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They start on the 12th I believe.Have the Growlers played yet?
They start on the 12th I believe.Have the Growlers played yet?
I think Bracco will replace Kapanen next season. We have to clear some salary off the books to make room to extend Barrie and Muzzin
We don't need to re-sign both Barrie and Muzzin, especially if they want ridiculous demands.
We can fit Barrie at 8 and Muzzin at 6 if Kerfoot and Kapanen are gone
I think Bracco will replace Kapanen next season. We have to clear some salary off the books to make room to extend Barrie and Muzzin
Kerfoot? The Leafs need him more than AJ or Kap.We can fit Barrie at 8 and Muzzin at 6 if Kerfoot and Kapanen are gone
there were reports earlier that Barrie was asking for 8, so hopefully after negotiations that number can be closer to 7We can fit Barrie at 8 and Muzzin at 6 if Kerfoot and Kapanen are gone
Rasanen also listed as the 7th defenceman for Jokerit. IDK what's the point of calling him up to get maybe 10 mins of ice time. He was getting more then 20 mins of ice time with K-Vantaa, and doing well there.
He shot himself and his career in the kneecaps going back to Finland. Damn shame. Imagine where he might be today with 2 years under Barb Underhill and Chief Keefe.
I'd rather him be in Finland than in the OHL or ECHL, and at least we hold his rights indefinitely while he's over there.
Right now the Marlies don't exactly have a ton of room for RD, and he needs to improve some more before we consider giving him an ELC.
Why? It's been like 2 years since he played meaningful minutes. The professional vs junior debate is immaterial if you're barely playing.
It's also immaterial, if you aren't good enough to get an ELC. Maybe give the guy an AHL contract, and stick him in the ECHL, but he obviously doesn't want that. It was his job to become good enough to even warrant being in our system, and that hasn't happened. It's basically a nothing sandwich at this point.
I think Rasanen should have went to Finland or Sweden. Competition is a little easier, he'd get a big role and more minutes. Similar to Lindgren and Kivihalme.
I don't believe that player potential is so determined that staying in North America wouldn't have had an effect vs the path he's chosen.
I really think the bottom6 on the Marlies should be filled with kids trying to push up the lineup with the top6 filled with NHL depth trying to get onto the team. I really really don't like how many NHL depth players are on the team, if they are not good enough to be in the top6 in the AHL they won't ever be good enough to be in the bottom6 in the NHL
He went to the KHL though. That's a tough league. He should have tried Liiga or the SHL. Like the players I mentioned. He would have been eating top-4 minutes the past two seasons against quality competition.He did go to Finland, and isn't getting minutes. He's not good enough there.
Kossila would be a top 6 guy, and we don't really have too many center prospects on the Marlies. Brooks is going to play, and Elynuik will still get a fair amount of ice time even with the vets in the lineup. The rest are on the Growlers where they probably should be.
Hollowell shouldn't be on the Growlers