GDT: Training camp 2018 (#teamgrit vs #teamgrind)

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Expecting Kuokkanen, McKegg, Brown, Roy to be cut today.

Anyone else I’m missing?

 

[geehaad]

Expecting Kuokkanen, McKegg, Brown, Roy to be cut today.

Anyone else I’m missing?

Rask

 

[the halleJOKEL]

Rask

no he was cut a couple weeks ago

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Expecting Kuokkanen, McKegg, Brown, Roy to be cut today.

Anyone else I’m missing?

Maybe McKeown, Ned and Maenalanen

 

[geehaad]

no he was cut a couple weeks ago

You say that as if it won't happen again.

 

[WpgBuffan]

Are you guys going with a 1A and 1B in net or does someone have a leg up to be the unquestioned starter?

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

1A/1B until someone proves himself, but 1A to start is probably Darling.

 

[GoldiFox]

Has Maenalanen done anything to deserve a spot? I haven’t seen him make one play that sets him apart from even guys like PDG or Kuokkanen.

1A/1B until someone proves himself, but 1A to start is probably Darling.

Maybe my interpretation bias, but it seems like almost everything Canes management has said points to Mrazek starting.

 

[geehaad]

Are you guys going with a 1A and 1B in net or does someone have a leg up to be the unquestioned starter?

Naw. We're going with 2A/2B.

 

[geehaad]

Maybe my interpretation bias, but it seems like almost everything Canes management has said points to Mrazek starting.

Funny, I can't recall seeing anything tipping the team's hand on this.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Funny, I can't recall seeing anything tipping the team's hand on this.

Seriously, I don't remember anything either. And if anything, Darling is better this preseason and the likely starter in the dress rehearsal tomorrow.

 

[GoldiFox]

Funny, I can't recall seeing anything tipping the team's hand on this.

For sure they haven’t said one way or the other. Hence my “interpretation”.

There was a 99.9 interview with Waddell recently where he was talking more about Mrazek and it being a great fit because he wanted a 1 year deal to prove himself while the Canes needed a starter.

Canes playing Ned with Darling has seemed like a hedge to me (edit: not true looking back - Booth started behind Darling at NSH). The way they have treated deployment, again just for me, appears like they are happy with Mrazek and letting Darling/Ned fight it out for the 2nd spot. At least using Ned to push Darling.

Rod, at one point, was talking about how he was watching closely how the goalies were playing the puck and managing the game, not just making saves, and IMO Mrazek has been a lot more steady in that regard.

Just subtle things feeding my confirmation bias.

 

[Unsustainable]

General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has assigned forwards Janne Kuokkanen, Saku Maenalanen and Nicolas Roy, defensemen Michal Cajkovsky and Roland McKeown, and goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to the Charlotte Checkers (AHL). The Hurricanes will also assign forwards Patrick Brown and Greg McKegg to Charlotte, pending waivers.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

So there’s our team for now, right?

 

[Unsustainable]

So there’s our team for now, right?

Looks like it.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Looks like it.

With Rask out, I see:

13 forwards: Aho, PDG, Ferland, Foegele, Martinook, McGinn, Necas, Staal, Svechnikov, TT, Wallmark, Williams, Zykov
7 defense: CDH, Faulk, Fleury, Hamilton, Pesce, Slavin, TVR
2 Goalies: Darling, Mrazek

Barring a trade, that's it.

 

[Unsustainable]

Forwards:
Aho, PDG, Ferland, Foegele, Martinook, McGinn, Necas, Rask*, Staal, Svechnikov, Turbo, Wallmark, Williams, Zykov

Defense:
CDH, Faulk, Fluery, Hamilton, Pesce, Slavin, TVR

Goalie:
Darling, Mzarek

*Rask Injured Reserved

 

[MinJaBen]

Maybe my interpretation bias, but it seems like almost everything Canes management has said points to Mrazek starting.

After the last two games, I’m hoping this isn’t true.

 

[Unsustainable]

With Rask out, I see:

13 forwards: Aho, PDG, Ferland, Foegele, Martinook, McGinn, Necas, Staal, Svechnikov, TT, Wallmark, Williams, Zykov
7 defense: CDH, Faulk, Fleury, Hamilton, Pesce, Slavin, TVR
2 Goalies: Darling, Mrazek

Barring a trade, that's it.

LOL, I was making the list at the same time

 

[Navin R Slavin]

For sure they haven’t said one way or the other. Hence my “interpretation”.

There was a 99.9 interview with Waddell recently where he was talking more about Mrazek and it being a great fit because he wanted a 1 year deal to prove himself while the Canes needed a starter.

Canes playing Ned with Darling has seemed like a hedge to me (edit: not true looking back - Booth started behind Darling at NSH). The way they have treated deployment, again just for me, appears like they are happy with Mrazek and letting Darling/Ned fight it out for the 2nd spot. At least using Ned to push Darling.

Rod, at one point, was talking about how he was watching closely how the goalies were playing the puck and managing the game, not just making saves, and IMO Mrazek has been a lot more steady in that regard.

Just subtle things feeding my confirmation bias.

I don't think there is a first spot or a second spot. I think we have two #2s, and they'll both have to prove it all season.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Welp, roster’s set.

 

[CandyCanes]

We like our team

 

[CandyCanes]

Canes are the only undefeated team in preseason. We’re going to be like the 2008 Lions. 0-82-0 here we come!

 

[Tryamw]

I assume we chose Grind since Grit defected to Philly.

 

[Lempo]

I assume we chose Grind since Grit defected to Philly.

We will get a mascot whom we shall name Phil. That'll teach them.