We just lost our 2 best defensemen, besides Whiteny. I would think 2 of Belle, Petiote, or Plante, depending on the extent of Peckhams and Smids injuries.
Wow. Just wow. Hopefully neither are too serious. 0 chance of climbing out of this slump with a bottom 4 of Foster-Vandermeer Strudwick-(Belle, Petiot, Petry). This is a nightmare scenario for a team trying to break in 3 great prospects. This season could not end soon enough.
Wow. Just wow. Hopefully neither are too serious. 0 chance of climbing out of this slump with a bottom 4 of Foster-Vandermeer Strudwick-(Belle, Petiot, Petry). This is a nightmare scenario for a team trying to break in 3 great prospects. This season could not end soon enough.
Not for the crowd that wants a guarantee of either Couturier or Larsson, which I must admit, I'm quickly becoming a member. That's the very first thing I thought of when seeing this thread about a minute ago. Surprisingly not even a faint hint of frustration overcame me.
Well Peckham has already being playing with a bad wrist, so as long as it's not broken I suspect he will muscle it out. Even Smid, I think they have to wait until tomorrow or Wednesday morning before making the call. Have to go on IR for 7 days to call someone up, so they might not want to go that route yet. Maybe one guy goes on the IR?
I would like to see Belle and Plante come up. But like it was mentioned earlier it will most likely just be one of the 2 because they will have to bring up JFJ soon.
Well I wonder what happens now. They have to put someone on IR so they can open a roster space. My guess is they could also make a call to another team see if they would toss a guy on waivers for the Oil. I hope Smid's concussion isn't too serious
Not for the crowd that wants a guarantee of either Couturier or Larsson, which I must admit, I'm quickly becoming a member. That's the very first thing I thought of when seeing this thread about a minute ago. Surprisingly not even a faint hint of frustration overcame me.
I'm completely on board with tanking the season. However I don't think an entire season of utter futility is a good environment for the youth. They need to be sheltered not hung out to dry. You can see the frustration in the entire team. I don't care at all about wins but no-one has fun being embarrassed night in and night out.
How is this team, with a healthy Hemsky and Khabi and a competent Horcoff, seemingly worse than the post-Hemsky team of last year?
I know Petry's defensive play has not been great, but since Edmonton is not exactly going to win the Cup this year, why not give him a game with the big club?
Not for the crowd that wants a guarantee of either Couturier or Larsson, which I must admit, I'm quickly becoming a member. That's the very first thing I thought of when seeing this thread about a minute ago. Surprisingly not even a faint hint of frustration overcame me.
If I want a bacon sandwich, I dont need to see the pig get bled and gutted first.
...could be a blessing in disguise. You call up two of Belle, Petiot, or Plante and they proceed to outplay guys like Strudwick or Vandermeer. It makes it really difficult for Renney/Tambellini to send them down once Smid and Peckham return. It sucks losing them in the mean time, but in the long run we could be better than before they got injured.
Petry for me then maybe Belle next. I think the other AHL D-men play second + bottom pairing minutes.
To replace Peckham's toughness - Plante.
To replace Smid's skillset - Petry/Belle.
Chorney is not what we need in the line-up. An undersized soft puck-mover.
Todd Nelson was on the Team last week and was talking about how Petry has a long way to go before making the NHL. His decisions with the puck are good, but away from the puck he needs work. Not sure that is what we need at this point, we already did that with Chorney.
I think it's Todd Nelson, the coach of the Barons?
