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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 21, 2012 17:45:51 GMT -5
Dogs added some short term veteran presence on defense today by adding 33 year old Mike Commodore to a 25 game PTO (prof. try-out contract). Wonder if he still has that big, flaming frizzy hair going? Greg Pateryn is out with an arm injury and another stabilizing presence back there will only be good for the kids. It should mean that the starting six should normally be: Commodore, St-Denis, Tinordi, Beaulieu, Nash and Ellis. That means that Corbin is the likely 7th guy and Stejskal will be back to Wheeling and the injury call up. Not sure when he will join the club though. theahl.com/stats/transactions.php?f_season_id=40&f_team_id=326p.s. Another Albertan. Yee haw!! |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 21, 2012 20:29:19 GMT -5
Dogs get a split in St. John's with a 2-1 come from behind win tonight. Goals from Blunden (Gallagher) and Quailer (Ellis, Beaulieu). Leblanc and Desjardins back from injury!
Skilly will be happy...look forward to his update!
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Post by Skilly on Nov 22, 2012 8:55:20 GMT -5
Dogs added some short term veteran presence on defense today by adding 33 year old Mike Commodore to a 25 game PTO (prof. try-out contract). Wonder if he still has that big, flaming frizzy hair going? Greg Pateryn is out with an arm injury and another stabilizing presence back there will only be good for the kids. It should mean that the starting six should normally be: Commodore, St-Denis, Tinordi, Beaulieu, Nash and Ellis. That means that Corbin is the likely 7th guy and Stejskal will be back to Wheeling and the injury call up. Not sure when he will join the club though. theahl.com/stats/transactions.php?f_season_id=40&f_team_id=326p.s. Another Albertan. Yee haw!! I would have thought his games played would have made him ineligible ... is he allowed to play because he ended the season in the AHL last year? |
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Post by Skilly on Nov 22, 2012 9:16:27 GMT -5
Dogs get a split in St. John's with a 2-1 come from behind win tonight. Goals from Blunden (Gallagher) and Quailer (Ellis, Beaulieu). Leblanc and Desjardins back from injury! Skilly will be happy...look forward to his update! Last night's game was pretty dull to be honest. It was a very short game, it took well under 2.5 hours from start to finish, but very little action ... besides the early third when the Bulldogs started to swarm. I'm guesing the ***** behind me kinda ruined the game. He did not shut up the entire game yakking loudly to this hottie he was with about how he could arm curl her, bench press her, how he is such a good fighter but "doesnt like to fight, much" ... I was almost ready to test him out. Anyhoo ... these two games saw terrible officiating. I'm not sure if it is me being a homer, but the refs always seem to be hard on the Ice Caps, until the Bulldogs come to town. Then they give them every opportunity to win .... Louis Leblanc lived up to his name, "the white", as in the ghost. Now they didnt give him much of an opportunity to succeed last night, putting him on a line with Boyce and Quailer, but I expected way more. The best players on the Bulldogs, over the two game stint, was Blunden and Bournival. Bournival was an agitator, which surprised me as well ... I took him to be more of a playmaker type of kid. Mr. Yappy Yap behind me, when he did finally pay attention to the game, commented "I wish someone would stick #18". Classy guy. Desjardins got the only star for the Bulldogs, the first star, but whoever picks the stars down here isnt the sharpest knife in the drawer. I thought other Bulldogs were worthy of a third star or second star mention. The Bulldogs, based on these two games, appear to be comprised of third liners. Their defense is solid. I really like Beaulieu. He plays smart, and can QB an AHL powerplay. Tinordi will be solid, but he isnt as far along as I hoped. Nash, he showed spurts, both good and bad, but it will take alot for him to make the jump. I'd love for all the defense to have St. Denis' passion ... or St. Denis to be a foot taller. Corbin, meh. Ellis .... I'm not sure on Ellis. Much like Nash, he plays well and then he makes you scratch your head. He did get into a fight with Ray Swada and held his own. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Nov 23, 2012 14:35:10 GMT -5
Here is an article about Bergevin's take on the Bulldogs. It is interesting to note that Bergevin did indicate that he and Sylvain Lefebvre are in constant communication, which really does seem to be a characteristic of how things are being done now in Montreal. Although he really did not get into his assessment of the players, he did single out Tinordi as having progressed well to date. Good to hear. canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=646199&navid=DL|MTL|home |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Nov 23, 2012 19:28:45 GMT -5
