So if Hunwick comes on board and he really is not good, he shall be known as Wicki Leaks.

Not wishing for it but I called it.

Pretty crazy how nobody seems worried about bogo anymore. He has been pretty serviceable this year.
- TheHank

I really never had an issue with him when he is healthy, the key word is healthy.

Scandella makes bogo look like Bobby orr.
- TheHank

who is this scandella you speak of, Is he new?

Have we completely given up on guhle at this point?
- TheHank

More of a need thing and what the depth and value is. We have 5 D in NCAA including Samuelsson who I have high hopes for. 2 guys playing in Liiga and 2 in the SuperElit. Add in Dahlin and Pilut at LD, and I feel Guhle becomes a valuable asset for trade.

More of a need thing and what the depth and value is. We have 5 D in NCAA including Samuelsson who I have high hopes for. 2 guys playing in Liiga and 2 in the SuperElit. Add in Dahlin and Pilut at LD, and I feel Guhle becomes a valuable asset for trade.
- adambuffalo

Western Michigan visits town here first weekend of Feb. I'm gonna check out Samuelsson and see what he is all about.

Western Michigan visits town here first weekend of Feb. I'm gonna check out Samuelsson and see what he is all about.
- Sabre_Tooth

Where and against who?

More of a need thing and what the depth and value is. We have 5 D in NCAA including Samuelsson who I have high hopes for. 2 guys playing in Liiga and 2 in the SuperElit. Add in Dahlin and Pilut at LD, and I feel Guhle becomes a valuable asset for trade.
- adambuffalo

do you shop him before or after you lock mccabe up?

Nice to see another comeback win out of these guys. A little too regular of an occurrence at this point but I still like the resiliency.
- Sabre_Tooth

Learning how to win
I’ll take it
Might be the toughest thing for a young team to figure out
Definitely headed in the right direction
Botts isn’t done yet though
He’s still got work to do

Where and against who?
- adambuffalo

Omaha!

I think Hayes has his eyes on joining Johnny hockey

I really don’t want us moving draft picks when we should keep on building and drafting
- gerbe75pts

We shouldn’t move draftpicks but guys like Bailey, Smith, Guhle, Nylander should have their heads on a swivel. Moving money out should be the objective so Sobotka and Scandella should be on their way out no questions asked.

Where and against who?
- adambuffalo

Local D1 team is University of Nebraska-Omaha. We are in the NCHC with North Dakota, Western Mich, Minn-Duluth, Denver, Colorado College, St. Cloud St. etc.

Omaha!
- TheHank

Yup!

Omaha!
- TheHank

Sheary - Eichel - Okposo
Skinner - Mitts - Reinhart
Thompson - Pod Racer - Pommer
Girgs - Larsson - E-Rod

I know taking Skinner off 1LW is tough, but I think you'll get production out of Jack, Sheary and Okposo will get going. I'd hope the additions of Skinner and Reinhart would jump start Mitts's scoring.

Doubt it happens. I understand a lot would be opposed to moving Skinner away from Jack, but I just think it makes us more competitive.
- RhinoFan

I don’t mind the line 1 & 2 shakeup,
but will we get anything at all out of that 3rd line?
Berglund would be in the mix on that 3rd or 4th line as well

There’s still too many guys in the top9 that are passengers right now
Basically...
It’s Jack and Skinner,
and then a bunch of guys we wanna see more from

We shouldn’t move draftpicks but guys like Bailey, Smith, Guhle, Nylander should have their heads on a swivel. Moving money out should be the objective so Sobotka and Scandella should be on their way out no questions asked.
- Pegullaville

you left 6 or 7 off the list

I don’t mind the line 1 & 2 shakeup,
but will we get anything at all out of that 3rd line?
Berglund would be in the mix on that 3rd or 4th line as well

There’s still too many guys in the top9 that are passengers right now
Basically...
It’s Jack and Skinner,
and then a bunch of guys we wanna see more from
- jdfitz77

pommer, 1 point in last 9 games


maybe it's time to move on from him

pretty sure we can get that production loving lockport larry to the wing, so eat some salary and give him a shot at the cup

I can see a trade coming either before or immediately following the holiday freeze (12/19-12/28.)

