NJDevs4978 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I don't think so. Kinkaid has earned the right to be in the NHL - the AHL playoffs aren't important enough to send a UFA goalie back to the minors to help them out. Plus Kinkaid has to go through waivers which is more of a big deal now that he has a few games under his belt than it did when he was getting shuttled back and forth with zero NHL starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Plus Kinkaid has to go through waivers which is more of a big deal now that he has a few games under his belt than it did when he was getting shuttled back and forth with zero NHL starts. No he doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 He's like 26, how is he waiver exempt? I could have sworn he had to go through waivers earlier this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLL765 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 He's like 26, how is he waiver exempt? I could have sworn he had to go through waivers earlier this season. He was signed in 2011 when I think he was 22, so he's exempt for 4 years or 60 NHL games, whichever comes first. This would be the last year he is exempt if I have that right about his age and the rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) Albany defeated Bridgeport 5-3. Thompson led the way with 2 goals, followed by Whitney with a goal and an assist. Thomson and Matteau had the other goals. Scarlett had 3 assists followed by Sislo and K. Zajac with 2 and Helgeson and D. Zajac with 1 each. K. Zajac led the team with 4 shots as the Devils were outshot 34-31. Clemmensen made 31 saves on 34 shots. Albany went 3/6 on the PP and 4/5 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.Notes:-- Whitney is back with the ADevils and Bell was sent back to Evansville.-- Matteau has 4 goals and 3 assists over his last 6 games.-- Thompson: 39 GP 21-14-35, +14, 53 PIM, 15.0 SH%, 3.59 SH/GP ---- Thompson was just added to the All-Star roster (Whitney is on it too) and leads the league in goals.-- Scarlett has a goal and 9 assists over his last 9 games.-- Albany's PP is 8/21 in their last 3 games.Line Up (via ADevils twitter):Whitney-K. Zajac-ThompsonBoucher-D. Zajac-SisloMatteau-Wohlberg-ThomsonMcKelvie-Pelley-JohnsonHelgeson-ScarlettBurlon-McPhersonKelly-Keenan Edited January 22, 2015 by thefiestygoat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessus Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Wow I had no idea Thompson was leading the league in goals. I wonder if he'll get a shot in the NHL this season. Also, not sure what to think of Scarlett but it's nice to see him putting up some points. Any idea what's going on with Black? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLL765 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 It's really good to see Scarlett stepping up and playing so well lately after he seemed to be struggling just to get into the lineup earlier in the season. I doubt that he comes out of the lineup if he keeps putting up points the way he has been. He had 20 points in 48 games last year and he already has 16 points in 24 games this year. I'm not sure how many of his assists are primary or if he's getting a bit lucky right now, but the numbers he's put up are a significant improvement over last season.It's also great that Matteau has broken out of his funk and really gotten hot. He had 9 points in his first 29 games and has 7 points in his last 7 games if I'm doing my math right. I mean, at one point he was shooting just barely over 2% and at least now he's up to 7.6%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak926 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Has Thompson ever played at the NHL level ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLL765 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) Has Thompson ever played at the NHL level ? No. He doesn't even have an NHL contract at the moment. He's signed to just an AHL deal. The thing that's concerning about him is that he's already 26 and that he's never had anything close to the kind of season he's having this year. He put up 20-9-29 in 58GP in 2012-13 in Wilkes-Barre Scranton, but that's the best season he's had before this year. Last season he only put up 8-7-15 in 69 games. However, he has 140 shots already and he only had 157 the year he scored 20 goals, so at least that's a good sign. Edited January 22, 2015 by ATLL765 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Thompson is your classic AAAA player. He might have a nice AHL career as a guy who occasionally gets NHL callups when the big squad suffers a rash of injuries, but nothing more than that. Like ATLL765 pointed out...he's 26 years old. He's also shooting 15% on the season. Just don't see him ever contributing much as an NHLer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Well sure, I get that, but I think they need to get up here and a chance to see what he can do..we certainly don't have anything to lose. Perhaps after the deadline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Well sure, I get that, but I think they need to get up here and a chance to see what he can do..we certainly don't have anything to lose. Perhaps after the deadline. Yeah, should be spots open post-deadline (maybe even earlier). Nothing to lose with giving a guy like Thompson some NHL minutes if there's no else to take them. The good thing about that is that any delusion that Thompson is some gem waiting to be unearthed should be put to rest pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 He's not a gem, but he could be an NHLer. Shots/Game by month: October: 2.71 S/G November: 2.66 S/G December: 4.2 S/G January: 4.7 S/G I imagine he'll get a shot once Ryder is hopefully gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas0nMacIsaac Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) He's not a gem, but he could be an NHLer. Shots/Game by month: October: 2.71 S/G November: 2.66 S/G December: 4.2 S/G January: 