Looking good for fall.


- mdw7413

I've seen pants made from bark, but that takes the cake.

Yeah, buts its always good to have more time than less to make a decision. Is the AHL considered far an above better talent than where he would be playing in Europe? I just think if they have no intention of letting him play with the Rangers, send him back to Europe.

Now if they are going to send him to the AHL for big minutes, and he plays well and they bring him back up, I'm all for it.
- mdw7413

yeah the AHL is way better than the Czech league he's in. So in that sense, it's good to go to the AHL. It's just goes back to contractual control though. Sending back there allows him to play against men, while not starting the clock on his contract. Same thing with the CHL, but he'll be playing against kids his own age.

Yeah, buts its always good to have more time than less to make a decision. Is the AHL considered far an above better talent than where he would be playing in Europe? I just think if they have no intention of letting him play with the Rangers, send him back to Europe.

Now if they are going to send him to the AHL for big minutes, and he plays well and they bring him back up, I'm all for it.
- mdw7413

Yeah, same. It's not a bad plan if he rejoins the team later on. Either way he is going to play but if he is with the Pack he can get called up. If he is over seas I am guessing he is lost for the year?

Seeing Staal is paired with Mac in the morning skate, he's been ok but why does Mac have to be AV's crutch? put Staal where he least hurts us on the 3rd pair with sheltered minutes

Yeah, same. It's not a bad plan if he rejoins the team later on. Either way he is going to play but if he is with the Pack he can get called up. If he is over seas I am guessing he is lost for the year?
- JRR1285

Yeah, or until their season ends.

yeah the AHL is way better than the Czech league he's in. So in that sense, it's good to go to the AHL. It's just goes back to contractual control though. Sending back there allows him to play against men, while not starting the clock on his contract. Same thing with the CHL, but he'll be playing against kids his own age.
- tomburton99

As long as part of their plan is to bring him up if he plays well with the Pack, I'm cool with it.

Seeing Staal is paired with Mac in the morning skate, he's been ok but why does Mac have to be AV's crutch? put Staal where he least hurts us on the 3rd pair with sheltered minutes
- KreiderBomb

But he's not playing poorly. If he thrives in that spot I don't mind. But what they have left for the third pairing leaves a bit to be desired.

Yeah, same. It's not a bad plan if he rejoins the team later on. Either way he is going to play but if he is with the Pack he can get called up. If he is over seas I am guessing he is lost for the year?
- JRR1285

That I have no idea.

Yeah, same. It's not a bad plan if he rejoins the team later on. Either way he is going to play but if he is with the Pack he can get called up. If he is over seas I am guessing he is lost for the year?
- JRR1285

That's pretty much how I read that. Keep him close, let him get some minutes, and potentially call him up in case of injury (provided he shows enough development.)

Seeing Staal is paired with Mac in the morning skate, he's been ok but why does Mac have to be AV's crutch? put Staal where he least hurts us on the 3rd pair with sheltered minutes
- KreiderBomb

He's been fine though. If Staal starts playing bad, then yeah, shelter his minutes. As of right now, shockingly, he has been one of our best defenders in this short season so far.

Yeah, buts its always good to have more time than less to make a decision. Is the AHL considered far an above better talent than where he would be playing in Europe? I just think if they have no intention of letting him play with the Rangers, send him back to Europe.

Now if they are going to send him to the AHL for big minutes, and he plays well and they bring him back up, I'm all for it.
- mdw7413

Id guess they have intentions of bringing him back up. But I also wouldn't be surprised if AHL is more competitive than the Czech league too.

That I have no idea.
- mdw7413

The Czech league operates similar to the EPL. If you don't make the playoffs you have to play on the under circuit to save your season. Chytil's team last year was saved because they were on of the team that advanced out of relegation. HC Karlovy Vary relegated last year.

Id guess they have intentions of bringing him back up. But I also wouldn't be surprised if AHL is more competitive than the Czech league too.
- rangerdanger94

Well lets hope he gets big minutes and tears some ass up down there.

As long as part of their plan is to bring him up if he plays well with the Pack, I'm cool with it.
- mdw7413

Truthfully, it's probably more beneficial for his development to have him playing in the AHL on a NA sheet, even if it burns a year of his ELC, than it would be to send him back to the Czech league.

He's been fine though. If Staal starts playing bad, then yeah, shelter his minutes. As of right now, shockingly, he has been one of our best defenders in this short season so far.
- mdw7413

Not that Mcdonagh can't do, but you put more of workload on him by putting him on his off side and playing him with Staal. But that's the issue with 4 lefties, somebody has to do it.

The Czech league operates similar to the EPL. If you don't make the playoffs you have to play on the under circuit to save your season. Chytil's team last year was saved because they were on of the team that advanced out of relegation. HC Karlovy Vary relegated last year.
- tomburton99

You could have wrote this in Czech and it would have made the same amount of sense to me.

You could have wrote this in Czech and it would have made the same amount of sense to me.
- mdw7413

V české lize funguje podobně jako EPL. Pokud nechcete provést playoffs budete muset hrát na pod uložte sezóny. Chytil tým minulý rok byl uložen, protože byly v týmu, pokročilé z vyřazování. HC Karlovy Vary, které byly postoupeny datovým centrům v loňském roce.

You could have wrote this in Czech and it would have made the same amount of sense to me.
- mdw7413

Ok. Bad teams have to fight to save there seasons by playing in a relegation round after the regular season ends. Whoever loses in that get's demoted.

Truthfully, it's probably more beneficial for his development to have him playing in the AHL on a NA sheet, even if it burns a year of his ELC, than it would be to send him back to the Czech league.
- eichiefs9

Yeah. I just don't really know anything about the comparison of competition between the Czech league and the AHL. Seems everyone thinks the AHL is much better competition, so thats good.

V české lize funguje podobně jako EPL. Pokud nechcete provést playoffs budete muset hrát na pod uložte sezóny. Chytil tým minulý rok byl uložen, protože byly v týmu, pokročilé z vyřazování. HC Karlovy Vary, které byly postoupeny datovým centrům v loňském roce.
- eichiefs9

Perfect.

V české lize funguje podobně jako EPL. Pokud nechcete provést playoffs budete muset hrát na pod uložte sezóny. Chytil tým minulý rok byl uložen, protože byly v týmu, pokročilé z vyřazování. HC Karlovy Vary, které byly postoupeny datovým centrům v loňském roce.
- eichiefs9

Ok. Bad teams have to fight to save there seasons by playing in a relegation round after the regular season ends. Whoever loses in that get's demoted.
- tomburton99

Ok. Thanks for the clarification. Seems like a weird system.

The Czech league operates similar to the EPL. If you don't make the playoffs you have to play on the under circuit to save your season. Chytil's team last year was saved because they were on of the team that advanced out of relegation. HC Karlovy Vary relegated last year.
- tomburton99

not sure that you know much about PL...

Yeah. I just don't really know anything about the comparison of competition between the Czech league and the AHL. Seems everyone thinks the AHL is much better competition, so thats good.
- mdw7413

The AHL is probably, at the very least, extremely comparable (in terms of talent) to the Czech league. Even if we pretend for a minute that the leagues are somehow absolutely identical in talent, it'll be good for him to get used to smaller ice with a less-steep learning curve.

Ok. Thanks for the clarification. Seems like a weird system.
- mdw7413

The EPL does it. So does the WJC. Team USA had to do it in the 2012 WJC. They had to play the likes of Switerzland, Latvia, and Denmark.