Recalled/Assigned: Avs Recall Anton Lindholm

[RockLobster]

I guess it warrants its own thread. Discuss here.

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[Avalanche]

Damn.

Bigras an afterthought

 

[dahrougem2]

#BigrasBust

 

[Avs_19]

Joke all you want but Lindholm getting the call before Bigras doesn't make me feel too good.

Good for Lindholm getting this opportunity though.

 

[Goulet17]

Joke all you want but Lindholm getting the call before Bigras doesn't make me feel too good.

Good for Lindholm getting this opportunity though.

Yeah, it is hard not to read to much into the move and its possible meaning for Bigras.

I've watched some Rampage games lately and I don't believe that Linholm deserves the callup over some other defensemen in SA. I

 

[Foppberg]

Is Bigras hurt again? What's going on with him?

 

[tigervixxxen]

I'm not the greatest fan of Lindholm but he's had a good season and the FO is high on him, it's not a surprise. I'm glad to see anyone besides the same old.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Is Bigras hurt again? What's going on with him?

No, he missed 2 games with an undisclosed injury and he was back yesterday and got 2 assists.

 

[agentblack]

Pleasantly surprised actually. I know peeps wanted Bigras. He'll get here eventually im sure, but if we can give
someone else a look, why not, you never know he might be good.

 

[BoxOfChocolates]

Here's to hoping he becomes the greatest of all the Lindholms

 

[forsbergavs32]

At least they're starting to call up the kids. I know it's not who everyone wants but at least it's happening and they aren't going to just let the scrubs play.

 

[tigervixxxen]

At least they're starting to call up the kids. I know it's not who everyone wants but at least it's happening and they aren't going to just let the scrubs play.

I'd like to see more plural before declaring that

 

[RockLobster]

They have recalled a plural number of "the kids"--Compher and Lindholm, or does Compher no longer count?

 

[Foppa2118]

Doesn't Lindholm's callup prove that the issue is Bigras this year, not their reluctance to call up the kids? They're the same age and Lindholm's in his first NA pro season.

 

[Foppa2118]

They have recalled a plural number of "the kids"--Compher and Lindholm, or does Compher no longer count?

It's more than that. Compher, Greer, Grimaldi, Martin, and now Lindholm will all have played games so far this year.

 

[agentblack]

Doesn't Lindholm's callup prove that the issue is Bigras this year, not their reluctance to call up the kids? They're the same age and Lindholm's in his first NA pro season.

Isnt Bigras coming back from injury? maybe they plan on it once he's "up to speed"

 

[Foppa2118]

Isnt Bigras coming back from injury? maybe they plan on it once he's "up to speed"

I would bet there's a good chance of that. Probably waiting for him to look 100% and string together a few solid games.

This seems to be the Avs MO, especially if they're out of the playoffs. They give at least a half season of stability in the minors for the youngsters (especially the first year pro's) and then call them up for a look later in the 2nd half.

 

[RockLobster]

Isnt Bigras coming back from injury? maybe they plan on it once he's "up to speed"

I would bet there's a good chance of that. Probably waiting for him to look 100% and string together a few solid games.

This seems to be the Avs MO, especially if they're out of the playoffs. They give at least a half season of stability in the minors for the youngsters (especially the first year pro's) and then call them up for a look later in the 2nd half.

The NHL only allows 4 regular call-ups after the trade deadline (not counting Emergency Call-ups). The Avs paper'd Jeremy Smith on 3/1 (send down and recalled) and have recalled Compher and Lindholm. So they have 1 recall remaining (two, if for some reason the Smith one doesn't count). We may not see Bigras up this season, and from all accounts, Lindholm's play has actually earned him this opportunity.

 

[bohlmeister]

The NHL only allows 4 regular call-ups after the trade deadline (not counting Emergency Call-ups). The Avs paper'd Jeremy Smith on 3/1 (send down and recalled) and have recalled Compher and Lindholm. So they have 1 recall remaining (two, if for some reason the Smith one doesn't count). We may not see Bigras up this season, and from all accounts, Lindholm's play has actually earned him this opportunity.

What would be the reason for them "papering" Smith?

 

[Avalanche]

So we're only allowed two more callups, right?

Four after the trade deadline and this is the second (Compher)

 

[McMetal]

Puzzling move. I like Lindholm and I'm not opposed to seeing him get a taste of the NHL, but it seems like he's not one of the first guys you would want to spend a callup on. Especially with Greer and Bigras down there still.

 

[CobraAcesS]

Whatever....

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

I liked Lindholm in preseason. He got better each game. Not sure there's a very high ceiling there but a smart player.

Wouldn't be surprised if the Avs promised this to get him to NA.

 

[S E P H]

Joke all you want but Lindholm getting the call before Bigras doesn't make me feel too good.

Good for Lindholm getting this opportunity though.

I am not the biggest Bigras fan, but I don't share the same thoughts. Granted he's played for a month or two now, but he did miss almost up to a month due to a concussion earlier on.

Let the kid play major minutes down there. I do like Lindholm, but he's only going to get like 13 minutes a game or something. Posters here would lose their minds if Avs called up Bigras and only played him that little.

They have recalled a plural number of "the kids"--Compher and Lindholm, or does Compher no longer count?

As well as Greer, Henley, Martin, and Grimaldi.

 

[McMetal]

I liked Lindholm in preseason. He got better each game. Not sure there's a very high ceiling there but a smart player.

Wouldn't be surprised if the Avs promised this to get him to NA.

That's about the same way I view him. Stay at home bottom pair guys have value too, the Avs have been without any kind of stability down there for years, just playing AHLers and scrubs. I think having a bottom pair that we can trust further than we can throw them will go a long way towards fixing this team.