Modifié 24 nov. 2020 à 7 h 1
Quoting: pharrow
these are the same people who said Sprong was the next great thing and that Marino would be in WBS last season.
It's click bait pure and simple. Hell you are quoting the Athletic, what's that tell you? They say anything to get people to pay.
POJ isn't NHL ready. Even in his own interviews he tells you he needs to gain weight and strength.
Hell he talks about how mono really set him back and he lost weight. He was lighter at the end of last season than when he started it. You are going to say that's NHL ready?
You realize when he played in the camp games he was basically tossed around by guys fighting for jobs right?
No one cares what a bunch of click bait people say. Fact is this team is high on Maniscalco. They are looking at him to step in and fill a role. Because frankly they got holes and have no one to fill them. Landing him was a prize and a gift. He didn't get there from knowing people. He could have chosen any team. Both him and the team know all he has to do is show in camp and he'll get a sweater. Because they know he's ready and they got holes.
Meanwhile the click bait people want to tell you CR is going to be the 3rd pairing defense.....yeah no. We all know that's not right.
But keep paying for that garbage. FFS all he has to do is out play Ceci. Who is awful.
and possibly 1c isn't stating 1c. You are talking about a team with 0 center prospects. They are frankly throwing bodies in there. You act like I came out and said, yeah, he's the 1C. I never said that.
They don't have much of anything in WBS the whole team is devoid of prospects. Handful of guys here and there. You look at the team right now, If Maniscalco is on the main club.
What do you have that is NHL caliber? POJ one day, OConnor when space opens for a guy on the 4th line....... Bjork is in europe not sure if his loan is full year. there isn't anything there. The whole list is pathetic.
Lafferty will probably be a 13th skater. So he's out, given his ceiling as a 4th liner.
So yeah, any body they got to throw in there. Because there surely isn't any talent waiting to be put there. They didn't bring in Pavlychev, Bellerive hands are shot by all reports, He can't even hold the stick the same way he use to. There is nothing there.
1st- Never Quoted the Athletic. Maybe if you would read it, it might help!! I’m done reading your stuff and you don’t read mine!! Pittsburghhockeynow and the hockey writers is the linked articles. And NHL.Com has him listed at 6’2 185 pounds.
2nd, he lost 10 pounds from Mono and gained it back b4 the play-off bubble. Which he made the taxi-squad team. And was up to 185 pounds before the Mono. And back up to 180 pounds during for the play-off bubble, taxi squad. And if the Pens made it another round in the play-offs, he would have gotten playing time.
I watched Baby Pens games last year and not one game did I see him getting pushed around. I don’t know where you are getting that from. Please show me a quote, Or an article, some analysts or reporter saying it besides you. Cause I never saw it happen in any of the games I watched. And every article I’ve read, and I’ve read a lot. And linked some too, they all say the coaches loved him. And he’s strong on the puck and in front of the net. And that he played on the PK and PP and played 25 minutes plus a night. And like I said, made the play-off taxi squad team, that 6’3, 210 pound Poulin didn’t even make. I’m sure he wasn’t getting “tossed around”.
3rd. And yes, even if I did quote the athletic, which I didn’t, I would still believe them more than you. Saying things like they “promised” him Playing time..lol. “All he has to do is show up in camp and he has a sweater”..lol.
Yes, he could have signed anywhere. No kidding. But to say that It had nothing to do Mario’s son playing on his team is just pure confirmation bias. And the fact that the Pens scouted him hard, and the Pens having a history of developing College FA’s, more than most teams, all played a factor into him signing.
And yes, he probably saw an opening or opportunity to play here sooner rather than later!! I’ll agree with that!! But by no means, did they promise him a position or “he shows up in camp and gets a sweater”.
And J.Almeida has scored 100 points in two back to back years in the WHL. The same competition N.Legaue and S.Poulin are playing in(The CHL is composed of the OHL, WHL and the Q league). He definitely produces. Yes, im probably higher on him than most, but we’ll see what he does this year in the AHL for the Baby Pens. That will be a better test IMO. I think he has a 3C ceiling.
And Lukas Svejkovsky was invited to the USA team World Junior team try-outs. He was one of 39 players invited. He’s 19 years old. Was ranked higher than the position we drafted him this year. He was a top 100 prospect in the draft. Son of a former NHL’er. I think we got him at 120 or somewhere around there. He’s young, but we’ll see how he develops in college.
And Valtteri Puustinen is a goal scorer. And a good prospect as well. You tube his highlights. He’s slick. And he’s producing in Liiga. Which is a top 5 league outside the NHL.
And I like Judd Caulfield as well. Big guy, producing some in college. He’s been playing well at North Dakota. And he was also one of the 39 players invited to the World Juniors USA team try-outs this year. He’s young though too. 19 also, and we’ll see how he devolps in College. Like Lukas Svejkovsky. Probably a bottom 6 power wing. But I’ll take it!! Seems tough and like he can score some too!
Can Lee is also a puck moving Defensemen that is supposed to be a good college FA signing. And have NHL potential. I’m excited to see what he is like as well.
I’m not a big Kasper Bjokqvist fan at all. I think the shine has run off on him since he’s been injured and behind the 8-ball as far as prospects go. He still might develop ok, but the injury history scares me. And at best, he’ll play in the NHL at 25 or 26 years old. Not high on him.
And I like Joel Blomqvist. He’s the starting goalie for the Finnish team in the WJ this year. Or wherever he is from. I think Finnish. And Calle Clang is the back-up goalie for his team. I think Sweden. And I’m probably higher than most on E.Larmi. I think he can be a good NHL back-up goalie.
And I’m high on Maniscalco too!! I hope he plays this year and is Marino 2.0. I hope he makes the roster out of camp!! That would be great!! What are u arguing about!! Same team bud!! Same team!! I hope he wins the Calder. I really do!! I know Ruthwedel and Ceci arnt part of our future!! But to expect that from a 21 year old kid is kind of crazy. I hope he does though!! I would be ecstatic if he made the roster out of camp and the 3rd pairing was Matheson/Maniscalco. That would be F-ing awesome!!