Wood Stick
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Ansar Khan: Ryan Sproul out awhile; Call-Up 2?
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Wood Stick
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Some of these ideas may sound crazy BUT...
Jared Cowen - history with concussing Dats though
James De Haas - might have the skating ability to play here and there
Jared Cowen - history with concussing Dats though
James De Haas - might have the skating ability to play here and there
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Wood Stick
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Smith wasn't great but he could move the puck. That's the same reason why Spoul is playing. I think Russo can play 12 minutes a game and move the puck. I want to see him get a look personally as Lashoff was pretty poor his last time up, and we already have XO playing the same role but better.
We should have 7 defensemen. I just don't know how I feel about being down to one call-up as a last place team and wanting to see some forwards up. Mitch Callahan call-up looks eh if we call-up two D leaving only one forward unless an emergency. I'd like to see one D called up and then games for Nosek and 1 of Chevy/Lorito/Bertuzzi.
I think JDH could make some sense.. He's big and a good skater. Definitely not NHL ready, but neither are the guys in Grand Rapids and Ryan Sproul
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I'm fine with him being called up. But I'd rather he's just up full time next year. Now is a bad time to call up prospects. Ouellet is playing like a top 4 dman. Fringe one maybe but still top 4. And he's only 23-24. Still 5/6 years from his prime (I think dmen are 30? Still a couple anyway 25-26 (which are usually forwards)
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It has to be Russo! This dude is ready for a look. He is 24 and has looked consistently good.
McIlrath should be the 2nd call up as 7th D/spot duty.
McIlrath should be the 2nd call up as 7th D/spot duty.
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Be greatful the Wings will get to look at Russo. Hicketts will be busy in Grand Rapids trying to make Paetsch look half way decent out there and bail him out when Paetsch turns the puck over.
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Yeah I guess I missed that one.. My bad. Three call-ups remain. Wouldn't hate Hicketts getting some action for the hell of it.
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Agreed Callahan was definitely brought up before the deadline and he replaced Jurco when he was traded. So i don't think that Cally should count as a call-up.
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Not really a fan of it. I think we should bring up Renouf if we are going with a prospect D-man we should have a look at this year.
Hicketts has had a good transition to pro hockey, I think keeping him down through the year still working down there is the way to go.
Get him a cup of coffee next year where he figures out the whole reach issues he is going to have at the next level where they will really take advantage of his size. I want Hicketts to be a dominant AHL guy when he is called up.
Pete Wallner, the GR beat writer, seems to think Callahan is playoff eligible, which would mean that they used one of their callups on Callahan. Coreau too.
At least the small guys we draft seem to develop.
We've drafted a lot of big D-men over the past few years, but they don't even seem to make it to Grand Rapids.
To be fair, I don't think there is any development happening for Paetsch at this point. He's just in GR as a vet.
