Someone's going to be pissed.
Bischoff will make his debut tonight.
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Nice
Steve Johnson traded from South Carolina to Wheeling.
Mike Szmatula back from Poland, playing for Adirondack.
Not knowing what to do, they do what they know . . .
Knowing what to do, they sometime don't do it . . .
The 26th year of the Gopher Men's Hockey Profile got to be too much for this ol' codger to handle . . . what with all of the possible activity on the transfer portal . . . . So, I'm closing it down at the 25th year . . .
Most productive Minnesotans debuting in the last 30 years:
1. Boeser (.83 PPG) - Young and likely to go up
2. Wheeler (.81 PPG) - Will be interesting to see which way it goes the next few years
T3. Guentzel (.78 PPG) - Young and likely to go up
T3. Parise (.78 PPG) - Likely going downwards
5. Oshie (.71 PPG) - Similar to Wheeler. Could go either way
Mittelstadt is our best hope to pick up the Gopher slack from Wheeler/Kessel/Vanek getting up there in age. Hopefully by next year he can produce at these levels. Other than him we'll see how Walker and Brink pan out in terms of NHL potential.
not sure where to post this Mark Pavelich found incompetent for trial
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not sure where to post this Mark Pavelich found incompetent for trial
I know the guy has basically been a recluse for quite some time so this is not necessarily surprising from an outsider's view. Hope he gets some help.
Jack Ramsey recalled by Rockford.
Seth Helgeson called up by the Islanders Tuesday, sent back to Bridgeport Wednesday.
[media] https://twitter.com/NYRangers/status/1193597496129458176 [/media]
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Highest point per game from full time player Minnesotans
1. Boeser 1.0
2. Guentzel 0.82
3. Oshie 0.74
4. Nelson 0.69
5. Lee 0.63
I don't know what is up with Wheeler
Highest point per game from full time player Minnesotans
1. Boeser 1.0
2. Guentzel 0.82
3. Oshie 0.74
4. Nelson 0.69
5. Lee 0.63
I don't know what is up with Wheeler
3/5 Whioux
[media] https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1196912411489587205 [/media]
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Casey Mittelstadt putting on another clinic, looking good for another 9-10 minutes and his 11th consecutive scoreless tilt.
Ben Marshall and Jordan Schroeder in the KHL.
Marshall: https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/673/dinamo-riga.
Schroeder: https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/200/torpedo-nizhny-novgorod.
The nicest player the Bjugie Man has had his career completely ruined by injuries
[media] https://twitter.com/IndyFuel/status/1199436105889853440 [/media]
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No real challengers that's a win for 16
Szmatula #1 star of the game with 2 goals in a 4-2 win.
Novak and Pitlick both have 14 points on the season so far. Rem has 7g 7a and Tommy has 3g 11a. Rem has 5 ppg.
[media] https://twitter.com/TheAHL/status/1201591868959662080 [/media]
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Brent Gates Jr. called up to San Diego.
https://www.sandiegogulls.com/news/detail/gulls-recall-brent-gates-jr-from-tulsa-oilers
[media] https://twitter.com/CraigSMorgan/status/1202789645165170689 [/media]
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I like Phil, he’s fun and he is who he is. We all want personality in our athlete’s, unless we don’t like the particular personality. ?
Phil's return to Pittsburgh video.
[media] https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1203107435088695298 [/media]
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Robb Stauber honorary captain for AHL All-Star game.
https://theahl.com/stauber-armstrong-all-star-honorary-captains.
Casey Mittelstadt scratched for 2nd time in 3 games. There are rumblings out of Buffalo that he may be sent to the AHL if things don't change soon. He has 2 points in his last 21 games.
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Casey Mittelstadt scratched for 2nd time in 3 games. There are rumblings out of Buffalo that he made be sent to the AHL if things don't change soon. He has 2 points in his last 21 games.
You just made 34's day.
It's tough because the Gophers need an offensive star representing in the NHL to replace aging Kessel and Wheeler and he was supposed to be it.
It's tough because the Gophers need an offensive star representing in the NHL to replace aging Kessel and Wheeler and he was supposed to be it.
