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Don't really know how anyone can develop any young talent when their are glaring holes in the comets lineup.
Playmaking centers are a key component in any level of play. Without them at this level is a disaster.
It continues to plague the youngsters and will not change until management corrects it.
Your not going to develop top 6 wingers with the centers in Utica.
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Does anyone on here feel that Benning and company can even begin to manage an ECHL team?? They can't even handle Utica......
Benning needs to delegate someone to be fully in charge of this AHL team.. and it's not Ryan Johnson. This clown is useless..
They have Pat Conacher here.. turn the guy loose......
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12 hours ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said:
This has been the fourth straight game where the Comets have taken a penalty within the first five minutes of the game.
For the past two months the Comets have almost averaged 5-6 penalties a game. That is wayyyyy too much. They have to seriously tone down the penalties and I am beginning to think that their style of play is far too aggressive and would explain why this team is decimated by injuries as well.
I think top to bottom from the Canucks down to the Comets, the amount of injuries that have accumulated over 3 seasons is largely due to an overly aggressive style of play that just is not sustainable. Something drastically needs to change in order for self-preservation and the sake of not always playing from behind.
You make some good points. The comets play a very hard game, they have since season one. A physical hard forechecking game and normally a low scoring game.
The comets offence was better at points this season, but that was when they had Gaudette here for less than 20 games.
This is on management for failing to bring in skill players which would allow a more skilled, less physical type of play.
Instead they fill the lineup with 4th line checking type forwards which dictated the style the team must play.
This also is a big factor in why the youngsters have not fit in and flourished in Utica.
Benning and the Canucks totally abandoned the comets in the last two months. This team is mess with both Hamilton and Bancks signed for another season. More of the same is expected.
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Unfortunately injuries and lack of good management and support from Vancouver will doom this teams playoff run.
Top 6 Defensman all missing, 3 in Vancouver and 3 injured. No team can overcome that.
Offense is non existent with both Gaudette and kero missing. Also Boucher did not dress.
It's amazing how much difference it makes with two solid centers at the top of the lineup. It's a completly different team with Gaudette and Kero.
The question is will Johnson learn from his mistakes or continue to clog up the roster with useless checking forwards which has been the nagging problem in Utica.
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We will never know. Dahlen was improving, but had little to no interest in physical play. He basically stayed away from the tough areas and played on the perimiter. He was at his best on the PP. Bottom line was the kid had a total of 8 points at even strength in 50 games. Not exactly Earth moving #s.....
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1 hour ago, EP Phone Home said:
Here is the core players who have spent the number of games down in the AHL. And it’s quite interesting to see how little to no time the players we have with the big club has spent down in Utica. Will be paying a close eye to this as we get more prospects coming from junior and college coming in. I really hope we see more prospects graduate from the AHL level or there is definitely smoke with this situation. When it comes to prospect development for this organization in the last while it would be,
- Moose > Comets > WolvesElias - 0
Horvat - 5
Boeser - 0
Roussel - 146 (Dallas)
Goldobin - 33 (way more with Sharks)
Virtanen - 67
Eriksson - 78 (Dallas)
Edler - 49 (Moose)
Stecher - 4
Granlund - 85 (Calgary)That is because of how little depth the Canucks have had in their organization. Any player even remotely close to NHL level has been rushed into their lineup. Ollie is really the first high draft pick to be in Utica and he gets hurt....
Looks like Demko turned out ok.
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I really do not understand the crap coming out of Vancouver about the so called "toxic" environment.
If you work your butt off and play a hard skating hard forechecking game that the comets have played all 6 seasons they have been here then you will fit in.
PTO after PTO speak volumes of how welcoming the comets locker room and organization is.
The AHL is a much tougher league than most realize.. half hearted efforts don't cut it. Dahlen simply didn't have the work ethic to fit in here, it was obvious to some from the early season games.
Dahlen didn't like it here, it's a small City, in 20 minutes you can drive from one end to the other with no problem. There's not a lot to do. Food is excellent and affordable living.... It's obvious he didn't fit in in multiple ways.....
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I'll be surprised if he ever makes the NHL. He's a skill player that needs tome and space and his game did not work well in the AHL or with how the comets play.
It's kinda like Goldobin.. looks like he's floating and not putting in much effort. The skill is there, but the work ethic is not. Goldobin adjusted better, but is probably still a soft player.
The comets play a hard forechecking grinding game. Not exactly what you think when Dahlens name is mentioned.
It is what it is. He wasn't happy here and Cull was frustrated with his lack of effort.
Much like I hear about Goldobin in Vancouver.....
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10 hours ago, Drakrami said:
So as a GM you create maximum value from him in a trade. And dont trade him until you do. Duchene wanted out for years, Av's GM waited for the right trade and got a boat load for that team. So basically, Benning bowed to the player?
Benning is not known for astute business sense. Not any different than loaning gagner to their AHL teams rival or letting Dahlen go back home last season.
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3 minutes ago, Drakrami said:
Horrible, random, horrible trade. Trade away Dahlen who we've been developing nicely for some unknown kid who looks like he wont even make the AHL team.
Dahlen and his agent asked for a trade. There were rumors he was heading home if not moved. Either way he wasn't staying here.
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1 minute ago, IBatch said:
So what did you think about his two back to back games in Laval? How many breakaways did he have (you know blowing by defenders)...by that judgement every other player on the Comets and most of the AHL is too slow too. Obsession with speed right now is ridiculous.
