Checkers V: Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Edition

[HisIceness]

3 is a magic number.

 

[AD Skinner]

I didnt know this but apparently every player on the checkers has a goal song for whenever they score like it's the WWE
Player Goal Songs - Charlotte Checkers Hockey - gocheckers.com

Sorry if it's been posted elsewhere before but these are hilarious- gauthier may have just become my favorite prospect

 

[MinJaBen]

I didnt know this but apparently every player on the checkers has a goal song for whenever they score like it's the WWE
Player Goal Songs - Charlotte Checkers Hockey - gocheckers.com

Sorry if it's been posted elsewhere before but these are hilarious- gauthier may have just become my favorite prospect

Yeah, it’s been posted. Sara Civ even mentions it frequently and did an article with what the Canes goal songs should/would be.

 

[Canes]

I like how noted goal scorer Nedeljkovic has his own song too.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I find it hilarious that Gauthier's song is "It's raining men."

 

[WreckingCrew]

I find it hilarious that Gauthier's song is "It's raining men."

I find it hilarious that when he scores we all get so excited we don't even care that we're a bunch of adults (50% men) passionately yelling out "It's raining men, hallelujah it's raining men!!"

 

[emptyNedder]

Is there a family connection between Gauthier and the songwriter--who is Canadian? I presume the Checkers have to pay royalties every time they play the song.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Is there a family connection between Gauthier and the songwriter--who is Canadian? I presume the Checkers have to pay royalties every time they play the song.

I think it's as @DaveG said. "It's raining men" is just a different version of "Let the bodies hit the floor."

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

I find it hilarious that when he scores we all get so excited we don't even care that we're a bunch of adults (50% men) passionately yelling out "It's raining men, hallelujah it's raining men!!"

“It’s raining men” is on my Spotify 80’s playlist and regularly gets belted out when it comes on. Great song.

 

[AD Skinner]

Is there a family connection between Gauthier and the songwriter--who is Canadian? I presume the Checkers have to pay royalties every time they play the song.

Doesn't Dr Evil claim to have written it in one of the Austin Powers movies?

 

[WreckingCrew]

McKenzie got a measly 1 game suspension for repeatedly punching/beating a defenseless player on the ice (note he got 27 PIM with 0.8s left on the clock for that)

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Doesn't Dr Evil claim to have written it in one of the Austin Powers movies?

I think it’s when he’s on the Jerry Springer show

 

[Navin R Slavin]

McKenzie got a measly 1 game suspension for repeatedly punching/beating a defenseless player on the ice (note he got 27 PIM with 0.8s left on the clock for that)

Well, that's in AHL games. That's like 7 NHL games.

 

[emptyNedder]

Offseason, you know.

So thinking about the Checkers lineup given the players they have lost. With Necas the only likely promotion among the forwards, the top three lines will still be among the best in the AHL.

Kuokkanen/Geekie/Mattheos
Pritchard/Luostarinen/Gauthier
Lorentz/Gibbons/Smallman

Obviously just guessing at the lines, but the talent is strong however it is combined.

 

[Unsustainable]

Offseason, you know.

So thinking about the Checkers lineup given the players they have lost. With Necas the only likely promotion among the forwards, the top three lines will still be among the best in the AHL.

Kuokkanen/Geekie/Mattheos
Pritchard/Luostarinen/Gauthier
Lorentz/Gibbons/Smallman

Obviously just guessing at the lines, but the talent is strong however it is combined.

I wonder if Stortini comes back, good veteran guy that was a fan favorite

 

[NotOpie]

Offseason, you know.

So thinking about the Checkers lineup given the players they have lost. With Necas the only likely promotion among the forwards, the top three lines will still be among the best in the AHL.

Kuokkanen/Geekie/Mattheos
Pritchard/Luostarinen/Gauthier
Lorentz/Gibbons/Smallman

Obviously just guessing at the lines, but the talent is strong however it is combined.

Not sure Lorentz doesn't center either the 3rd or 4th line.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Offseason, you know.

So thinking about the Checkers lineup given the players they have lost. With Necas the only likely promotion among the forwards, the top three lines will still be among the best in the AHL.

