Recalled/Assigned: Veilleux/Kuemper up; Zucker/McMillan down

[P10p]

Comming from someone who watched every houston game last season as well as Minnesota. Zucker looked very dynamic during his time with Houston. He made plays happen, scored clutch goals, big hits, gritty play. I feel its just a matter of time until it all translates. He skates too good, shoots too hard, and plays too intense for his game not to translate. He just needs time. I feel a nagging groin has something to do with his performance thus far. Hopefully time solves it.

 

[TaLoN]

Couldn't see the game. Zucker was bad?

Useless and invisible. No cohesion at all on any line he was placed on. Seemed to be playing in his own little world instead of with teammates. Started the game on the second line, but by the third period was shifted on the 3rd and 4th lines to see if he could work with anyone...same story either way.

 

[TaLoN]

IMHO Veilleux is a scrub - he doesn't deserve to be taking a roster spot from one of the youngsters who need experience. I've always thought this going back to the Lemaire days.

Also, he isn't very tough or gritty either.... just a warm body who can PK fairly decently

Veilleux is the right call to pay the 4th line so Mitchell can play the 3rd line and bump Niederreiter back to the 2nd or first line where his skill is best utilized.

 

[Victorious Secret]

Could we add Kuemper to the title, rather than make a new thread about it.

MNWILD

Kuemper has been recalled.

 

[BigT2002]

Agreed. Cooke-Brodz-Mitchell is a great 3rd line. I really like Fontaine but I'd rather have Mitchell's experience there.

And as we saw, that 3rd line did it again. Reminds me of a couple years ago when our "grinder" line was the most consistent threat on the ice.

 

[Lapa]

I-35 Update: #mnwild has recalled @dkuemps35 from @IAWild. Kuemper expected to join team in Buffalo today

per @mnwild

 

[Victorious Secret]

Nailed it.

 

[Jarick]

I thought Veilleux looked good on the fourth line.

 

[Victorious Secret]

I can't say he looked anything other than fourth liner. He has speed, at least.

 

[Jarick]

Yeah, he looked like a fourth liner. Very, very fast, great on the forecheck, physical, not a lot of skills.

 

[Victorious Secret]

Prototypical. Can't complain.

 

[Lapa]

I think he has looked better than Rupp did last season.

 

[Victorious Secret]

I really didn't like Rupp last season. He was piece of dead-weight that was hell bent on turning the puck over.

 

[Lapa]

The only issue I had with him was that he's slow as ****. Otherwise he was fine, IMO.

 

[Jarick]

I just don't think in today's NHL size matters much in the absence of speed and skill.

 

[tomthestone*]

Rupper wasn't a big help last year, but I think it looked pretty obvious he was playing through serious knee trouble. And we could be in for more of the same this winter, but I like having a huge bruiser on the roster. Every tough guy in the NHL knows Rupp wrecked BizNasty and bloodied him up last season, and that makes a grinder think twice about taking a run at Granlund or Parise.

Once Rupper returns I think his presence in the lineup may be necessary against some of the big, physical conference opponents, while he could become an automatic scratch against teams in the East.