No, that is hope you are feeling. I know it is unusual to feel that around here!Is it weird that I'm more excited for this than actual 2018-19 regular season Sens games?
Interesting that White's going, but not Chabot. Probably would've been useful to have Chabot there, even if it was just to show the recent draftees how it's done.
Love the Ryan Kuffner invite. Ottawa kid who should be one of the top NCAA UFAs next year.
Not sure if we invited his teammate Max Veronneau too (another Ottawa born kid), but we definitely should have. He's going to the Devils' camp this year.
Burzan and Lyle are good invites as well.
This is when they have it every year.Makes sense to have it asap. You want these guys to use the advice they get and apply it throughout the summer
Was Pius Suter at development camp last year? Or only main camp?
I hope we try to get him over.
Better late than pregnantMost teams have already begun this morning. Sens are late.
This could be the first time that Ottawa has this many goalies that they drafted at one development camp. They have always had at least one invitee & sometimes a couple of them. Goalie competition in Ottawa has gotten very interesting.
This is how I would rank the goalies.Hopefully they hit on at least one of them. As of right now, who's the best goalie that's been drafted and developed in the history of the organization? Emery? Lehner? I like that they've been drafting goalies more frequently since 2012, even if it hasn't necessarily worked out with Brassard or Driedger - eventually you'll hit on one of them.
This is how I would rank the goalies.
1. Gustavsson - probably has the best chance at being a #1 goalie
2. Hogberg - probably a good NHL backup, maybe a starter
3. Mandolese - has #1 potential & a long way to go
4. Dreidger - slowly losing ground each yr
5. Daccord - was good at last yr's D-Camp
6. Hollette - was okay at last yr's D-Camp, must improve this yr
Those numbers from Kuffner are eye popping, what's the competition like in his conference? Hopefully this gives us an inside track on signing him. Dunno why we didn't just take Burzan in the 7th round. Wouldn't be mad if we made him our Kelly of this camp. Good practice to try to grab extra prospects without even using draft capital.Love the Ryan Kuffner invite. Ottawa kid who should be one of the top NCAA UFAs next year.
Not sure if we invited his teammate Max Veronneau too (another Ottawa born kid), but we definitely should have. He's going to the Devils' camp this year.
Burzan and Lyle are good invites as well.