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[GoldiFox]

Kuokkanen is one of the youngest players from the 2016 Draft. Nolan Patrick is only 4 months older.

 

[DaveG]

I have to admit, I've been much more impressed by Kuokkanen in pre-season than I was beforehand. Something about him just seemed off to me when I had seen him before. Still, a long way to go before saying he's a viable NHLr, but he's impressed me this pre-season.

Here's the thing about Kuokkanen that intrigues me. The propensity of the crazy stuff he was trying working seemed lower at lower levels, and as he went up it seemed to work more. What we saw in the pre-season just makes me thing that he's likely to be better suited to producing at the NHL level then he is any other level of hockey.

 

[TorMapleJays]

Who is the hot shot goalie starting for the canes not named ward. Is he the starting goalie.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Who is the hot shot goalie starting for the canes not named ward. Is he the starting goalie.

Hmm...

 

[the halleJOKEL]

Who is the hot shot goalie starting for the canes not named ward. Is he the starting goalie.

darling, we don't take too kindly to yer kind round here

 

[GoldiFox]

Was going to say Google it. Then I googled his question and:

1) the first result was "Carolina Hurricanes Goalie Scott Darling Quits Drinking"
2) the 2nd result was about Cam Ward
3) the 3rd result was about Mike "Charlotte is where prospects go to die" Murphy

I'd be confused too

 

[TorMapleJays]

So Is ward now the backup?

 

[tarheelhockey]

Scott Darling is the starter. Ward is backup.

If this is about fantasy hockey, please use the sticky “fantasy questions go here” thread.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

If this is about fantasy hockey, definitely take Ward. You want him in your team, trust me. He's due for a huge year.

 

[Breakdowns]

If they didn`t sent Necas away today, there might be a chance that he is playing at least few games

 

[MinJaBen]

So Is ward now the backup?

Good question. Doesn’t seem like Peters knows the answer to that question yet, either.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

PDG Clears waivers

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

PDG probably competing with Zykov for the first bottom 6-type callup.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

PDG probably competing with Zykov for the first bottom 6-type callup.

Probably right. I guess it will depend on what role they need though?
Winger for top 9: Zykov, PDG or maybe even Poturalski or Saarela depending on how the AHL season goes (or Kuokkanen if he hasn't hit 9 games).
Winger for the 4th line: Brown or Foegele
Center: Wallmark

It's a shame we had to give up Connor Brickley or he'd be the perfect 1st callup.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

It's a shame we had to give up Connor Brickley or he'd be the perfect 1st callup.

Especially if the guy we were protecting ends up with a nagging injury and doesn't play much this year...

A well-spent 5th rounder.

 

[JCLA]

Peters finally, kind of, confirms Darling to start opening night

 

[Wolfpuck]

Peters finally, kind of, confirms Darling to start opening night

"We're going with the guy who has won a Stanley Cup and whose number starts with a 3."

 

[CandyCanes]

Darling starter opening night

Captain to be picked Thursday or Friday

Bean back to juniors

Stempniak out 10 - 14 days before he can play

 

[Joe McGrath]

FWIW Peters said Bean didn't make the team because there was just no room (i.e. Fluery is better than him right now). Kind of implies he would've made the team if Fluery had flopped, which is certainly encouraging.

 

[Wolfpuck]

FWIW Peters said Bean didn't make the team because there was just no room (i.e. Fluery is better than him right now). Kind of implies he would've made the team if Fluery had flopped, which is certainly encouraging.

I'm still getting used to having organizational depth. It's certainly a nice problem to have.

 

[Breakdowns]

Not very surprised that PDG didn`t get claimed, he is trying a lot, but I am not sure he is NHL forward. He needs more skill to play on first 3 lines, and there are better players for 4th line IMO

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

PDG was looking decent his rookie year, playing with some physicality as well as a bit of scoring touch. Then, after 2 (or was it 3) concussions, he never looked the same to me. Maybe we have better talent now so he looks worse in comparison. Maybe he's more gun shy and doesn't play the same way. Maybe with the injury he was passed over and now he's not getting the same opportunity. Who knows, but either way, he doesn't look to be as effective as he was pre-concussions.

He may have missed the boat as well, since in the next couple of years, he's fighting for a spot among Necas, Kuokkanen, Roy, Saarela, Zykov, Gauthier, etc.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

PDG was looking decent his rookie year, playing with some physicality as well as a bit of scoring touch. Then, after 2 (or was it 3) concussions, he never looked the same to me. Maybe we have better talent now so he looks worse in comparison. Maybe he's more gun shy and doesn't play the same way. Maybe with the injury he was passed over and now he's not getting the same opportunity. Who knows, but either way, he doesn't look to be as effective as he was pre-concussions.

I could be mistaken, but I seem to remember him looking very similar last year to his rookie year, he was just ridiculously snakebit. Didn't he whiff on multiple empty-net-type goals last year?

Even if he just gets back to rookie-year level production he's an NHLer. I wouldn't count him out just yet.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

There you have it.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

now the question is how long does necas stay