I'm really glad you are wrong about him being a bust. Patience Lefty!

- boonerbuck

So it’s too early to call him a bust but not to early to call it a win?

I am a Sutter fan but Gaudette is ready IMO. Trade Sutts for an asset
- VANTEL

I'm optimistic for him but I don't see him as ready now. He could be playing bigger minutes and working on his game in Utica.

I finally got some goaltending in the hockeypool, Nuckers in tough this week now

Where's (frank)en Marwood after a win? JK I don't care where he is.
- manvanfan

Fans cheering for the Canucks really bugs him. Give him some space.

I'm optimistic for him but I don't see him as ready now. He could be playing bigger minutes and working on his game in Utica.
- boonerbuck

and we have a winner

I finally got some goaltending in the hockeypool, Nuckers in tough this week now
- LeftCoaster

no one cares

he's a bust for a 6th overall pick in the world but you keep waiving those pom-poms big fella lol.

Edit: a serviceable middling six forward though, I'll take it!
- LeftCoaster

Giving credit to our players is a negative thing to you. Not that we didnt already know that after these last 4 seasons.

I finally got some goaltending in the hockeypool, Nuckers in tough this week now
- LeftCoaster

He isn't even starting his players

he's a bust for a 6th overall pick in the world but you keep waiving those pom-poms big fella lol.

Edit: a serviceable middling six forward though, I'll take it!
- LeftCoaster

25th and 26th in scoring in the 2014 draft is Virtanen and Goldobin

I'm optimistic for him but I don't see him as ready now. He could be playing bigger minutes and working on his game in Utica.
- boonerbuck

4LC treatment like Bo got.

4LC treatment like Bo got.
- manvanfan

Agree, teach him how to PK in the bigs, 12min TOI per night this year and let him grow into a bigger role (if he earns it).

no one cares
- VanHockeyGuy

I do

Brayden Point leading the 2014 draft class in scoring this season. Maybe it's not a good idea to let a player that scores 91 points in 72 games slip to the 3rd round.

He isn't even starting his players
- SMP8719

Good...easy win for me

Brayden Point leading the 2014 draft class in scoring this season. Maybe it's not a good idea to let a player that scores 91 points in 72 games slip to the 3rd round.
- manvanfan

srsly

thats a big miss from every team

He isn't even starting his players
- SMP8719

You could help a brother out, just to make it interesting...

4LC treatment like Bo got.
- manvanfan

He has been playing 11.30 avg in the last two games . Green is beginning to trust him. He won't get much more than that in Utica.

Benning says he likes his game up here.

25th and 26th in scoring in the 2014 draft is Virtanen and Goldobin
- manvanfan

Virtanen over Goldobin 10/10 no question. They had two cracks at it in the 2014 first round and failed at both. It's not as easy as we make it out to be though. I like what Virtanen brings now that he's matured a bit personally. Kind of a Chris Kreider player.

You could help a brother out, just to make it interesting...
- 1970vintage

I did apparently... nurse is on the bench

He has been playing 11.30 avg in the last two games . Green is beginning to trust him. He won't get much more than that in Utica.

Benning says he likes his game up here.
- VANTEL

Benning is a genius. I know because we think a like

This year is about developing and preparing for next season. Having a bottom 6 that has time to build chemistry for the run to the playoffs next season.

Giving credit to our players is a negative thing to you. Not that we didnt already know that after these last 4 seasons.

- boonerbuck

I've given lots of praise, you just choose not to see it or acknowledge it.

Virtanen over Goldobin 10/10 no question. They had two cracks at it in the 2014 first round and failed at both. It's not as easy as we make it out to be though. I like what Virtanen brings now that he's matured a bit personally. Kind of a Chris Kreider player.
- LeftCoaster

It just ended up being not a very strong draft in 2014.

You could help a brother out, just to make it interesting...
- 1970vintage

SMP shouldn't be allowed in hockeypools, he's too good

It just ended up being not a very strong draft in 2014.
- manvanfan

True....it wasn't a particulary great draft but they did have the 6th overall pick in the entire world and they couldn't come up with a top six forward. That's the disappointing part for me, however, they changed their process and are seemingly drafting better now. So there is that.

Kevin Labanc was taken in the 6th round and he's got twice as many points as Virtanen. I was happy about the Virtanen pick, but I didn't know anything about him, just surface stuff. When you look into it, he has a really poor hockey IQ, something they probably should have been able to identify.

SMP shouldn't be allowed in hockeypools, he's too good
- LeftCoaster

Agreed