If Hamilton got an nhl team, then Toronto would want one.
anyone remember that kids' book "if you give a mouse a cookie..."?
well
"if you give an ontario suburb an nhl franchise..."
If Hamilton got an nhl team, then Toronto would want one.
anyone remember that kids' book "if you give a mouse a cookie..."?
So PDG is a bust in most eyes?
you mean this one?:
maybe he will make the hcanes this year then.
PDG has the potential to become a guy like Tlusty, a glue guy who can attack the net and pot in empty net goals but won't dominate you with his size or strength.
A "few years" is a bit open, so I'll say ~17-18 season and go with a somewhat optimistic "most of our prospects pan out" scenario. First, I think the Canes are drafting top 5-10 this year so will get a winger in the draft. Still the Forwards are much more difficult than the D.
Skinner - E.Staal - Jesse Puljujärvi
Aho - J. Staal - Lindholm
PDG - Rask - Nestrasil
McGinn - Bishop - Karlsson
Tolchinsky
Hanifin - Faulk
Fleury - Pesce
Carrick - McKeown
Murphy, Slavin
Lack
Nedeljkovic
Defense and goaltending is solid. Forwards would require a lot of players to develop into scorers or would still be weak, especially with E. Staal at 33.
I still feel like Ned's got two more seasons of developing before he is on the big squad. He needs one more year of juniors. Then year two he gets the starting gig with the Checkers, a prospect like him needs to get those consistent starts, keep him fresh, and keep him learning. He may get a call up or two in year two if there is an injury on the Canes, and the Canes might test him out depending on how important the games are during the callup. Year 3, 2017-2018 season is when we should expect him to at least hold a back up job on the NHL squad, getting a minimum of 25 games.
On the other hand Daniel Altshuller, Josh Wesley, Brock McGinn, and especially Jacob Slavin were class acts and were fantastic to talk to. They were very engaging and seemed to care very much about the fans we were. So I've got a soft spot for all of them to hopefully succeed someday in a Canes uniform haha! All the fans cleared out from the autograph session and me and my friend got to talk to Slavin for a solid 10 or so minutes. Was cool to hear all the things he had to go through to get to where he was, was just a very down to earth dude to talk to. Wish I could of gone back to the summer fest this year to connect with those guys.
Yeah, I agree. That's why in my post that you quoted, I said this was my guess at a line-up for the 17-18 season. I wasn't implying he, or even many of the others on that list, would be ready before that. Even for guys like Slavin, Pesce, Bishop, Aho, etc...if they make it to the NHL, it's probably 2-3 years.
My point being, we shouldn't assume all these guys are comfortable talking to fans or being in front of people at an event like summerfest. It doesn't mean they are an *******, it just means they have a less open personality. Again, I'm not saying this is the case with PDG, just a possibility.
I preface this by saying I don't know what PDG is like, nor have I ever met him. Sometimes though, it's not that people are an ass, it's that they aren't overly comfortable in groups and/or openly speaking to others. I remember when my kids were young and getting Canes autographs round 2006 ish. Brindy came out and while he did sign autographs, he barely spoke and it seemed like he couldn't get out of there fast enough. You could just tell he was uncomfortable, even though he was a many year veteran and had done this 1000s of times. If I didn't know about the player ahead of time, I would have come away with a very negative attitude toward him. Kevyn Adams and Justin Williams were the opposite. All smiles, talking to the kids, asking questions and hung around chatting for a while, etc.. Eric Staal vs. Chad LaRose is another example. Staal looks like a fish out of water talking to people, crowds, etc. LaRose revels in it.
My point being, we shouldn't assume all these guys are comfortable talking to fans or being in front of people at an event like summerfest. It doesn't mean they are an *******, it just means they have a less open personality. Again, I'm not saying this is the case with PDG, just a possibility.
PDG is just angry because he's a Michigan guy. Aaron Ward rubs me the wrong way at times too. 2007 was so great.
Game 2 vs NJD was the best game I've ever been to. Of course, I've only been to a handful of playoff games: everything in the first 2 rounds of 2006 and Game 5 of the Sabres series. That was fun too. Honorable mention to the regular season game versus the Flyers that year that ended in a 8-6 win.
Honorable mention to the regular season game versus the Flyers that year that ended in a 8-6 win.
And what a game that was. Too bad I couldn't convert anyone that season. Hockey was too much of a "yankee" sport for them
not entirely surprising
you do live in the nascar part of the state