Triumph Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 (edited) http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/30-thoughts-suitors-will-ante-van-riemsdyk/ Haven't seen these put here yet, the whole article is always worth reading but this week he's got a lot of Devils' stuff: Quote 1. We’ll start with a couple more on New Jersey. One of the smaller storylines I’ve watched this season is Joseph Blandisi. Drafted by Colorado in 2012, he was not offered a contract and went back into the pool. No one took him, but an excellent overage season with OHL Barrie got him a contract with the Devils. Last year (his first pro season), he was a point-per-game player with AHL Albany and had some strong moments for the Devils when he wasn’t an NHL target for diving. I thought he’d make the team this season, but the organization was not pleased with his exhibition performance. Blandisi is a bit of a polarizing player. When he was sent down, a few teams took longer looks at him in case there was a trade opportunity, but a few didn’t like what they saw. I had a chance to see him up-close last weekend in Toronto. He certainly had an impact in a 3–1 win over the Marlies on Saturday. It sounds like he’s going to get another opportunity at some point with the Devils. I’m curious to see what kind of an impact he can have in the NHL. Trading Blandisi at this juncture seems like a really bad move so I'm glad they held off on that. There's some other good stuff in there about Sai Okabayashi who was part of the Devils' analytics department until he left - Custance had an article on him the other day but it was behind the paywall. Edited December 22, 2016 by Triumph 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I don't really follow Albany much at all these days but that is definitely interesting. If he keeps up his good play down there it's gotta be only a matter of time before he gets another call up, especially if we keep playing like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Curious what prompted him on getting all this news out of New Jersey. I'm so not used to having this much inside info on the franchise, it's refreshing haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 Unfortunately Blandisi got hurt again and has missed the last 2 games, though Pete Dougherty reports that he may be back by Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 he has his issues but I don't remember effort being one of them, can he play wing? we need someone who can possess the puck in the OZ for more than a asecond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0asterleav1ns Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Have always thought the diving thing was way overblown. Every team has players that dive... some of the best in the league are notorious for it. Blandisi just doesnt get the benefit of the doubt (nor should he) because hes not an established star, and tbh so far he really sucks at toeing the line between diving and embellishment. He either needs to learn how to get better at acting (see: Giroux, Claude - Malkin, Evgeni) or stop altogether. Very curious to see what kind of of player Blandisi can become. Hes got alot of skill, and has great offensive instincts imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikepeluso8 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 FIRE HYNES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Leeds Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 We get it. You want to fire Hynes. Enough posting that every thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger27 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Hoping Blandisi will get another shot, with the big club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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