At this point, Connolly is going to ask for a trade no?
Connolly, Denisenko and a first for Laine?
Major underpayment lolAsk CBJ crew. Not sure if it wets Jarmos whistle
At this point, Connolly is going to ask for a trade no?
Didn’t you hear? He’s planning to give a few shifts for us on hfboards too.I wonder if Q is really giving everyone a chance to play?
Is Conns hurt, or is he just taking a nap in Q's dog house? Guy hasn't played since the NSH OTL.
Need a win before week of death. Good news is Greiss just turned 35 so the bad man cant hurt us much longer
He'll play until he's 50 like Jagr.
He signs for a league minimum contract and gets passed around in the league like a hot potato for teams that have games coming up against the Panthers.
After last season, you could say he was "seriously streaky but good enough as a complimentary piece". He might still pick it up later this season, but right now it looks like that stretch of great games was an aberration.Connolly has been completely useless since 2nd half of the previous season. I don't understand why Zito hadn't tried to move him in the offseason.
Connolly hasn't exactly been put in a position to succeed this season (because he hasn't earned it in practice?), but he may be the best option if one of the top6 wingers misses some games. It would be interesting to see him get some time with a playmaker like Huberdeau and/or Wennberg, and the second PP (if such a thing exists).After last season, you could say he was "seriously streaky but good enough as a complimentary piece". He might still pick it up later this season, but right now it looks like that stretch of great games was an aberration.
I'd also like to see more from Acciari. TBH, if you look at our bottom 6, we're playing 3-4 rookies every night... No wonder they can't score (or contribute pretty much anything except eat some time).
On a side note: Is anyone else here following the latest John Tortorella soap opera with Patrik Laine? Apparently Torts benched him the entire third period tonight and a significant portion of the second.
Laine isn’t going to be happy about that.
Am I the only one who thinks Patrik could end up a Panther if Barky signs long term? We know those two are friends and they’d be unstoppable together. With Laine’s Blue Jackets tenure already hitting a rough patch - I feel like he won’t want to resign there.
he’s an RFA this year. Let’s hope Patrik doesn’t want anything to do with Columbus after this run and Zito can work some magic via trade.
Connolly has been completely useless since 2nd half of the previous season. I don't understand why Zito hadn't tried to move him in the offseason.
I doubt Torts is planning to make benching Laine a regular thing, I see it more as sending a message. Laine is a mere mortal like any other player on that team.On a side note: Is anyone else here following the latest John Tortorella soap opera with Patrik Laine? Apparently Torts benched him the entire third period tonight and a significant portion of the second.
Laine isn’t going to be happy about that.
Am I the only one who thinks Patrik could end up a Panther if Barky signs long term? We know those two are friends and they’d be unstoppable together. With Laine’s Blue Jackets tenure already hitting a rough patch - I feel like he won’t want to resign there.
he’s an RFA this year. Let’s hope Patrik doesn’t want anything to do with Columbus after this run and Zito can work some magic via trade.
On a side note: Is anyone else here following the latest John Tortorella soap opera with Patrik Laine? Apparently Torts benched him the entire third period tonight and a significant portion of the second.
Laine isn’t going to be happy about that.
Am I the only one who thinks Patrik could end up a Panther if Barky signs long term?
Given Tortorella’s obvious frustrations as of the past year plus, I’d wager that either he calls it quits or they fire him.Yeah that's not a good look. It does seem like Laine will be a Panther at some point. But Jarmo may boot Torts first if it comes down to Laine or Torts. Supposedly Columbus wanted Roslovic and Laine in both the 2015 and 2016 drafts but couldn't nab them, so they've been after them for awhile.