GDT: Traverse City Prospects Tournament

[DaveG]

It's time to begin the return to the top following last years upset by the Blackhawks.

Games:
9/7 - Canes vs Blues @3:30PM EST
9/8 - Canes vs Blackhawks @3:00PM EST
9/10 - Canes vs Blue Jackets @7PM EST
9/11 - TBD

all games streaming on foxsportsgo.com

Roster:
15 - C/W Aleksi Saarela
21 - RW Julien Gauthier
24 - D Jake Bean
26 - D Michael Fora
37 - RW Andrei Svechnikov
45 - C/W Morgan Geekie
51 - RW Stelio Mattheos
52 - C Luke Henman
58 - C Nic Roy
59 - LW Janne Kuokkanen
61 - C/RW Cliff Pu
62 - D Brendan De Jong
68 - D Bruce Reilly*
78 - D Theo Calvas*
81 - C David Levin*
82 - D Mitch Eliot*
84 - C Max Grondin*
85 - D Connor Schlichting*
87 - C Matthew Struthers*
88 - C Martin Necas
89 - C Cedric Ralph*

50 - G Jeremy Helvig
90 - G Mario Culina*

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[HisIceness]

Just f***ing win please.

 

[sheriff bart]

Hockey, damnit!

 

[Lucky Lindy]

So excited for this.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

More invitee randos than usual? I guess we just don’t really have that many eligible dmen with all our NCAA and overseas draftees

 

[DaveG]

More invitee randos than usual? I guess we just don’t really have that many eligible dmen with all our NCAA and overseas draftees

Bingo. the NCAAers have to pay their own way and school is already in session, and the Euros have their leagues already starting up. And IIRC someone mentioned that you could only appear in the tournament twice after turning pro.

 

[geehaad]

I like that I can generally ignore any jersey number > 62.

 

[MinJaBen]

Might not be the best game for the guys today...

 

[Joe McGrath]

I like that I can generally ignore any jersey number > 62.

Unless it’s Necas, but hopefully he’s pretty easy to differentiate from invitees. If not.....

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Wait a minute there’s a player named Pu?!?! That’s effing hilarious!

 

[GoldiFox]

Necas-Svech vs Thomas-Kyrou today is the firepower matchup of the tournament. I wanna see 10+ goals. Svech gonna feast.

 

[MinJaBen]

Necas-Svech vs Thomas-Kyrou today is the firepower matchup of the tournament. I wanna see 10+ goals. Svech gonna feast.

The success of our guys in this tournament is going to come down to if Vellucci can cobble together a 2nd pairing on defense that is adequate.

 

[DaveG]

The success of our guys in this tournament is going to come down to if Vellucci can cobble together a 2nd pairing on defense that is adequate.

The good news is he has 2 really good RHD prospects to use on the two pairings.
The bad news is looking at the other 5 dmen available hurts my soul.

 

[GoldiFox]

The good news is he has 2 really good RHD prospects to use on the two pairings.
The bad news is looking at the other 5 dmen available hurts my soul.

I’m not so worried about defense and goalies. Giving up a ton of goals will hopefully just push the top-9 to score more - which is what the Canes really need heading into next year.

Velucci led the Checkers to the most goals in the AHL last year. He knows how to put these young guys in a position to score. They will need it.

 

[DaveG]

I’m not so worried about defense and goalies. Giving up a ton of goals will hopefully just push the top-9 to score more - which is what the Canes really need heading into next year.

Velucci led the Checkers to the most goals in the AHL last year. He knows how to put these young guys in a position to score. They will need it.

Oh I hear ya man. I'm just used to the past couple 2-3 years being able to send a prospect group that's like "oh you guys want to score too? that's cute".

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

The good news is he has 2 really good RHD prospects to use on the two pairings.
The bad news is looking at the other 5 dmen available hurts my soul.

Fora and...?

 

[DaveG]

Fora and...?

Not sure why I was thinking Bean was an RHD

 

[bluedevil58]

Will there be a stream for today's game?

Never mind I re-read the thread.

 

[bleedgreen]

Fox sports go app for streaming?

Would I need to be local?

 

[DaveG]

Fox sports go app for streaming?

should work, was working for me last year at work.

 

[bleedgreen]

Thanks, hopefully no issues in Colorado. Though If it’s quiet around here I can be on the laptop. Just fox sports website?

 

[RibFrabcus]

I'm so ready to watch Svech and Necas.

 

[DaveG]

Thanks, hopefully no issues in Colorado. Though If it’s quiet around here I can be on the laptop. Just fox sports website?

www.foxsportsgo.com not sure if the fox sports website has links or not though it did during the World Cup.

 

[CandyCanes]

I'm so ready to watch Svech and Necas.

I don’t know why but I’m nervously excited to watch them. Definitely going into this feeling like they both should tear up this tournament, and if they don’t it’s going to be feel disappointing.

 

[FreshSeabass]

Said they will also stream from hurricanes.com as well, but im almost certain that will be geo-fenced.