Ryan Ufko

And I think, obviously, we mentioned Pinchuk, O'Hara.

I think another name that I'm going to be watching out for is Ryan Ufko.

I think he's going to be a really big standout guy, possibly.

And I'm not going to guarantee it because we have to watch.

Maybe Adam Wilsby is part of that.

I don't know.

Or even Ryan Ufko.

But the first little bit here is so important for them that if they do end up shifting more to the veterans making the roster and even putting Matthew Wood back in the top six because he played really well in that role last year, if they end up doing that, to me, that signals, Emma, at least for me in my thinking, is they're trying to see what kind of playoff contention they can actually drum up early on if they can maintain it, too.

Wood and Martin.

And then they've got Ryan Ufko.

He's pretty solid.

Never heard that name in

They do.

Ryan Ufko's probably-

Oh, he's-

... one of the best guys they got-

And I think it's a real blessing to have him for a third season.

And kind of like, you know, what Ryan Ufko did when he was here, his third year as well.

But Keenan's just, he's

built, right? So it's a good stuff.

I'll go quickly.

But my first one, Ryan Ufko.

I have heard a lot about him this summer, and I know I've been hearing a lot about how he has a little bit more strength to his game now.

And so I, I wouldn't be necessarily shocked if he does make the opening night roster.

So I think he has a lot to prove in camp.

But I don't know if there's room for him on the roster, especially with how good Ryan Ufko looked getting into the NHL at the end of last season.

So you could say Ufko is an answer to that question as well to see if he can make his first opening night roster.

And then it's the guys who are kind of teetering on the edge here who have debuted and have gotten their chances but haven't really popped yet.

And then since then, I think it was Victor Nuno that basically mentioned to me multiple times, this guy could be a top line center in the future.

I have my own Ryan Ufko in defense.

I think he can make, last year, 23 years old, 18 games played, 11 points.

He's got some offense to his game.

Ananen being better than him.

I'm out.

Give me breakout candidate Ryan Ufko.

I like

Labushkin brings the physicality and just came over with Bork.

And you've got young guys like Ryan Ufko and Adam Wilsby looking to crack the lineup.

That's a lot of bodies.

It's a good problem to have.

And on defense, who are your seven? You've got Yossi, Shea, Haig, Barron, Parabix, Labushkin, and maybe one of the young guys.

I'd say Akin and Gravel are the veterans fighting for that seventh spot.

Ufko and Willsby are probably not ready.

So I'll take Akin as the extra defenseman.