Recalled/Assigned: Wolanin down, Englund up

[Melgene Eunyk]

I'm guessing this is to see what we have in englund and an attempt to push Belleville to the playoffs.

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[Senscore]

Yeah Belleville needs to really make a push in these finals games.

Also helpful to give Englund another look before seasons end. Lord knows we aren't playing for anything meaningful.

 

[Cosmix]

Yeah Belleville needs to really make a push in these finals games.

Also helpful to give Englund another look before seasons end. Lord knows we aren't playing for anything meaningful.

This appears to be a double win for Belleville.

 

[Hale The Villain]

This appears to be a double win for Belleville.

Yeah Englund is addition by subtraction. Kid is absolutely awful.

Hated the pick the moment it was made. Chose character and leadership over talent and ability.

 

[Icelevel]

I’m actually very curious to see how Englund looks up here now.

He looked good last time he was up and has improved since then.
Not super hopeful but would be nice to replace the boro option with him.

 

[stempniaksen]

Might be one final look at Englund before the team decides to move on. He's an RFA this summer and I don't think anyone would be shocked if he isn't qualified. That being said, the team only have 7D signed for next season so maybe he earns himself a spot in Belleville by default.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Nice, no harm in getting one last look at Englund. And Wolanin will help Belleville more anyways

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

I’m actually very curious to see how Englund looks up here now.

He looked good last time he was up and has improved since then.
Not super hopeful but would be nice to replace the boro option with him.

Improved? I dunno about that. Every Belleville game I've seen this year Englund is noticeably the worst player on the ice. He's just cannonfodder for us. Wolanin will provide a lot to Belleville down the stretch when they really really need it.

 

[Icelevel]

Improved? I dunno about that. Every Belleville game I've seen this year Englund is noticeably the worst player on the ice. He's just cannonfodder for us. Wolanin will provide a lot to Belleville down the stretch when they really really need it.

I think his game shows better in a more structured environment like the nhl. We’ll see soon enough. All he has to do is be better than boro and maybe Harpur (who I’ve liked lately) and I’m sold.

 

[solidprospect]

Needs to work on giveaways in his own end.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

I think his game shows better in a more structured environment like the nhl. We’ll see soon enough. All he has to do is be better than boro and maybe Harpur (who I’ve liked lately) and I’m sold.

I've seen Boro play pretty well at the AHL level. Much better than Englund ever has. I also think with the job Mann is doing, Belleville is a much more structured team than whatever the Ottawa Senators have become.

 

[Icelevel]

I've seen Boro play pretty well at the AHL level. Much better than Englund ever has. I also think with the job Mann is doing, Belleville is a much more structured team than whatever the Ottawa Senators have become.

At the same age?
(I haven’t been a fan of Englund going back to when a lot of people were but I see some potential there. He just turned 23. He may be able to play bottom pair stay at home minutes)

 

[Korpse]

Gross.

 

[solidprospect]

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

At this point I think it’s fair to say Wolanin is 2nd best defenseman. He has figured out to adjust to the NHL pace and has a good offensive touch and a very good breakout pass. If he can get better defensively he can become a very good top 4 defenseman. Hopefully he helps in Belleville.

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDoo]

Yeah... without even having seen a recent Belleville game, I am going to call BS on that.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

Good move, now send down Balcers and make the playoffs.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

Yeah... without even having seen a recent Belleville game, I am going to call BS on that.

Maybe he means besides Brown, Hogberg and Paul?

 

[BonkTastic]

There's a chance that Englund's game translates better at the NHL level than it did at the AHL level.

I'm not counting on it, but it's possible.

It's worth noting that especially for defencemen, it's a pretty significantly different style of play between the two leagues.

 

[God Says No]

Good move, now send down Balcers and make the playoffs.

Agreed. Not sure why it hasn't been done yet. Unless Boedker is hurt?

 

[Clayonator]

Maybe he was so horrific that any ground gained appeared much more striking in a relative sense than anyone else’s.

 

[devbouz12]

One of the smartest things they've done recently.

 

[DJB]

Englund is the definition of a meh type player .

We seem to like our Boro types. "Leadership " with limited talent .

 

[aragorn]

Improved? I dunno about that. Every Belleville game I've seen this year Englund is noticeably the worst player on the ice. He's just cannonfodder for us. Wolanin will provide a lot to Belleville down the stretch when they really really need it.

Funny, Mann the very respected Belleville coach says he is the most improved player on his roster this yr but we won't believe that because Englund is a stay at home defensive defenceman & people hate those kinds of players on here. We only believe him when he says something good about the "skilled" players that are so admired on here. Somebody has to clear the front of the net, somebody has to separate opposing forwards from the puck, someone has to play defensively against the other team's big tough skilled forwards in the NHL, you can't have all your D be small soft skilled defencemen. Look at Toronto's defence & how soft they are, you need some bigger guys to handle the physical play or they are just so easy to play against.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

Funny, Mann the very respected Belleville coach says he is the most improved player on his roster this yr but we won't believe that because Englund is a stay at home defensive defenceman & people hate those kinds of players on here. We only believe him when he says something good about the "skilled" players that are so admired on here. Somebody has to clear the front of the net, somebody has to separate opposing forwards from the puck, someone has to play defensively against the other team's big tough skilled forwards in the NHL, you can't have all your D be small soft skilled defencemen. Look at Toronto's defence & how soft they are, you need some bigger guys to handle the physical play or they are just so easy to play against.

I think it has more to do with Englund being very bad. We all know how great a guy like Hogberg has been playing becoming one of the best goalies in the A. Brown and Paul are now dominant players as well.

Let's be honest, Mann is auditioning for a NHL coaching job. That job is going to involve towing the company line and saying the right things for his GM and owner. That's how these guys operate. Just a few weeks ago, I was at a Belleville game and englund got benched in the third for his poor play.

Englund was called up because he's the weaklink on the AHL roster who's playing a do or die game on Wednesday and they need Wolanin as a ringer. He was losing ice time to Murray and Carlisle over the past week. He didn't over night become a NHL calibre player.