Might still not be a bad idea to do this but I've seen plenty of kids at the arena and at other events wearing ear muffs to protect them from the louder music and noise.
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Might still not be a bad idea to do this but I've seen plenty of kids at the arena and at other events wearing ear muffs to protect them from the louder music and noise.
Ho Sang has played more in the NHL, certainly, but he expressed some frustration with the Islanders' organization at the end of the year and didn't exactly tear up the AHL (granted his teammates were worse). I guess it depends where the depth is coming into the Islanders' organization this season - it looks like it's at left wing, so that deal wouldn't make a ton of sense. I'd still be somewhat surprised if Ho Sang is in the Islanders' organization when the season starts.
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Yeah, the joke when she was like two (and we sucked) was that we won't score enough for the noise to be a problem. I might bring a pair of ear muffs or something just in case now though.
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Pretty sure he can play right wing, plus we're collecting all of the good Swiss players so it wouldn't surprise me. Would prefer an upgrade at center though.
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yeah, i also said that a bit earlier.
i feel like we're gonna get either him or phil
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JQ though is an interesting 1:1 swap.
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I am pretty convinced Quenneville will never play for the Devils again given the comments from Shero and others in our organization so I am fine with trading him for whatever
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That's a shame. Quenneville might not be a 1st line guy but I think he could be a player.
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Our regular season finale is in Sunrise.
It already feels like the season is off to a rocky start because of that.
And we all know Florida will be in the playoffs this year and will be a tough team to beat if we need that win in the finale to secure a playoff spot!
Our regular season finale is in Sunrise.
It already feels like the season is off to a rocky start because of that.
And we all know Florida will be in the playoffs this year and will be a tough team to beat if we need that win in the finale to secure a playoff spot!
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Yeah, I feel the same way, although I'm not sure if I'm ready to say he'll never play a single game for us again. He may be a call up, but I don't think he ever has a permanent role here with the NHL club. I think he's still waiver exempt for one more year, but I fully expect him to be waived in the fall of 2019. Whether or not someone picks him up is a different story.
I think so too. He's probably better than a guy like Reid Boucher is.
I think it all depends on how much work Quenneville puts in getting himself into better shape. If he commits himself to it this summer and comes in to camp in good shape and ready to work his ass off, I think he's still got a chance. If not, I don't expect him to stick around for very long.
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Maybe. Depends what happens. He could easily end up a throw in for a bigger deal like Blender was in the Vats trade.
If it saves us a pick, I don’t think Shero hesitates.
That value seems out of wack in our favor.
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Since the lockout, the following 18-19 year old rookies had at least 45 even strength points:
Sidney Crosby (53)
Patrik Laine (50)
Auston Matthews (48)
Nathan Mackinnon (46)
Nico Hischier (46)
Clayton Keller (45)
Jeff Skinner (45)
The kid's going to be special.
Emperoreddy
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Would like to see some fireworks tonight, but honestly this is a low stress first round for me.
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Ho Sang has more upside. I would take him over JQ in a heartbeat.
JQ is looking like a tweener at best right now.
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I would imagine that of all those players on the list, Nico has the best percentage of even strength points in their 18 year old season? 88.5% of his points were at even strength... 52% of Crosby's points in his rookie season we're ES....
Not sure it means much? Other than that Nico can score the tough points as well as anyone?
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Quenneville's inability to stay healthy is becoming an issue.
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I'm not disagreeing that Ho Sang has the higher upside. I just think the value is relatively even. JQ is at .79 PPG in the AHL in 100 games. Ho Sang is .67 PPG in exactly 100 games as well. He's got 23 points in 43 NHL games so there's obviously a difference as JQ only has 4 points in 14 NHL games but I wouldn't say the value is way off. Maybe we add a late pick or something but I can't imagine Ho Sang ever jives with Lou and Co.
This has proven true with trades, but I think that is often the case in the league at large as well. But the league and "insider reporters" were mentioning the Devils being a big player for Shattenkirk all year leading up to UFA and those reports were right on the money. That was probably the only significant UFA that Shero ever pursued in NJ and it was far from under wraps.
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