dmg — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:52:17 +0000

OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki),
I agree, but then again Fehr had 21 goals, 19 assists, an 18.33 shooting percentage and was +20 in 40 games with the Bears last year.
Not quite time to call him the savior, but if he’s even rehabbed to that point of effectiveness, it’s worth a shot in my book. Plus it would go with the Caps whole feel-good thing, right?