I agree and feel he is a bust plus he is not a Tallon guy. They should have sent him to the Islanders who need defenseman or even Edmonton. Yeah Ellerby is a good skater but honestly where else does he have value. I have watched every game this season and I don't see it. Strachan makes him expendable even if Garrison isn't resigned. Robak and Petrovic aren't far off and they should eventually be given a chance. It really amazes me with all the nay sayers talking about Guds. What were you expecting from a 19 year old kid? I think all things considered he's been fine. Sure he's made his share of mistakes but was it going to be better to have him play in juniors again this season. He has improved and has much more confidence then what he had earlier in the year. Kind of a moot point as Keaton has no future on this team.
I don't understand why saying "Player A" has played well, means people have been "naysaying" Guds I don't think anyone here would argue that Guds has improved greatly throughout the year and deserves a place on the team.
I think Ellerby suffers from the same disease that Clemmerson suffers from. Clemmerson is holding up Markstrom from joining the Panthers. Therefore, everyone looks for reasons why to hate on him. Even though he statistically has been a very good player for us this year, he can never be liked by some fans because of Markstrom. Maybe objectiveness goes out the window with Ellerby because Guds is the golden boy on defense.
Praying that Jovo retires, if not then yes I agree then next logical player that would have to move would be Ellerby, which is a shame because someone will be getting a good, young and improving player. Id rather Strachan wasnt on a 1 way deal. Maybe Garry won't be back?
What? I don't, and most I know, dislike Clemmensen at times because of Markstrom, has nothing to do with the guy. I wanted Markstrom to stay up at the start of the season because he was playing well, but I believe they made the right decision in sending him down. He tends to get "hated on" because he can let weak ones go by him, and didn't really look as strong previous seasons like he can now.
How I see Ellerby has more to do with age than anything. Keaton is 23, has played pro hockey longer than Erik, who's 19 and in his first pro year. I'd love to see Ellerby stick and be a solid d-man here, and I've liked him a lot at times this season. He started a bit slow, but I guess I'm just disconnected from him because I believe he's on his way out.
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Maybe I have come across as being hard on Ellerby as well but my basis is on where the Panthers drafted him and how a few years have gone by and I'm not seeing the value with the pick. I felt the team should have tried to move him at the deadline and get something for him as I wouldn't want to lose him for nothing. In fairness Ellerby hasn't been as bad as Jovo but I'm not sure where the Clemmer comparison comes into play. I think Clemmer has served his purpose well this season and despite his horrific ability to play the puck and glaring five hole, has more then adequately filled his role on this team this year. Sending Markstrom to San Antonio was smart as said however I hope people realize that Marky hasn't exacted performed lights out in the AHL and might not even be the starter on the team should the Rampage make the playoffs considering how well DGM has played this season (Top 5 in just about every goalie stat). Nice problem to have down there though as Marky is finally healthy.
ellerby was never expected to make an impact right away. based on his profile and what folks around here who follow prospects closely were saying, he was expected to require some time to develop (correct me if i'm wrong, folks - this is my recollection).
and ellerby hasn't been bad, period! he's been good. that's the whole damn point.
ellerby was never expected to make an impact right away. based on his profile and what folks around here who follow prospects closely were saying, he was expected to require some time to develop (correct me if i'm wrong, folks - this is my recollection).
and ellerby hasn't been bad, period! he's been good. that's the whole damn point.
Currently, he is a tenth overall pick who is teetering between being a bottom pairing defensemen and a healthy scratch.
ellerby was never expected to make an impact right away. based on his profile and what folks around here who follow prospects closely were saying, he was expected to require some time to develop (correct me if i'm wrong, folks - this is my recollection).
and ellerby hasn't been bad, period! he's been good. that's the whole damn point.
ellerby was never expected to make an impact right away. based on his profile and what folks around here who follow prospects closely were saying, he was expected to require some time to develop (correct me if i'm wrong, folks - this is my recollection).
and ellerby hasn't been bad, period! he's been good. that's the whole damn point.
As much as people have underrated him at times, you sure have overrated his play this season.
He's not the best anything on this team, as you make him out to be.
If he was playing as well as you say, he wouldn't be getting scratched for the likes of Gudbranson and Strachan.
If he was the very good PMD you make him out to be (to the point you've even put him in the same sentence with Soupy and Kulikov...), he'd have more than 5 points on the season.
