Remember when folks thought Bleackley had a good shot of making the Blues out of camp? Good times.
I didn't have high hopes for Bleackley but I did expect him to be able to hold down a 3rd line AHL job. 2 goals in 44 games for the Wolves? Yikes. I know points aren't everything but the few Wolves games I've seen he's looked slow and behind the play a bit.
3 assists in his 1 ECHL game so far so that's good at least but I think that knee injury he had a couple years ago completely derailed his career.
I didn't mind the Bleackley pick but i also didn't expect much from him. There's a reason both the Avs and Yotes had no intention of signing him and would rather have accepted a 2nd round pick instead.
IIRC he was viewed as one of the safer 1st rounders in 2014. Thought to have a relatively high floor due to his two-way game. I'm fine using a 5th round pick on him, but he's quite clearly going nowhere near the NHL.
Speaking of guys whose careers are falling off a cliff, Ty Rattie hasn't scored since being sent down to the AHL and has just 1 assist in 9 games. He scored 31 goals as an undersized rookie in that league. I feel like he's just given up and is looking forward to playing in Europe next season.
I have a friend whose son was a prospect in San Jose's system. I'm not sure if he played in the AHL or not, but he never made it to the NHL. He told me about the day his son called to tell him he was done. He just quit. It sounds bad, but I viewed it as the day he realized he wasn't going to make it to the NHL and he just didn't have the desire he needed to go on in that career. It was heart-breaking in some ways, but probably the commonest story of a pro hockey career that can be told.
I don't know if Rattie is to that point, but there are few players who can do what Paajarvi has done and return to the NHL successfully. I doubt Rattie has as good of a chance as he had this year, if he can't stick in Carolina.
Grand Rapids beat the Wolves in a wild 5-4 game. Rattie finally on the scoreboard tonight
They gave up the game-tying goal with only 8 seconds left. And in OT, Agozzino gave up the puck right in front of the net with no defencemen around. Pretty horrible to throw away a sure win.
They gave up the game-tying goal with only 8 seconds left. And in OT, Agozzino gave up the puck right in front of the net with no defencemen around. Pretty horrible to throw away a sure win.
I think it may have been Blais?
They gave up the game-tying goal with only 8 seconds left. And in OT, Agozzino gave up the puck right in front of the net with no defencemen around. Pretty horrible to throw away a sure win.
Back2back games against Griffins. Now is the time Husso.
Shame I can't watch that game anywhere, oh wait..
http://www.fox32chicago.com/cw50chicago
Can anybody help me how on earth I can watch that?
The fee for changing his Euros to U.S. Dollars for each individual game(transaction) would double that price! He'd be a lot better off to buy a package of the rest of the season's games. plus the playoffs.If you reallyyy want to watch Wolves games you can purchase single games online (AHL live) for 7.99. Griffins sweep the Wolves on the weekend but Blais did have a two goal game tonight.
The fee for changing his Euros to U.S. Dollars for each individual game(transaction) would double that price! He'd be a lot better off to buy a package of the rest of the season's games. plus the playoffs.
Clearly, based on his lack of speed and aggressiveness, he has never recovered from his serious injuries. He may be a career ECHL player.
Robb do you have thtat season package and watching Wolves games?
Btw where I can buy that package?