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[Official] 2015-16 Utica Comets Thread


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1 hour ago, Stierlitz said:

Ben Birnell @OD_Birnell 1h1 hour ago

Prust, who wore No. 8 with Canucks, will wear No. 26 for the #Comets and WILL NOT play with Utica this weekend (per @MarkCaswellJr).

does utica have too many forwards? Or they dont want to risk injury and likely move him between now and deadline. They did the same with Higgins tho it took him a week or so to play a game did it not?

 

Also welcome Weber or Cracknell to Utica soon im sure as well as we likely waive someone tomorrow to make room for Hamhuis, unless Benning makes  a trade over a waiver transaction

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19 hours ago, Yotes said:

does utica have too many forwards? Or they dont want to risk injury and likely move him between now and deadline. They did the same with Higgins tho it took him a week or so to play a game did it not?

 

Also welcome Weber or Cracknell to Utica soon im sure as well as we likely waive someone tomorrow to make room for Hamhuis, unless Benning makes  a trade over a waiver transaction

There are no roster limits in the AHL so too many forwards isn't a concern. I imagine that extra week as with Higgins, is to let him find a place to stay and get his affairs in order. They also probably want him to get in to a couple of practices before he jumps right in there. 

I think that Weber is next to the waiver wire and I think he has the greatest chance of being claimed of the three. 1.5 million for a Dman that could step into a lineup right away, but should be a 7/8, might keep teams away. Then again there are a lot of teams out there with plenty of cap space. I'd love to see Weber play for the Comets so I hope he clears.

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I have got tickets to both the games here vs the comets this weekend. I cant wait to see our canucks young guns play mostly subban and shinkaruk. Im also going to keep on eye on players like cassels,gaunce and pedan as well. It would of been good to see prust play this weekend but at least higgins is in the line up. Too bad John Scott is not playing any games this weekend vs utica I would of liked to see him play.

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Weber on the waiver wire.  If Adam Clendening was picked up by somebody off the wire, it seems Weber might be too, although they have to carry him on the NHL roster and absorb his 1.5 cap hit, which expires this year. Would love to see him in Utica as we need help at the blue line and he used to be pretty effective on the PP. 

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On 2/2/2016 at 4:42 AM, NameFaker said:

On Grenier: seems like he's developing along the lines of NHL15 where he takes until about 25 to develop into an effective fourth liner. I think that's next year for him. Thing is, I don't see how he bumps Dorsett or Etem from the line-up, so they might just hold him in the AHL paying him big bucks to be a leader on the team down there like Cal O'Reilly or someone similar.

Team needs a 13th (and possibly 14th) forward. That's Grenier IMO.

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52 minutes ago, Stierlitz said:

Radio as usual - go to the Comets web site and click "Listen Live KRock 94.9"

I seen that someone is streaming icecaps games live and free on youtube here is the link to their channel. Im not sure If it works  but if it does its better then just listening to radio.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5DV7DrOkLRLCChmTsLYYrw

 

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1 hour ago, J.R. said:

Team needs a 13th (and possibly 14th) forward. That's Grenier IMO.

This^

Grenier would be pretty much the opposite of Dorsett; instead of quick and not overly large but feisty, Grenier comes in vs big teams that may not have the fastest skaters in the world. That, or if the opposition has a somewhat smaller defense, then he can get in on the PP, standing in front of the net. Expecting him to be third line winger, at this point, I believe would be unrealistic.

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