I did not see thiose games. He has some flashes but mostly on the pp when he has more time and space. He definitely improvef, but obviously in his mind he belongs in the NHL.
He will go game after game a complete non factor at even strength. Even on the middle of the pack comets he was an average player.
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2 minutes ago, Gnarcore said:
The stats do not show Juolevi to be a defensive liability. He was playing big minutes for a weaker team in all situations.
A lot of mistakes and blantant turnovers. I believe at the time of his injury he had by far the worst +/- on the comets. Weak in his own end and needs to add weight.
Unfortunately the injury will set him back to the AHL next season.
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1 hour ago, IBatch said:
We will see right? If he’s in the NHL next year and scores twenty goals will you spot a retraction?
I've watched him all year in the AHL.... He has a better chance of getting pregnant than playing in the NHL. He's too slow.....
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1 minute ago, IBatch said:Going on the record now that I don’t like this trade on bit. There must be something going on behind the scenes that we don’t know about. Seems like a step backwards, Dahlen is close to NHL ready IMO. Not going to throw the remote like I did when he passed on MT for OJ, but this Karlsson kid better play like his name-sakes...
He was a long ways from an NHL player.... Perimeter princess would be an accurate statement.....
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No great loss for Utica. Dahlen very rarely was noticable at even strength. Only time we noticed him was on the pp when he would have more time and space.
He's a skill player, but there's not really anyone here that would complement his style. He would rarley carry the puck but instead would move it quickly. It was kinda like he didn't wanna get hit..
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Comets blow a 3-0 lead and lose to the amerks in ot. Comets are missing a boatload of players between callups and illness, and did well to get a point.
Amerks and crunch are obviously the top teams, and it looks like with the sabres missing the playoffs that the amerks will get reinforcements for the playoffs.
The comets will need everyone back in order to compete as the team on the ice last night was pretty weak and was out played pretty badly at times.
Surprisingly they could have won this game but kulbakov let in some longer range wristshots that need to be stopped at this level. Expect Leighton to get the bulk of the starts down the stretch......
Trade deadline in a few days, hopefully Benning will not rape the comets as he has in the past deadlines. With Bellville charging hard, the comets are a long ways from a sure playoff spot.
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I would say that the Canucks will paper everyone down to Utica. This way if the Canucks do miss the playoffs, these guys will at least see the AHL playoffs.
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1 hour ago, Hairy Kneel said:
So Gadz, Palmu and Dahlen are scraps? or just over rated, over hyped draft picks?
Works in progress.... Certainly not first line players.. it is what it is.... Gaudette stands out here, no one else does.....
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2 hours ago, Fred65 said:
Only when those listed players have actually made it to the NHL can we say they were developed correctly. Until then they're just hopefuls. I have serious doubts that any of those players will make the 100 NHL games mark. So we can dream the system is working but we need a few "graduates" before we can crow about it.
Unfortunately you are probably correct. The Canucks have taken anything and everything remotely ready for NHL duty and put them in Vancouver.
Thusly the comets get scraps for players which means not many of these guys will ever see NHL time.
The situation in Vancouver is much better now so hopefully the comets will get more and better talent.
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McKenna looked good till the 3rd period meltdown.....
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The AHL is one tough league for young players to adjust to. It's faster, tougher and with the schedule concentrated on the weekends is physically challenging.
Playing a bunch of 1st year kids is just going to end up being a disaster. And the comets other than Gaudette have no blue Chip prospects but rather have lower picks who have been brought along slowly.
Obviously the development is happening and working as players are improving from season to season and taking bigger rolls and more minutes.
Unfortunately these guys are not NHL talent at this point.
Sautner, Brisbois, Mceneny all come to mind as fitting this mold. All were raw rookies at one point and are now important pieces to the team.
Unfortunately at forward there are fewer, but big Mac definitely is one...... Demko in net is another.....
I have no clue how anyone can say development is not happening..... It takes time... In Sautners case it took untill his 3rd season till he took off.
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3 hours ago, Kootenay Gold said:To be honest, I know very little about Stefan Leblanc, but from his stats he appears to be a stay at home type of D man.
Tanner MacMaster; IMO had flat lined in his progress this year and now that the rookies appear to be ready to take on the task; he became expendable. Good that they picked up some added depth on the blue line as I suspect that at least one and possibly two Canuck players might be on the move before the TDL.
Word we are getting is that Blujus was injured and is out long term. Sautner is still not back and may be some time before he does. Marlies had a glut of defenseman. So it appears to be a depth move.
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That is ok with everyone isn't it?? I know your lives revolve around hockey, but things are a little different here in upstate NY...
Good news is the replacement cab is on and the pickup is back running.
He's got a sway bar to put on and he's gotta paint the hood and fenders , then pop the headlights in.... So he will be done soon with it...
I'll make sure to get my priorities straight as soon as he's done and post more often......
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1 hour ago, 73 Percent said:
You've been shredding everythingabout this franchise all year until the current hot streak. Since then you've been awfully quiet around these parts. You seem like one of those people who arent happy unless you'recomplaining about something.
I've missed 3-4 home games in the past month... The 17 yr old that works for me hit black ice and hit a telephone pole so we have been working nights and weekends helping him replace the trucks cab. Thank you for allowing me to have a life.......
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2018-19 Utica Comets Thread
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Probably referring to Dahlen,Gadjovich and Palmu who showed little work ethic early in the season....