Confirmed with Link: Checkers win the Calder Cup!

[HisIceness]

Just in case you might have been under a rock tonight! Plus, this is definitely worthy of its own thread!

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[zman77]

 

[zman77]

 

[zman77]

 

[HisIceness]

I don't know how old @sabremike is, but I'm sure he's familiar with the 1991 Indians. I know I'm not.

 

[zman77]

Congrats to the Charlotte Checkers.
AHL Calder Cup Champs!!
Impressive!!

 

[zman77]

Andrew Poturalski..........MVP

Foward -- shoots R
Born Jan 14 1994 -- Williamsville, NY (25 yrs. ago)
Height 5.10 -- Weight 190 [178 cm/86 kg]
Play-Offs:

17Gms

10G

11A

21Pts

12PIMs

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[Roboturner913]

Poturalski is at least Derek Ryan v2

Maybe that's not good enough for our lineup next year, but it's bound to be good enough for somebody.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I think Nedeljkovic could be on the Hurricanes next year. I mean I don't know if the Canes can keep both Mrazek and McElhinney, but if one is gone then they could give Nedeljkovic a try.

 

[Dishface]

I think Nedeljkovic could be on the Hurricanes next year. I mean I don't know if the Canes can keep both Mrazek and McElhinney, but if one is gone then they could give Nedeljkovic a try.

Ned and Mrazek seem to be the most likely tandem to me.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Ned and Mrazek seem to be the most likely tandem to me.

Replacing McElhinney with a Calder Cup winning goalie didn’t work great this season. I’m not sayin’, I’m just sayin’.

 

[Dishface]

Replacing McElhinney with a Calder Cup winning goalie didn’t work great this season. I’m not sayin’, I’m just sayin’.

You're not wrong, but what more does ned have left to prove in the AHL? Something has to give and I think it'll be curtis. Tough decision no matter what, but hopefully our goaltending can stay consistent.

 

[Lempo]

Ned's contract apparently ended to this season (as of June 30th, obviously).

He'll be needing one. And thusly has some say on whether he has AHL in his future.

About them offer sheet targets...

He's still waivers exempt for the next season though.

 

[mhart1]

Brilliant stuff!

 

[DougieSmash]

Can't wait to watch Ned, Bean, Necas, Sellgren, Mattheos and Geekie in AHL. Gauthier is good, too. Roy could be okay 4th liner in NHL.

 

[TheBigKahuna]

Is Vellucci gone to the NHL?

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Is Vellucci gone to the NHL?

Almost certainly. Someone will hire him.

 

[HisIceness]

Is Vellucci gone to the NHL?

I will be shocked if he's still here by this time next year. My guess is that the Red Wings will fire Blashill halfway through next season and hire MV. He's from suburban Detroit so it would likely be a job he would take in a heartbeat.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Question is, would Vellucci rather be on the coaching track or the GM track?

If he's on the coaching track, he's gone.

If he's on the GM track, there are options.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Replacing McElhinney with a Calder Cup winning goalie didn’t work great this season. I’m not sayin’, I’m just sayin’.

Yeah but it’s not like Sparks won goalie of the year or anything. Totally different scenarios

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Ned's contract apparently ended to this season (as of June 30th, obviously).

He'll be needing one. And thusly has some say on whether he has AHL in his future.

About them offer sheet targets...

He's still waivers exempt for the next season though.

No one is offer sheeting Nedeljkovic. C’mon now.

 

[vorbis]

I'm glad I was able to watch so much of this Checkers run. a fun side effect was becoming a lot more familiar with the various prospects' games. Jake Bean in particular has a bright future. yes he's decisive and accurate moving the puck, but I don't think I fully appreciated before how he can skate his way out of tight spots and make it look super easy in the process. that skill will serve him well in the NHL for sure.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

I really want Bean to be successful not only because we greatly need his skill set but also to shut up a ton of idiotic Canadian fans who have been calling him a bust since world jrs despite never watching him play or having a clue as to how he’s developing.

 

[Lempo]

No one is offer sheeting Nedeljkovic. C’mon now.

Don't Leila K me, boy, the word is they are offersheeting en galore this summer!

 

[My Special Purpose]

The playoffs always feel like a struggle, but how's this for a stat.

Charlotte finished atop the AHL regular season standings with a 51-17-7-1 record and 110 points. That's a sterling .724 points percentage (110 of a possible 152).

The Checkers then eliminated Providence (3-1), Hershey (4-0), the defending champion Toronto Marlies (4-2), and Chicago (4-1) in the playoffs. That's 15-4, or a .789 winning percentage in the playoffs. I know it didn't always feel like it, but this team was utterly *dominant* this season.