no utica radio tonight, but i was told the crunch will be broadcasting. or do as i do, twitter updates....
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no utica radio tonight, but i was told the crunch will be broadcasting. or do as i do, twitter updates....
UticaHockey
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BG, I know you are not a social media guy but that is how the Comets push out most of their news. No local radio for the preseason games this weekend but you can watch a YouTube stream of the game courtesy of the Syracuse Crunch. Puck drop is 5:00 pm EDT.
The Comets are at the Syracuse Crunch for preseason game #1. Game time is 5:00 p.m. EDT.
Travis Green has said the veterans will receive less time in the preseason than the new guys he needs to see in game action. Some of the vets will only see one game. The last 4 sent down will probably not play tonight. Assume the unsigned guys (5) get lots of ice along with those who haven't played pro yet. Most of the Comets cuts will go to Alaska.
Would expect to see most of the returners play tomorrow.
Would like to post a game roster, but nothing has been released or posted. I'll keep at this and get what I can.
Travis Green has said the veterans will receive less time in the preseason than the new guys he needs to see in game action. Some of the vets will only see one game. The last 4 sent down will probably not play tonight. Assume the unsigned guys (5) get lots of ice along with those who haven't played pro yet. Most of the Comets cuts will go to Alaska.
Would expect to see most of the returners play tomorrow.
Would like to post a game roster, but nothing has been released or posted. I'll keep at this and get what I can.
The Syracuse Crunch are LIVE Streaming on their YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSeQ3uCCAf0 Puck drops at 5pm EST - you are welcome!
NuxFan09
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2-0 crunch early in the first.... make that 3-0, crunch add a shorty.... Demko debut not goin so well...
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Demko with a rough start, down 3-0 but I can't really fault him for any of the goals. First one was a point shot tipped. The second one was a bad giveaway by Moynihan and bad coverage by Subban, though Demko could've had better rebound control. The third one was a shorthanded goal leaving the Syracuse forward all alone in front, right after Thatcher stopped a breakaway.
D-pairs:
Negrin/Subban - This one was a disaster last season.
Stewart/Shields
Sautner/McEneny
LaPlante/Hamilton/Bancks
The other 3 lines were constantly changing due to penalties. Maybe they settle into some continuity next period.
Cassels/Valk/Carcone saw this trio several times, but Cassels on the wing seems odd.
Perfetto/Moynihan/D'Aoust
Hulak/Ewanyk/Kunyk
These lines are not carved in stone beyond the 1st.
Negrin/Subban - This one was a disaster last season.
Stewart/Shields
Sautner/McEneny
LaPlante/Hamilton/Bancks
The other 3 lines were constantly changing due to penalties. Maybe they settle into some continuity next period.
Cassels/Valk/Carcone saw this trio several times, but Cassels on the wing seems odd.
Perfetto/Moynihan/D'Aoust
Hulak/Ewanyk/Kunyk
These lines are not carved in stone beyond the 1st.
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WTG
December 5th
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Why Subban and Negrin should never be paired together. But the future Alaska Aces around them weren't much help either.
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WTG
December 5th
Hardly Subban's fault for not covering the guy going hard to the net.
Sure he could have played it better but that's not a glaring fault by Subban.
UticaHockey
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WTG
December 5th
I have only watched for like a period but Carcone has got to be the most dangerous forward on the ice so far.
All over the ice.
All over the ice.
This was not a brilliant effort by the Comets, but the team on the ice fit the matched the group of players Travis said he was going to play - mostly the new guys. That would be at forward as there are no "new" guys on D.
The only Utica vets at forward were Hamilton, Bancks, and Cassels. Valk gets a nod as having actually played some games in Utica. Ewanyk, Hulak, and Kunyk have AHL backgrounds but are new to the Comets. LaPlante, Moynihan, D'Aoust, Carcone, and Perfetto are rookies.
The six D he played were the "Utica vets" Negrin, Sautner, and Subban, last year's best PTO in Shields, two year ECHL vet McEneny who has played 3 games for the Comets in 2 years, and last year's outcast Stewart who has played in 4 games for the Comets. So in essence only 4 have substantial Comets' experience. Billins, Pedan, and whomever from the Canucks are necessary to anchor this group. As they stand on their own this group would be a disaster.
Demko was in goal. He had a rude welcome to the Comets and their propensity to turn it over, get lost in coverage, and puck watch. After it was 3-0 he settled in.
The only Utica vets at forward were Hamilton, Bancks, and Cassels. Valk gets a nod as having actually played some games in Utica. Ewanyk, Hulak, and Kunyk have AHL backgrounds but are new to the Comets. LaPlante, Moynihan, D'Aoust, Carcone, and Perfetto are rookies.
The six D he played were the "Utica vets" Negrin, Sautner, and Subban, last year's best PTO in Shields, two year ECHL vet McEneny who has played 3 games for the Comets in 2 years, and last year's outcast Stewart who has played in 4 games for the Comets. So in essence only 4 have substantial Comets' experience. Billins, Pedan, and whomever from the Canucks are necessary to anchor this group. As they stand on their own this group would be a disaster.
Demko was in goal. He had a rude welcome to the Comets and their propensity to turn it over, get lost in coverage, and puck watch. After it was 3-0 he settled in.
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Tomorrow I could see Travis going with the rest he is yet to see in Utica mixed with guys who played tonight that he may still have a leaning towards keeping, but didn't get enough of them tonight.
That group would be Roy, Megna, Chaput, Rendulic, and Carcone. However he has seen all of them for weeks in Vancouver and that may be enough.
Archi will probably be there. I would guess Cassels and LaBate whom I would try with Carcone.
Then he probably gives the unsigned kids, Perfetto and D'Aoust, another go with better line mates.
That would be 9 guys. Then he either puts others from tonight that he wants to see again in the mix or slides a couple of the vets into the lineup in Grenier and Zalewski. It would give him a chance to see how the guys brought in to anchor this team work with the top remaining guys and possible new pieces. A serious mix of old and new.
I think Garteig gets the nod in net disappointing the masses who hope to get their 1st peek at Demko. They can wait, there will be plenty of looks coming.
That group would be Roy, Megna, Chaput, Rendulic, and Carcone. However he has seen all of them for weeks in Vancouver and that may be enough.
Archi will probably be there. I would guess Cassels and LaBate whom I would try with Carcone.
Then he probably gives the unsigned kids, Perfetto and D'Aoust, another go with better line mates.
That would be 9 guys. Then he either puts others from tonight that he wants to see again in the mix or slides a couple of the vets into the lineup in Grenier and Zalewski. It would give him a chance to see how the guys brought in to anchor this team work with the top remaining guys and possible new pieces. A serious mix of old and new.
I think Garteig gets the nod in net disappointing the masses who hope to get their 1st peek at Demko. They can wait, there will be plenty of looks coming.
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