He has gotten better from his past couple years when he was attrocious, but fact is, he's just a bottom-pairing D-man at this point.
Unless Jovo retires, that leaves us with the same situation we've had this season. Which is fine by me, just not sure how fine it'll be for him.
Jovo's retirement, is he willing to part with $12.5 millions?
Send him to San Antonio, can they (Panthers) afford to do it?
Buy him out, can they afford to do it?
Will some other GM make a favor for Tallon?
the poster said ellerby "hasn't been as bad as jovo". he hasn't been bad, he's been good. what's difficult to understand about that comment.
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As much as people have underrated him at times, you sure have overrated his play this season.
He's not the best anything on this team, as you make him out to be.
If he was playing as well as you say, he wouldn't be getting scratched for the likes of Gudbranson and Strachan.
If he was the very good PMD you make him out to be (to the point you've even put him in the same sentence with Soupy and Kulikov...), he'd have more than 5 points on the season.
He has gotten better from his past couple years when he was attrocious, but fact is, he's just a bottom-pairing D-man at this point.
i specifically said he wasn't a game changer right now. he doesn't have the point those guys for a variety of reasons; he certainly doesn't have the type of offensive game campbell or kuli has yet and it's not close but he also hasn't gotten much in terms of power play time, which helps those guys quite a bit.
as far as scratches are concerned, he's still young and making mistakes and dineen has the ability to sit guys when they have an off night or don't seem to have the energy he wants. what i see when he's in there and playing well is that dineen and murphy have a lot of confidence in him. he's playing in just about every situation, including late in tight games.
again, not saying he's much more than what he is now which is borderline 2nd/3rd pairing Dman but his trajectory i think suggests he has the potential to be a very solid and productive 2nd pairing offensive Dman.
and by the way, i never said he was the best PMD. i said his first pass under pressure has been better than anyone else. and i stand by that. campbell coughs the puck up routinely when trying to pass in the face of a well structured forecheck. he can, otoh, usually skate around just about everybody on the ice, which ellerby cannot do.
the poster said ellerby "hasn't been as bad as jovo". he hasn't been bad, he's been good. what's difficult to understand about that comment.
Seeing as how you didn't quote anything about Jovo, then you said something about a 'whole damn point...' still not sure what the point is. I asked you to elaborate, if the point is that he's not as bad as Jovo, I agree. If you're trying to say more...
Seeing as how you didn't quote anything about Jovo, then you said something about a 'whole damn point...' still not sure what the point is. I asked you to elaborate, if the point is that he's not as bad as Jovo, I agree. If you're trying to say more...
you are correct. sorry. i was responding to the post above. didn't quote because i had just quoted a large chunk from the same poster and thought context was established. my bad.
i was rebutting the point by saying he's actually been pretty good, excelling in a few areas where others have struggled mightily.
and by the way, i never said he was the best PMD. i said his first pass under pressure has been better than anyone else. and i stand by that. campbell coughs the puck up routinely when trying to pass in the face of a well structured forecheck. he can, otoh, usually skate around just about everybody on the ice, which ellerby cannot do.
I don't think that's true either, but fair enough.
Ellerby is one of the worst puck handlers on this team. His outlet passes are better than Guds but that's the only player on D who is better than with respect to passing. He's a bottom pairing d-man who lacks consistency. He's a second pairing potential guy at best.
you are correct. sorry. i was responding to the post above. didn't quote because i had just quoted a large chunk from the same poster and thought context was established. my bad.
i was rebutting the point by saying he's actually been pretty good, excelling in a few areas where others have struggled mightily.
No worries, I didn't go back a page or so cause there was other posts between yours. I don't really agree with your assessment of him, but I try to pull myself out of talks about him. I'm just not attached, so I view him through the lens others won't. If he stays around, that's cool. I just don't think he's better than our top 6, which I put Erik into. Although, I think I'd rather have him there than Jovo, but we all know that's not happening.
Ellerby is one of the worst puck handlers on this team. His outlet passes are better than Guds but that's the only player on D who is better than with respect to passing. He's a bottom pairing d-man who lacks consistency. He's a second pairing potential guy at best.
I don't think anyone here would argue that Guds has improved greatly throughout the year and deserves a place on the team. 
