Todd Cordell: Devils Acquire Alexei Ponikarovsky From the Jets: My Take

lol -1 years ago this was put up

aww dont say it anymore

So much for Lokti, and i like Poni coming back.
But does anyone else thinks it strange that Zubrus' injury went from an upper body injury to needing wrist surgery?

So much for Lokti, and i like Poni coming back.
But does anyone else thinks it strange that Zubrus' injury went from an upper body injury to needing wrist surgery?
- FAZOOL

Above the waist is upper-body.

Above the waist is upper-body.
- Todd.Cordell

I guess it depends where his hands. Could switch hour-to-hour.

He's a good 5-on-5 player. What I like best about guys like Ponikarovsky is what I'll call the "Friesen" element for the sake of this argument.

Jeff Friesen was a guy who scored "off timed" goals in a game while the other team is having a dominant shift or something and that totally caught the other team by surprise and changed the momentum of the game. Ponikarovsky did that a lot for New Jersey in the playoffs last year while Carter, Bernier, and Gionta did the sort of thing as well. He's a great third liner, especially for this organization.

We know what Poni brings, he knows the system, he knows what to expect coming back.
Big, versatile and back on a winning team should revitalize him. So much for free agency.

Who sits...who knows but my choice (if all is healthy) would be Matteau.

I like Poni better than bringing back Sykora quite frankly.

Hey, maybe Ottawa needs Henrik Tallinder to "fill in" for Karlsson.

I guess it depends where his hands are. Could switch hour-to-hour.
- Lahey

Fixed. And really funny.

Pony has a good down low grinding game, good pick up for you guys

Pony has a good down low grinding game, good pick up for you guys
- poohcrumbs

Haha what? Maybe he forgot to pack it when he left NJ last time. Good riddance to a guy who didn't care to play here.

Hey, maybe Ottawa needs Henrik Tallinder to "fill in" for Karlsson.
- archromat

I'm trying to at least get a chuckle out of this I really am . Hope it ends up working that way somehow honestly. Poor Karlsson though. Cooke needs to go, end of story, he's done enough to potentially harm other player's careers on plays that aren't in the least incidental. I do have to say I'm surprised at the timetable for his return to hockey activities at 3-4 months, I just cant believe that number.

I'm trying to at least get a chuckle out of this I really am . Hope it ends up working that way somehow honestly. Poor Karlsson though. Cooke needs to go, end of story, he's done enough to potentially harm other player's careers on plays that aren't in the least incidental. I do have to say I'm surprised at the timetable for his return to hockey activities at 3-4 months, I just cant believe that number.
- FloridianDevil

Ah he'll be fine. Zajac tore his achilles last year... he came back for us at the right time. Essentially, it's the same injury; he tears his achilles (not severed), so he'll probably be skating at training camp. I doubt he returns in 3 months as well. He'll be on skates the first time in June, probably, but certainly won't be in game condition if Ottawa happens to still be in the playoffs... which they won't (and if they do, hand the Adams to MacLean).

NJ has to make room for the guys possibly coming up next year like Merrill or Urbom, maybe Severson or Gelinas. We're sort of loaded on the back end in terms of prospects. I kind of wish they had kept Taormina.

Todd Cordell: Devils Acquire Alexei Ponikarovsky From the Jets: My Take
- Todd.Cordell

too bad for lokti, he'll never make the big squad unless JJ gets injured

Ah he'll be fine. Zajac tore his achilles last year... he came back for us at the right time. Essentially, it's the same injury; he tears his achilles (not severed), so he'll probably be skating at training camp. I doubt he returns in 3 months as well. He'll be on skates the first time in June, probably, but certainly won't be in game condition if Ottawa happens to still be in the playoffs... which they won't (and if they do, hand the Adams to MacLean).

NJ has to make room for the guys possibly coming up next year like Merrill or Urbom, maybe Severson or Gelinas. We're sort of loaded on the back end in terms of prospects. I kind of wish they had kept Taormina.
- archromat

This kid is going to be a good one

Haha what? Maybe he forgot to pack it when he left NJ last time. Good riddance to a guy who didn't care to play here.
- beardface

I agree, he didn't look good playing with the Jets but he did seem to fit our style here and hopefully he'll play like he did last year with us.....it is worth a shot since Zubs is out for 4/6 weeks

too bad for lokti, he'll never make the big squad unless JJ gets injured
- shvingter88

or gets traded.....it doesn't matter anyway because we are DOOMED!!!

or gets traded.....it doesn't matter anyway because we are DOOMED!!!
- Gambi99

lokti, tallinder and a 4th for a 5th

lokti, tallinder and a 4th for a 5th
- shvingter88

Lines in practice have poni top line lw and Matteau healthy scratch