4.7 S/G I imagine he'll get a shot once Ryder is hopefully gone. Looks to be our Sceviour Edited January 22, 2015 by Jas0nMacIsaac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Love that laser beam by Boucher vs. Hershey. That would beat a lot of NHL goalies as well. Announcer was a brutal homer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Any idea what's going on with Black? According to the Times Union he has a wrist injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLL765 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 On Thompson: His numbers this year have to be inflated. You don't go from 15 points in 69 games last season and having never put up more than .5ppg in a seasonto scoring at close to a 1ppg without some serious luck. That being said, at least he's a RW with some size at 6'1" 205lbs, so maybe we get really lucky and he can be another Bernier type bottom 6 guy. Not too physical a player, but has enough offensive talent to put up a few points and not look out of place on a line with more talented players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadvlfan Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Anyone watch ECHL all star game on NHL channel? M. Bell almost had the hat trick a couple times. (1 clean breakaway couple on doorstop) I also heard an interview on "War Room" with the current owner of Orlando Solar Bears and he was an employee and friend of Lou's although he grew up in Flyer country. Vince Williams is the coach (he was asst under Kowalski (albany) when they were in Trenton. Also, The Norfolk Admirals are being sold and moving out west, and Norfolk is getting an ECHL team. Hopefully they'll have some affiliation. LIKE NJ)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyFan42 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Also, The Norfolk Admirals are being sold and moving out west, and Norfolk is getting an ECHL team. Hopefully they'll have some affiliation. LIKE NJ)? Given that the incoming ECHL team is owned by Edmonton, I'd be very surprised if it wasn't affiliated with the Oilers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadvlfan Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Given that the incoming ECHL team is owned by Edmonton, I'd be very surprised if it wasn't affiliated with the Oilers. Didn't know that. At least we'll have some form of pro hockey here. We are isolated distance wise a lil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 If you want to know what happened with Albany last week then check out my post here: AHL Notes - Looks like the Devils signed Mike Keenan to an AHL deal and Sestito is back via the AHL transactions page. Some ECHL action that happened rerecently: ECHL 1/27Orlando lost to South Carolina 2-1Eric Baier D: E, 1 ShotECHL 1/28Evansville lost to Reading 7-2Myles Bell RW: -3, 2 PIM (Tripping), 2 SHots-- First 7 games: 7-1-8, 22.58 SH%, 4.43 SH/GP-- Last 21 games: 1-6-7, 2.08 SH%, 2.29 SH/GP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Albany defeated Lehigh Valley 4-1. Burlon led the way with a goal and an assist. Whitney, Sislo, and Thomson had the other goals. Sestito had 2 assists while Thompson, McPherson, D. Zajac, and Scarlett had one each. Sislo had 5 shots followed by K. Zajac with 4 as the Devils were outshot 36-22. Wedgewood made 35 saves on 36 shots. Albany went 0/5 on the PP and 4/5 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet and highlights: Notes:-- Albany now has a 7 game point streak.-- Wedgewood finally breaks the .900 mark with a .902 SV% thru 22 games!-- Burlon has 2 goals and 3 assists over his last 5 games.-- Thomson has 2 goals and 2 assists over his last 5 games.-- Scarlett has a goal and 10 assists in 13 January games.Line Up (via ADevils twitter):Whitney-Sestito-ThompsonBoucher-K. Zajac-SisloMatteau-D. Zajac-ThomsonMcKelvie-Pelley-CarrierKeenan-ScarlettBurlon-McPhersonFaust-Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadvlfan Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Albany defeated Lehigh Valley 4-1. Burlon led the way with a goal and an assist. Whitney, Sislo, and Thomson had the other goals. Sestito had 2 assists while Thompson, McPherson, D. Zajac, and Scarlett had one each. Sislo had 5 shots followed by K. Zajac with 4 as the Devils were outshot 36-22. Wedgewood made 35 saves on 36 shots. Albany went 0/5 on the PP and 4/5 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet and highlights: Notes: -- Albany now has a 7 game point streak. -- Wedgewood finally breaks the .900 mark with a .902 SV% thru 22 games! -- Burlon has 2 goals and 3 assists over his last 5 games. -- Thomson has 2 goals and 2 assists over his last 5 games. -- Scarlett has a goal and 10 assists in 13 January games. Line Up (via ADevils twitter): Whitney-Sestito-Thompson Boucher-K. Zajac-Sislo Matteau-D. Zajac-Thomson McKelvie-Pelley-Carrier Keenan-Scarlett Burlon-McPherson Faust-Kelly Is Burlon developing into a reliable d man? I've only seen him play a few games, and he is a great skater. Nice run they're on at the moment. Pelley 4th line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Haha, Burlon's goal was an empty netter - just a lucky clear off the boards after winning the faceoff in the D zone that went in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 Albany lost to St. John's 4-1. Sestito had the lone Devils goal. Boucher had a game high 6 shots as the Devils outshot the Ice Caps 23-15. Clemmensen made 11 saves on 15 shots. Albany went 0/4 on the PP and 2/3 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet and highlights: Line Up (via ADevils twitter):Whitney-Sestito-ThompsonBoucher-D. Zajac-SisloMatteau-Wohlberg-ThomsonJohnson-Pelley-McKelvieHelgeson-ScarlettKelly-BurlonMcPherson-KeenanECHLEvansville defeated Gwinnett 4-1Myles Bell RW: Assist, +1, 2 PIM (Boarding), 2 ShotsOrlando defeated South Carolina 4-0Eric Baier D: Assist, +3, 3 Shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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