Megustaelhockey
"I like hockey" in Spanish
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Why are the kid's tweets protected? Some social media commando must have given him some **** in the past. Too bad.
Player Discussion Matthew Puempel
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HockeyBasedNYC
Feeling it
offdacrossbar
misfit fanboy
on this team, when healthy, he might be but pretty sure he wasnt brought here to be a 4th liner.
hes a kid known for his shot. hes got a good one.
so i guess asking him to score a few here and there is alot to ask ? im thinking.
GeorgeKaplan
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on this team, when healthy, he might be but pretty sure he wasnt brought here to be a 4th liner.
hes a kid known for his shot. hes got a good one.
so i guess asking him to score a few here and there is alot to ask ? im thinking.
He's got points in 3 of his last 4
Hunter Gathers
The Crown
Oh, I remember that hat trick very well. Very, very, very well. We had a ****ing blast on here with it.
Had a good game... Although it came on the PP, this kid finally seems to be driving the net looking to score.
Good on him for helping the team get two points.
Good on him for helping the team get two points.
Vinny DeAngelo
Jimmy Easy to defend
Puempel is where miller was beginning of last year.. remember it was right about midsession last year miller went from 4th line tweener and had a super hot 2-3 weeks and put it together and is now a middle six-top six winger.
I think if we let puempel play he'll put it together and be better a middle six option than grabner, fast, and lindberg
I think if we let puempel play he'll put it together and be better a middle six option than grabner, fast, and lindberg
FLYLine27*
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Hunter Gathers
The Crown
I mean, he's playing about exactly as he was expected to play. Up and down and one dimensional. It's not like he was some great hockey player when we signed him.
KingDeathMetal
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When you look at Puempel's career from Juniors, to the AHL and his brief stint in the NHL, the only time when he wasn't a goal scoring machine was when he played in Ottawa, a boring trap team known for killing young talent, on a fourth line with two enforcer bums.
Otherwise, his NHL experience so far is 5 goals in 11 games with NYR. Seems to picking up where he left off on every team in his career not named the Ottawa Senators. Not saying he turns into the second coming of Phil Kessel, but his pedigree and numbers suggest he could absolutely blossom into a Top 6 forward capable of scoring lots of goals. Excellent hands and offensive instincts, quick skater, not terrible on the defensive side (but lots of room to improve).
Honestly, I'm excited to see what he can do over a larger sample size.
Otherwise, his NHL experience so far is 5 goals in 11 games with NYR. Seems to picking up where he left off on every team in his career not named the Ottawa Senators. Not saying he turns into the second coming of Phil Kessel, but his pedigree and numbers suggest he could absolutely blossom into a Top 6 forward capable of scoring lots of goals. Excellent hands and offensive instincts, quick skater, not terrible on the defensive side (but lots of room to improve).
Honestly, I'm excited to see what he can do over a larger sample size.
I think he's been decent. A hattrick definitely helps and hopefully builds a little confidence in him to make more of a push for a spot. I don't think he has a spot on the team, though, when they're fully healthy, outside of 13th forward. I don't see him taking anyone's spot in top 9 and then Grabner-Lindberg-Fast are tough to replace with their defensive skills on the 4th.
And then there is the curious case of Hrivik. I really like Hrivik, even though he isn't getting on the scoreboard. Actually, whenever I see a Ranger battling on the boards, I hope I see #46 on the jersey because he's such a beast on board work.
And then there is the curious case of Hrivik. I really like Hrivik, even though he isn't getting on the scoreboard. Actually, whenever I see a Ranger battling on the boards, I hope I see #46 on the jersey because he's such a beast on board work.
KingDeathMetal
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KingDeathMetal
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Maybe when he was in Ottawa, his tweets read something like "F*** OTTAWA SENATORS" and "MY COACH SUCKS TRADE ME PLZ" nightly, just to blow off steam. Gotta protect stuff like that! lol
The truth. Can't we just go Reggie Dunlop style and put a bounty out on Girardi for each opponent until someone takes us up on it? Let's start a GoFundMe page for the bounty money.
It's Puempel vs. Pirri.
The battle of P-P.
Matt's supposed to have a shot. Seen flashes of it. He's a systems fit, better skater than Pirri who needs Zibby on the PP to find space.
SA16
Sixstring
Would not say Ottawa has killed young talent given in recent years they've found stone, Hoffman, dzingel, Pageau, and even zack smith who have all played lots of top 6 or third line roles
Hunter Gathers
The Crown
Amazing Kreiderman
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Meh, sometimes players just need longer to develop, or they do not put the effort in themselves. A waiver pickup could be a wake-up call for a guy like Puempel. It could be that a change of scenery is what he needs. There are more factors to it than just him not being developed properly.
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Really hope Hrivik picks up the offense because I want to keep him in the line-up so bad.
Amazing Kreiderman
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I know some people really don't care about my trivial stats, but this one might be fun to share with family on New Years Eve:
Bingo. Bingo. So well said.
He does have value, remember Jesper Fast was a 6th round pick.
So let's see how it plays out. You hate to lose depth but I'm sure they can work something out.
Igor Shestyorkin
#26, the sickest of 'em all.
I think Hrivik needs to shift back to the wing if he's going to start producing some points.