Kuokkanen/Geekie/Mattheos
Pritchard/Luostarinen/Gauthier
Lorentz/Gibbons/Smallman

Obviously just guessing at the lines, but the talent is strong however it is combined.

I don't know that I'm looking at that top 9 and thinking "among the best in the AHL."

I'm thinking "that's a very different top 9 than last year." And that's really it. Looks like an average AHL forward group to me.

 

[WreckingCrew]

Offseason, you know.

So thinking about the Checkers lineup given the players they have lost. With Necas the only likely promotion among the forwards, the top three lines will still be among the best in the AHL.

Kuokkanen/Geekie/Mattheos
Pritchard/Luostarinen/Gauthier
Lorentz/Gibbons/Smallman

Obviously just guessing at the lines, but the talent is strong however it is combined.

I don't know that I'm looking at that top 9 and thinking "among the best in the AHL."

I'm thinking "that's a very different top 9 than last year." And that's really it. Looks like an average AHL forward group to me.

I'm inclined to agree with Anton here...on that lineup listed Kooks is the only guy who was a PPG guy last year, Goat and Geekie probably being the most likely to start heading in that direction...and Gibbons of course is a good vet (but not PPG player). Mattheos looked good in his end of year role, but still a rookie, Luos is a rookie coming from Europe, Pritchard is a rookie who had 1 point in the playoffs after PPG in NCAA so he's really a complete unknown overage rookie. Lorentz and Smallman are good depth players with potential. Of course, don't forget to add Bishop into that lineup now too! To me, that's basically about how you'd define a lot of AHL teams though...just compare the roster you listed to what we had last year and it's a noticeable difference. I think Ned/Booth/Helvig give us above average goaltending. Our defense though is Lintuniemi and MAYBE Sellgren if he chooses not to go the SHL route. I would hope McKeown is back. We'll either have Bean or Forsling. I honestly don't see a reason for Carrick to return vs going the Euro route unless he's being paid well to be an AHL vet. I don't know where we're getting our other 2-4 d-men from though, it may be our weakest link

 

[geehaad]

I don't know that I'm looking at that top 9 and thinking "among the best in the AHL."

I'm thinking "that's a very different top 9 than last year." And that's really it. Looks like an average AHL forward group to me.

I'm guessing Bishop could be assumed in the mix, but...wow, that roster has been picked clean.

Departures (points-scored rank):
(1) Andrew Poturalski
(2) Aleksi Saarela
(3) Martin Necas [assumed on my part]
(9) Nicholas Schilkey
(10) Nicolas Roy
(11) Patrick Brown
(13) Daniel Renouf
(14) Greg McKegg
(15) Tomas Jurco
(16) Saku Maenalanen [assumed on my part]
(17) Zach Nastasiuk
(18) Dennis Robertson
(20) Josiah Didier

I realize that some near the bottom didn't move the needle much in terms of points, but they still have to be replaced. And this doesn't include guys who are unsigned, like Trevor Carrick (4) and Roland McKeown (12).

I don't know how anyone looks at that roster at thinks it's *improved*. At best, it's still too incomplete to judge at this point.

 

[Unsustainable]

 

[Navin R Slavin]

ok

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

IIRC, Shinkaruk was pretty highly touted back when he was drafted. Looks like he's not even a good AHLr right now.

 

[vorbis]

laboring to confirm that these are in fact human beings with experience playing hockey

 

[geehaad]

Looks like I picked the wrong moment to comment on the Checkers roster.

 

[GoldiFox]

I don't know that I'm looking at that top 9 and thinking "among the best in the AHL."

I'm thinking "that's a very different top 9 than last year." And that's really it. Looks like an average AHL forward group to me.

Very different and it doesn't look to me like it would be much above average.

I will say that the top-6 looks less talented overall but they look like a better fit as potential Hurricanes players. Saarela, Roy, Poturalski, etc. just never seemed like they fit with the Canes style. Whereas Geekie, Kuokkanen, Mattheos, Loustarinen, and Gauthier all play a game that has more appeal to what Rod is preaching.