Will be nice to see some freshness to the Sabres site and advertising for the team. It's been lacking and has grown a bit stale. - cabin
I think this is huge for Rochester in particular...with all the connections both Brandon and Kim Pegula have to the area, I'd assume there's some big things headed east
A lot of people were freaking out yesterday, and i can't exactly figure out why.
I liked Ted Black, from what i saw he seemed like a decent person and obviously being part of the pens organization he knew what it was like being part of an organization that won. But I don't think Ted Black had anything to do with what happens on the ice... much like Russ Brandon won't.
This trade does not impress me for either team. - buffalofan19
The Details:
The Blackhawks have quite a few talented defensemen in their system, but none of them come with as much potential as Clendening. Taken in the second round of the 2011 draft in Minnesota, the New York native has proved a lot during his two seasons with the Rockford IceHogs since signing an entry-level contract in 2012. In 147 games in the AHL, Clendening has 21 goals and 84 assists, and has proven to be quite proficient at quarterbacking the team’s power play from the blue line.
Here is how Hockey’s Future describes his skillset:
“Clendening is an offensive defenseman blessed with superb puck-moving ability and on-ice vision. His excellent puck skills are one reason why many scouts are high on Clendening. He can see plays develop and follows them quite well…Clendening’s ability to move the puck and patience with it makes him an ideal quarterback on the power play. He makes very good decisions with the puck and distributes the puck very well.”