He's not a physical, tough player. In that way he reminds me of Jordan Schroeder, another former Gopher who played a little soft for the NHL. Unless you have the skill set of a guy like Johnny Gaudreau, if you're an undersized player it's a freaking meat grinder of a league.
It's tough because the Gophers need an offensive star representing in the NHL to replace aging Kessel and Wheeler and he was supposed to be it.
He's not a physical, tough player. In that way he reminds me of Jordan Schroeder, another former Gopher who played a little soft for the NHL. Unless you have the skill set of a guy like Johnny Gaudreau, if you're an undersized player it's a freaking meat grinder of a league.
I don’t think JS is a fair comparison, he’s 5’9” (generously) while CM is 6’1” & 200lbs. CM has a way superior skill set compared to JS too. CM is struggling in his 2nd full year in the NHL. It happens. But keep in mind, CM is exactly the same age as Gophers freshman Ben Meyers ☝️
Casey Mittelstadt scratched for 2nd time in 3 games. There are rumblings out of Buffalo that he made be sent to the AHL if things don't change soon. He has 2 points in his last 21 games.
You just made 34's day.
I was just thinking what the Gophers team would look like if Casey was still on campus. They'd probably be scoring another goal a game and have had a good chance to win those 13 games that they were tied in the third or leading in the third.
With him finally hitting his stride the last two series of his freshman year, he would have had a good soph season and left last summer anyways.
CM never liked to play defense. Watching him in high school he floated around waiting for his team to gain possession. Great offensive skillset but not at the NHL level evidently.
Casey Mittelstadt scratched for 2nd time in 3 games. There are rumblings out of Buffalo that he made be sent to the AHL if things don't change soon. He has 2 points in his last 21 games.
You just made 34's day.
I was just thinking what the Gophers team would look like if Casey was still on campus. They'd probably be scoring another goal a game and have had a good chance to win those 13 games that they were tied in the third or leading in the third.
What would it look like if we still had Lindgren, Pitlick, and Robson? They would have all been seniors this year had they stayed right?
BTW I do think Pitlick was ready to move on to being a professional. He had a pretty nice year as a junior and Nashville is doing the right thing by playing him in the AHL as well. I think they would have done that with him even if he had stayed for another year at Minnesota. Just seems like his game, physical and mental makeup were ready for a next step.
Lindgren... as soon as he was traded to the NYR he was excited at the chance to prove himself and find a spot in their lineup. Lindgren gave up the chance to grow his offensive game a bit more as he was just getting some chances on the pp at the end of 17-18. He's gotten his chance in the NHL, earned a letter with Hartford and maybe he was never going to be a top four type guy anyway... BUT he gave up the chances to be a top guy by being pegged a defensive specialist as the USNTDP and then leaving Minnesota before he got the chance to be counted on as the top pair guy instead of the defensive match-up guy.
Hard to fault a goalie who sees a chance to get time in the AHL playing. Only so many chances to play professionally and hard to predict what happens the next year for opportunities.
Casey... ugh... the NHL is not a developmental league and he's in the spot where he needs more time to develop. He had trouble learning at Minnesota. Sounds like it's continued at the next level. Best of luck to him.
Casey Mittelstadt scratched for 2nd time in 3 games. There are rumblings out of Buffalo that he made be sent to the AHL if things don't change soon. He has 2 points in his last 21 games.
You just made 34's day.
I was just thinking what the Gophers team would look like if Casey was still on campus. They'd probably be scoring another goal a game and have had a good chance to win those 13 games that they were tied in the third or leading in the third.
What would it look like if we still had Lindgren, Pitlick, and Robson? They would have all been seniors this year had they stayed right?
You're dreaming. But yeah, it'd be great.
CM never liked to play defense. Watching him in high school he floated around waiting for his team to gain possession. Great offensive skillset but not at the NHL level evidently.
C’mon GS...what does the style he played as a HS player have to do with being an NHL player who just turned 21 years old and what he’s tasked to do now? He will be fine down the road, he’s experiencing a bump in the road, as many 2nd year players do. For Gods sake, it’s only been the last 20 games where Erik Ek has done anything for the Wild, and he’s damn near 2 years older than CM ☝️
It's tough because the Gophers need an offensive star representing in the NHL to replace aging Kessel and Wheeler and he was supposed to be it.