Dogs get a split in St. John's with a 2-1 come from behind win tonight. Goals from Blunden (Gallagher) and Quailer (Ellis, Beaulieu). Leblanc and Desjardins back from injury! Skilly will be happy...look forward to his update! Last night's game was pretty dull to be honest. It was a very short game, it took well under 2.5 hours from start to finish, but very little action ... besides the early third when the Bulldogs started to swarm. I'm guesing the ***** behind me kinda ruined the game. He did not shut up the entire game yakking loudly to this hottie he was with about how he could arm curl her, bench press her, how he is such a good fighter but "doesnt like to fight, much" ... I was almost ready to test him out. Anyhoo ... these two games saw terrible officiating. I'm not sure if it is me being a homer, but the refs always seem to be hard on the Ice Caps, until the Bulldogs come to town. Then they give them every opportunity to win .... Louis Leblanc lived up to his name, "the white", as in the ghost. Now they didnt give him much of an opportunity to succeed last night, putting him on a line with Boyce and Quailer, but I expected way more. The best players on the Bulldogs, over the two game stint, was Blunden and Bournival. Bournival was an agitator, which surprised me as well ... I took him to be more of a playmaker type of kid. Mr. Yappy Yap behind me, when he did finally pay attention to the game, commented "I wish someone would stick #18". Classy guy. Desjardins got the only star for the Bulldogs, the first star, but whoever picks the stars down here isnt the sharpest knife in the drawer. I thought other Bulldogs were worthy of a third star or second star mention. The Bulldogs, based on these two games, appear to be comprised of third liners. Their defense is solid. I really like Beaulieu. He plays smart, and can QB an AHL powerplay. Tinordi will be solid, but he isnt as far along as I hoped. Nash, he showed spurts, both good and bad, but it will take alot for him to make the jump. I'd love for all the defense to have St. Denis' passion ... or St. Denis to be a foot taller. Corbin, meh. Ellis .... I'm not sure on Ellis. Much like Nash, he plays well and then he makes you scratch your head. He did get into a fight with Ray Swada and held his own. Good rundown, Skilly. Thanks. I like hearing about the defensive prospects. Can't have too many d-men as everyone likes to say. Good point on St Denis. He's small but he competes at an NHL level (from what I saw of him last year anyway). Tinordi and Beaulieu seem to be the most-mentioned defensive prospects we have. Interesting observations on Ellis and Nash. As far as buddy behind you is concerned, I love hearing guys like that blow their own horn. Always good for a chuckle, more so if you notice the girl paying more attention to the game than the guy beside her. Cheers. |
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Post by GNick99 on Nov 23, 2012 21:32:16 GMT -5
Dogs get a split in St. John's with a 2-1 come from behind win tonight. Goals from Blunden (Gallagher) and Quailer (Ellis, Beaulieu). Leblanc and Desjardins back from injury! Skilly will be happy...look forward to his update! Last night's game was pretty dull to be honest. It was a very short game, it took well under 2.5 hours from start to finish, but very little action ... besides the early third when the Bulldogs started to swarm. I'm guesing the ***** behind me kinda ruined the game. He did not shut up the entire game yakking loudly to this hottie he was with about how he could arm curl her, bench press her, how he is such a good fighter but "doesnt like to fight, much" ... I was almost ready to test him out. Anyhoo ... these two games saw terrible officiating. I'm not sure if it is me being a homer, but the refs always seem to be hard on the Ice Caps, until the Bulldogs come to town. Then they give them every opportunity to win .... Louis Leblanc lived up to his name, "the white", as in the ghost. Now they didnt give him much of an opportunity to succeed last night, putting him on a line with Boyce and Quailer, but I expected way more. The best players on the Bulldogs, over the two game stint, was Blunden and Bournival. Bournival was an agitator, which surprised me as well ... I took him to be more of a playmaker type of kid. Mr. Yappy Yap behind me, when he did finally pay attention to the game, commented "I wish someone would stick #18". Classy guy. Desjardins got the only star for the Bulldogs, the first star, but whoever picks the stars down here isnt the sharpest knife in the drawer. I thought other Bulldogs were worthy of a third star or second star mention. The Bulldogs, based on these two games, appear to be comprised of third liners. Their defense is solid. I really like Beaulieu. He plays smart, and can QB an AHL powerplay. Tinordi will be solid, but he isnt as far along as I hoped. Nash, he showed spurts, both good and bad, but it will take alot for him to make the jump. I'd love for all the defense to have St. Denis' passion ... or St. Denis to be a foot taller. Corbin, meh. Ellis .... I'm not sure on Ellis. Much like Nash, he plays well and then he makes you scratch your head. He did get into a fight with Ray Swada and held his own. In future I think we should sign a #1 pairing veteran defenseman. Somebody like Dan Boyle. I believe Subban would benefit learning from somebody like that and a lot of youth going to hitting our NHL blueline in a year or two. |
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Post by duster on Dec 2, 2012 10:43:29 GMT -5
Took in both games in Abby this weekend. It was an interesting pair of games since it looked as if two different Bulldogs teams showed up
The first game was a complete blowout by the Heat. The score was 5-1 but could have been much higher. The Dogs simply didn't show up, took stupid penalties (Hello Mike Commodore) and Mayer was simply awful. The second game the Dogs won 3-0. This time, it was Abbotsford who didn't play well. Perhaps the Heat was overconfident? Perhaps the Dogs have more confidence playing with Desjardins in net? At any rate, I think this game gave a better indication of what kind of team the Dogs really have. Imo, it's basically a team of third liners with one, possibly two, promising rookie defensemen.
