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[Wolfpuck]

now the question is how long does necas stay

10 games

#whoops

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

now the question is how long does necas stay

I take it Wallmark also went back to the AHL?

If so, I bet Necas and Kuokkanen stay for at least the WC road trip.

 

[GoldiFox]

now the question is how long does necas stay

Seems like they will let production answer that question. I'd guess Necas will have to translate his offense to goals sooner rather than later. If he doesn't get some points/goals in the first 3-4 then I think he goes.

Take Jeff Skinner's rookie year for example. 7 points in his first 9 games forced the Canes hand.

 

[cptjeff]

now the question is how long does necas stay

And how long Kuokkanen stays. This having real depth thing is weird.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Prediction:

Necas looks ok but is returned after just a few games.

Kuokkanen burns a year of his ELC this year because he produces and become an NHL regular.

 

[geehaad]

Can we close the
News and Notes XXI: The Dog Days of Summer thread and open a new one called
News and Notes XXII: TFW You Have Organizational Depth?

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

prediction: necas will be named captain. alternates will be jordan staal and cam ward.

 

[Lempo]

Aug 18th on Last Forward Spot thread:

Sebastian Aho's dad thinks Kuokkanen is in the play for it.

Or then he just says so so he can let him go America.

Yay Sebastian Aho's dad!

 

[BabchukCanon]

Saw Bean checking in at airport. Was going to try to get the scoop but the news was already released. He's flying Delta for what it's worth.

 

[vorbis]

very happy for Yanni Kuokkanen. he earned it

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

very happy for Yanni Kuokkanen. he earned it

https://www.thepncarena.com/news/detail/yanni_voices_tour_to_play_rbc_center

 

[AD Skinner]

I wonder what having both of them playing opening night means for teravainen. Has there been any update on his injury? How he's doing or even what it was?

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I wonder what having both of them playing opening night means for teravainen. Has there been any update on his injury? How he's doing or even what it was?

I don't think TT is out. They didn't say Kuokkanen and Necas were playing, they said on the roster. The Canes will likely have 23 players on the opening night roster of which only 20 will suit up.

If TT wasn't practicing or was in a yellow non-contact, I would have expected Chip or Mike Smith, who were at practice to report on it.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

I wonder what having both of them playing opening night means for teravainen. Has there been any update on his injury? How he's doing or even what it was?

Teravainen is back at practice in a normal jersey. Seems good to go for opening night.

I haven't seen that they will both be playing opening night, nor has that been announced to my knowledge. Just that they've made the roster.

 

[AD Skinner]

That's awesome. I guess they'll probably rotate necas and kuokkanen on the Skinner line while stempniak heals up to avoid anybody burning nine games?

 

[GoldiFox]

Kuokkanen already made the team over every other Charlotte forward. If/when he is sent down it will be to Charlotte, where he will likely be one of the first call-ups.

Kuokkanen is getting over 9 games this year. IMO it's more likely that he plays the whole season in the NHL than playing 9 games, being sent back to the AHL and never getting called up again.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Would anyone care to elaborate to this Nsh fan (and a FIN fan, especially Karpat and its products Puljujarvi, Aho, Kuokkanen.. etc) how Kuokkanen did in the preseason? Does he actually look like an NHL regular already or is he getting his 9 games?
I didn't expect him to even glimpse a roster spot this year.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Would anyone care to elaborate to this Nsh fan (and a FIN fan, especially Karpat and its products Puljujarvi, Aho, Kuokkanen.. etc) how Kuokkanen did in the preseason? Does he actually look like an NHL regular already or is he getting his 9 games?
I didn't expect him to even glimpse a roster spot this year.

He scored many points and had a wicked saucer pass to Staal in one game.

 

[Tryamw]

Honestly I didn't expect him to going into camp but he's shown well. though I haven't caught every preseason game. He might drift a bit this year up and down but like
Aho Mitakuye Oyasin said he'll most likely burn an ELC year this year. And be up more then he's down. (Hope this means he'll play after they send Necas back after his nine . (That's my expectation)

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

He scored many points and had a wicked saucer pass to Staal in one game.

Would you say that his roster spot is warranted given his OHL stats and general play?

 

[Lempo]

Kuokkanen already made the team over every other Charlotte forward. If/when he is sent down it will be to Charlotte, where he will likely be one of the first call-ups.

Kuokkanen is getting over 9 games this year. IMO it's more likely that he plays the whole season in the NHL than playing 9 games, being sent back to the AHL and never getting called up again.

Kuokkanen is a 19 y.o. not first round pick who has an existing IIHF contract with Karpat of FEL though. If he doesn't stay up in the N, he needs to be offered back to Karpat before loaning him to AHL because of the transfer agreement.

Karpat obviously may opt to not insist bringing him back, and I would guess if Kuoks plays 10+ and his ELC starts burning, this would no longer be an issue. (I educately guess the obligation to offer the young player back is tied to the ELC slide)

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Would you say that his roster spot is warranted given his OHL stats and general play?

It doesn't seem like he's going back to the OHL. I think AHL is the most likely possibility, although I suppose as Lempo said he can go back to Karpat.

I think the Canes have more depth than they've had in a long time. So if he's stuck around on the roster, we can be more confident than in past years that it's because he's earned it.

 

[Lempo]

I said it to note the starting point, mainly. I don't personally think he will go back to Karpat especially if he'd be the first call up in Charlotte otherwise. The guy has one foot firmly in the NHL already, it would be harsh to bring him back to Oulu.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

If you exclude Stempniak since he's on IR, our team average age right now is 24.8. That's not doing months math, just taking the years, so probably more like 25.3.

Yeah and we added Justin Williams in the offseason.

 

[cptjeff]

If you exclude Stempniak since he's on IR, our team average age right now is 24.8. That's not doing months math, just taking the years, so probably more like 25.3.

Yeah and we added Justin Williams in the offseason.

We also don't have Hainsey on the team anymore, so Williams is a wash there.