He's not a physical, tough player. In that way he reminds me of Jordan Schroeder, another former Gopher who played a little soft for the NHL. Unless you have the skill set of a guy like Johnny Gaudreau, if you're an undersized player it's a freaking meat grinder of a league.
I don’t think JS is a fair comparison, he’s 5’9” (generously) while CM is 6’1” & 200lbs. CM has a way superior skill set compared to JS too. CM is struggling in his 2nd full year in the NHL. It happens. But keep in mind, CM is exactly the same age as Gophers freshman Ben Meyers ☝️
CM is the weakest 6'1" 200# I've ever seen. Worse, he has no nasty whatsoever in his game. Some of that is that he's still a young player, but he was not ready for the physical challenges of the NHL. The Schroeder comparison isn't so much physical stature but more the way they approach the physical part of the game (although admittedly I do often think of CM as being a more diminutive player).
Casey Mittelstadt scratched for 2nd time in 3 games. There are rumblings out of Buffalo that he made be sent to the AHL if things don't change soon. He has 2 points in his last 21 games.
You just made 34's day.
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Casey Mittelstadt scratched for 2nd time in 3 games. There are rumblings out of Buffalo that he made be sent to the AHL if things don't change soon. He has 2 points in his last 21 games.
You just made 34's day.
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lol :crazy:
Casey Mittelstadt scratched for 2nd time in 3 games. There are rumblings out of Buffalo that he made be sent to the AHL if things don't change soon. He has 2 points in his last 21 games.
You just made 34's day.
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lol :crazy:
He’s not good, keeping quoting his age and wait, it worked with Brian Lawton. :bored:
Casey Mittelstadt scratched for 2nd time in 3 games. There are rumblings out of Buffalo that he may be sent to the AHL if things don't change soon. He has 2 points in his last 21 games.
He was sent down to the AHL last night
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Casey needs top 6 line minutes & PP minutes to try to get his mojo back. Other MN 1998 birth years in AHL (currently) include Joey Anderson & Riley Tufte & Keiffer Bellows. Playing regular shift NHL isn’t easy at 21 years old (despite what the esteemed hockey expert & Illinois Chicago Circle alum, Thirty-Four thinks) ?. The only MN 1998 playing NHL currently is Ryan Lindgren☝️
What I don't get is what is 34's beef with CM? He seems to relish in his struggles which is an odd position to take as an adult.
BTW:...to add some context...many of the most talented MN 1998 birth years are still playing NCAA hockey. Like Scott Perunovich, Matt Hellickson, Nick Perbix, Matt Kierstad, Max Johnson to name a few☝️
What I don't get is what is 34's beef with CM? He seems to relish in his struggles which is an odd position to take as an adult.
We’ll he did play for juggernaut UICC in the 1970’s. I was in Wessman arena as a PeeWee when UICC got beat by the UW-Superior Yellowjackets. :biggrin2: I guess that makes him a supreme hockey expert regarding players who just turned 21 :crazy:
What I don't get is what is 34's beef with CM? He seems to relish in his struggles which is an odd position to take as an adult.
Sometimes you just don’t like a player. I didn’t like him here and he’s spent two off seasons not doing much (or he’s incapable of gaining strength) to build his body for the NHL. Add to this I enjoy being right. I’ve read your posts for 14 years, you can talk sh!t with the best of us, you get it just fine.
Not liking a player is one thing Relishing when they struggle is another, The jury is far from in on Casey’s NHL career. I had lunch with my youngest son yesterday, he’s a senior at the U and played on a summer hockey team with Casey at age 14. He said he has no doubt Casey will have a successful NHL career in the long run. He said the same thing about Joey Anderson. Of course he actually was on the ice with both of them growing up & knows their character & drive to succeed as hockey players, I’ll trust his opinion over 34’s. 100 times out of 100.. that ultimately 34’s take on Casey will be proven WRONG. But...we will see...that will be determined by Casey.
It's so annoying. Kids growing up watch the NHL like crazy. You need some Gophers killing it cuz you know they're hearing Boeser's and others' names and college all the time.