Pre-Season & Training Camp Thread

[BigFatCat999]

Pissed is good. Pissed is motivated. Pouting is bad. We will see if he plays like he is pissed or pouting. (Edit... I see Adz covered this as well)

If it was me Id look at it like this, 'They f***ing chose Zac f***ing RInaldo over me. Zac mother f***ing RInaldo.'

 

[PredsV82]

If it was me Id look at it like this, 'They ****ing chose Zac ****ing RInaldo over me. Zac mother ****ing RInaldo.'

He knows that wasn't the choice.

The truth is until he shows us he can produce on the second line there really isnt a spot for him up here with everyone healthy.

If we knew he could score 20 we could bump Smith down a line, but as it is, hed be bumping Hartman and I dont see ET thriving on our 3rd line

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

I just don't think playing on small ice versus literal children has anyting in common with playing in the NHL. I think that he needs to adjust to the ice size based on the speed of the league. Having space and time is much easier when he has an extra 7.5ft on his side wall during the power play. I guess his reference points would be the same as what he learned growing up, but again jumping to smaller ice versus even faster players just sounds like a transition period would be needed.

Are you saying you don't think his transition has anything to do with ice size?

Meh, it's chicken and egg. Congrats to you for the brilliant observation that the USHL isn't the same as the NHL. I was responding to something different. He's a good player and could play in the NHL today on most teams. He has played in small rinks and big rinks, against opposition equivalent to NHL size and speed, and against opposition inferior to NHL size and speed. And he's also 19 and not a huge guy or fast guy. Nothing is any big deal on any front. He'll make the NHL for us and score some goals for us at some point, so you can put down the USHL or his abilities if that's what floats your boat, be my guest.

 

[Flgatorguy87]

Meh, it's chicken and egg. Congrats to you for the brilliant observation that the USHL isn't the same as the NHL. I was responding to something different. He's a good player and could play in the NHL today on most teams. He has played in small rinks and big rinks, against opposition equivalent to NHL size and speed, and against opposition inferior to NHL size and speed. And he's also 19 and not a huge guy or fast guy. Nothing is any big deal on any front. He'll make the NHL for us and score some goals for us at some point, so you can put down the USHL or his abilities if that's what floats your boat, be my guest.

Ha, not sure where to start with this one... probably just won't.

 

[King Weber]

Turris, Ekholm, Ellis, Grimaldi and Hartman are the scratches for today's game.

 

[King Weber]

Johansen with an early goal. 1-0.

 

[King Weber]

Williams ties it 1-1.

 

[Scoresberg]

Why do we look so god-damn slow? If we're gonna be this slow this year we ain't gonna go far. Grimaldi must get a start and maybe Gaudreau as well.

 

[GoldOnGold]

If we had to play the Canes 40 times a year we would go 2-38 in those games.

 

[GoldOnGold]

How come we can't get opportunities like that?

 

[King Weber]

Fiala 2-1.

and literally just as soon as I post Aho makes it 2-2

 

[GoldOnGold]

That was a nice goal from Fiala, but that pass from Jarnkrok wasn't great.

 

[drwpreds]

First time in two years I am not blacked on on a preseason broadcast.

For a preseason game that was a pretty entertaining period of hockey.

Thought we put a lot of pressure on them as the period went on, but we continue to look completely lost in our d zone at times.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

not watching.. i see rinne let in 2 goals on 9 shots. does he look bad?

 

[PredsV82]

Reading the Twitter feed youd think Ferlund decapitated Josi in the first but they posted a .gif and it looks like Ferlund missed him and Josi just bounced awkwardly off the boards

 

[PredsV82]

not watching.. i see rinne let in 2 goals on 9 shots. does he look bad?

Didnt see the second but the first wasnt his fault at all. Williams was left alone on the doorstep and got a perfect feed. Canes Twitter saying Rinne stoned a couple of good chances later in the period

 

[GoldOnGold]

2-on-1 SH chance, pass gets cut off

 

[GoldOnGold]

Smith on the pp!

 

[PredsV82]

Saros in for the second half of the game...

 

[GoldOnGold]

Gaudreau gets boarded by Hamilton

 

[drwpreds]

Didnt see the second but the first wasnt his fault at all. Williams was left alone on the doorstep and got a perfect feed. Canes Twitter saying Rinne stoned a couple of good chances later in the period

The 2nd was off a horrible Jarnkrok turnover- also not Rinne’s fault

 

[drwpreds]

That was a great power play sequence on the Smith goal

 

[King Weber]

Gaudreau gets boarded by Hamilton

and Rinaldo immediately jumps on Hamilton

 

[GoldOnGold]

and Rinaldo immediately jumps on Hamilton

And I'm sure the coaching staff gave him a gold star for that...

 

[PredsV82]

Damn. Canes with two boarding penalties in a meaningless preseason game. If someone gets hurt today I'm gonna be pissed