Shall we discuss camp?
The season in Colorado was my favorite for obvious reasons (not sure which one it is?), but it’s a fun season even without that. A solid competition with people you love to hate. I’ve shopped in the Whole Foods they use so many times. All the places they go are places I’ve been, many of which I love. It’s weird to see every day places in your life being featured in HD on your tv. They stepped up the production of the show it seemed too. That’s the only competitive cooking show I could be dragged to watch in general.I'm with you. I think once games start it'll feel "real". As Azor mentioned though, camp has very little intrigue or storylines so that doesn't help the excitement levels.
I am now on Season 13 (out of 17) of Top Chef, so I'll have to do quite a bit of "work" in the next week and a half to make sure I finish what I started before they drop the puck
The central falls into four neat pairs: the great (Tampa and Carolina), the good (Dallas and Columbus), the average (Nashville and Florida), and the bad (Chicago and Detroit). Carolina is still constructed broadly along "analytics darling" lines, with overwhelming offensive volume and below-average shooting talent, but defensive strength and an above-average goaltending tandem makes them the class of the division. Tampa are more "well-rounded", either a little bit or a lot better than average in every aspect, even after losing their best player (Kucherov) to injury.
That is an interesting thought experiment. If Rod has the most say in the taxi squad, I'd say the AHL guys we used the last couple of years that he knows he can trust. If Waddell has the most say, I'd say guys that can be moved back and forth without waivers so they can minimize cap over the year....maybe even having Necas on the taxi squad at times just to hide salary. If player development is the concern, then our highend, non-NHL players who have no place to play at this time like Bean, Jarvis, Rees, etc.Without the benefit of seeing training camp yet, what are the bets on the taxi squad?
That is an interesting thought experiment. If Rod has the most say in the taxi squad, I'd say the AHL guys we used the last couple of years that he knows he can trust. If Waddell has the most say, I'd say guys that can be moved back and forth without waivers so they can minimize cap over the year....maybe even having Necas on the taxi squad at times just to hide salary. If player development is the concern, then our highend, non-NHL players who have no place to play at this time like Bean, Jarvis, Rees, etc.
Most Likely some combination of those three. Plus Ned. Here's my guess:
Geekie, McCormick, Bean, Ryan, Nedeljkovic
It can be adjusted daily, so a lot of people are speculating that there will be thousands of "paper" transactions over the course of the year to help teams acru deadline cap space to make moves.Is the taxi squad something that you define on day 1 and can never change? or is it a fluid thing where you can adjust as time goes on.
In a short season, I can see coaches/teams being less willing to take a chance on unproven guys.
Geekie, McCormick, Bean, Ryan, Nedeljkovic
So, assuming we carry a 23 man roster and it is the C1 group at camp, then I'm redoing my taki squad as this:
GeekieJarvis, McCormick,BeanKeane,RyanForsling, Nedeljkovic
Ned is an interesting question. I doubt they put him on the taxi squad as that keeps him from playing games regularly. Better to have him playing inCharlotteChicago (if they are playing) and call up in case of emergency, isn't it?
Ned is an interesting question. Putting him on the taxi squad keeps him from playing games regularly. Better to have him playing inCharlotteChicago (if they are playing) and call up in case of emergency, isn't it?
I see Waddell said the plan is one goalie on the taxi squad, but it just seems odd to me to leave on there for only practice duty.
"I don't want to ever shut the door on any new players because you just don't know what's going to happen," Waddell said. "We may move some guys around during camp to get a look at them and make a decision on who stays and who goes."
With so little lead time before the regular season begins, the Canes figure to have a slight advantage given they're returning essentially the same team that was in the bubble four months ago.
"You really only have eight days to prepare, and that's why Roddy wants to basically have the team we had last year," Waddell said. "It's a benefit that these guys all know the system and how Roddy wants to play."
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Rod didn’t like Necas in the playoffs so that’s not a surprise he got bumped down, but we know how it goes offensively for guys who end up with Staal.
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