Teemu Pulkkinen II: Re-signed 1 year 735k

[Zetterberg4Captain]

yah no way glendening plays with tats and dats

good to see Pulkinnen back up

I really hope they send Jurco down for two weeks, a sizeable amount of time, and let him get his offensive game back

 

[rx7dryver]

Bye bye Jurco!

Now all they got to do is waive Smith and call up Marchenko.

 

[Laser Rayzor]

Hopefully this is a Jurco for Pulu swap, leave Jurco in the A to get his swagger back.

Bye bye Jurco!

Now all they got to do is waive Smith and call up Marchenko.

IIRC Marchy is up, he's just injured.

 

[Laser Rayzor]

Ugh, hold the phones:

Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive · 14m 14 minutes ago
Babcock said Glendening will play with Datsyuk and Tatar. He wants someone to do some work for those guys.

 

[rx7dryver]

Yeah I keep forgetting that he got hurt. IMO he has made Smith expendable.

 

[SoupGuru]

Ugh, hold the phones:

Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive · 14m 14 minutes ago
Babcock said Glendening will play with Datsyuk and Tatar. He wants someone to do some work for those guys.

Heh, Babs is pissed.

Mickey mentioned it last night as Glendening got some shifts late in the game. Kenny was fishing for "Babs obviously trusts him" and Mickey took it to "and he's probably making a point to some other players"

 

[TatarTangle]

With all the chances Datsyuk and Tatar create I wouldn't be surprised if Glendening bangs home a couple of garbage goals on that line.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Ugh, hold the phones:

Ansar Khan @AnsarKhanMLive · 14m 14 minutes ago
Babcock said Glendening will play with Datsyuk and Tatar. He wants someone to do some work for those guys.

I really like Luke Glendening, unfortunately this move was entirely foreseeable with Babcock. It will as usual create an interesting narrative for a good player that works hard that is getting deployed ridiculously by his coach.

This is not like Abdelkader who you believe has more offense and some track record of playing good offensive hockey at other levels. Luke Glendening should not be up out of the bottom 6. He could have a Draper like career year at some point because he busts his *** every single shift like Drapes, but this doesn't make any sense. I fear when Glendening becomes a target of the masses around here when this is all Mike Babcock.

 

[HomersWorld]

Call up an offensive weapon. Put Glendening on the first line. Okay.

 

[Frk It]

Luke Glendening on line 1 is absolute ********.

Seriously we just turned the corner from the Cleary crap, and then here we go.

C'mon dude.

 

[Roy S]

It's probably just to send a message and no one will outwork Glendening. Jurco was atrocious and not ready for that slot. The drop off from Helm to Jurco was night and day. He should just put Nyquist there after a few shifts from Glendening to help set the tone.

 

[SoupGuru]

Babcock didn't think Jurco made enough room out there for Tatar and Datsyuk to go to work. Fair assessment. Babcock thinks Glendening might be able to. Not an outrageous notion. Luke knows his role.

I doubt it's anything more than making a point for half a game. Unless it actually works.

 

[rx7dryver]

Glendening is a NHL player that plays heavy and brings it every night. I have no problem with him playing in the top two lines if it makes an example for the other players.

 

[hot dog]

Glendening on the top line is crazy enough to work.

For like a week. Then teams will adjust and he'll be exposed as in way over his head. But this thread isn't about him, so whatever...

The longer Pulu stays up with Helm out, the better I see the chances of him taking that top line slot. Datsyuk and Tatar work hard pretty much every night and I think Pulks looked good enough without the puck in the o zone last time around.

 

[Vatican Roulette]

The only options to "make room" for those two, is Cole or Abby. And with Zetterberg, that line seems to work.

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

Luke Glendening on line 1 is absolute ********.

Seriously we just turned the corner from the Cleary crap, and then here we go.

C'mon dude.

Glendening is the new Cleary.

 

[DanZ]

Why not Pulkkinen with Datsyuk? Makes too much sense. Glendenning is Babcock's love child.

 

[TatarTangle]

Why not Pulkkinen with Datsyuk? Makes too much sense. Glendenning is Babcock's love child.

Babcock loves guys that are big or play big. I believe Datsyuk has said the same thing about that. It's why you saw Bertuzzi with Datsyuk. Franzen. Abdelkader.

In theory I agree with you about putting Pulkkinen with Datsyuk. I'd rather him play on the third line against lesser competition on both sides of the ice though. I think he'd be able to find a lot more open ice. Just IMO.

 

[Frk It]

Babcock loves guys that are big or play big. I believe Datsyuk has said the same thing about that. It's why you saw Bertuzzi with Datsyuk. Franzen. Abdelkader.

In theory I agree with you about putting Pulkkinen with Datsyuk. I'd rather him play on the third line against lesser competition on both sides of the ice though. I think he'd be able to find a lot more open ice. Just IMO.

But there HAS TO be a prerequisite for skill level to be granted that role too.

As TZE said, Abby had shown scoring at lower levels, and was 2nd rd pick.

Throwing Glendening up there is just garbage.

 

[RedMachine87]

IMO pulkkinen with pavel only makes sense if we rearrange the lines. No need for two smallish snipers on the same line. I'd like to see something like:

Tatar Datsyuk Cole
Pulkkinen Z Abdelkader
Weiss Sheahan Nyquist
Andersson Glendening Miller

Jurco to GR to get his scoring swagger back.

 

[GoAwayDanCleary]

Glenny on the first line? Oh boy. Here we go.

 

[TatarTangle]

But there HAS TO be a prerequisite for skill level to be granted that role too.

As TZE said, Abby had shown scoring at lower levels, and was 2nd rd pick.

Throwing Glendening up there is just garbage.

I am definitely not disagreeing. Just pointing out why Babcock is doing it, justifiable or not.

 

[r0bert8841]

I'm not even mad. Personally I think this is hilarious. This is absurd. Why not put Sheahan or Cole in that role?? Even Ferraro and Callahan wld be more fit for this role than Glendening. Dare I say even Dan Cleary wld be a better option. Not sure why Babs is so mad, but I can't see him sticking with these lines for long.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

I would put Nyquist with Tatar and Datsyuk anyway.

Pulkkinen has showed good chemistry with Weiss.

Weiss - Sheahan - Pulkkinen would be my third line. It also gets Teemu away from Top 4 pairings allowing him more time and space to get open. Two guys to jam the net and look for rebounds in the dirty area when the NHL goalie spits out his howitzer. Just me but that is what I would do in terms of Teemu's line right now.

 

[Shaman464]

I'm not even mad. Personally I think this is hilarious. This is absurd. Why not put Sheahan or Cole in that role?? Even Ferraro and Callahan wld be more fit for this role than Glendening. Dare I say even Dan Cleary wld be a better option. Not sure why Babs is so mad, but I can't see him sticking with these lines for long.

I have to think Khan is right that he's holding Pulu's spot.