Asham in Hartford...this will be fun.
The Pack is looking like a pretty tough bunch right now
Asham in Hartford...this will be fun.
The Pack is looking like a pretty tough bunch right now
i bet they can beat up some of the players on the Rangers roster if they fought each other... how does the Wolfpack have more grit and toughness than the parent Rangers which have 0 besides bonehead Dorsett
Kreider should be up.
Miller seems definite in terms of remaining in the team's future. Bringing up Kreider does several things.
1) Nash and Asham are the ones that are sent down. Two wingers. Miller, while he can play wing, is better off learning to be a center. Kreider is a wing.
2) Kreider being called up lets us see if he's gained some confidence back. He was slotted to be with the team from the get go. You want to see maturity and growth. What better time to let him loose and see if he's cut out for this team than when we're in a 1-4 hole?
3) Kreider isn't guaranteed to be a part of this team's future. You need to showcase him at the very worst case scenario. If he has no spot on the team and management knows this they'd be better off showcasing him than developing him. Maybe they can do a Zibinedjad/Kreider swap? Maybe something else evolves. Point is you can't shut that possibility out just cause you favor one prospect over the other.
4) You can't just call Miller up any time a forward spot is available. Develop him at a certain position. Wing is a need right now. Miller should be a C. Call up a damn wing. People don't get this concept. He's developing, do they really want to screw with that development?
Look around the league, there are kids playing all over the place. This notion we need to wait x amount of games, is ideal, yet irrelevant. Miller gives them better chance to win so miller gets called up. If we can overlook putrid play of vets why can't we get behind these kids. Kreider-miller-fast intrigues me. We need new blood.
I mentioned that Kreider should be up over Miller. My guess is that AV liked what he saw from Miller in pre-season. AV has no history with Kreider. All he saw was a player that, for the most part, was a no show in pre-season, when a spot was there for the taking.
What I don't like from AV, is that he had Miller on the 4th line and not at center.
Martin Biron was en route home to Buffalo when we caught up on the phone Tuesday afternoon. The trek had already allowed him to do some self-analysis and certainly some decompressing.
"I’m going to take a couple of days to think about things before I make a decision," Biron told ESPN.com. "I want to take some time to think about it all, talk to family and friends, and think about my next step."
Biron, who cleared NHL waivers Tuesday before being assigned to the AHL by the Rangers, has two options: report to Hartford (AHL) and see how things go from there or retire.
At this point, playing in Europe isn’t an option.
"No, those are the two options only," Biron said. "But I want to think this through. The last 48 hours have been pretty charged, I want to let the dust settle and the make an informed decision."
No insider stuff here, but I could see us signing both Prospal and Bryz for cheap, dumping Pyatt (for Tootoo??) and eventually bringing up one of Haley or Mashinter. Talbot and Miller might be temporary callups first
Word is that Marty Biron has jobs waiting in both English and French media should he choose to call it a career.
Marty would be a fantastic TV personality. Very articulate and has a great sense of humor. Hate to see his career potentially end like this, but it is what it is.
Marty would be a fantastic TV personality. Very articulate and has a great sense of humor. Hate to see his career potentially end like this, but it is what it is.
If I were him, I would take the year off, and then get into TV commentary. The guy is gold in front of a camera.
I just don't get the Prospal love. He has skill and was a nice player for us, but he is washed up now and there's a reason why he's still a UFA. Just give the kids a chance.
2 guys down. 5 or 6 more to go.
Asham
Pyatt
Boyle
Moore
Dorsett
Pouloit
Biron
3 of them stay. 2 more need to go.
Who replaces them?
Can't wait for this one.
This is setting up to be a classic case of you endorsing the garbage you don't know over the garbage you know.
My love children Kreider and Hagelin. Obvi.
Wouldnt it be more likely those 2 replace Pouliot/Zuccarello rather than your hated nemesis like Boyle and Pyatt?
Or are we continuing to throw individual roles and responsibilities out the window?
Or are we continuing to throw individual roles and responsibilities out the window?
Oh no. I love Boyle. Want him on the 4th line.
Love Zucc. Want him on the 3rd line.
Frustrated beyond belief with Pouloit. As every other team he's been on has been. So much skill, never puts it together.
Knew what to expect from Pyatt. He doesn't do much of anything.
Want Pyatt and Pouloit gone. Boyle shifted to 4th line with Moore and Dorsett.
Miller and Kreider with Callahan. Hags with Stepan and Nash. Richards with Zucc and Brassard.