Minor League Thread 2017-18: Part VIII

[ManUtdTobbe]

As expected Joe Mormina is the new Assistand Coach for Hartford.

Don't know much about him other then he was super respected around the AHL as a player.

 

[cozandeffect]

As expected Joe Mormina is the new Assistand Coach for Hartford.

Don't know much about him other then he was super respected around the AHL as a player.

Used to watch him play at Colgate. He was one of the worst players on the team his last year and got a contract basically because he was big. I haven't followed him after that but hopefully it works out.

 

[nyr2k2]

Used to watch him play at Colgate. He was one of the worst players on the team his last year and got a contract basically because he was big. I haven't followed him after that but hopefully it works out.

For a defensive defenseman he posted decent numbers over a long AHL career, half of which he spent wearing an A or C. So he must have brought something to the table other than size.

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

I have no idea if he was a good AHL player or not, i just stated that he was very well respected, don't have to be good to be respected

 

[Raspewtin]

Maybe it's different in the AHL but i doubt it. I don't know the mental aspect though, maybe it makes your young players "feel" safer even if they're not actually safer.

This is called security theatre and it's rampant in all of society, not just sports.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_theater

 

[Osminator]

Hartford Hockey
3 hrs ·

Best of luck to Jeff Malcolm who announced his retirement from hockey the other day.

 

[Irishguy42]

Gotta wonder why.

Maybe realized he wasn't really going to get anywhere and that his Yale degree is worth more than playing minor league hockey.

 

[cwede]

Gotta wonder why.

Maybe realized he wasn't really going to get anywhere and that his Yale degree is worth more than playing minor league hockey.

Actually it was a surprise he spent 4 years on AHL deals, talk was he would go grad school or work after both year 1 and 2
If he'd ever earned an NHL deal, with bonuses and benefits and pension, there might be reason to keep at it
He's 28 and highest # AHL games season was 14

That national title will always be his hockey career highlight
Time to build life after hockey

Good for him he took a shot at it
Playing goal in E has got to be hard, rosters change almost every game

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

Gotta wonder why.

Maybe realized he wasn't really going to get anywhere and that his Yale degree is worth more than playing minor league hockey.

Kinda like Ned Braden

 

[BBKers]

Kinda like Ned Braden

But Ned had Real scouts looking at him. Malcolm not so much

 

[B17 Apricots]

Does anyone know the deal with Henrik Samuelsson? Should they take a flier on him and see if he can jumpstart his career again in Hartford?

 

[Irishguy42]

Hartford is not re-signing Joly. He signed with the San Antonio Rampage.

 

[Joey Bones]

As per eliteprospects, Joly signs AHL deal with San Antonio....

Will be the next JAM.

 

[Irishguy42]

As per eliteprospects, Joly signs AHL deal with San Antonio....

Will be the next JAM.

Maybe. Maybe not.

 

[Matz03]

Maybe. Maybe not.

Still disappointed they couldn't bring him back. He's a creative player in the ahl, something the team doesn't have much with their forwards.

 

[nyr2k2]

Wasn't this another situation where they offered him an AHL deal but he wanted to hold out for an NHL deal? Or am I confused? Sometimes guys just don't want to sign with a particular organization and there's not really anything you can do about it.

 

[cwede]

Wasn't this another situation where they offered him an AHL deal but he wanted to hold out for an NHL deal? Or am I confused? Sometimes guys just don't want to sign with a particular organization and there's not really anything you can do about it.

yes, what Joly told local HWP reporters was, he was hoping for NHL deal, before accepting AHL w Hartford
but he didnt do that, maybe something changed with Drury or McCambridge

 

[nyr2k2]

yes, what Joly told local HWP reporters was, he was hoping for NHL deal, before accepting AHL w Hartford
but he didnt do that, maybe something changed with Drury or McCambridge

Certainly possible. He also may feel that even on an AHL deal he had a better opportunity for advancement in the Colorado organization.

Either way, I wouldn't get too upset. He could absolutely become JAM v2, but he's far more likely to never amount to an NHL player.

 

[cwede]

good for Hughes, when healthy, he was steady guy on back line for HWP

Hughes was under contract to the Rangers last season.

 

[Irishguy42]

http://www.courant.com/sports/hockey/hc-jacobs-column-drury-pack-0829-20170828-column,amp.html

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Drury is one of my favorite players of the last decade. Great character, great personality. Yes, he knees were shot. Yes, he wasn't playing great. But it isn't his fault he was offered such a huge deal. He was still a better captain than Ryan Callahan

 

[Osminator]

Still waiting for a AAAA AHL Superstar Forward to be signed for the Pack...

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

Still waiting for a AAAA AHL Superstar Forward to be signed for the Pack...

They got 2 in Carey + Schneider? Both were top-5/10 on every "TOP AHL UFA"-lists.

 

[cwede]

another vet for HWP

Whitney began last season under contract to Arizona, playing for Tucson of the AHL, before a midseason trade saw him traded to Colorado, where he finished up the season with San Antonio.

 

[cwede]

Kosmachuk added today on AHL deal

6 vets at F is a lot - Whitney, Carey, Schnieder, Kosmachuk, Selleck, DeSalvo

Assume Nieves, Gropp, Kovacs, Stromwall, Tambo, Fogarty, Catenacci lead the young Fs
That maybe leaves guys like Leedahl, Lettieri, Fontaine, Chapie to Greenville