Good luck for Croatia this summer - you’re their only hope!
Confirmed with Link: Canes sign Swiss Defenseman Michael Fora
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Good luck for Croatia this summer - you’re their only hope!
DaveG
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Possible as Brown was only brought back on a one-year deal. Fora's still young enough that they may see a good bit of NHL potential in him especially after a breakout season.
At worst this really helps balance things for us since we're so LHD heavy:
Slavin - Pesce
Hanifin - Faulk
Fleury - TVR
Bean - McKeown
Carrick - Fora
Samuelsson - Martin
Will be interested to see if we sign De Jong next season, a bit surprised that we didn't sign Jenkins but
Svechhammer
THIS is hockey?
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Well I really hope we signed him Fora good price
....I'll see myself out....
....I'll see myself out....
Incubajerks
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Unfortunately I did not understand this. However in Croatia I go there only on vacation
Hulkacaniac
You MUST
I believe he was referring to a luka not a Luca.Unfortunately I did not understand this. However in Croatia I go there only on vacation
My mind went to Luca brasi
Unsustainable
Seth Jarvis is Elite
I’ve been waiting Fora news on something today
tarheelhockey
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Darling positioning himself to retire with the Canes and get some of that sweet scout money.
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What will his scouting report look like? Yep, he could score on me... Might be my chance to get a look at the big leagues.
Vagrant
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in awe at the size of this lad.
Svechhammer
THIS is hockey?
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Cane mutiny
Ahoy_Aho
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I'm glad the Canes are starting to reach out to other European leagues with their scouting recently. It opens up a lot more possibilities for us.
My Special Purpose
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I'm glad that we're opening up training camp to be a true competition. And I'm glad we're adding quality depth instead of warm bodies. No NHL player should ever feel comfortable with his role and roster spot. I imagine a lot of folks are looking at these signings and getting a little antsy. I think that's a good thing.
cris10
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He played a very good WC and is the youngest captain in Ambris history.
HisIceness
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His name said fast sounds like a more expensive Formica material.
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Great pickup for you guys. Terrific young stay at home defenseman. Unfortunately, we don't have too many of those in Switzerland. He's gonna be a good one and unlike other Swiss players with more talent he has the work ethic it takes to be a regular in the NHL. Fora isn't gonna wow anybody offensively but he's easily good enough to play some solid minutes as 3rd-6th defender down the stretch. He's also a righty so there's another plus.
Cane mutiny
Ahoy_Aho
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Thanks for the input. Nice to hear from fans who know him. We heard he has a good personality and positive attitude, too. That's always welcome, can't wait to see how he fits.
Bunch of Jurcos
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And his name is Mike Fora -cue the horns- The champ is here?
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To be honest, despite being Swiss, I usually don't have time to watch a lot of Swiss hockey (level is fair but I prefer NHL) so others might know him better than me. I like him as a player though and he's come along nicely. He was also one of the pleasant surprises at the world championships which is probably why the Canes wanted him.
The fact that Fora accepted a two way contract tells you everything you need to know about him. Not many Swiss players would be prepared to do that. NLA is much more convenient than AHL which is why there still aren't too many Swiss in the NHL...it's not because of a lack of talent in our country, that's for sure. Fora played in NA before and the smaller ice fits his game. I'm positive that he has what it takes to play at least 3rd pairing minutes in the NHL. He might need some time to adjust his game though.
Kipper933
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Cardiac Jerks
Asinine & immoral
What changed other than our already insane defensive depth getting a little bit deeper with the Cajkovsky signing?
May be mutual - he probably sees that he's not making the Canes anytime soon and wants to go back over and make more money.
Cardiac Jerks
Asinine & immoral
He can’t possibly have expected to be on the big team this year.
DaveG
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eh even if not he's only gotten one game in with Charlotte and he's below McKeown on the depth chart. I actually wouldn't be surprised if he was expecting one of our other dmen to be traded clearing the log-jam there a bit.
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Why not? Maenalanen sure did.
Change "Canes" to "Checkers" in Anton Dubinchuk's post and I think it becomes clear. He wasn't playing regularly for the Checkers before Fleury was sent down. That's only less likely now.
This isn't leaving regular minutes in Charlotte to go back to Europe. This is leaving the Bojangles press box to go back to Europe.
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