Wiley is destined to be a Coyote.Wiley Sherman signed. ATO then ELC. O’Gara type.
I'll show myself out.
Wiley is destined to be a Coyote.Wiley Sherman signed. ATO then ELC. O’Gara type.
Fuckin' right.Wouldn't it be nice if there was a regional network that sometimes showed games of the local team's local minor league affiliate?
Oh well. Guess I'll watch Charlie Moore instead.
Where would they find the time to schedule it in since hockey plays every... once...... in..... a....... while?Wouldn't it be nice if there was a regional network that sometimes showed games of the local team's local minor league affiliate?
Spooner is an NHL player, and has had a better career than most of the other players selected in the 2nd round of the 2010 draft. Second round picks have around a 50/50 flameout rate of ever playing more than 15-20 NHL games. If JFK becomes Spooner 2.0 I won’t be disappointed. I know Bergeron ruined our expectations of 2nd round picks, but we shouldn’t look at developing a Ryan Spooner type from a 2nd rounder as a bad thing.I'm really worried that JFK will be Spooner 2.0
right, I think it is more likely he becomes Riley Nash 2.0, or Nate Thompson 2.0.Spooner and JFK are opposites. We wondered if Spooner would ever locate the inside of the defensive blue line. JFK’s biggest question is if his offensive game translates.
That's really what I was going at. I'm really worried that JFK's game and what the B's need out of him in the role they put him in will be as out of sync as it was with Ryan Spooner. Spooner isn't bad, he was just a bad fit.They’re opposites but an apt comparison value wise. They both have pretty high floors as role players.
I agree with this. And it’s why I think his floor is lower than some. Still, his 1B upside and the Riley Nash comparison are nice to have for a second round pick.right, I think it is more likely he becomes Riley Nash 2.0, or Nate Thompson 2.0.
I think he is a smart hockey player. I do think there is question whether the offense translate to become 2nd line type or high end 2 way 3rd line. At the same time, I think there is some open question as to whether he has the snarl to go along with the smarts to become a real 3rd line shutdown type C
I think most teams could benefit from exactly one player like Spooner (or Vanek, for another example) who is a weapon on the power play, and who, at even strength, should be stapled to the bench when you’re winning, and taking extra shifts when you’re losing.That's really what I was going at. I'm really worried that JFK's game and what the B's need out of him in the role they put him in will be as out of sync as it was with Ryan Spooner. Spooner isn't bad, he was just a bad fit.
Part of the problem is that Spooner just became pretty expensive ($4M/yr) for such a role player, especially for a team like the Bruins where there are other relatively cheap but good young players that will soon get pretty expensive.I think most teams could benefit from exactly one player like Spooner (or Vanek, for another example) who is a weapon on the power play, and who, at even strength, should be stapled to the bench when you’re winning, and taking extra shifts when you’re losing.
Edit: the Bruins do not agree with me
Some of them are streamed, but it's tough to get them consistently.Is it too much to ask for this teenage Bergeron to turn out as good as the last one?
Yeah?
Darn.
Looks like a fun team, though. Any chance any of these games will be on the NHL Network (or televised at all)?
Vladar probably has the highest ceiling. He was a 3rd round pick in 2015 and has spent the past 2 seasons playing professionally, mostly in the ECHL. He has 12 appearances in Providence with decent results, .915 save percentage. He’ll probably spend the full upcoming year in Providence.I know nothing about any of the goalies. Anyone to get excited about?
He'll be 26 when the season starts. He's OK as a Providence 1st and NHL 3rd string goalie. But there's a pretty good chance he's peaked and right now he's a below average NHL backup. That's disappointing.26-15-4 with a .914 SV% and a 2.52 GAA for the Pruins last season. His stats dropped from the 2016-2017 season, but from what I understand it was more because he had an increased workload (1k more minutes) because he wasn't splitting time with Malcolm Subban anymore.
While he was Drafted in 2010 (!!!!!), he didn't graduate from UND until 2015, so he's only had 3 seasons post-college. I'm honestly very OK with having him as the #1 in providence.
Depends upon how you define disappointment. McIntyre is the only one of the 4 goalies picked in that round to even get a cup of coffee in the NHL, and one of 6 players picked in that same round to appear in the NHL. Such is the risk of a 6th round draft pick.He'll be 26 when the season starts. He's OK as a Providence 1st and NHL 3rd string goalie. But there's a pretty good chance he's peaked and right now he's a below average NHL backup. That's disappointing.
And why is JFK playing with two grinders while Szwarz gets Cehlarik and Fitzgerald.Providence can drive me nuts at time. 3rd line is the most interesting line on the roster. And then Chris Breen playing top pairing D
Hughes is not all that promising anymore, but he's definitely not a grinder.And why is JFK playing with two grinders while Szwarz gets Cehlarik and Fitzgerald.
Looks like McIntyre was awful. Let in a bad angle goal, a point shot (although there was a screen), and got beat clean shorthanded on a shot from the circles. Ugly start for him.P-Bruins getting dominated tonight, down 3-0, Vladar in for Zane who stopped 7 of 10. With Providence being more important to the Bruins than usual this season, imo, do we want to start a (game) thread for them?
Same with Senyshyn - why is he still on the 3rd line this year?And why is JFK playing with two grinders...