The best forward was probably Gallagher. Man, that guy is fearless. Perhaps the most physical forward out there and things happened whenever his line (Dumont, Holland) had the puck. The other forwards who made some impact were Blunden and Naatinen. Leblanc played wing on a line centered by Boyce and was completely invisible which was a disappointment. In the second game in particular, he seldom finished his shifts and was always the first guy at the bench for a line change. Quailer has size and some ability, but he seems to have a difficult time adapting to the speed of the AHL game. The rest of the forwards were unimpressive.
On defense, Beaulieu played a lot and you can see the potential in him far more so than in Tinordi. He's a good skater and does a fair job on the power play. Some of his moves reminded me of Breezy (brain cramps included) and he's not very physical. Tinordi played ok when he was paired with Commodore. He needs a veteran mentor type and I think the learning curve for him might be longer than Beaulieu.
I'm not sure what to think of the coach. Lefevbre said very little to his players during either game and it was the assistants who ran the bench. There was absolutely no reaction when the Dogs were getting blown away, no changes, no time outs. The team played a periphery game and the strategy was dump and chase. The lines stayed pretty well unchanged and all four were rolled out fairly regularly.
I plan on seeing them again in January. I'm curious to see which version of the team turns up.
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Post by CentreHice on Dec 2, 2012 13:06:37 GMT -5
Maybe the AHL isn't always the best indicator of success for the parent club, as you have kids fresh out of Jr. playing against AHLers in their primes...but still....
18 games in, and the Dogs have scored just 38 goals. Just a shade over 2 per game on average.
I know they're one of the youngest teams in the league...but a dearth of scoring touch isn't good news for the big club. On the surface, it looks like more near-future Habs who can't finish, as it's all relative to your competition. I know, it takes time for the young guys......
And how about the shallowness of the goaltending pool as well?
Thoughts?
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Post by seventeen on Dec 2, 2012 17:28:05 GMT -5
RE: Leblanc - I think he has returned from an injury not so long ago, so I suspect his conditioning isn't up to par yet, which would explain much of what you saw, Duster. Out of shape and you get to the puck or man a split second too late and tire out faster.
re: Offense. It's my opinion that until a team has a natural scorer on it, it will struggle to put up offense. It's almost like the offensively challenged players need a role model or need to see someone else doing it who they can copy before they start scoring more themselves. The Dogs are very much an offensively challenged team. If Galchenyuk was playing for them, they'd be scoring a lot more, and not just him.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Dec 16, 2012 10:54:06 GMT -5
Haven't spent much time watching and reporting on the Dogs this season, as it has been a struggle for the kids for sure. Their most recent news was that they released Darryl Boyce from his 25 game PTO. Their vets just have not produced much offence, so I hope Bergy can find someone, especially now that Palushaj is injured and will miss 4-6 weeks from the sounds of it. They were the second youngest in the AHL, but there go two of their "vets". They are actually playing better hockey of late, winning three of their last four. The game they lost was a close one as they battled back to just come one goal short. Gallagher continues to lead the way offensively, and you really have to admire how he has made the transition to pro hockey. He just keeps playing the games the same way as how he did in juniors. That grin has not toned down one bit either. Nattinen is a guy to watch for me right now. He only has 7 points this season, but has three goals in his last four games. I expect Lefebvre will be giving him more ice time given the current injury situation. Wanna see more Dogs on TV? I sure do, and the second half of December is made for Dogs fans. Sportsnet will show four consecutive Dogs games in just over a week, with games on December 21, 22, 26 and 28. Two are against Skilly's St. John's lads. World Juniors and four Dogs games...keep fighting Bettman and Fehr, there is plenty of great hockey for us on tv coming up over the festive season!! theahl.com/mobile/?bblh=mSafari&t=mobile_news_article&s=&p=180780 |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Dec 21, 2012 10:33:39 GMT -5
Back to back Bulldogs games on TV this weekend.
