Confirmed with Link: Try-out Michal Cajkovsky - Signed to 1 year, two-way deal

[MinJaBen]

Soo... Rask + Fleury + ??

For Duchene

Probably a conditional 1st if there is any chance of convincing the Sens to trade him to the East.

 

[Wolfpuck]

I somehow totally missed the news. Congrats to Michal! He's earned it!

 

[Canes]

Missed the news as well. Really like the signing. Gives the flexibility to package Fleury or Bean for a center if Rask is out longer than expected/doesn't return to pre 2017 form and Aho doesn't work out at center.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Yep, I just don't have much insight into how good Dallas is with this stuff. I know people have loved their jumbotron antics for years. I just wonder if they do features like this that we learned from, or if our staff just saw they at a higher level in general and is putting their own spin on it. Either way, great stuff.

My guess is probably the latter. I think Canesvision did ok within their limits, but they were seriously behind the curve compared to what most pro sports orgs were doing (as we are seeing now). My hypothesis is that Dundon remembered going to a Stars game at one point and literally called them and said “please show these people what it’s supposed to look like”.

 

[cptjeff]

I never in my wildest dreams thought that we would have this type of embarrassment of riches when it comes to defensemen considering some of the lineups we've put on the ice. This is incredible and no one can take a night off because someone is looking to take you spot. I also agree with Anton. These CanesVisions are wonderful to watch.

Somebody should break down our current #6-12 D men and compare them to our 1-6 in some of the lean years. I'd probably be a hilariously depressing exercise.

 

[cptjeff]

My guess is probably the latter. I think Canesvision did ok within their limits, but they were seriously behind the curve compared to what most pro sports orgs were doing (as we are seeing now). My hypothesis is that Dundon remembered going to a Stars game at one point and literally called them and said “please show these people what it’s supposed to look like”.

Dundon took the entire media production staff to a Stars game last year IIRC.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Dundon took the entire media production staff to a Stars game last year IIRC.

Yep, that’s what we’re talking about

 

[DaveG]

Probably a conditional 1st if there is any chance of convincing the Sens to trade him to the East.

Conditional 1st if the Hurricanes make the playoffs and are able to re-sign Duchene, conditional 2nd if they are only able to do one of the two.

 

[Stickpucker]

Congrats to Cajovsky! The room looked genuinely excited.

 

[HisIceness]

Successful PTO is successful

Last one was.......

...I can't remember any. Surely someone made the team once on a PTO/Camp invite?

Chad LaRose?

 

[DaveG]

Lacouture.

LaRose had been signed as an UDFA by us in 03-04 and played in Florida and Lowell before making the Canes in 05-06

 

[A Star is Burns]

LaCouture didn't last, but that was the last year we made the playoffs. I think he even scored in the home opener against Florida.

 

[Ole Gil]

I remembering Larose getting a game misconduct in his preseason game during the pto.

 

[FreshSeabass]

Manny Malhotra was the last guy to make it on a PTO that i can recall.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Manny Malhotra was the last guy to make it on a PTO that i can recall.

Was he on a NHL PTO or AHL PTO? I can’t remember.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Manny Malhotra was the last guy to make it on a PTO that i can recall.

Completely forgot about him. Damn.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Was he on a NHL PTO or AHL PTO? I can’t remember.

Good memory, I think he may have signed an AHL-only contract then we signed him in ~December.

 

[FreshSeabass]

Was he on a NHL PTO or AHL PTO? I can’t remember.

Good memory, I think he may have signed an AHL-only contract then we signed him in ~December.

Yup. y'all are right it was AHL.

At the end of the 2013 NHL season, Malhotra became an unrestricted free agent. After being unsigned by an NHL team at the start of the 2013–14 season and looking to continue his playing career Malhotra signed a 25-game professional try out (PTO) contract with the AHL's Charlotte Checkers.[47] The Carolina Hurricanes signed Malhotra to a one-year two way contract on October 31[48] and he made his Carolina debut against the New York Rangers on November 2.

 

[Unsustainable]

Good memory, I think he may have signed an AHL-only contract then we signed him in ~December.

Correct, AHL was to see if he could play with 1 eye

 

[NotOpie]

True. But Fleury has had a really solid camp so far too. All I know is if we don't make a trade we will be benching a guy that deserves to be an NHL player no matter what.

Handedness, and also I think we really lose something with Fleury if he spends a big portion of his 22 y/o season sitting idle.

Everybody is sort of forgetting Fleury is waiver exempt. Best thing for him, assuming he doesn't make the top 6 is to go down to Charlotte and play 20 minutes a night, get some powerplay time, and continue to hone his game. I'm of the mind that he's actually had a good camp/pre-season despite a few brain farts. Give him a year in Charlotte and I think we'd all be surprised with what we've got. Otherwise, he's still a fairly valuable trade chip as part of a package.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Everybody is sort of forgetting Fleury is waiver exempt. Best thing for him, assuming he doesn't make the top 6 is to go down to Charlotte and play 20 minutes a night, get some powerplay time, and continue to hone his game. I'm of the mind that he's actually had a good camp/pre-season despite a few brain farts. Give him a year in Charlotte and I think we'd all be surprised with what we've got. Otherwise, he's still a fairly valuable trade chip as part of a package.

I’d be fine with that as well, though I don’t think Fleury has been so bad that he needs to go down a league. Playing him in Charlotte for a whole season seems unnecessary.

 

[geehaad]

I'd say he's been no better than the #7, though, and I'm guessing we'd all agree we'd rather see him get those 20 min per night in CLT rather than be the #7. And, if the other shoe finally drops with Faulk the way it appeared it would, you bring him back up, hopefully as a more well-rounded and confident player.

 

[WreckingCrew]

Everybody is sort of forgetting Fleury is waiver exempt. Best thing for him, assuming he doesn't make the top 6 is to go down to Charlotte and play 20 minutes a night, get some powerplay time, and continue to hone his game. I'm of the mind that he's actually had a good camp/pre-season despite a few brain farts. Give him a year in Charlotte and I think we'd all be surprised with what we've got. Otherwise, he's still a fairly valuable trade chip as part of a package.

I don't disagree...but how will that affect his play and desire to be part of the organization? Gotta be tough to establish yourself as an NHL player for a year (even if it's as a #6), then go back to the AHL because the team acquired more guys that slot ahead of you. Does it help or hurt his development after a year in the bigs?

 

[FreshSeabass]

I think front office would much rather move faulk than send fleury down.

 

[NotOpie]

Ultimately, I think we're all on the same page (well all of us but Haley). He's been better this camp/pre-season, but I don't want him sitting in the press box. I want him playing and if that means in Charlotte, I think that'd be best for all involved.

I'm kind of over trying to trade Faulk at this point as I think if we could actually have a powerplay that scored in the regular season like the one we've got cooking in the pre-season, that helps a whole lot. Besides, for the centers that might be available, Faulk isn't really the guy/assets that would go back the other way in my mind.