GDT: carmin - PPD due to 'Rona

Nikishin Go Boom

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i havent seen a call-up announced or caught by capfriendly yet. Then again capfriendly hasnt put Aho and Jarvis on the non-roster list.
 

spockBokk

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Good time to see how Kotkaniemi really fits in as a top 9C with non-grinder line mates and against top competition. I wouldn’t be too surprised if they dress B Smith as a F, to fill in for one of the guys out with Covid as well as some extra insurance on D if TDA and Pesce have issues getting up to speed after their bouts with Covid.

I’m just happy I’ll be able to watch most of this one.
 

Nikishin Go Boom

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Im hoping for:

Nino-Tro-Turbo
Svech-Kotkaniemi-Necas
Lorentz-Staal-Fast
Stepan-Smith/Pots/Leivo/CJ Smith

Stop messing around and trying to have Svech carry stone hands Staal. Put Svech with some scoring linemates and let's go. Double shift Svech, Turbo, Necas, and Nino on the 4th line as needed.

Keep the top 2 pairs together until the 3 righties are ready to play 20 minutes.

Slavin-Cole
Skjei-Chatfield
Pesce-TDA
Bear
 

Nikishin Go Boom

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some good stories on Poturalski I have found.

Sullivan: Williamsville’s Andrew Poturalski still grinding for his next shot in the NHL | News 4 Buffalo (wivb.com)
Poturalski excited for fresh start - Unfiltered Hockey
Poturalski has plenty of reasons to smile - Hockey 247

good blurb from the last one:
That’s why he spent the summer training not just like a hockey player, but like an Olympic sprinter. In addition to his usual work with trainer Trevor Taggart at Cutting Edge Sports Training in suburban Buffalo, he reconnected with David Ellis, a sprint coach he met in Charlotte.
“He helped me a ton working on my sprinting form and firing the proper muscles,” Andrew said. “When I would sprint before, I would run how I skate — and technically my form wasn’t great. At first, I was really quad-dominant. But then you get your glutes and your hamstrings firing and that generates more power. I saw huge gains in my speed and in my form.”
Andrew also worked with Buffalo trainer Rich Gicewicz, the father of one of his best friends, Rockford’s Carson Gicewicz. The elder Gicewicz transformed himself from a walk-on tight end at Michigan State into time with some NFL teams, so he understands athletes like Andrew who go undrafted and overlooked but refuse to accept limits.
“We did a lot of agility and speed work on the turf with him,” Andrew said. “Pretty much all of my workouts this summer were tailored to speed and footwork instead of lifting weights. I figured, I’m 27. I’m strong enough to play at this level. At the NHL level, it’s all about getting faster.
“I didn’t tell the Canes or anyone that I was doing this. But as soon as I got to training camp, they noticed.”
Warsofsky certainly did.
“His speed has really improved since he was at Charlotte,” Warsofsky said. “You can see the difference in his skating and his speed and his play away from the puck. He really stuck out in training camp.”
 

tarheelhockey

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some good stories on Poturalski I have found.

Sullivan: Williamsville’s Andrew Poturalski still grinding for his next shot in the NHL | News 4 Buffalo (wivb.com)
Poturalski excited for fresh start - Unfiltered Hockey
Poturalski has plenty of reasons to smile - Hockey 247

good blurb from the last one:
That’s why he spent the summer training not just like a hockey player, but like an Olympic sprinter. In addition to his usual work with trainer Trevor Taggart at Cutting Edge Sports Training in suburban Buffalo, he reconnected with David Ellis, a sprint coach he met in Charlotte.
“He helped me a ton working on my sprinting form and firing the proper muscles,” Andrew said. “When I would sprint before, I would run how I skate — and technically my form wasn’t great. At first, I was really quad-dominant. But then you get your glutes and your hamstrings firing and that generates more power. I saw huge gains in my speed and in my form.”
Andrew also worked with Buffalo trainer Rich Gicewicz, the father of one of his best friends, Rockford’s Carson Gicewicz. The elder Gicewicz transformed himself from a walk-on tight end at Michigan State into time with some NFL teams, so he understands athletes like Andrew who go undrafted and overlooked but refuse to accept limits.
“We did a lot of agility and speed work on the turf with him,” Andrew said. “Pretty much all of my workouts this summer were tailored to speed and footwork instead of lifting weights. I figured, I’m 27. I’m strong enough to play at this level. At the NHL level, it’s all about getting faster.
“I didn’t tell the Canes or anyone that I was doing this. But as soon as I got to training camp, they noticed.”
Warsofsky certainly did.
“His speed has really improved since he was at Charlotte,” Warsofsky said. “You can see the difference in his skating and his speed and his play away from the puck. He really stuck out in training camp.”

Hold up, he's a Sabres fan?

Hard pass.
 

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