Recalled/Assigned: Canucks recall D Alex Biega from Utica
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Not likely. Both are right hand shots. If he replaces Weber he will likely be paired with Stanton or Sbisa
I'll bet you remember him after his stint up there. Hard working, moves the puck, smart. Small but we sure will miss him down here.
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Good call-up, don't know much about his play as of late, but at big camp he always looks like a hard worker.
Comets best defenseman last year and this year, a true leader. As Bad Goalie mentioned, he is small but his heart is huge.
Big if I know if he plays, hope he gets a chance.
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His level of play is no different than a Kevin Bieksa who has been given a chance to play the big leagues.... we are in trouble.
Was a 5th round pick by the sabres a few years ago
Canucks signed him as a free agent
Seems to have a decent pedigree in juniors stuff
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Well then send him back. You don't need him. Keep playing the guys playing so well for you now. If he doesn't get on the ice, no discussion matters. If he plays, an evaluation can be made. Labeling someone a plug sight unseen is not the most intelligent stance to take.
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Not to be a dink but the definition of a plug would be a guy you put in the lineup if injuries mean you have to. But not good enough for regular NHL time... so he will be used like that... The same as weber when we are fully healthy
Plug as in plug the gap... Noone has called him a pylon
Plug as in plug the gap... Noone has called him a pylon
It also relates to a horse ready for the glue factory. An old plug who can't work, can't run, is worthless. Depends on what definition you are using.
No dink reference on either side. Different definitions result in different impressions. All a o.k. here. If he ever gets a chance to be "plugged in", I hope you get to see the same hard working, highly effective D-man he has been for Utica for the length of their existence. He was their best D-man last year and this year with a big upgrade in the D-corps he is still probably the best Defensive D-man.
On the other hand I hope management decides he isn't needed and send him back. Salo sounds like a good idea to me.
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Well if that is what is meant by plug then your previous post is 100% correct...
Baffling to me Biega hasn't ever played an NHL game given what he's shown in AHL. Probably related to his height.
If we need an offensive D, he would likely get called up before Biega but otherwise i agree he'll be next. He's really lighting it up recently. Wouldn't mind giving him a game or 2 to see if his AHL hot streak carries over.
There seems to be a disconnect here. Many in the fan base want Biega to play. The Comets fan base feels the same way. If they bring a player up, at some point give him a shot. They will never know if the guy can cut it, if they never play him. Thus far Corrado has been recalled twice. Sanguinetti was there once and now Biega.The total time played by all three is 0 games.
I guess letting a guy get a look at what it's like might give him the incentive to work harder back in the AHL. That holds some merit for Frankie. He's 21. Biega and Sanguinetti are both 26. They have worked all their life to get to the NHL and they don't have a lot of time left to prove anything to anybody. They don't need to go "OOO ooo, wow. I'm in Vancouver!" They would really like one break to see what they can do with it.
Vancouver management seems to only want emergency backup from these guys and has no intention of playing them as long as 6 of the Vancouver 7 are able to go. That's the breaks. Seems like a waste though.
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Likely, but we've heard very good things about his play in Utica over the past 2 seasons. Hopefully they give him a shot and see what we actually have here...
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The way you Utica guys are hyping him I hope he gets into the lineup. Hard worker who plays with a lot of heart? Sounds good to me. How much worse can our defense really get?
The way I see it never hurts to try something new if the guys we have now aren't getting the job done.
The fact that Corrado never got a look however makes me less optimistic that he'll play, my only hope is the Rangers game was a last straw kind of scenario.
The way I see it never hurts to try something new if the guys we have now aren't getting the job done.
The fact that Corrado never got a look however makes me less optimistic that he'll play, my only hope is the Rangers game was a last straw kind of scenario.
Same questions asked in Utica last night. Henrik Tommernes and Travis Ehrhardt both scratched-------and NEGRIN played!!!
Biega played and was excellent.
Pedan won a monster fight big at the 3 second mark of the first period. First time we've seen him go. Deduction is it would be a bad idea to take on this guy.
Corrado had a goal and an assist in a 2 -1 victory over the Adirondack Flames (Abbotsford last season) for the 5th time in 5 contests. Played well in his own end as well while saddled with Negrin who, to be honest, wasn't exactly terrible.
Sanguinetti and Lafranchise played a very solid 2-way game with Sanguinetti making several rushes and firing several good shots on net. He is always a threat to go as well as finish.
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