With Hunwick coming back soon (currently on a conditioning stint in Roch) and a few other injured guys coming back soon that will leave us with 6 LD and 4 RD. Only Pilut and Dahlin are waiver exempt and neither should be sent down. Lord Tennyson can be sent to Cincy and no one would claim him, but that would still leave us with nine dmen. I'm not sure what teams are in need of defense, but I would think we could make a package of D, prospect and picks if needed to bring in an upgrade at wing or 2C.
- adambuffalo

Would like to see Pilut stat as well
But he probably gets sent down until Botts can make a couple moves

If Scans wasn't making 4+M I don't know if he would get the flack he does.... If he was a 2-2.5M guy on the 3rd pairing I think most would be happy.

According to LWLock we've been running:

Dahlin/Bogo
Pilut/Risto
NB/Tennyson

Once McCabe gets healthy or Guhle gets called up then the whole Scans/Tenny thing would be at rest.
- JVince11

I would not be happy with a guy making 950k that directly causes 6 goals against in the first 10 games of the season. Scandella is trash whether he makes 1 million or 10.

Would like to see Pilut stat as well
But he probably gets sent down until Botts can make a couple moves
- jdfitz77

Boo. He absolutely should stay.

I would not be happy with a guy making 950k that directly causes 6 goals against in the first 10 games of the season. Scandella is trash whether he makes 1 million or 10.
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

I only quantify draft position personally.

Would like to see Pilut stat as well
But he probably gets sent down until Botts can make a couple moves
- jdfitz77

Hunwick on AHL assignment
Bogo
Risto
Pilut
McCabe
Nelson
Beaulieu
Scandella
Dahlin

So 9 d men. Need secondary forward scoring. Something's coming

if you want the center, you need to move mccabe

if you want cap relief and a prospect, you move scandella


the big question long term, dahlin can play either side so do you figure on dahlin as your number 1 lefty, or have a combo of risto and dahlin on the right side


if dahlin and risto are meant to be on the ice together, and IMO they should

then I would rather have mccabe/bogo for second pair instead of scandella/bogo

so I would move scandella
- homiedclown

At the beginning of the year,
we were looking at the defense & thinking that at some point either Scandella or McCabe would be gone

Last season, Scandella was playing better
But this year that’s reversed & McCabe has looked good, while Scandella has been pretty bad at times
That, along with McCabe’s youth, make him the clear keeper imo

Just don’t think we will get much for Scandella unless he turns his game around once he comes back

pommer, 1 point in last 9 games


maybe it's time to move on from him

pretty sure we can get that production loving lockport larry to the wing, so eat some salary and give him a shot at the cup
- homiedclown

I don't think he wants to go anywhere tbh. He is "home"

He played 7 minutes last night, he will collect his checks and retire at the end of the year.

I don’t mind the line 1 & 2 shakeup,
but will we get anything at all out of that 3rd line?
Berglund would be in the mix on that 3rd or 4th line as well

There’s still too many guys in the top9 that are passengers right now
Basically...
It’s Jack and Skinner,
and then a bunch of guys we wanna see more from
- jdfitz77

Samson has 26pts in 31g. It's the Jeff Jack Sam Rasmi show. Credit where credit is due and all that.

One thing: Berglund for me is interchangeable with Girgs, Larry or Pommer. I think his lack of speed makes him a bottom 6 player for us. And while I doubt the 3rd or 4th lines are popping in much, they weren't as it was. I basically just want to go from 1 scoring line to 2. If you think this would net more goals, why not.

I get that 3/4 are still issues, but fixing the 2nd line, I think, takes the priority. What would you do? Curious as to lines.

Hunwick on AHL assignment
Bogo
Risto
Pilut
McCabe
Nelson
Beaulieu
Scandella
Dahlin

So 9 d men. Need secondary forward scoring. Something's coming
- jcragcrumple

Those need to be 5 of your 6.