cant let this go by
Glorydaze knows the story because we are BFF
outside this board and I been staying away from Knight talk until your ridiculous last statement pulled me in
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