Prospect Info: Hurricanes Prospect Info and Discussion - Part VII - Cliff Pu and other shit

[TheBigKahuna]

I’m starting to get a bit excited about this Jake Bean guy. A top 10 U21 scorer in his rookie season as a d-man is pretty damn impressive. Maybe Vellucci is a very important part of the organization and should be kept around?

He should have been offered the Canes coaching job, to be honest.

 

[poobags]

He should have been offered the Canes coaching job, to be honest.

With Dundon being cheap I think we'll lose him to an NHL team eventually.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Canes have their best record at this point in the season since 05/06 and arguably, with the worst talent and people are bitching about the coach?

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Pu has been such poo that he has now been reassigned to the echl.

His stat line with Charlotte stands at:

42gp 1g 5a

 

[A Star is Burns]

I feel bad for Pu. People around here will never forget that he was part of a trade that wasn't his fault in any way and can't stop making stupid comments with his name.

Hopefully this will do him some good.

 

[SaskCanesFan]

What a fantastic trade.

 

[DougieSmash]

I feel bad for Pu. People around here will never forget that he was part of a trade that wasn't his fault in any way and can't stop making stupid comments with his name.

Hopefully this will do him some good.

He's just not good prospect at all.

 

[TheBigKahuna]

Canes have their best record at this point in the season since 05/06 and arguably, with the worst talent and people are *****ing about the coach?

You mistake saying Velucci should have been offered the job, for "bitching about the coach". Big difference.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

You mistake saying Velucci should have been offered the job, for "*****ing about the coach". Big difference.

Nah, your complaining which is the usual.

We have no idea if they offered him the job and he didn’t want it. Or if they talked to him and wanted him to develop the guys in Charlotte, etc

 

[TheBigKahuna]

Youre so smart. I aspire to be on your level one day.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

The more I think about it the more I wish we had played hardball with Jeffy and said “look, you can stay here on our mediocre team and have a mediocre year heading into free agency or you can work with us and we can get a good return for you then you can go have a big year somewhere and cash in.”

Then Waddell should have screamed at him “HELP ME HELP YOU!!!!”

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Youre so smart. I aspire to be on your level one day.

That’s good. Everyone should have stretch goals.

 

[My Special Purpose]

The more I think about it the more I wish we had played hardball with Jeffy and said “look, you can stay here on our mediocre team and have a mediocre year heading into free agency or you can work with us and we can get a good return for you then you can go have a big year somewhere and cash in.”

Then Waddell should have screamed at him “HELP ME HELP YOU!!!!”

I just got back from lunch with my buddy, Barry, in Central City. After we ate, we hopped over to Earth27, where this exact conversation took place in July 2018. What follows is what I observed in this timeline:

Playing the first half of the season on the second line with Jordan Staal and Justin Williams, Jeff Skinner puts up 12g, 14a, in 38 games, but cools considerably after scoring nine goals in the first 20 games, and is a minus-17. Skinner is also visibly embarrassed by the Canes' initial attempt at a "Storm Surge," and answers simply, "I don't know," when asked if it's something he likes to do. The Surge fades out after two more attempts to get total team buy-in, but with half the players simply heading to the locker room after home wins.

Staal is injured about the time Victor Rask gets healthy, so Rask goes between Skinner and Williams. Thereafter, Skinner and the team head on a downward spiral and are now 14 points out of the playoffs, battling for last place with the Sabres.

Both Ferland and Skinner are UFAs after the season looking for big raises to $6 million and $8 million, respectively. The team will likely move both of them before the trade deadline, but with a full no-trade clause and zero interest from last-place Buffalo or cap-burdened Toronto, it's not likely Skinner can be moved and his Carolina career will come to an end after 28 more meaningless games.

On January 17, Minnesota GM Paul Fenton calls Don Waddell looking for a center and offering Nino Niederreiter for Victor Rask. Already about $6 million over his self-imposed cap and struggling due to steadily decreasing attendance, owner Tom Dundon rejects the deal.
_______________

So there you have it. If we hadn't traded Skinner, we'd be in last place, would lose Skinner for nothing, wouldn't have Nino Niederreiter and the Storm Surge wouldn't be a thing.

 

[Lempo]

I just got back from lunch with my buddy, Barry, in Central City. After we ate, we hopped over to Earth27, where this exact conversation took place in July 2018. What follows is what I observed in this timeline:

Playing the first half of the season on the second line with Jordan Staal and Justin Williams, Jeff Skinner puts up 12g, 14a, in 38 games, but cools considerably after scoring nine goals in the first 20 games, and is a minus-17. Skinner is also visibly embarrassed by the Canes' initial attempt at a "Storm Surge," and answers simply, "I don't know," when asked if it's something he likes to do. The Surge fades out after two more attempts to get total team buy-in, but with half the players simply heading to the locker room after home wins.

Staal is injured about the time Victor Rask gets healthy, so Rask goes between Skinner and Williams. Thereafter, Skinner and the team head on a downward spiral and are now 14 points out of the playoffs, battling for last place with the Sabres.

