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I don’t get these Team USA roster decisions. Almost like they’re giving preference to guys with last names that start early in the alphabet. Seems like a foolish way to put together a lineup.
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Madden 3C. Wahlstrom 13th forward. Clearly we got the better pick.
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CSE is gonna need to up their liability insurance. With the amount of ankles Quinn and Petey will be breaking, injury claims are gonna skyrocket.
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Honestly, don’t understand the anxiety around Woo doing an age 19-20/year4 season in juniors. It’s fairly typical for all but the most elite draft picks, especially when it comes to Dmen. Same path as Thomas Chabot, and it didn’t seem to hurt him any.
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How long until Markstrom has proven himself?
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME replied to The_Rocket's topic in Canucks Talk
Maybe not be today’s standards, but it’s also worth noting that when they played, guys with Sv% under 0.900 were regularly getting top-5 Vezina votes. Different eras from today. I mean, look at the 1982 Vezina (where King Richard placed 6th). Every single guy on the top-votes list was under 0.900, and Billy Smith won with an 0.898 Sv%. Or 1992, where McLean finished 2nd in Vezina voting with a 0.901, and 4/9 of the top vote getters were sub-0.900 Sv%. -
Yeah, you’re right on that. I think I probably misunderstood the question earlier (in my defence it was really late and I was a bit groggy ). Woo can sign an ATO after his 2018-19 WHL season/postseason finishes, and then play out the rest of the year with Utica. But as you note, he’d still have to go back to junior next year (EDIT: or sign his ELC and play in the NHL).
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I dunno how qualified I am. But you’ve got it right. The NHL-CHL Agreement says players must be 20 years old (by Dec 31st of the year the season starts) or have completed 4 years of major junior, before they qualify for the AHL. Woo won’t meet either criteria until the 2020-21 season. He turns 19 next summer and he’s currently in his 3rd year in the WHL. And just in case it comes up, those 7GP he played in 2015-16 don’t count as a year of major junior. Also, the agreement only applies to CHL players. Players from other leagues (Europe, college, etc) need only be 18 years old by September 15th of the year the season starts, to be eligible for the AHL.
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Yeah, Gaunce hasn’t been slow for a while. He doesn’t necessarily have blazing speed, but he more than adequate acceleration and top speed to create and hold separation against most players. When he gets the puck and open space ahead of him, he can really move. The other thing about Gaunce is that he’s really well conditioned, so he has his speed on tap, even late in shifts (although that wasn’t the case on this particular goal as it came early in the PK), so he can catch defenders late in their shifts, and he still has gas in the tank.
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It that #10 Bure? EP40? No, it’s #25 Darren Archibald with a beauty tonight:
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Gaunce’s shorty:
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Yeah, I’d like to give him a look at the NHL level. He has a fairly rare combination of some high end skills in an impressive package. He’s not perfect, but I’d like to see where his ceiling is right now. One thing about MacEwen is that he’s pretty much exceeded expectations at every level, at least in recent years, so it would be interesting to see how he looked playing alongside an NHL lineup.
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I agree with some of what you’re saying, but I also think a portion of the “failure to adapt” issue rests on the side of management/coaching. I mean, was it really the best usage of Palmu to play him with grinders, give him limited PP opportunities, and otherwise use him for much of this season in checking/energy roles? And with management knowing they had a bunch of young wingers coming in this year, wouldn’t it have made sense to really invest in the centre ice position, to really give those youngsters their best shot at success when they were in the lineup? Obviously, it would have been the best case if Palmu had been able to grab the bull by the horns, impress from day one, and singlehandedly drive offence on a line, regardless of his linemates and deployment. And clearly he couldn’t do that. He still has a ways to go before he’s that kind of player at the AHL level (if he ever becomes that kind of player). He has to adjust to the speed of the AHL game, working with less time and space, and he also needs to get stronger along the wall. He definitely needs some work in several aspects of his game. But I also don’t feel like he was always given his best chance to improve and succeed. To maximize his development, he needed more chances to play with highly skilled players, especially down the middle, and he needed more frequent deployment that allowed him to showcase his offensive abilities. And what he really needs is icetime and opportunities, which he wasn’t getting in Utica (at least he wasn’t getting enough of them—and RJ has said as much). I would agree that Palmu still has a ways to go in his development. And the player bears some of the responsibility for his failure to perform well enough to catch on and force his way on the ice through the quality of his play. I just don’t necessarily believe that enough was invested in giving him (and some of the other young wingers) their very best chance to succeed, especially when it comes to the roster construction and player acquisitions (specifically at C) going into this season. Anyway, given the current situation, and all that’s happened to-date, I think TPS is probably the best spot for him right now. He’ll play a ton over there and be used in key roles. Hopefully he has a productive season half in Liiga, and then comes back to the AHL next year with a clearer idea of what he needs to do to translate his game. And hopefully management comes back with a clearer plan on what they need to do, in terms of player personnel, to make Utica the very best landing spot it can be for our developing players, while also providing the highest quality on-ice product possible for Comets fans. Ironically, there actually seems to be more opportunity for young players on the Comets wings now than there was to start the season. And down the middle, the depth and quality of the Comets centremen looks to be improving, with Gaunce in place, and potentially Gaudette joining the Comets, whenever Sutter gets healthy. So it’s almost like Palmu is leaving the team just as things might have been falling into place to give him his best shot at success. However, even if the planets did end up aligning perfectly this season to create an ideal lineup opportunity for him to showcase his talents, I’m not sure that Palmu would have actually been given that chance (had he remained in Utica). And I’m not sure he’d have been ready to make the most of such an opportunity, and even deserving of it (versus some of the others on the team) right now anyway, for a variety of reasons. When it comes to Palmu this season in Utica, the blame can easily get spread around, and the excuses (many of them legitimate) can also get spread around, and ultimately, sizeable portions, from both categories, will land on all the parties involved—player, coaches, and management. There is no villain in this story. I think they all tried their best. And unfortunately, they all came up a little bit short (no pun intended ).
