EdgeControl Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 good to see merril looking strong, keep hitting those deadlifts does blake coleman have a chance at making this team? what position will blandisi play? center or wing? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonDreads Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 I'm assuming Palmieri slots into where Pietila is right now when he gets back from the World Cup. Things are obviously subject to a lot of change before opening night but it seems like this is what the coaching staff is thinking for line combos right now: Hall - Henrique - Smith-Pelly Cammalleri - Zajac - Bennett Boucher - Zacha - Palmieri Fiddler - Josefson - Kalinin Gazdic, Pietila/Gibbons Greene - Severson Moore - Lovejoy Auvitu - Merrill Gormley/Helgeson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 Shero with the media from yesterday: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonNala370 Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 18 hours ago, CommonDreads said: I'm assuming Palmieri slots into where Pietila is right now when he gets back from the World Cup. Things are obviously subject to a lot of change before opening night but it seems like this is what the coaching staff is thinking for line combos right now: Hall - Henrique - Smith-Pelly Cammalleri - Zajac - Bennett Boucher - Zacha - Palmieri Fiddler - Josefson - Kalinin Gazdic, Pietila/Gibbons Greene - Severson Moore - Lovejoy Auvitu - Merrill Gormley/Helgeson I don't like having two injury prone guys on same line Cammy and Bennett because it will effect chemistry with Zajac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sokar Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 I think I will call the Cammalleri Zajac Bennett line the Glass line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moustic Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Where is Blandisi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonDreads Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 3 minutes ago, moustic said: Where is Blandisi? He's centering a line with Quenneville and Lappin, kinda have the feeling that that entire line will start the season in Albany unless someone trips up in camp and gives them a window or if someone gets hurt someone from that line will take their spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moustic Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Zacha will have to win his spot...Blandisi is good! (Zacha should be better of course but hey) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonNala370 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 18 hours ago, sokar said: I think I will call the Cammalleri Zajac Bennett line the Glass line funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadvlfan Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 On September 24, 2016 at 11:30 AM, MadDog2020 said: Shero with the media from yesterday: Status quo! i love our management staff. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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moustic Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 (edited) First cut Assigned to their junior teams:Goalie: Evan Cormier (Saginaw, OHL);Defensemen: Colby Sissons (Swift Current, WHL), Colton White (Sault. Ste. Marie, OHL)Forwards: Nathan Bastian (Mississauga, OHL), Brandon Gignac (Shawinigan, QMJHL), Michael McLeod (Mississauga, OHL)Assigned to Albany (AHL):Goalies: Ken Appleby, Mackenzie Blackwood.Defensemen: Joshua Jacobs, Vojtech Mozik.Forwards: Brandon Baddock, Blake Coleman, Brian Gibbons, Ryan Kujawinski, Jan Mandat, Max Novak, Blake Pietila, John Quenneville, Kevin Rooney, Ben Sexton, Ben Thomson.Placed on Waivers:Defensemen: Brandon Gormley, Andrew MacWilliam, Reece Scarlett, Karl Stollery.Forward: Carter Camper Edited October 1, 2016 by moustic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 None of these are surprising, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 More cuts today: http://fireandice.northjersey.com/mobile/fire-ice-1.174987/devils-re-assign-six-to-albany-ahl-1.1671219Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmann422 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 So really as expected the only true competition seems to be for the last three or four forwards. The definites are: Hall, Cammalleri, Henrique, Zajac, Palmieri, Smith-Pelly, Fiddler, Bennett, Boucher, Josefson and Kalinin. That would leave 3 spots for the remaining 6 of Blandisi, Zacha, Gazdic, Lappin, Speers and Wood. So who are you taking? And do you take these young guys only to be healthy scratches to start or do you sit Kalinin/Josefson/Smith-Pelly instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aitchmack Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 30 minutes ago, dmann422 said: So really as expected the only true competition seems to be for the last three or four forwards. The definites are: Hall, Cammalleri, Henrique, Zajac, Palmieri, Smith-Pelly, Fiddler, Bennett, Boucher, Josefson and Kalinin. That would leave 3 spots for the remaining 6 of Blandisi, Zacha, Gazdic, Lappin, Speers and Wood. So who are you taking? And do you take these young guys only to be healthy scratches to start or do you sit Kalinin/Josefson/Smith-Pelly instead? I'd go with Blandisi, Zacha & Wood. I'm hoping to see more from Kalinin this season but, if he doesn't raise his game I'd give one of the youngsters a go. JJ, I admit, I've given up on. He just doesn't seem to be able to put points on the board and I think it's time try other options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonNala370 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 1 hour ago, dmann422 said: So really as expected the only true competition seems to be for the last three or four forwards. The definites are: Hall, Cammalleri, Henrique, Zajac, Palmieri, Smith-Pelly, Fiddler, Bennett, Boucher, Josefson and Kalinin. That would leave 3 spots for the remaining 6 of Blandisi, Zacha, Gazdic, Lappin, Speers and Wood. So who are you taking? And do you take these young guys only to be healthy scratches to start or do you sit Kalinin/Josefson/Smith-Pelly instead? Under the definite offense I wouldn't put Boucher there I think Zacha has a much better chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundstrom Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 boucher would have to pass through waivers - i think he makes the team out of camp but might be a waiver casualty if he does not prove enough to stay in the lineup. while i wouldn't use the term "definite" for boucher, i think he safely makes the team. zacha is making the team. I'll eat my hat if he doesn't. and gazdic makes sense to be the 13th (or 14th) forward. i don't think they're carrying 2 defensemen as extras but if they did, i could see it making sense that helgeson is one of them because as i've said before, he's a known quantity and you don't feel terrible scratching him 6 games in a row. but assuming it's two forwards they're scratching, i think that its blandisi to start and that's because he can also play center. wood has been better this preseason but there is still stuff that they want him to work on and i'd rather him get top 6 minutes in albany than 5-8 minutes (or scratched) in NJ. i think this is opening night roster hall-henrique-bennett cammalleri-zajac-palmieri boucher-zacha-smith-pelley kalinin-fiddler-josfeson scratch: blandisi/gazdic greene-lovejoy quincey-severson auvitu-merrill scratch: moore schneider kinkaid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derlique Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 There actually is a top9 spot for Speers but you have to think it's a no-brainer he goes back to SSM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I think they'll keep 2 of the forwards on dmann's list - Zacha and Gazdic - and stay with 8 defensemen. The thing about Albany is that there is nothing at all on the left side down there, so you're stuck with the 6 guys NJ has at present as lefties - any callups are going to be on the right side or career AHLers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Yeah I don't know that Boucher is guaranteed of anything. And Josefson shouldn't be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmann422 Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Yeah I originally had Boucher off of the definite list but like sundstrom said, since he'll have to pass through waivers they'll give him a spot out of camp and if he fails then drop him later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wensink Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 I think Wood will go down for a few reasons. He'll play top line minutes there and get used to pro hockey. This kid is 18 months out of prep school! Plus no waivers for him. If he performs like we hope he'll be up quickly. I'm excited about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundstrom Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 well with both gazdic and merrill being out 4 weeks, that certainly opens some things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 I could see them being active on waivers with these injuries. Or maybe actually giving a spot to a young player and healthy scratching someone like Josefson, Fiddler, or DSP in the first few games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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