Zippy316
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At that point you have to wonder if it's terrible drafting or terrible development. If you're drafting that high a player has to have a good amount of skill to his game.
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At that point you have to wonder if it's terrible drafting or terrible development. If you're drafting that high a player has to have a good amount of skill to his game.
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I've always heard so many Rangers fans questioning why we wasted first round draft picks on JF Damphousse and Ari Ahonen.
Even to this day still.
Al Montoya at #6 overall says hello.
Zajac and Schneider might be the best players taken in that first round after Blake Wheeler at #5th overall. Radulov is better than Zajac, but he probably still isn't in the league, regardless of who drafted him. So I'm not including him.
Stafford is the only debatable one taken after #5 overall. Dubnyk is an alright goaltender.
Chipchura, Korpikoski are middling fringe players now. Korpikoski was another Rangers 1st round bust from that draft. Ladislav Smid is a sub par defenseman that was taken 9th overall that year in 2004.
Mike Green was taken at #29, so he's been a better player than Zajac, just for his offense. Montoya is a journeyman backup goaltender and not ''Better than Brodeur and the best American born goalie of all time'' like Rangers fans said he would be.
Almost Everyone in round one else after #5 has either washed out of the league or never made it. Jessiman, Montoya, Korpikoski. 3 monumental first round busts for the Rangers in the 03 and 04 drafts.
Even to this day still.
Al Montoya at #6 overall says hello.
Zajac and Schneider might be the best players taken in that first round after Blake Wheeler at #5th overall. Radulov is better than Zajac, but he probably still isn't in the league, regardless of who drafted him. So I'm not including him.
Stafford is the only debatable one taken after #5 overall. Dubnyk is an alright goaltender.
Chipchura, Korpikoski are middling fringe players now. Korpikoski was another Rangers 1st round bust from that draft. Ladislav Smid is a sub par defenseman that was taken 9th overall that year in 2004.
Mike Green was taken at #29, so he's been a better player than Zajac, just for his offense. Montoya is a journeyman backup goaltender and not ''Better than Brodeur and the best American born goalie of all time'' like Rangers fans said he would be.
Almost Everyone in round one else after #5 has either washed out of the league or never made it. Jessiman, Montoya, Korpikoski. 3 monumental first round busts for the Rangers in the 03 and 04 drafts.
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Lorito scores the GWG in OT, 3-2 over Utica by splitting the defense and going top shelf.
http://ahl.neulion.com/ahl/video/utica-comets-vs-albany-devils/14286
http://ahl.neulion.com/ahl/video/utica-comets-vs-albany-devils/14286
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Going from highlights alone, it seems as if Kujawinski is progressing well in his first professional season...even if his numbers don't quite reflect that. It just appears he's more involved in the play, particularly the power play.
Zippy316
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That was a great goal by Lorito.
I really wonder if he will be able to translate some of his skill to the NHL level. I want to see him get an NHL deal and an opportunity at some point next year. As much as he's producing, he's always been a really smart player -- has played all three forward positions.
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He scored in today's 5-2 win @ Bridgeport.
So did Graham Black.
http://ahl.neulion.com/ahl/video/bridgeport-sound-tigers-vs-albany-devils/14298
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dont know if hes injured or just a healthy scratch but our d have been playing solid so wouldnt surprise me if hes odd man out
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He has an upper body injury and will also miss tomorrow's game according to the Albany site. Pietila has also picked up a (lower body) injury. Burlon follows O'Neill and Tropp in succumbing to the sickness bug.
That brings Faust and Johnson back in for the St. John's game.
Hulbig played a couple of seasons for us in Albany as one of those veteran 20 goal AHLers we had when the playoffs were out of reach; then he had been a Providence Friar.
Not quite the fortune Steve Kelly found in picking up a Stanley Cup though.
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6 game win streak for Albany.
Goal and 2 assists for Sislo. Has scored a goal in 8 straight games.
Goal and assist for Thompson, goal for Mckelvie, goal McPherson.
2 assists Lorito. 1 assist for Tropp and O'Neil.
Novak and Pelley led squad with 3 sog's apiece.
Quiet games for Black and Kujo. 1 sog(kujo) between them and a -1(Black).
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The 46-goal Jeff Williams season. John Madden with 98 points. First year I went to Rats games. A lot of fun.
Lost in the playoffs in double OT to Hamilton unfortunately.
I'll definitely have to make it home for some playoff games this year.
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It's proof that there is more talent in Albany this year than there has been in a very long time. Boucher is still 3rd in scoring for Albany with only 32 games played and Blandisi is still 6th with only 24 games played. Lorito and Sislo have been top 2 all year. In my opinion Lorito has been the driving force all season.
Next year they'll be even better with guys like Kujawinski, Pietila, Coleman all getting their feet wet with Pro experience and taking on more significant roles next year. They'll probably get Quenneville next year also.
My wish is Black staying healthy. So far in 2 seasons only 77 games. I think that has been devastating for his development. But 11 goals and 8 assist 19 points with 4 or 5 extended times out of the lineup mostly in a checking role is not that horrible. This is practically still his rookie season.
There's almost no way they are better next year. Blandisi and Boucher are almost certainly not going to be there, O'Neill will definitely leave, Tropp probably won't be there, Sislo could leave UFA, and they've been shooting lucky all year. That's a lot of talent to re-discover.
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No doubt Blandisi and Boucher will be a big loss...But they're already gone..and Tropp, Thompson and O'Brien are filling the gap. All pretty much dime a dozen career minior leaguers that you pick up and lose every season.
The Defense group is solid and may be getting Santini next year
The goaltending will be better by getting rid of Danis...
Scott Wedgewood - 0.932 12 games
Ken Appleby - 0.923 3 games
Yann Danis - .909 37 games
Coleman will return to the lineup and replace Blandisi -- He will do that rather easily in my opinion.
Quennville most likely will be in the lineup as well...
Kujawinski will get an expanded role. He has already since the middle of the season and the production has increased...before that he was often a healthy scratch, fully expect a step forward in his development next year.
We'll see, but I think all that can be better than this year.
They're not filling the gap. The A-Devils offense has gotten worse since they left. I couldn't help but notice that you left out Sislo who is leading the AHL in goals. The Devils aren't likely to find a replacement for him.
Helgeson probably won't be back. One of Kelly, Burlon, or Gragnani is almost certain to leave, and probably two of them. I do think the defense group is excellent, just not sure how long it stays together.
Ridiculous. A great 3 game sample from Appelby. A great 12 games from Scott Wedgewood. The goaltending is not likely to be better. Got any one game samples you want to cite? Rich Shulmistra did pretty well.
Blandisi put up 21 points in 24 games. Coleman will not likely replace that kind of productivity.
He'll be a 2nd/3rd line AHLer without a huge jump in his game.
This is a 3rd line player.
In short, there's lots of uncertainty with minor league teams every year since you never know who's going to go up to the big club and who will leave in free agency. Still, Sislo and Boucher were both on pace for 40+ goal seasons in the AHL; if both of those guys leave, it's near impossible to replace that kind of goal scoring.
The Devils have stuck a bunch of garbage above him on the depth chart even though their right wings are terrible. I don't think it's a sure thing that he's gone - far from it -- but I could very well see him leaving for a better chance elsewhere. He's only making $125,000 in the minors - that should at least double, and I'm not sure the Devils are willing to pay that for a guy they clearly don't think has any role in the NHL.
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