N4ZZY Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Archibald is a good NHL depth player. And might even be a very good AHL player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 22 hours ago, UticaFanPart2 said: Does anyone here know what the status of Archi is? I know he is here on a PTO, but how long does a PTO last? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Good to hear, he fits well in the AHL skill level and and still bring more skill along with grit to be quite effective. Hasn't had the same success in limited runs in the NHL, but could maybe still find that game to be a reasonable 4th liner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Utica resign Archibald 6th July 2016 for another year http://www.uticacomets.com/news/detail/darren-archibald-signs-pact-with-the-comets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Congrats Archie! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fakename70 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Still waiting to see something from Gaunce to convince me he's more deserving of a shot than this guy. Either that, or, I hope Torts remembers him and makes the call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stierlitz Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Guy is having a pretty good year despite comets struggling. Wonder if this turns into another two way deal for him this summer like it did for Zalewski. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirotashi Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 On 2/18/2017 at 10:49 AM, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: Guy is having a pretty good year despite comets struggling. Wonder if this turns into another two way deal for him this summer like it did for Zalewski. Exactly my thought. How have we not talked about this guy more? Him and Pedan. It blows my mind why we haven't seen more of these guys. Like why is Grenier getting called everytime and not Archibald, I know hes not under contract but ffs leave no stone un-turned right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 52 minutes ago, Shirotashi said: Exactly my thought. How have we not talked about this guy more? Him and Pedan. It blows my mind why we haven't seen more of these guys. Like why is Grenier getting called everytime and not Archibald, I know hes not under contract but ffs leave no stone un-turned right? Honestly, we've seen a reasonable amount of them and they haven't particularly impressed. Archie's been better at the AHL level, with Pedan having ups and downs (not doing great currently), but neither have really shown much when they've gotten the chance to play for the Canucks. I don't think either have been a major liability, but they didn't end up bringing much to the table either. I don't expect much of a push to sign either to an NHL contract (for Pedan, after his current one that is) when we have a number of other prospects coming into the system with more promise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirotashi Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 (edited) 20 hours ago, elvis15 said: Honestly, we've seen a reasonable amount of them and they haven't particularly impressed. Archie's been better at the AHL level, with Pedan having ups and downs (not doing great currently), but neither have really shown much when they've gotten the chance to play for the Canucks. I don't think either have been a major liability, but they didn't end up bringing much to the table either. I don't expect much of a push to sign either to an NHL contract (for Pedan, after his current one that is) when we have a number of other prospects coming into the system with more promise. Archie got a tryout a few years ago when he was not really contributing to the comets, and was never heard from again after that. Now hes leading the comets it points and we don't re-visit him? Makes no sense. Pedan was called up several times and never saw 1 min of ice time this year. Its BS when you have to watch Sbisa flounder around every night. Edited March 16, 2017 by Shirotashi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 When he came up before during the Gillis regime, the problem was he changed his game and wasn't the same aggressive self and thus ineffective. But since then he's also found some offence, so perhaps if there are available contracts they look at a two-way again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 9 hours ago, Shirotashi said: Archie got a tryout a few years ago when he was not really contributing to the comets, and was never heard from again after that. Now hes leading the comets it points and we don't re-visit him? Makes no sense. Pedan was called up several times and never saw 1 min of ice time this year. Its BS when you have to watch Sbisa flounder around every night. Really?! Sbisa is who you want to complain about? Archibald has always been a contributor to the Comets, that's why he got 16 games with the Canucks a couple years ago. He had 14 goals the year after that (has 19 this year) so it's not like this season is a massive difference to how he's played in the past. As it stands, he was at a point where we had to decide if we wanted to offer him a contract or not, and all he could get was AHL-only. Just like Pedan, he didn't impress in the time he did get in the NHL so they choose to move on and they aren't about to offer one of their few remaining contract spots to him now. They may move on from Pedan at this rate as well. Any NHL team could offer him a contract this very second. I don't see anyone rushing to do so. If he'd done more then he'd have gotten a chance somewhere over these last two years. He tried to hold out for something more in 2015 and couldn't get anything but an ECHL contract before he signed with the Comets a month into the season (which forced Dane Fox back to the ECHL). We're not missing a rare gem here, even if he might make more of an impact now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysACanuckFan Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Nice! Someone who hits, and actually plays with an physical edge, unlike some of the usual suspects mentioned around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecoldstevebernier Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Interesting... sounds like he's getting an NHL deal? Pretty impressive for a guy who had to start over in the ECHL two years ago when it looked like his NHL hopes were done. Might be useful as an occasional call-up and he's invaluable to the Comets so I'm glad they're bringing him back. Hope they get Valk back too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 9 minutes ago, stonecoldstevebernier said: Interesting... sounds like he's getting an NHL deal? Pretty impressive for a guy who had to start over in the ECHL two years ago when it looked like his NHL hopes were done. Might be useful as an occasional call-up and he's invaluable to the Comets so I'm glad they're bringing him back. Hope they get Valk back too. Or AHL contract...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalCanuckFan Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Think he deserves a crack at the big club. Can't hurt except for loss of a contract spot. Not resigning Grenier opens up room though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butters Stoch Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Completely forgot about Archi til I watched the game today. With our extremely soft forward group, I wouldn't mind having him on our 4th line this year. Guy can throw some massive hits and maybe even chip in some goals once in awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UticaHockey Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 6 hours ago, Butters Stoch said: Completely forgot about Archi til I watched the game today. With our extremely soft forward group, I wouldn't mind having him on our 4th line this year. Guy can throw some massive hits and maybe even chip in some goals once in awhile. I thought maybe after the season Archie had last year that he would get another NHL contract but after being unsigned much of the summer he finally signed an AHL deal with the Comets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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