Both Ferland and Skinner are UFAs after the season looking for big raises to $6 million and $8 million, respectively. The team will likely move both of them before the trade deadline, but with a full no-trade clause and zero interest from last-place Buffalo or cap-burdened Toronto, it's not likely Skinner can be moved and his Carolina career will come to an end after 28 more meaningless games.

On January 17, Minnesota GM Paul Fenton calls Don Waddell looking for a center and offering Nino Niederreiter for Victor Rask. Already about $6 million over his self-imposed cap and struggling due to steadily decreasing attendance, owner Tom Dundon rejects the deal.
_______________

So there you have it. If we hadn't traded Skinner, we'd be in last place, would lose Skinner for nothing, wouldn't have Nino Niederreiter and the Storm Surge wouldn't be a thing.

Why did you take me to this horrible place? Why!?

 

[The Jerk Store]

I want to see the alternate timeline where we never trade for Darling.

 

[My Special Purpose]

Why did you take me to this horrible place? Why!?

Blame Cardiac. And Barry. He hadn't called me for months, then out of the blue ...

I want to see the alternate timeline where we never trade for Darling.

I saw this one last year and you're not going to like it any better.

Darling is allowed to get to UFA on July 1, 2017 and a four-team bidding war forces Francis to offer a fifth year, full no-movement protection with a 50-games started guarantee per season, input into the hiring the Hurricanes next coach, and a private locker stall staffed by a personal beard groomsman/equipment designer (and don't kid yourself, these guys are hard to find).

After Bill Peters resigned to take the Calgary job, the Canes went with untested first-time head coach Sarah Darling, who has the full support of management despite her 4-42-5 record and controversial Twitter feed publicly calling out Hurricanes players who perform poorly after every loss.

 

[A Star is Burns]

I just got back from lunch with my buddy, Barry, in Central City. After we ate, we hopped over to Earth27, where this exact conversation took place in July 2018. What follows is what I observed in this timeline:

Playing the first half of the season on the second line with Jordan Staal and Justin Williams, Jeff Skinner puts up 12g, 14a, in 38 games, but cools considerably after scoring nine goals in the first 20 games, and is a minus-17. Skinner is also visibly embarrassed by the Canes' initial attempt at a "Storm Surge," and answers simply, "I don't know," when asked if it's something he likes to do. The Surge fades out after two more attempts to get total team buy-in, but with half the players simply heading to the locker room after home wins.

Staal is injured about the time Victor Rask gets healthy, so Rask goes between Skinner and Williams. Thereafter, Skinner and the team head on a downward spiral and are now 14 points out of the playoffs, battling for last place with the Sabres.

Both Ferland and Skinner are UFAs after the season looking for big raises to $6 million and $8 million, respectively. The team will likely move both of them before the trade deadline, but with a full no-trade clause and zero interest from last-place Buffalo or cap-burdened Toronto, it's not likely Skinner can be moved and his Carolina career will come to an end after 28 more meaningless games.

On January 17, Minnesota GM Paul Fenton calls Don Waddell looking for a center and offering Nino Niederreiter for Victor Rask. Already about $6 million over his self-imposed cap and struggling due to steadily decreasing attendance, owner Tom Dundon rejects the deal.
_______________

So there you have it. If we hadn't traded Skinner, we'd be in last place, would lose Skinner for nothing, wouldn't have Nino Niederreiter and the Storm Surge wouldn't be a thing.

This is clearly your best post ever. AINEC

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Blame Cardiac. And Barry. He hadn't called me for months, then out of the blue ...



I saw this one last year and you're not going to like it any better.

Darling is allowed to get to UFA on July 1, 2017 and a four-team bidding war forces Francis to offer a fifth year, full no-movement protection and a 50-games started guarantee per season, input into the hiring the Hurricanes next coach, and a private locker stall staffed by a personal beard groomsman/equipment designer (and don't kid yourself, these guys are hard to find).

After Peters resigned and took the Calgary job, the Canes went with untested first-time head coach Sarah Darling, who has the full support of management despite her 4-42-5 record and controversial Twitter feed publicly calling out Hurricanes players who perform poorly after every loss.

Well, now you're just being silly.

 

[The Jerk Store]

So, basically low points in Carolina Hurricanes history are fixed points in time, as opposed to the non-linear big ball of wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey stuff.

 

[OHLFan90]

None of the prospects listed are canes prospects. They are all undrafted free agents. However with one last crack at the can, I wonder if a team that doesn't have a ton of money might be looking for a project in the later rounds. Here's a few names that might be of interest to some canes fans!

Top 1999 Born Prospects Worth A Late Round Pick - The OHL Collective

 

[CandyCanes]

Pu finally making great contributions to this organization.

A Winnie From Pu goal! Amazing

 

[HisIceness]

Canes have their best record at this point in the season since 05/06 and arguably, with the worst talent and people are *****ing about the coach?

Yes. Rod must go. Hire Quennville. Win multiple Stanley Cups.

 

[Francis10]

For you guys that follow Charlotte closely, what is the deal with Poturlaski? Is he able to play NHL, or simply a career AHL guy? Just curious.

 

[Unsustainable]

Stealio of the draft?

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Stealio of the draft?

Would be cool to say one day.