Who'll stop The Reign: The 2023-24 Ontario Reign Thread
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funky
Build around Byfield, not the vets
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Who the idiot that hit him. I would imagine he is now on our list to give a contract to next year.
Haha yea probably. Benn rocked him in the NHL and it happens but its more of a “keep your head up kid” and within the rules.
The AHL has too many headhunters that cross the line to hit a guy like Clarke.
Raccoon Jesus
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They need to get Clarke and Turcotte out of the AHL or both will be on ltir before a quarter of the season is over
Too many plugs trying to make a name
Too many plugs trying to make a name
What’s really sad is that league has been like that for a long time.
Robitaille and Blake never played a game in the AHL/IHL. I wonder if the results are different for either one if the organization back then had an “only the Lemieux’s of the world don’t need time in the minors” organizational philosophy.
I wanted Turcotte traded for years because I thought he was overrated and his trade value exceeded his actual value. Now I want him traded so he can go somewhere that he can be properly deployed in the NHL. Simply no reason for a player nearing 23 years old, who was taken with a top 5 pick over 4 years ago who is ready to be in the NHL fulltime to still be in the AHL. It’s awful asset value and it has to be awful for morale (which is what I said about Bjornfot last year). This is close to a million a year these guys get denied by being in the AHL instead of the NHL.
kingsfan28
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Damn, that looked like charging and an elbow to the jaw. How is it only 2 min minor? Clarke got a 10 for arguing the hit later in the game.
King'sPawn
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Glenn Gawdin - he had pretty good potential years ago in juniors.
Raccoon Jesus
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A guy trying to punch his ticket to continue playing hockey in NA who can make a name for himself by plastering the mouthy hotshot prospect on his team's rival
AKA exactly why Turcotte and clarke need to be the f*** out of there
AKA exactly why Turcotte and clarke need to be the f*** out of there
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He came back, played, scored a goal, and got a 10-min misconduct.
That is 100% Clarke’s fault. Pretty lazy retrieval, has plenty of time but doesn’t bother to look up. It’s dirty no doubt, but he’s not going to last long doing shit like that. In any pro league.
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King'sPawn
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I think the point is that Clarke wasn't showing awareness of his surroundings where he may have been able to avoid the hit. At least that's my interpretation.
If f Clarke has even a little bit of awareness, the hit never happens. His fault. 100%.
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Raccoon Jesus
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Gawdin launched a flying elbow
awareness or not he was gonna get clocked by that unless he hard bailed on the play
that being said if he's gonna mouth off and be a target he needs to prepare appropriately too
awareness or not he was gonna get clocked by that unless he hard bailed on the play
that being said if he's gonna mouth off and be a target he needs to prepare appropriately too
lumbergh
It was an idea. I didn't say it was a good idea.
It's not Clarke's fault, but I don't understand the sentiment that headshots are an AHL thing. We've seen plenty of headshots in the NHL. Clarke needs to be more situation aware, and everyone in the league needs to actively avoid bonking somebody in the head during a hit.
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There's a higher volume of unskilled players, whether it's actual hockey skills or hitting skills, where dangerous hits happen.
Yes, headshots and other bad hits occur everywhere, but you see better hits executed at the higher level more often than not. And they're not by someone trying to win a roster spot or a promotion to the NHL.
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So awesome to have Rittich start again. Nice that the Kings traded a third round pick for an AHL backup.
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kilowatt
the vibes are not immaculate
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Reign won 3-2.
1. Ward from Maltsev
2. Chromiak from Hudon and Santini
3. Tynan from Clarke and Thomas
Rittich made 31 saves.
1. Ward from Maltsev
2. Chromiak from Hudon and Santini
3. Tynan from Clarke and Thomas
Rittich made 31 saves.
Raccoon Jesus
Todd McLellan is an inside agent
Thank goodness for 31 year old prospect David Rittich
