Confirmed with Link: Guess who's back? Back again? (Wild claim Prosser)
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gphr513
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Better to admit your mistakes than continuing to live with them. Prosser is not a good Dman, but he can give you 10 minutes a night on the right side and go sit in the pressbox when you don't need him.
gphr513
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Prosser is not awful, which is what Quincey was in my mind, so we upgraded.
Also, the added lulz of Prosser being back AGAIN is lovely.
Also, the added lulz of Prosser being back AGAIN is lovely.
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Quincey was bad because he provided no offense while being a complete liability. Prosser is only half that equation, so it's an upgrade. He's like a bad penny... if you actually kind of liked that penny because you'd been through some stuff together, but in the end, it is just a penny.
I feel as though they should just play whoever is playing well. Right now, I'd give Reilly another chance, keep Olofsson in because he's been playing well, and sit Prosser. If Reilly stinks it up a couple games, throw Prosser in and sit Reilly, or send him to Iowa. Promotion and demotion by merit.
I feel as though they should just play whoever is playing well. Right now, I'd give Reilly another chance, keep Olofsson in because he's been playing well, and sit Prosser. If Reilly stinks it up a couple games, throw Prosser in and sit Reilly, or send him to Iowa. Promotion and demotion by merit.
lol at the idea that Prosser is an upgrade over Quincey. He gets put on waivers everywhere he goes. They are both chit. They should have signed free-agent Zidlicky. He actually looked decent with the Isles the last time he played.
At the very least he's an upgrade in that he plays on the right and doesn't force one of Olofsson/Reilly to play their off side. I hope that one of the AHL guys can step up and keep Prosser in the pressbox, though.
He's also an upgrade in that he seems to be well-liked in the locker room. I don't know what Quincey's deal was, but it sounds like he wasn't. Not that Prosser is going to fix the team's mood, but maybe the combination of the entire forward corps getting called out by Fletcher and the addition of a friendly face will help spark something.
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gphr513
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Prosser will obviously not change our fortunes too much, but whenever Prosser plays, I don't feel that he is consistently awful, like Quincey was.
With Prosser at least you get those times where he kinda fades away and you don't really notice him, which for a bottom pairing defenseman, is just fine.
I remember Prosser playing some oddly good games near the end of last season. He is a RHD, and knows his limitations.
Big plus is that we have our whipping boy back. We can leave Dumba alone now.
I think the team will respond to a move like this. They aren't stupid. They know that they have to be better, or changes will be made. This is not a team in rebuilding mode. They are built to win now.
Big plus is that we have our whipping boy back. We can leave Dumba alone now.
I think the team will respond to a move like this. They aren't stupid. They know that they have to be better, or changes will be made. This is not a team in rebuilding mode. They are built to win now.
So this is what...the 3rd time we've brought him back? I think he's rightfully earned the new nickname "Boomerang."
The mistake was not to sign Prosser before the season. Would have saved cap space and is a BEAST of a 7th D! Should have also signed Hendricks!
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Nah.
Prosser on the Wild is like canned beans. Not your first choice, probably not your second choice either, but they will be there when you need them. And while occasionally providing certain side effects, they are something that is often overlooked. And like beans, Prosser, too, is inexpensive and will do in a pinch.
Welcome back, Nate. I've missed ya, scrappy.
Welcome back, Nate. I've missed ya, scrappy.
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BagHead
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I like it, and I'm going to use it. You'll be the only other person who'll know who I'm talking about.
Are we getting the career averages out of either player, or are we simply getting what they're capable of this year? It's not that Prosser is good, it's just that Quincey was spectacularly awful for us for the last 10 games or so. That's roughly half of the time he's played here. I don't know that Prosser will be better for sure, but he was a lot better last year than Quincey has been this year.
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Looking up career numbers to determine who is better right now would be pretty stupid, but just for fun I looked anyway. Guess what I figured out? Prosser is absolutely an upgrade on Quincey.
gphr513
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Like, their offensive stats? It doesn't really matter to me that Quincey has a career p/g ratio of .26 compared to Prosser's .13
We don't need offense from our 6th defenseman, we just need someone to not be awful on defense.
What version of Prosser are we getting? Last year he was fine as the 6/7 d-man. The year before he was awful to watch on the ice (I really felt that the Wild were going to give up a goal every shift of his).
He can't be killed. He is the cockroach of the Wild's D. Even after a nuclear war he will still be on our 3rd pairing.
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