03-14-2025, 10:48 AM
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#21
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATCO Field, Section 201
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Week to Week is bad news for backlund.
Hopefully he can get cleared for the playoffs.
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03-14-2025, 10:50 AM
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#22
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All I can get
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Logical.
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03-14-2025, 10:50 AM
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#23
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
Still wondering why Kerins is being held back after a pretty good initial showing.
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Because he is a pure offensive player, does not fit Huska's system.
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03-14-2025, 10:51 AM
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#24
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
Still wondering why Kerins is being held back after a pretty good initial showing.
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He got filled in.
Worst forward all season in xGF%
Highest xGA60
Got a taste, sees what he needs to do at this level, back to the AHL to learn.
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03-14-2025, 10:57 AM
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#25
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bingo
He got filled in.
Worst forward all season in xGF%
Highest xGA60
Got a taste, sees what he needs to do at this level, back to the AHL to learn.
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I don't think that's fair.
He played five games. Three in the top nine, and two on the fourth line.
He excelled when playing in a role his skillset is suited for, and got filled in playing with the muckers on the 4th line.
Actually - after looking deeper into it he really only struggled in very limited minutes alongside a struggling Kuzmenko, and never really saw time with Lomberg/Rooney.
Last edited by HighLifeMan; 03-14-2025 at 11:02 AM.
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03-14-2025, 10:58 AM
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#26
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Powerplay Quarterback
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I believe Kerins sample size was too small to write him off that quickly. With both Backs and Zary out they’ll need someone taking draws. Rory makes sense in my opinion.
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03-14-2025, 10:59 AM
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#27
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Franchise Player
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Lol at bringing up Hunt. He’s good in the ahl but it has never translated to the nhl. I would hope the only reason they picked him was the call up was going to be eating popcorn , so might as well let youngsters play in ahl.
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03-14-2025, 11:01 AM
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#28
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATCO Field, Section 201
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buff
Is Kerins a shutdown center in Backlund's mold? Obviously the team doesn't see him as that. Is Hunt? Well, more so than Kerins but definitely not to the degree that Backlund is. What was the best option out there?
Hunt is replacing Backlund's spot, or at least replacing someone's spot who jumps into Backlund's spot.
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for me the big difference is foot speed. Kerins just doesn't have NHL pace, yet ( hopefully)
Hunt is a speedster, more than that he brings 231 games of NHL experience.
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03-14-2025, 11:10 AM
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#29
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Underground
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gilligans_off
I believe Kerins sample size was too small to write him off that quickly. With both Backs and Zary out they’ll need someone taking draws. Rory makes sense in my opinion.
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I agree with you that for some aspects, small sample size can be misleading. Having trouble finishing, rushing with the puck, general jitters etc...
But when you're clearly behind the play and struggling to physically catch up, that doesn't require a large sample size imo.
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03-14-2025, 11:11 AM
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#30
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA/Scottsdale, AZ
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My brain read the title as 'Backlund week to week with UTI'
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03-14-2025, 11:15 AM
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#31
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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I imagine Frost moves into Backlund's spot.
Huberdeau-Kadri-Coronato
Coleman-Frost-Farabee
Hunt-Sharangovich-Pospisil
Lomberg-Rooney-Klapka
That's pretty rough.
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03-14-2025, 11:18 AM
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#32
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: still in edmonton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GioforPM
I imagine Frost moves into Backlund's spot.
Huberdeau-Kadri-Coronato
Coleman-Frost-Farabee
Hunt-Sharangovich-Pospisil
Lomberg-Rooney-Klapka
That's pretty rough.
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wooof
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03-14-2025, 11:20 AM
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#33
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleK
My brain read the title as 'Backlund week to week with UTI'
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Every time I see a player is out with a UBI, my first thought is "I hope he drinks lots of cranberry juice."
Although, I've also heard that cranberry juice doesn't actually help with a UTI.
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03-14-2025, 11:21 AM
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#34
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dissentowner
Because he is a pure offensive player, does not fit Huska's system.
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He hasn't been good when called up. The stats support it.
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03-14-2025, 11:26 AM
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#35
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: A small painted room
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back in the hunt
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03-14-2025, 11:32 AM
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#36
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.
I agree with you that for some aspects, small sample size can be misleading. Having trouble finishing, rushing with the puck, general jitters etc...
But when you're clearly behind the play and struggling to physically catch up, that doesn't require a large sample size imo.
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It's an emergency callup and Hunt has 231 NHL games to Kerins 5. It's pretty much as simple as that, IMO.
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03-14-2025, 11:37 AM
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#37
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhett44
He hasn't been good when called up. The stats support it.
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All that we can really take away from the stats was that he was a really, really poor fit with Kuzmenko who is no longer here.
Not sure why Huska felt the need to split Pelletier and Kerins when they were absolutely buzzing together.
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03-14-2025, 11:41 AM
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#38
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All I can get
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Team could use the hustle and energy that Hunt brings.
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03-14-2025, 11:44 AM
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#39
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First Line Centre
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How did Backlund get injured?
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03-14-2025, 11:50 AM
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#40
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HighLifeMan
I don't think that's fair.
He played five games. Three in the top nine, and two on the fourth line.
He excelled when playing in a role his skillset is suited for, and got filled in playing with the muckers on the 4th line.
Actually - after looking deeper into it he really only struggled in very limited minutes alongside a struggling Kuzmenko, and never really saw time with Lomberg/Rooney.
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I'm certainly not writing him off.
Yeah he only played 2 minutes with Lomberg and 1 minute with Rooney.
So that wouldn't have skewed his 50 minutes of ice time that dramatically.
Sharangovich and Pelletier were his two most frequent wingers.
The eye test showed a guy that was uncertain and slow footed after a great first period against a bad Blackhawks team.
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