News Article: News & Notes XXXVI: We're not leaving

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Tim Gleason Scores to replace Chynoweth?

Twice I have seen this sentiment.

2 thoughts:
1. It sounds like Skjei would be protected
2. For Skjei to be included in that group means he is pretty good. That seems quite opposite of most fans of other teams position

 

[AD Skinner]

I thought skjei was at worst pretty good this year. He was probably still only the 4th best defenseman but thats really not a knock when slavin hamilton and pesce are 1-3

 

[Unsustainable]

I thought Skjei stepped up just fine from Slavin when needed

 

[Svechhammer]

Twice I have seen this sentiment.

2 thoughts:
1. It sounds like Skjei would be protected
2. For Skjei to be included in that group means he is pretty good. That seems quite opposite of most fans of other teams position

I saw some NYR fans trying to rip us for trading a 1st for him and I just laughed.

We used a first to acquire a legit everyday 2nd line defenseman who was capable of stepping his game up when our 1st line everyman in Slavin went out, and you are trying to tell me that's a bad thing? Like, that's a deal I make every year if it's available.

 

[Highest Boss]

well, f26 isnt on twitter apparently

 

[Stickpucker]

Top 5:
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA

HM: Francis, Babchuk

 

[poobags]

Top 5:
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA

HM: Francis, Babchuk

I don't know how to got to 5 RBAs. My rankings:

1. Captain RBA
2. Coach RBA
3. Rod the Bod
4. Asst. Coach RBA

 

[Svechhammer]

Kidd's left pad
Kidd's right pad
Semin's backchecking
Corvo's wrist shot
Darling

 

[To Be Determined]

I don't know how to got to 5 RBAs. My rankings:

1. Captain RBA
2. Coach RBA
3. Rod the Bod
4. Asst. Coach RBA

5. X = BBC - (Battaglia + Cole)

 

[Svechhammer]

1. Rod
2. Brind
3. Apostrophe
4. A
5. More

 

[Unsustainable]

Adams
Adams
Aho
Alberts
Allen

 

[AD Skinner]

Wisniewski
Carter
Marleau
Fedorov
Tracy

 

[Svechhammer]

Kaiton
Forslund
Skinner
DeHaan
Haula

Everyone that Dundon has 'screwed over' in his short time as owner, clearly

 

[hockeynjune]

Rod
Ron
Sammy
Jeff
Arturs

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Kaiton
Forslund
Skinner
DeHaan
Haula

Everyone that Dundon has 'screwed over' in his short time as owner, clearly

Ron Francis belongs here.

 

[VibesAlive]

Tim "Grumpy" Gleason has to be in my top five.

 

[Tryamw]

Tim Gleason Scores to replace Chynoweth?

I was hoping for some New Blood. But whatever Rod's earned the Right to choose his guy.

 

[VibesAlive]

I have a hard time picturing Tim Gleason in a suit and tie.

 

[Identity404]

Patrick Marleau
Alex Galchenyuk
James Wisniewski
Marc-André Gragnani
Ty Rattie

 

[SlavinAway]

Any list that doesn't include David Ayers is just wrong

 

[Discipline Daddy]

Gleason doesn't sit well with me after the end of his tenure here. But yeah I'm done questioning the Borg after being worried about Rod, GM Waddell, and assistant coaches Scoring Machine Jeff Daniels and Kristin Chenoweth.

And my honest-to-Betsy top 5:

1) Jaccob Slavin
2) Rod Brind'Amour
3) Kevyn Adams
4) Ron Francis
5) Kevin Weekes

HM: Riley Nash. I have no idea why but I pretend that Nasher is the GOAT in every game I attend. I more or less prefer the players who were absolute warriors or who could win Lady Bings, so it seems.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

go Brady!...guess he doesn't ever need to rest.

Glad you posted this, never heard of this league and likely never would have without seeing this. I'll be in Minneapolis next week and definitely plan to go watch a game when I'm there.

 

[cptjeff]

I mean, Gleason has occasionally been on the ice running defensive drills in the last few years. He's already a guy the team looks to as an extra hand when they need a spare coach. As I said in another thread, they should do their due diligence and interview other people just to make sure that Gleason is at least in the same class as other candidates on the technical stuff, but like Brind'Amour, he's somebody who is specifically committed to Carolina, and not just looking for a coaching job somewhere, and that's worth a lot in itself.

 

[Stickpucker]

On a random note does anyone else thing Necas could have the better career than Svech?

His defensive game is ahead of Svech's and it's evidenced by the fact that RBA uses him on the PK1 at times.

He's got better passive than Svech slightly, with a slightly worse wrister but better one timer.

He's got way better speed and acceleration while being lighter. He's a big boy though and could grow his man strength.

The main thing is I feel like he can hurt you more ways than Svech right now and could eclipse him depending on usage as soon as next season while being a good pker.

I also think he had a better PO than Svech this past season.

 

[cptjeff]

I have a hard time picturing Tim Gleason in a suit and tie.

That's not actually required, just tradition. IIRC, Torts ditched the tie pretty much all of last season. Hell, I'd love to see a coach go to the varsity jacket style they do for outdoor games full time.