Condra was down there this year too. I guess TB doesn't mind paying guys NHL money down there.
It's a hard cap league, and Quick is the #1 guy unless injured.
we say this about almost every depth player the kings have that play more often than they should.Thank God Andreoff is gone. Worst player in the NHL
which happens enough to keep me worried throughout the season
Kings are a team that need a Bernier / Greiss / R. Miller / Kuemper etc etc etc type of backup; a goalie that can do some 1A when needed
not guys like Campbell / Budaj / Zatkoff - players that shake and wobble and make every save seem mammoth mostly due to their own anxieties
I guess you didn't like the fact that he was undefeated in regulation in his 4 NHL starts with us or his .924 save pct. I'll take that for a new kid any day. Give him some time to get the league under his feet. Kid was a 1st round draft pick for a reason. He just needs to prove it all season. Kings staff are confident in his abilities, and the move didn't happen last year without Ranford's blessing.
Why would the Kings go with Jack Campbell as their backup over Budaj?
Unfortunate. Liked his game when in Oshawa, thought he may make a decent 4th line energy guy in the NHLSucks at fighting, sucks at hockey.
AHL All-Star his first season in the organization.Hilarious that Cal Peterson chose LA over Buffalo.
Hilarious for Cal, that is.
Hilarious that Cal Peterson chose LA over Buffalo.
Hilarious for Cal, that is.
Jack Campbell is that bad???
For where he was drafted sure. He's a fine backup goalie. Budaj is perfect as a mentor for Petersen.He's essentially a bust.
I don't think Andreoff winds up on our NHL roster. This is just us giving Budaj back to a team where he had some success, and clearing the way for Domingue to take over the back-up job. Yzerman probably said, "What'll you give us?" and then said "yes" before he got an answer.
Syracuse always seems to have a tough guy, while having one in TB is pretty rare.
That’s why I’m hoping Erne can show enough to stick around. The kid has a mean streak that is sorely lacking on our roster. If he can bring that on a consistent basis, avoid injuries (which unfortunately he hasn’t been able to do thus far in his career), and score the occasional dirty goal in front of the net he could be a welcome addition to our bottom six.
At 18, that kid looked like a sure-fire NHLer. Reports came out way later that management actually gave some legit thought to putting him on the team that year, a year where there was a log-jam.
Strange case. I'm on the fence with whether or not I have any hope left for him. He did a lot of good things last year, but couldn't seem to turn those good things into results. At least not the kind of results that keep a kid in the NHL.
At 18, that kid looked like a sure-fire NHLer. Reports came out way later that management actually gave some legit thought to putting him on the team that year, a year where there was a log-jam.
Strange case. I'm on the fence with whether or not I have any hope left for him. He did a lot of good things last year, but couldn't seem to turn those good things into results. At least not the kind of results that keep a kid in the NHL.