The action starts tonight on Sportsnet at 7:30 pm ET as Skilly's St. John's IceCaps visit Copps. The second game is on Saturday on Sportsnet at 7:00 pm ET as this time the visiting team will be the San Antonio Rampage.
When you throw in some WJC pre-tourney games on Saturday...you can pretty well get out of a lot of last minute Christmas shopping this weekend!!
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Dec 22, 2012 19:02:11 GMT -5
Dogs are back on Sportsnet. Game about to start.
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Post by Doc Holliday on Dec 24, 2012 9:06:25 GMT -5
Saw the game against San Antonio and was quite underwhelmed.
Collectively there was absolutely no coordination at any level. Transition game was non-existant. In the defensive zone they kept coughing pucks and losing their men. In the offensive zone, aside from a few individual flashes, there was no creativity, no setup, mostly just bad angle shots and puck dumping. I.E. this Bulldog team had a lot of the look and feel of Jacques Martin HABS last year. Disorganized and bland.
Individually while nobody really stood out for me, Gabriel Dumont kept doing the Energizer Bunny work, shooting, going to the net, finishing his checks... Could be a poormen Steve Begin in the making... Lots of energy and hard work. Same for Blunden with a tad less sand paper but a tad more offense. Leblanc and Gallagher were probably the only Bulldogs who showed anything remotely close to somewhat noticeable offensive flair. I've seen both these guys get in perfect scoring position but whoever had the puck didn't see them, I've also seen them control the puck while every else were staying flat footed and covered. If I was coach Lefebvre I'd definitely try to find a way to play them together. I know he probably wants to spread his offense, but really playing your best horses with potential NHL depth players and career AHLers doesn't accomplish much, IMO.
Beaulieu is a very good and slick puck carrier but he glides A LOT on the back check. He "gives up" easily on defensive coverage and I found that troublesome. Rookie or not. I didn't notice Tinordi much but he ended up at +2 nonetheless.
Rest of the crew looked like ordinary AHL material at best.
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Post by CentreHice on Dec 24, 2012 13:57:55 GMT -5
About to post something similar, Doc.
Another last place season is underway in Hamilton. I know it's a development league and that the Dogs are a very young overall team....still, with the exception of Galchenyuk in Jr., and perhaps Gallagher on the Dogs, the future of impact NHL scoring seems bleak. And so it continues. I'm not sold on Leblanc yet.
Tinordi may develop into a tough, reliable, stay-at-home dman...
Top-tier NHL goaltending? Nope.
Let's hope Bergevin and company are VERY GOOD in the areas of pro-scouting, trades, and acquisitions.
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Post by Doc Holliday on Dec 24, 2012 15:11:52 GMT -5
...Remember CH that it took Pacioretty 3 years of Hamilton...
Leblanc first stint in Hamilton resembles Pacioretty's a lot, as does his first stay with the CH, being played, like Max was, on spotty lower lines duty with depth players... It's tough for an offensive player to showcase his skills in such situation. This year he started with a bang, but got injured... People are quite tough on him I find. But then I remember being quite tough on Max.
If it was me, I'd put Leblanc to center Gallagher with Quailer on the other side. I know they intend to develop Leblanc as a winger but there is no quality offensive center in Hamilton right now, zero, zip... So might as well put Leblanc back to his natural position...
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Dec 24, 2012 16:32:23 GMT -5
The team is in tough this year for sure. This is a very young an inexperienced team, and the lack of veteran scoring shows up game after game. Add the injuries to Geoffrion and Palushaj, the release of Darryl Boyce after an uninspiring 25 game PTO and you can see why this team is dead last in offense in the league.
