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Sprong at the very least will get the 9-game tryout. He's still rough around the edges, but he's done everything to deserve it. Unlike a number of guys who were thought to have a good shot at making the team.
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Without a doubt he has been the best young player at camp. You worry about whether a 18 year old is physically strong enough, and mentally tough enough to take the grind of the NHL. Well I think he answered the first part of that during camp, and the other part might not be an issue if he's only here for 9 games. I don't see how playing in the Q again really helps his game, the question is does he play well enough to secure a spot on the third line? I'm not sure it helps his development playing 8 minutes a night on the fourth line in the NHL.Sprong at the very least will get the 9-game tryout. He's still rough around the edges, but he's done everything to deserve it. Unlike a number of guys who were thought to have a good shot at making the team.
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Kevin Porter and David Warsofsky on waivers today.
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Nikita Markitin on waivers from Edmonton. If Scuderi disappeared I would be interested.
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With Porter on waivers I assume Farnham.has made the team.Hopefully as nothing more than the thirteen forward.Kevin Porter and David Warsofsky on waivers today.
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Gonchar reportedly released
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https://twitter.com/emptynetters/status ... 2210621440
Pouliot, Dea, Rust to WB/S. Gonchar released.
Pouliot, Dea, Rust to WB/S. Gonchar released.
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Like Crosby? I think he'll still make it but he really needs work on the defensive aspects of his game to be a top #1 center. He also seems to be too pass happy and really forces it at times. Those no-look drop-passes aren't going to cut it in the big leagues.Sprong at the very least will get the 9-game tryout. He's still rough around the edges, but he's done everything to deserve it. Unlike a number of guys who were thought to have a good shot at making the team.
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Deserves it, looked pretty good, and I get him and Wilson mixed up because of how uninteresting they both are.https://twitter.com/emptynetters/status ... 2210621440
Pouliot, Dea, Rust to WB/S. Gonchar released.
Great call on letting Gonch go. It certainly wasn't a bad idea to have him around DP and Maatta in the preseason but that's enough of that
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Tangradi on waivers...
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Can't say I disagree with any of those moves. Porter is probably first call-up if a bottom six guy goes down...never looks out of place up in the show, just not always usable...signing of Cullen pushed him down a peg...
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Wonder if Gonchar sticks on the coaching staff.
Would be amazing if Sprong made team but won't be surprised when he is sent back to juniors after 9 games.
Would be amazing if Sprong made team but won't be surprised when he is sent back to juniors after 9 games.
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so lines opening night:
Kunitz-Crosby-Kessel
Plotnikov-Malkin-Hornqvist
Perron-Bonino-Dupuis
Bennett-Cullen-Sprong
Well balanced, I like Bennett on the LW more when he plays a defensive role. Put Bonino down there when Fehre is back and that's a deep team.
Defense though, not so much until Cole, Clendening and Dumoulin show they can be dependable top 5 guys.
Kunitz-Crosby-Kessel
Plotnikov-Malkin-Hornqvist
Perron-Bonino-Dupuis
Bennett-Cullen-Sprong
Well balanced, I like Bennett on the LW more when he plays a defensive role. Put Bonino down there when Fehre is back and that's a deep team.
Defense though, not so much until Cole, Clendening and Dumoulin show they can be dependable top 5 guys.
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I've seen very little of the pre-season action:
Clendening or Erixson?
Clendening or Erixson?
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From what I saw, Clendening looked pretty stable. He's a RH shot as well so that might help his chances to get into the lineup.I've seen very little of the pre-season action:
Clendening or Erixson?
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https://twitter.com/JennMenendez/status ... 1788318721Wonder if Gonchar sticks on the coaching staff.
Looks like that may happen.
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I'm glad they didn't sign Gonchar. Would be good to see him on the staff though.
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What happened to Kühnhackl, is he injured?
Edit: yes.
Edit: yes.
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I wish people would stop say this about Maatta. He went back to London for a year after being drafted.Yohe put up a bunch of Rutherford quotes.
On Sprong’s rapid development: “Anytime a guy comes out of his draft year and does something like this – it’s like Olli Maatta, almost – that’s exceptional. He’s played very well.”
What a ****in' idiot. He was absolutely terrible and this confirms that we're in for another year of veteran blowing and hypocritical accountability standards. Not that this was ever really in question.On Rob Scuderi: “He’s a steady force. Even when something goes wrong or when he’s on the ice for a couple of goals against, he’s still a steadying force. He’s a veteran. He showed it again in camp. He’s made his way onto our top six.”
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That quote on Scuderi is sort of bylsmaesque.
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Yes, we can count on that.Even when something goes wrong or when he’s on the ice for a couple of goals against
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I believe he meant to say "and".
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I just realized that Scuderi will be 37 in December.
I do not blame him for no longer being effective at that age. I do not blame him at.
I do not blame him for no longer being effective at that age. I do not blame him at.
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Maybe they can trade Pouliot for a defenseman.
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