2022 Training Camp Thread

[Nikishin Go Boom]

I think I’ve always been a little colder on Drury so this might just be prejudice speaking, but I think there’s been a bit of an inflated narrative around him lately. Dom’s season preview amplified a Corey Pronman comment suggesting he could play middle-six minutes, and I’m sitting there like what the hell are these guys talking about? We’re icing a veteran-heavy team which is making a no-nonsense push for a Cup. If he can make the team, hold the 4C position for the entire season and avoid getting TDL’ed to the pressbox, that will be a phenomenal season for him.

Drury seems to be one of those guys who is a gamer. Practice or practice games don’t show much but when the bright lights are ok, he is where he needs to be to help the team. Is he going to play middle 6 this year? Unlikely. Could he later, sure. Idk. We’ll see.

 

[NotOpie]

What decisions are left to make? I guess Drury is pretty much a lock on offence. On defence, there is a battle for 6th and 7th spots. How has Morrow looked in pre-season? I haven't heard anything about him, good or bad.

There's been a lot of positive buzz around Ponomarev. That's who I think the competition truly is. Not sure where Stromwall fits in as he's mostly a RW.

drury has struggled in the dot the games he has played.

He didn't struggle at all in his 1st game. He was 55%. Last game, sure he wasn't good. But overall, that's a strength of his game.

Edit: ....and last season in his 2 games he was 12 out of 15 at the dot.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Drury seems to be one of those guys who is a gamer. Practice or practice games don’t show much but when the bright lights are ok, he is where he needs to be to help the team. Is he going to play middle 6 this year? Unlikely. Could he later, sure. Idk. We’ll see.

Just seems a lot like the way one might describe Jordan Martinook or Chad LaRose. Which is to say, a lock for the top-6.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Drury is Tripp's God Son (or something), Tripp and Rod are (allegedly) BFFs, Drury/Martinook/Aho first line confirmed

 

[Canes]

Yeah I don't see Drury making the team unless he plays wing but he's got a long of strong competition there as well.

 

[Identity404]

I thought that might be the case. Do we know why he didn't partake?

He is from Darien, CT. He wore Rongo PJ's as a kid and he refuses to wear anything but a Rangers Jersey as an adult.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

seems I missed Seeley being assigned to Chicago and Dronov released from his PTO today. Wolves have him listed on the camp roster so is he getting signed by Chicago?

 

[Discipline Daddy]

I think I’ve always been a little colder on Drury so this might just be prejudice speaking, but I think there’s been a bit of an inflated narrative around him lately. Dom’s season preview amplified a Corey Pronman comment suggesting he could play middle-six minutes, and I’m sitting there like what the hell are these guys talking about? We’re icing a veteran-heavy team which is making a no-nonsense push for a Cup. If he can make the team, hold the 4C position for the entire season and avoid getting TDL’ed to the pressbox, that will be a phenomenal season for him.

Saw that too. Assume he meant going forward. I think it's currently tied between Stepan/Drury/Stromwall taking that 12th forward slot. I bet we go 13F for most games and Stepan rotates in and out. Drury could also play on the third line if we have an injury. It's nice that we find ourselves with a lot of options. If we were the Canes of 2014 we'd be putting Jamieson Rees, Jack Drury, and Stefan Noesen in pen on the third line. Burns and Maxpac wouldn't have waived to come here and our only UFA signing would have been, dare I say it, Max Domi, for the 2nd line.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Saw that too. Assume he meant going forward. I think it's currently tied between Stepan/Drury/Stromwall taking that 12th forward slot. I bet we go 13F for most games and Stepan rotates in and out. Drury could also play on the third line if we have an injury. It's nice that we find ourselves with a lot of options. If we were the Canes of 2014 we'd be putting Jamieson Rees, Jack Drury, and Stefan Noesen in pen on the third line. Burns and Maxpac wouldn't have waived to come here and our only UFA signing would have been, dare I say it, Max Domi, for the 2nd line.

And Max Domi would score 25 goals as our main PP threat, earning himself a $6Mx5 extension.

 

[Discipline Daddy]

And Max Domi would score 25 goals as our main PP threat, earning himself a $6Mx5 extension.

And THIS WILL BE THE YEAR Ryan Murphy puts it together defensively.

 

[42]

He is from Darien, CT. He wore Rongo PJ's as a kid and he refuses to wear anything but a Rangers Jersey as an adult.

Morrow for Fox, straight up, although I hear that Fox guy wants the Rangers jersey too.

