09-26-2018, 04:37 PM
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#61
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Flames fan in Seattle
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Originally Posted by FlamesFanFromBC
True, he's not a lock for that 6th spot. I do think he's a lock to be on 23 man opening roster.
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I'm not sure about that either but perhaps yeah.
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09-26-2018, 04:38 PM
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#62
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My guess (and that's all it is) on who the final cuts will be: Gilles, Valimaki, Prout, Peluso, Mangiapane.
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09-26-2018, 04:43 PM
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#63
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by Stanley
I don't have much confidence in either one of Rittich or Gillies. Wonder if Glass should have gotten a longer look.
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Well your confidence level in them is irrelevant. I think management and coaches have more faith in them than some of the fans do. Not much reason to think Glass would be a better option except grass is greener thinking
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09-26-2018, 04:46 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Another question is whether Prout and Peluso are fighting for one tough guy/popcorn muncher spot or if they might keep both of them around? If they only keep one player for that role, you'd think the forward would have the edge because losing him for five minutes due to a fight doesn't make as big a difference as it does for a d-man.
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09-26-2018, 04:49 PM
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#65
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by getbak
Another question is whether Prout and Peluso are fighting for one tough guy/popcorn muncher spot or if they might keep both of them around? If they only keep one player for that role, you'd think the forward would have the edge because losing him for five minutes due to a fight doesn't make as big a difference as it does for a d-man.
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True. But you could also argue Prout gets the edge since he’s less of a liability when playing a regular role.
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09-26-2018, 04:50 PM
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#66
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Originally Posted by getbak
Another question is whether Prout and Peluso are fighting for one tough guy/popcorn muncher spot or if they might keep both of them around? If they only keep one player for that role, you'd think the forward would have the edge because losing him for five minutes due to a fight doesn't make as big a difference as it does for a d-man.
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Peluso can make the team as a 14th forward, and that doesn't get in the way - even if their is a game-day injury, you have a 13th forward and a guy like Peluso isn't forced into the lineup.
However, your defensemen have to be able to play. Prout won't be kept as a face puncher, he has to earn it as a #7 D. Because the #7 D can and will be forced into the lineup occasionally.
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09-26-2018, 05:16 PM
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#67
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First Line Centre
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Is it wrong to suggest sending both Gillies and Rittich down and picking up Jordan Sparks if the Leafs don't waive McBackup?
I think it would send an appropriate message about not coming to camp wanting to fight for a job. Having said that, my (and likely all of our) perception is highly skewed as we are judging all of our goalies on a couple of games where they see a type of "mistake based chances" that rarely happen in a regular season game.
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09-26-2018, 05:31 PM
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#68
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I think what makes the most sense for the forwards is to keep one of Dube or Mangiapane. These two have earned the 12th forward spot.
Waive Lazar and send him to Stockton. This is actually the best move for him. He needs to go play big minutes in the AHL and rediscover his scoring touch. Being a 4th line plugger in the NHL for the past few seasons has really hurt him career wise I think.
The 13 and 14 forward spots should be for Hathaway and Peluso. When you need a deterrent, Peluso goes in for Dube/Mangiapane. If you want something in between those extremes, you put in Hathaway.
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09-26-2018, 05:35 PM
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
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Why not have two skilled extra forwards and keep Prout as your deterrent? I don't see why we should have more than one mostly-useless hockey player on this team. At least Prout has shown the ability to play full seasons in the past.
Jettison Peluso ASAP and keep Hathaway and a guy like Quine/Klimchuk as the extra forwards -- guys who have skill and who can play at both ends of the ice while also being at the stage of the development where it's ok if they sit in the press box. Of course, management clearly can't do that because they're so obsessed with having utterly useless (or close to it) guys like Lazar and Peluso around that they have already demoted both of those clearly superior players. Hell, even Hathaway has VERY limited use.
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09-26-2018, 05:46 PM
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#70
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Originally Posted by tkflames
Is it wrong to suggest sending both Gillies and Rittich down and picking up Jordan Sparks if the Leafs don't waive McBackup?...
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Yes. Very wrong.
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09-26-2018, 05:48 PM
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#71
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Who the hell is Jordan Sparks?
Isn't that a singer of some sort?
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09-26-2018, 05:52 PM
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#72
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by tkflames
Is it wrong to suggest sending both Gillies and Rittich down and picking up Jordan Sparks if the Leafs don't waive McBackup?
I think it would send an appropriate message about not coming to camp wanting to fight for a job. Having said that, my (and likely all of our) perception is highly skewed as we are judging all of our goalies on a couple of games where they see a type of "mistake based chances" that rarely happen in a regular season game.
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LOL - sweet.. she can sing to the other team. I think the correct spelling is "Jordin" haha
If the winner of American Idol can't save our goaltending, no one can.
I think you meant Garret Sparks - he can stop pucks. 
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09-26-2018, 05:57 PM
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#73
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by theg69
LOL - sweet.. she can sing to the other team. I think the correct spelling is "Jordin" haha
If the winner of American Idol can't save our goaltending, no one can.
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Nope...I meant Jordin. I am trying to send a message, letting her play net would send that message...Garret would be an improvement on both...but would certainly not send the same message....
Fair call on everyone who called me out on a clearly incorrectly typed post.
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09-26-2018, 06:10 PM
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#74
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Djibouti
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Originally Posted by tkflames
Fair call on everyone who called me out on a clearly incorrectly typed post.
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Be thankful that you accidentally posted a singer's name instead of accidentally posting a porn star's name.
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09-26-2018, 06:27 PM
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#75
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Alberta
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Dansk > Sparks
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09-26-2018, 06:40 PM
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#76
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Dansk > Sparks
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Rittich = Gillies > Dansk
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09-26-2018, 07:08 PM
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#77
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Why not have two skilled extra forwards and keep Prout as your deterrent? I don't see why we should have more than one mostly-useless hockey player on this team. At least Prout has shown the ability to play full seasons in the past.
Jettison Peluso ASAP and keep Hathaway and a guy like Quine/Klimchuk as the extra forwards -- guys who have skill and who can play at both ends of the ice while also being at the stage of the development where it's ok if they sit in the press box. Of course, management clearly can't do that because they're so obsessed with having utterly useless (or close to it) guys like Lazar and Peluso around that they have already demoted both of those clearly superior players. Hell, even Hathaway has VERY limited use.
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I have to assume that Treliving talks to the players and they want a guy around when they play certain teams. Treliving is so process driven that he wouldn't have an inferior player that can fight for traditional reasons.
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09-26-2018, 07:25 PM
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#78
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Originally Posted by Bingo
I have to assume that Treliving talks to the players and they want a guy around when they play certain teams. Treliving is so process driven that he wouldn't have an inferior player that can fight for traditional reasons.
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Except he had one named Tanner Glass for sixteen games last season.
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09-26-2018, 07:32 PM
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#79
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Textcritic
Rittich = Gillies > Dansk
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Rittich has played 22 NHL games and 65 NA pro games in total.
Gillies has played 12 NHl games and 97 pro games.
Dansk has played 4 NHL games and 56 NA pro games.
It's hard to make definitive conclusions based on those sample sizes. IMO they are all in a very large group of goalies who might be decent but have yet to prove anything in the NHL.
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09-26-2018, 07:39 PM
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#80
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary
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Opening night roster predicition
Gaudreau
Monahan
Neal
Tkachuk
Backlund
Lindholm
Frolik
Ryan
Czarnik
Bennett
Jankowski
Dube
Hathaway
Lazar
Giordano
Brodie
Hanifin
Hamonic
Stone
Kulak
Andersson
Smith
Gillies
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