All Things AHL 2018-2019

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PelleLindbergh

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Are the Blues finally going to get their own farm team? Not up to speed on this but would like to know.
 

stl76

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Thanks man! Good to have all the prospects under one roof.
You can say that again. Can't wait to see what Kostin and Walman in particular can do when they aren't getting jerked around with ice time.
 
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PelleLindbergh

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You can say that again. Can't wait to see what Kostin and Walman in particular can do when they aren't getting jerked around with ice time.
Kostin is going to do some damage, that's for sure. Walman got the short end of the straw last year being shuffled all over, probably didn't feel wanted in Binghampton, I think he plays well enough to be called up as the 1st injury replacement and forces the Blues hand..... well I can hope haha
 

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Rampage are shaping up to be a good team next season with all our prospects in the same place.
As a Blues fan, I am excited to see the Rampage as the Blues AHL affiliate. I made the 3 hour trip this last year for the first time to see the Rampage and some of the Blues prospects. Great facility, NHL level facility. Rampage fans were great, talked with a few in the lobbies between periods and they were all excited about the Blues coming in and taking over coaching and hockey operations. I think with all of the Blues prospects playing for one AHL team, the Rampage could become a serious AHL contender. I will be making many weekend trips to San Antonio when the Rampage are playing next year.
 

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I'll be interested to see where Sanford and Stevens line up for San Antonio. We have Blais and Foley on LW, then Kyrou(?), Kostin and Poganski on RW. Nice to have an AHL team with plenty of players who have a shot at being NHL'ers.
 

Zamadoo

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I'll be interested to see where Sanford and Stevens line up for San Antonio. We have Blais and Foley on LW, then Kyrou(?), Kostin and Poganski on RW. Nice to have an AHL team with plenty of players who have a shot at being NHL'ers.

I was thinking the same thing. I posted this in another thread:

Rampage
Blais-Sanford-Kyrou
Foley-Stevens-Kostin
Flynn-Sundqvist-Bennett
Kaspick-Musil-Poganski
Bleakley

Butler-Reinke
Mikkola-Walman
Wotherspoon-Lindbohm
Sergeev

Husso
Binnington

San Antonio is going to have a fun young hockey club to root for!
 
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mk80

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I was thinking the same thing. I posted this in another thread:

Rampage
Blais-Sanford-Kyrou
Foley-Stevens-Kostin
Flynn-Sundqvist-Bennett
Kaspick-Musil-Poganski
Bleakley

Butler-Reinke
Mikkola-Walman
Wotherspoon-Lindbohm
Sergeev

Husso
Binnington

San Antonio is going to have a fun young hockey club to root for!
Calder Cup here they come!
 
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MortiestOfMortys

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Sanford-Flynn-Bennett
Blais-Stevens-Kyrou
Foley-Kaspick-Kostin
MacEachern-Musil-Poganski
J. Thomas

Butler-Schmaltz
Walman-Reinke
Mikkola-Wotherspoon
Lindbohm/Sergeev

Husso-Binnington/Fitzpatrick
 
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Zamadoo

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Sanford-Flynn-Bennett
Blais-Stevens-Kyrou
Foley-Kaspick-Kostin
MacEachern-Musil-Poganski
J. Thomas

Butler-Schmaltz
Walman-Reinke
Mikkola-Wotherspoon
Lindbohm/Sergeev

Husso-Binnington/Fitzpatrick

Thanks, knew I was forgetting a couple (MacEachern and Thomas). I thought Flynn was a winger, and Blues like Sanford at C? Idk, just like the NHL lineup, lots of interchangeable pieces and no telling how it will all shake out.
 

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Sanford-Flynn-Bennett
Blais-Stevens-Kyrou
Foley-Kaspick-Kostin
MacEachern-Musil-Poganski
J. Thomas

Butler-Schmaltz
Walman-Reinke
Mikkola-Wotherspoon
Lindbohm/Sergeev

Husso-Binnington/Fitzpatrick

Do you think Schmaltz can clear waivers? I think he is stuck on the big team now. Unless JBO and Gunnarsson are healthy at the jump and we can send him down during camp. He may slip through then. But even that is iffy in my mind. A team lacking in RHD depth, and there are a ton, only has to take a $1M flyer on a guy who has been dominant in the AHL but blocked by the best RHD tandem in the NHL.
 

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Do you think Schmaltz can clear waivers? I think he is stuck on the big team now. Unless JBO and Gunnarsson are healthy at the jump and we can send him down during camp. He may slip through then. But even that is iffy in my mind. A team lacking in RHD depth, and there are a ton, only has to take a $1M flyer on a guy who has been dominant in the AHL but blocked by the best RHD tandem in the NHL.
Really depends when he would go on waivers. At the start of the year when all teams are sending players down and all teams are pretty much healthy, there's a decent chance he'd go unclaimed. During the season, someone would pick him up because of injuries. Brad Hunt got claimed.
 

Alklha

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I don't see any chance of Schmaltz going unclaimed. RHD are in short supply around the League and he's a very good AHL defenseman who has never had a real run in the NHL. He'd be traded before exposing him to waivers.

You know if we try that then he'll end up in Chicago.
 
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Coach Nate

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I don't see any way Schmaltz plays in San Antonio this year.

Here's my far too preliminary lineup guess:
Bennett-Sanford-Kostin
Blais-Flynn-Kyrou
Foley-Kaspick-Musil
MacEachern-Stevens-Poganski
Bleackley

J. Thomas to Tulsa

Butler-Walman
Wotherspoon-Lindbohm
Mikkola-Reinke
Sergeev

Husso
Binnington

Also saw an unverified tweet yesterday that the Blues signed winger Joey LaLeggia to a deal. If that turns out to be true, Poganski likely gets pushed out of the lineup, Musil goes to 4RW and LaLeggia, a one time 20 goal scorer and 40 point AHL player slots into the 3rd line perfectly.
 
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MortiestOfMortys

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I don't see any way Schmaltz plays in San Antonio this year.

Here's my far too preliminary lineup guess:
Bennett-Sanford-Kostin
Blais-Flynn-Kyrou
Foley-Kaspick-Musil
MacEachern-Stevens-Poganski
Bleackley

J. Thomas to Tulsa

Butler-Walman
Wotherspoon-Lindbohm
Mikkola-Reinke
Sergeev

Husso
Binnington

Also saw an unverified tweet yesterday that the Blues signed winger Joey LaLeggia to a deal. If that turns out to be true, Poganski likely gets pushed out of the lineup, Musil goes to 4RW and LaLeggia, a one time 20 goal scorer and 40 point AHL player slots into the 3rd line perfectly.

Huh. Looks like you’re right, it’s up on EliteProspects anyways

Joey LaLeggia at eliteprospects.com

Another pretty good pickup, he was a leader in Bakersfield last year. You don’t see too many LW/D combos
 

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I predict that Mikkola will be our #1 or 2 dmen after 1st or 2nd month. He won't play 3rd pair like some have noted here. He has played last couple seasons 22:00-24:00 TOI/GP in mens league. Hell no he'll be sheltered n to 3rd pair or 2nd.
 
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