LeBlanc has struggled, but they have used him on the wing on the third line, on a team with very little scoring depth...so pluggers. He also had a high ankle strain injury this season, and they linger even after you are cleared to play. I am with a number of you, get him playing with little Gally and get him contributing. I see Lefebvre is now using him on the PP, because he wasn't for a while after his return from injury.
A few notes on some of the lads:
Beaulieu is adjusting and his offensive confidence is improving and the points are now coming. He will need to keep committed to his defensive play and decision making in his end, as they still can use work.
Tinordi moves well for a big guy and was given an A when Boyce was released, so his leadership qualities are great. I still think he has some decent filling out to do, but he is adapting to playing against some top lines. I have found he is better with the pace of the game than at the beginning of the season, and that continued development will be key.
Gallagher leads the team in points and still drives the net, shoots from everywhere and drives other teams nuts. For those that have followed this little buzz bomb in juniors...same old, same old.
Dumont is a little bundle of energy. He is like a smaller Steve Begin in some regards, but I just wonder if his lack of size will forever keep him on the fringes as even third liners these days are expected to have some size.
Next televised game is on Boxing Day. Some early morning Team Canada and evening Bulldogs hockey to go along with the leftovers!
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Dec 26, 2012 13:07:58 GMT -5
Dogs vs Marlies on Sportsnet One right now for those not getting caught up on Team Canada's game against Germany.
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Post by jkr on Dec 27, 2012 12:52:25 GMT -5
Dogs vs Marlies on Sportsnet One right now for those not getting caught up on Team Canada's game against Germany. Only watched this game off and on. Saw Stortini get tossed for what I thought was a shoulder to chest hit on Kadri. The referee viewed it otherwise & gave him a major. For good measure the "Dogs get another penalty with 2 minutes to go in the second. Toronto goes up 3-0 when they score what would be the winning goal on the 5 on 3. I'll give Hamilton points for making it competitive but Marlies win 3-2. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Dec 27, 2012 13:27:09 GMT -5
Dogs vs Marlies on Sportsnet One right now for those not getting caught up on Team Canada's game against Germany. Only watched this game off and on. Saw Stortini get tossed for what I thought was a shoulder to chest hit on Kadri. The referee viewed it otherwise & gave him a major. For good measure the "Dogs get another penalty with 2 minutes to go in the second. Toronto goes up 3-0 when they score what would be the winning goal on the 5 on 3. I'll give Hamilton points for making it competitive but Marlies win 3-2. Yeah, I was flipping between this game and the WJC game, so did not see it all either. The Dogs games are not very good TV right now, as they are often outclassed and their style is not edge of the seat stuff. Too bad they could not get their offence going earlier than the last two minutes of play. That being said, they are on Sportsnet again tomorrow night (Friday night hockey) as Sportsnet added a bunch of AHL games in December to fill the void during the CHL break....which were added to fill some other hockey void of some sort. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Dec 28, 2012 20:55:34 GMT -5
Dogs on Sportsnet in the second doing their best to give up a 3-0 lead against St. John's. It is 3-2 after they gave up a shortie....grrr.
Edit1: Tie game after two. Mayer was not great, neither was the team in front of him in the second.
Edit2: Ellis from Dumont gives the Dogs the lead back in the third. Dumont with a four point night already...2+2.
Edit3: Weird game. Momentum switched big time each period. Dumont gets his hat trick late in the third...fifth point for a 5-3 lead late.
Edit4: Nash with the empty netter. 6-3 final. No points for Dumont on the last one!! Each period was a 3-0 period. Weird.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jan 9, 2013 10:52:59 GMT -5
Dogs beat the division leading Marlies last night 2-1 on goals by Dumont (this guy should get an invite to the Habs camp, he has been playing really good hockey of late) and Holland. Mayer got the win.
The end of the lockout can only be good news for the Dogs on a few fronts. One, other teams are going to lose their best players. In some cases, teams will be a lot worse in the second half than in the first. Two, the Dogs likely should retain pretty well their entire lineup. At the beginning of the season I would have expected Geoffrion, Palushaj and Leblanc to battle for post-lockout spots, but not so much anymore. Geoffrion is done after that horrific head injury. Palushaj is injured and has not been lighting it up anyway, and Leblanc has not had a great season since returning from that high ankle strain injury.
