Wipped thru the Wild game yesterday- Red Sox in 2 go nothing on me....Knight in an hour
he only had 1 assist but it was a great tick tack toe with Sutter scoring
Sutter was first star last night, Knight the game before
looks as fast as anyone this side of Seguin and the announcer said he's a revelation to the Wild (not sure if his opinion or someone said something)
thought his game was outstanding- decision making excellent
the last 3 games he could have gotten first, second, or third star in all....his 15 second rag the puck penalty kill might have been the best play I have ever seen him do
hopefully Providence will work Phillips in- saw him once and he clearly has offensive skills- tough breaking into Providence lineup with Ferlin and Griffith entrenched on the top two lines, and Florek who might as well be Cassidy's son he loves him so much
I hope Phillips stays in system and gets a chance, Knight clearly is going up- a scout told me Knight will be one of the fastest guys in the NHL the day he steps on the ice- Phillips needs to be patient his time will come
cant wait for Providence playoffs and if Boston gets bounced tonight I am going to try and hit all the home games- cant wait
outside this board and I been staying away from Knight talk until your ridiculous last statement pulled me in
cant let this go by
Glorydaze knows the story because we are BFF
I buddy of mine (like him a lot but not the bromance me and Joe have) who I have known since out kids were in diapers is a NHL scout and he watches the Eastern teams mostly. He told me that he is amazed how far Jared Knight has fallen watching him in Providence. Without saying he basically told me he wouldn't give you a plug nickel for him but he also knows Cassidy has a history of burying certain guys.
After Knight is traded I see him and he tells me 'so and so who covers the Western Conference was at the Iowa game vs Dallas or Canucks farm team and he said Knight was the best player on the ice. He was all over the place.' He then went on to tell me how hard it is to scout guys like Knight and Spooner named specifically but he touched on others generally because of factors like Cassidy.
Knight did get first star that game which was surprising since they lost 6-4 or 7-4 or something but that made it even impressive.
I can also tell you the Wild are pretty damn intrigued by him and he's got a heck of a shot.
I wish Phillips the best but my money is on Knight- getting away from Cassidy is huge, and he has his BFF Jason Zucker already entrenched in the Wild lineup and no doubt will help make the transition easier than being a complete outsider
oh, here's another nice little story- Glorydaze, Dom, a few of my buds know this story as well
I'm sitting at a Providence game with a current Boston Bruins player watching the game and he tells me that Cassidy for whatever reason he cant figure treats Knight and Tommy Cross like crap just beats them down like dogs- and added they are probably two of the most liked players on the team.
This is not surprising considering his well documented track record in DC that led to a mutiny and a stint he was coaching most of the players weren't even talking to him (never heard of that before or since) and the assistant coach had to be a liaison between players and Cassidy before George McPhee put him out of his misery,
I laughed like hell when Tommy Cross was signed and every one of Butch's favorite guys was not renewed
cant let this go by
Glorydaze knows the story because we are BFF
I buddy of mine (like him a lot but not the bromance me and Joe have) who I have known since out kids were in diapers is a NHL scout and he watches the Eastern teams mostly. He told me that he is amazed how far Jared Knight has fallen watching him in Providence. Without saying he basically told me he wouldn't give you a plug nickel for him but he also knows Cassidy has a history of burying certain guys.
After Knight is traded I see him and he tells me 'so and so who covers the Western Conference was at the Iowa game vs Dallas or Canucks farm team and he said Knight was the best player on the ice. He was all over the place.' He then went on to tell me how hard it is to scout guys like Knight and Spooner named specifically but he touched on others generally because of factors like Cassidy.
Knight did get first star that game which was surprising since they lost 6-4 or 7-4 or something but that made it even impressive.
I can also tell you the Wild are pretty damn intrigued by him and he's got a heck of a shot.
I wish Phillips the best but my money is on Knight- getting away from Cassidy is huge, and he has his BFF Jason Zucker already entrenched in the Wild lineup and no doubt will help make the transition easier than being a complete outsider
oh, here's another nice little story- Glorydaze, Dom, a few of my buds know this story as well
I'm sitting at a Providence game with a current Boston Bruins player watching the game and he tells me that Cassidy for whatever reason he cant figure treats Knight and Tommy Cross like crap just beats them down like dogs- and added they are probably two of the most liked players on the team.
This is not surprising considering his well documented track record in DC that led to a mutiny and a stint he was coaching most of the players weren't even talking to him (never heard of that before or since) and the assistant coach had to be a liaison between players and Cassidy before George McPhee put him out of his misery,
I laughed like hell when Tommy Cross was signed and every one of Butch's favorite guys was not renewed
