Andre Roy sent to WBS

Post by **eastonpensfan** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:50 pm

What do you think?

Will he report?

I believe this spells the end for Dennis Bonvie. Roy has more hockey skill than him although Dennis has picked it up lately. I don't know if there is a better or more willing fighter in the AHL than Bonvie, but Roy will probably take that role, at least for now.

25+66+22=#1 · Post by **25+66+22=#1** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:33 pm

Nah, Bonvie will still fill that role. I would bet that Roy will actually play down there in more of a Carcillo type role. Bonvie is the most beloved player on that team.

Post by **netwolf** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:04 pm

Actually, Bonvie has only dressed for 12 of the 21 games WB has played. He was nearing the end of the line before Roy was sent there. If he wasn't as well-liked as he was up there, he'd likely have been cut loose already.

Post by **eastonpensfan** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:46 pm

I have to agree with netwolf here. Bonvie's skills are rapidly deteriorating and it is very apparent to most fans who watch the games closely. He knows it too and has acknowledged as much in interviews. Carcillo's role in WBS is different than it would be in Pittsburgh.

Carcillo has settled into the spot that Talbot used to have here in WBS, a quick, hard-checking forward who can put the puck in the net at this level. He has been asked by RS and MT not to fight as much and has complied. I think he only has 3 fights, if I remember correctly.

Roy would be the enforcer, just like Dennis has been in the few games he has played. I do believe, though, that Roy will dress more often than Dennis and perhaps they will split time due to the veterans rule. That means that one or the other will play.

I will be there tomorrow night and let you know how it goes.