Maybe the biggest impact will be on the really young defensive corp, who will suddenly not have to go up against the same calibre of NHL-ready forwards shift after shift. Tinordi and Beaulieu should continue to develop, but in an environment that has a little bit more margin for error. You do want to let your kids develop and gets lots of ice time, but winning a few more games would not hurt the confidence either.
Anyway, for a team that is tied for bottom spot in the league and is dead last for goals scored, there is only one direction to go!!
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Post by seventeen on Jan 9, 2013 17:25:31 GMT -5
Dead on, NWT.
Good players on other teams who had 2nd line or 2nd pairing duties now have to move up a rung and won't be as effective. For the Dogs, no change. This is good.
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Post by GNick99 on Feb 4, 2013 2:31:09 GMT -5
They should think about making a coaching change in Hamilton. Team is having a terrible year. Many prospects not looking like they should ie. Leblanc, Beaulieu, Tinordi. Even Gallagher was better in Montreal than Hamilton
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Feb 4, 2013 10:22:41 GMT -5
They should think about making a coaching change in Hamilton. Team is having a terrible year. Many prospects not looking like they should ie. Leblanc, Beaulieu, Tinordi. Even Gallagher was better in Montreal than Hamilton I have been rather quiet reporting on the Dogs this year mainly because they have not played very good hockey and they are a lot less fun to watch than I expected. The worst part is the return of the NHL has not translated into the win column quite the way as anticipated. They are still losing, and falling deeper in 30th overall spot. Now, it has been quite the year. Geoffrion with that horrific injury, Palushaj out for ages (he has just been cleared to return), Nattinen out for the season, the youngest lineup in the league, a whole whack of rookies, and a new coaching staff. There were to be some speed bumps, but they have been huge. The latest clue that something is off was the firing of one of he assistants, for philosophical differences with head coach Lefebvre. The new philosophy has not really moved the team in the standings yet. My biggest worry is that it could stall the development of some key prospects. Clearly, Gally is doing just fine in Montreal and was ready for the big show, but he was also the last cut last season and just seems to bring the right attitude no matter where he is. Tinordi seemed to open some eyes in Habs camp, which is good, as he is a bit of what is lacking on the big club. Leblanc has had an atrocious year. First he was on a checking line, then he had that bad ankle injury, and now he is back but just cannot seem to generate much in terms of any offence. Is it the injury, how he was being used, the environment in Hamilton, his attitude, or a combo of all of the above? Regardless, I really don't like to see first rounders stalling or regressing in their development. Beaulieu is another that needs some good coaching and mentoring to keep doing what he is good at, and to better the other parts of his game. I think he has a high upside, but he won't get their alone or if not in a solid environment. Bergevin did not really bolster this team with veteran scoring depth or a good veteran defender to help with the kids. Boyce was a bomb and was released. Stortini and Hagel are big bodies who add character, but seem to get way over played for the limited results they bring. Commodore was added late, but was released after Habs camp. The biggest worry is that the Dogs brass keep reassuring that they are playing the same system as the Habs. Now that we have seen MTs more up tempo style of play, I would have to say that the Dogs far greater resemble the JM Habs than the MT Habs...and by a long shot. So Marc Bergevin, you appear well along the path to getting the big club out of the basement, but things are not right in the farm. A lot of work still left to do there. What will your next move be? |
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Post by seventeen on Feb 4, 2013 21:00:00 GMT -5
I hope Berg is talking to some of the youngsters, getting opinions and judging for himself. Having said that, the Habs are the key team right now, not the Dogs. Berg may just not have the time but he should delegate someone to check into the morale and atmosphere in Hamilton.
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Post by blny on Feb 4, 2013 21:55:31 GMT -5
Isn't Larry Carierre responsible for the Dogs?
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Feb 7, 2013 0:02:12 GMT -5
Dogs won a rare one tonight. LL with two goals! They had a 4-1 lead slip away when they went into Lefebvre's kitty bar the door stuff. Marlies tied it up, but LL netted the GWG and Dumont added the empty netter.
Need to build on this win.
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Post by seventeen on Feb 7, 2013 1:48:29 GMT -5
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Post by BadCompany on Feb 7, 2013 9:03:28 GMT -5
I'm still holding out hope for Leblanc. I see no reason why get can't, at the very least, take Colby Armstrong's spot in the lineup as early as next season. And after that, who knows? Left winger for the two gals? Not the protection they need, but definitely has better hands than Prust.
But I am getting ahead of myself here...
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