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Well, yeah, ideally he gets his minutes here. But failing that, 18+ minutes a night, and a top-6/PP role, is better than 4th lining it and healthy scratches with the Comets. This kid needs to play, and that just didn’t seem to be happening in Utica. He’s had his taste of NA (NA pro that is, since he’s already well seasoned in the NA game from junior), and he can hit it again next year, hopefully with some solid development under his belt from playing the remainder of the season with TPS.
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Nice play by the original “Petey” (Gadjovich called Palmu “Petey” for years before Elias Pettersson came along). Oh well, nicknames can change. As can numbers (since Jasek wore #40 for years, but now wears #9 in Utica). It’s Elias Pettersson’s world, after all. The rest of us (Palmu and Jasek included) are just living in it. Anyway, back to what I was meaning to post about. Palmu started on TPS’s 2nd line and played 18:33 TOI (highest icetime among forwards). Primary assist on the game winning goal. Finished +1. Yeah, I’m thinking the move back to Finland was the right decision.
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I haven’t seen anything official, but Mark Masters (TSN) has DiPietro getting the start:
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21:31 TOI (32 shifts) for Tryamkin in his return to the lineup. No points, +1, 1 SOG, 5 hits, and 2 blocks. Avto won 2-1.
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Yeah, he showed some great patience and offensive instincts on that play. Read the situation really well and executed perfectly.
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2018-19 Utica Comets Thread
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME replied to stonecoldstevebernier's topic in Prospects / Farm Team
Goals tonight: (1) Gaunce tap-in, from Brisebois and Graham (2) McEneny one timer, from Gaunce and MacEwen (3) Boucher to tie it up late, from Jasek and Kero: (4) Archibald OT winner, from Gaunce -
Man, what a pass by Jasek (#9) to find Boucher for the game tying goal: Threads the needle through a bunch of players, and puts it right on the tape of the Comets’ best sniper, giving him the empty net to shoot at.
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I always say Don Quixote when asked these kinds of questions. It’s a bit of a commitment, with most editions running around 1000 pages, but it’s definitely worth your time. The Edith Grossman translation (red cover) is very good.
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So far, so good, for Gunnarsson, since being loaned to Linköping. 19:14 and 13:48 TOI in his two games with the new team. Had 7 hits through the two games. Was averaging around 10 minutes in Frölunda, and closer to 5 minutes in the last few games he played before the move.
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2019 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, BC
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME replied to Qwags's topic in Prospects / Farm Team
I like Peyton Krebs. Very talented player with a great all-around skill set and a very complete game. Has a great motor, competitive spirit, and brings an infectious energy to his shifts. But as much as I like him, my inner science geek is even higher on this kid. I’m already nerding out about potentially hearing “Krebs cycles” called on the play-by-play broadcasts (and I love that the cycle is a strength of his game). Ideally, if he were drafted by Vancouver, Peyton would play on a future line with Artyom (Manukyan) and Tyler (Madden), and it’d be called the “ATP” line. -
Cheers! I agree with you on Clark. He’s extremely highly regarded and known to be very hands on, detail oriented, and tireless in his work, so he was IMO a perfect hire for this organization. We have Markstrom and Nilsson, who are both goalies that seem to really need regular maintenance work throughout the season to maintain their technique and play at their best. And then we have two excellent prospects in Demko and DiPietro, who can really benefit under the tutelage of a world class goaltending coach/consultant like Clark. One change I’ve noticed this year is that whenever management, coaches, staff, and players alike are interviewed and the topic of goaltending comes up, they seem to always have a comment on how hard “Clarky” is working with the ‘tenders, and how they’ve been focused in on improving some aspect of their performance. Didn’t necessarily hear that kind of stuff as much in the past, but under Clark, it seems to be a constant point of conversation. It’s definitely clear that Clark’s presence is being felt, and I expect this will pay dividends in the coming years.
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I don’t know the specifics re: Demko. But I do remember Clark saying that of all the Canucks goalies, he thought TD probably needed the least technical work, at least as far a the visible tweaks and adjustments you might notice watchint the games. He also said something to the effect that he wanted to help Thatcher with some of the mental side of the game, especially as it pertains to preparing him to be a future NHL starter, and the workload that entails and the toll it can take over a long season. So as far as whether this is a short term deal or a season long process, I’d expect it’s the latter of the two. Clark is well known for giving his goalies pretty much all the work they can handle. Even Markstrom talked last postgame about how Clark has tasks for him just about all the time, and really heaps on the extra work whenever he has any time off between starts. So I’d imagine all the Canucks goalies are receiving coaching packages (Clark is known for giving his goalies what basically amount to “books” that he writes detailing their tasks), and that Clark is regularly checking their “homework” and assigning more when they’re ready to move to the next assignment.
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Definitely an underrated program. Some of that it just the fact the Czech leagues were undoubtedly in decline for a while, at least compared to the glory days when it was arguably the 2nd best league in Europe, but I think the Czechs are on the upswing now and many Extraliga teams are becoming comparable to SHL and Liiga teams (some of the recent Champions League results can attest to this). And stylistically, Extraliga games are much more “North American” than people tend to think. Good pace, good skill level, and far more physical than many people would assume.