Chalky Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Interesting, that you bring that up. Ironically, like Kesler handing over 'Nucks jerseys & tickets as he bagged groceries & poured coffees while still injured post lock-out....Booth has been out there & doing a lot of community service work, lately. He & Kassian (who was suspended) fronted the 'Nucks while promoting the Raise-A-Reader program. They also visited Canucks' Place with Eddie Lack prior to Halloween. I observe that Booth is a nice guy & an odd duck. He's got a goofy Ballard-esque character....and is always eager to please & willing to do what the organization asks of him....including obeying the teams' docs & trainers. Not surprised.that he needs more conditioning after being in a cast for months. Musculature diminishes & it's not fun when swelling occurs while casted. Ever try running after having a sprained ankle? Much worse after a cast. It can take a full calender year to correct all of the imbalances. Sending Booth to Utica might just spark the struggling Comets, in their inaugural season. With his life-habits... Booth won't do 'em harm like some other "Pro" athletes...like say Richie Incognito, Aaron Hernandez, Lamar Odom or Sean Avery...could or would. That's a plus! I hope Booth comes back & in great condition & performs at a high-level again. He's lost a lot of synergy & timing tho'. Regardless, Booth won't be offered another contract here. His durability will always be questioned. For a far-travelling franchise, "durability" needs to be a consideration for MG...when pursuing new players. If this or next season is Booth's last hurrah for us...I hope he understands the time to shine is now or never. I will wish him well when he eventually departs. I bet he already knows he's playing for his next contract with his next new team. I have to agree that he won't be getting another contract here unless there is a dramatic turnaround with his play. I also like the Ballard comparison, both are enigmatic characters, I find Booth difficult to classify, is he a surfer dude? is he a redneck? He looks like Jeff Spicoli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 is he your boyfriend? Yes he's my boyfriend, how very witty of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangosteens Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 The conditioning assignment can last 14 days. So, Booth will be back (barring injury) in a couple of weeks at a maximum. Even with the rust that is currently on his game, he is still better than the 4th line we are rolling out right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 All you guys are way too hard on Booth. The guy plays hard and goes to the dirty areas. His game is high risk, high reward. Watch this little highlight video and see where he is during most of the plays. You can talk about his IQ in general as being suspect but his hockey IQ is solid. He knows where to go and he definitely has an abundance of skill. I believe he will step up his game when we need him to. I almost forgot that goal against Edmonton. I must have watched 15 times before i could move on from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Not sure why people are making a big deal. He needs the ice time to get up to speed so he can actually contribute and hopefully not get hurt again (especially on a nothing play.) It could also help build his confidence and hopefully he can help Utica get their first win and jump start something there. It's good for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananas Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 The conditioning assignment can last 14 days. So, Booth will be back (barring injury) in a couple of weeks at a maximum. Even with the rust that is currently on his game, he is still better than the 4th line we are rolling out right now. Anybody is an upgrade over Dalpe. I don't know why MG "targetted" this guy. The guy is terrible and needs to play in Utica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dral Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Anybody is an upgrade over Dalpe. I don't know why MG "targetted" this guy. The guy is terrible and needs to play in Utica. He had a ton of potential a few years ago and played a really strong possession game. His corsi was extremely high. Bad development or maybe bad motivation has hurt him quite a bit, but he's still young enough he could manage to become a 40-50pt player in the league if he actually pulls his sh!t together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Anybody is an upgrade over Dalpe. I don't know why MG "targetted" this guy. The guy is terrible and needs to play in Utica. We were desperate for center depth at the time. Eventually he will be back in Utica. They need him right now alot more than the Canucks do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webster6 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 One thing I noticed from that highlights video is that majority of booths goals are scored 5 feet or less from the net. He's not afraid to work in the gritty areas and drive the net. Those type of plays will be useful in the playoffs to knock in some of those ugly garbage goals on rebound opportunities. I'm disappointed in Booth thus far like everyone else, but I don't wanna give up on him quite yet, I want to see an 82 game season, or close to it, out of him first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Anybody is an upgrade over Dalpe. I don't know why MG "targetted" this guy. The guy is terrible and needs to play in Utica. Pretty sure Welsh was the guy targeted, Dalpe just got the first crack because of his waiver eligibility status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking mama Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 You see this video and he scores from the areas we need guys to score from the most... Yah. Watchin' Aladeen's clip of Booth's goals as a Canuck....makes me think Booth might be one of the missing X-factors...from their shoot-out roster. He does score a lot of his goals breaking-in...with speed. Hope he's still got those skills intact..& brings 'em to the table when team needs 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 1 shot on goal and a -1 for Booth through 2 and a half periods. Come on Booth, even Rome was able to light up the AHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sestito Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Send me a stream deniro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SedinNumberThree Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 2m Comets In Game @CometsInGame OH MY SO CLOSE! David Booth undresses the Monsters defense, beats Pickard but his backhander hits the iron. #UTIvsLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Send me a stream deniro? Don't have one. Just audio. http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/WKLLFM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 2m Comets In Game @CometsInGame OH MY SO CLOSE! David Booth undresses the Monsters defense, beats Pickard but his backhander hits the iron. #UTIvsLE Well that's promising at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sestito Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Well that's promising at least. He has that potential to be the guy who can just go from center ice to going forehand-backhand-shelf in an instant. Really hope he can get some confidence in his game, and avoid the injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
people please Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Booth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendythirteenthrashers Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 2 shots on goal.... Minus 1.... Dunno minutes but was on 2nd line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Comets In Game @CometsInGame OH MY SO CLOSE! David Booth undresses the Monsters defense, beats Pickard but his backhander hits the iron. #UTIvsLE Doesn't sound like he had a bad game, certainly not worse than the rest of the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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