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Old 04-05-2015, 03:23 PM   #1
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wranglers "How did player X do this year in Adirondack?"

This question keeps coming up in game threads and the Adirondack thread (usually for the same players) and instead of posting it all over the place, I figured I would just have a recap for all players in one thread. And then we can keep all the comments on players this year in one spot so people who may not come to the Back Burner often can find it all in one place.

EDIT: This is getting really long. I've put the write-ups behind spoiler tags so you can quickly search for a player and then find the write-up about them. That and the thread crashed tapatalk on my phone, so I didn't want that to happen to others.

Defencemen

#2 Brett Kulak
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#3 Ryan Culkin
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#4 Sena Acolatse
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#5 Tyler Wotherspoon
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#6 Dustin Stevenson
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#7 John Ramage
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#8 Kenney Morrison
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#14 Mark Cundari
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#32 Patrick Sieloff
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#38 Nolan Yonkman
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Goalies

#31 Joni Ortio
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#35 Doug Carr
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#39 Brad Thiessen
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Right Wings

#9 Garnet Hathaway
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#10 Devin Setoguchi
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#20 Brant Harris
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#21 Emile Poirier
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#22 Brian McGrattan
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#23 Brett Cameron
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#28 Ben Hanowski
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Centres

#13 Turner Elson
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#16 Mathieu Tousignant
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#25 Max Reinhart
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#26 Markus Granlund
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#34 Taylor Vause
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#46 Bill Arnold
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Left Wings

#15 Kenny Agostino
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#19 Michael Ferland
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#24 Trevor Gillies
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#46 David Wolf
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#48 Bryce Van Brabant
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Old 04-05-2015, 03:25 PM   #2
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A+ contributor to this forum Drury.
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great write-ups
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Old 04-05-2015, 03:40 PM   #4
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re Sieloff: he has missed so much hockey in the last couple years. All I am looking for from him next year is progression - a reason to give him the time he'll need.

Moving him up to forward is an intriguing idea and might be the ticket to him making the show
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Old 04-05-2015, 03:44 PM   #5
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I agree with your assessments as well from what I watched.
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So does it look like Seiloff will remain a forward?

A+ writeup, very much appreciated
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So does it look like Seiloff will remain a forward?

A+ writeup, very much appreciated
I could see it because of his size. Being only 6 feet and playing like Sarich doesn't work well. Sarich was 6-3, so he could hit players more effectively. Sieloff would probably become what Lance Bouma was last year (not the 16+ goal version), a dependable 4th line forward that hits fights and blocks shots.
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Edit: Realized it made more sense to add to the first post.

Goalies have been added. The list of forwards is quite long, so that will be a day or two to get those done and up.

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So does it look like Seiloff will remain a forward?
He's gone back to playing defence for now, but I wouldn't be surprised if in prospect or training camp we don't see him tested out a little more at forward. He really did look better as a forward and the Flames management already identified that as a possibility to start this season, so I'm sure that's not the last we see of this experiment.
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When Ortio leaves for the NHL, the AHL team is going to need a #1b goalie, presumably with either Gillies or MacDonald coming into the goal. I don't think Thiessen can be that guy.
Excellent post just one thing, MacDonald isn't eligible to play in the A next season so I could see the Flames going strongly after a young UFA goalie or even trading for one.

It's too bad Carr has been a disappointment, he did pretty well in his 4 games last season.

With the new west coast division being set up as more of a development league, I could see some of the vets not coming back.
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Excellent post just one thing, MacDonald isn't eligible to play in the A next season so I could see the Flames going strongly after a young UFA goalie or even trading for one
Ack, yea I was going off memory and thought MacDonald was a lot older then he was. I keep picturing him as 20. He's still a couple years away.

But yea, the same situation will be in place for Gillies as while he has college experience, it's not AHL experience and they will probably roll a 1A/B goalie tandem going into next year. I think Mike McKenna and Richard Bachman are both UFA's this year, both of those would be solid options. McKenna ranks pretty high among AHL goalies this year and Bachman was holding up the Barons this year.
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Yeah, either one of those goalies look like they could be okay emergency call ups.
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Awesome write up. how was Ramages year?
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Awesome write up. how was Ramages year?
It's in there, Drury just missed bolding it. It's lumped in with the Stevenson break down.

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#7 John Ramage - Another Flames defence prospect. Ramage managed to earn a semi-regular spot in the carousel of defenceman this season and much like Wotherspoon, wasn't a flashy player that you would notice on the ice. Outside of a couple games where he got into a fight, he usually was a rarely penalized player and played his game smart using his body to overtake a player rather than stickwork. He still has things to work on but he's improved since earlier this year and you can see there is some progression in his development. He also wasn't shy to get a puck on net as he recorded at least one (usually 3 or 4) shot on goal in 80% of the games he played in. Ramage could be a bit of a wild card both in prospect camp and main training camp. He was overshadowed by many others this season but never played poorly. Huska never spoke much about him and he managed to stay under the radar.
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Rampage is up there, drury just missed the bold.
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Sorry, I fixed it now. I thought I had all the spacing fixed. Went wall of text blind there.
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Ridiculously good post. Much obliged Drury.
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Right Wings have been added.

I will try to work on the Centre and LW's tomorrow while I'm at work
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I like your perspective Drury18. It's unbiased, realistic, generally positive but doesn't overhype any of these kids.

One worry with Garnet Hathaway: if we don't sign him to an ELC soon will someone else swoop in and sign him? He's made a really good case for himself all year and it would be a shame to lose him.
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I like your perspective Drury18. It's unbiased, realistic, generally positive but doesn't overhype any of these kids.

One worry with Garnet Hathaway: if we don't sign him to an ELC soon will someone else swoop in and sign him? He's made a really good case for himself all year and it would be a shame to lose him.
I think when it comes to marginal prospects, the team that probably has the highest opinion of them is the team that they currently are with. I can't think of many times a player got jacked from another team that really wanted them (Ryan Bast was maybe the last one?)... especially if he doesn't become a FA. Its certainly possible but I wouldn't worry about it too much.
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