 

[spockBokk]

Dronov signed:

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Dronov signed:

Steal.

 

[EXTRAS]

Drooooonooovvvv

 

[Vagrant]

drury has done all that has been asked of him to be elevated to the nhl full time. it was almost unjust to send him down last year after scoring in both his games. but he sucked it up and went to chicago and killed it in the playoffs. he starts the year with the team. he's met every expectation. seth jarvis did the same last year. he was undeniable because he never failed an assignment. same deal here.

also, i think the league has changed in a lot of ways involving how we see the 4th line. it used to be this dark place from which no light emerges and once you were cast there you were typecast and could never return to the land of the skilled. it's not that way anymore. the 4th line is now just for the guys who aren't going and the guys who are better in other phases than even strength and need a spot in the lineup. starting on the 4th line with nhl talent is an opportunity and there's a good chance the line structure won't last 3 games or even a full period if something looks like it doesn't add up.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Pretty much everyone fighting for a spot + Kotkaniemi.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Big competition for last couple of spots + that's a lot of Chicago depth playing tonight.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Pretty much everyone fighting for a spot + Kotkaniemi.

This lineup still might beat some of our past regular season lineups.

 

[NotOpie]

drury has done all that has been asked of him to be elevated to the nhl full time. it was almost unjust to send him down last year after scoring in both his games. but he sucked it up and went to chicago and killed it in the playoffs. he starts the year with the team. he's met every expectation. seth jarvis did the same last year. he was undeniable because he never failed an assignment. same deal here.

also, i think the league has changed in a lot of ways involving how we see the 4th line. it used to be this dark place from which no light emerges and once you were cast there you were typecast and could never return to the land of the skilled. it's not that way anymore. the 4th line is now just for the guys who aren't going and the guys who are better in other phases than even strength and need a spot in the lineup. starting on the 4th line with nhl talent is an opportunity and there's a good chance the line structure won't last 3 games or even a full period if something looks like it doesn't add up.

Plus when you get 8 to 12 minutes a game like our 4th line sometimes/usually does, it's the appropriate training ground to move up.

 

[FlyguyOX]

How’s Jamieson Rees been? I figured he’d be closer to forcing his way into a lineup at this point after watching him in juniors.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

How’s Jamieson Rees been? I figured he’d be closer to forcing his way into a lineup at this point after watching him in juniors.

He struggled last year due to a camp injury. He looks a lot better this season. Ideally, I would like to see him add 10 more pounds and he’d be a serious 4RW candidate next year. He needs a solid season, injury free, to get that confidence up.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Canes Announce Roster Moves | Carolina Hurricanes

Eight players assigned to Chicago, five placed on waivers

www.nhl.com

Canes trim roster to 25

Dzingel, Stromwall, Rees, Lajoie have all not made the roster. Of the folks we weren't completely sure of, Coghlan, Bear, Chatfield, Drury, Stepan, Noesen, still remain.

If Coghlan is actually hurt that gets us to 24, and probably also precludes us from trading Bear for the time being. I'd guess one of Bear/Coghlan/Chatfield goes in some capacity (Coghlan only to IR if hurt), and one of Drury/Stepan/Noesen goes. Stepan has proved he belongs IMO. Drury doesn't need waivers and Noesen does. Not sure RBA would ever care about that reasoning but it could certainly be a tiebreaker (and while reports are that Drury has looked good, he hasn't shown up on the stat sheet the way Stepan and Noesen have in preseason). We'll see!

EDIT: I'm an idiot. Somehow Pacioretty is still listed in the 23 skaters. So really it's 22 non-injured skaters and 2 goalies. I don't know what Pacioretty isn't listed with Suzuki and Fitzgerald as an injured guy.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

EDIT: I'm an idiot. Somehow Pacioretty is still listed in the 23 skaters. So really it's 22 non-injured skaters and 2 goalies. I don't know what Pacioretty isn't listed with Suzuki and Fitzgerald as an injured guy.

I'm guessing it's a case of Injured "non-Roster" vs. Injured "Roster". Injured non-roster don't count toward the roster limit and those guys will be sent down as soon as they are deemed healthy. Pacioretty won't be sent down and will likely be put on IR/LTIR as soon as the season starts.

EDIT: no idea why Pacioretty is listed and Gardiner isn't though, other than semantics.

 

[Svechhammer]

SO with final cuts being made and the last preseason game behind us, we can close this thread up and move on to a Regular Season Roster Building thread, rught?

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

25 players left on the roster, which includes Pacioretty.

Forwards: 14
TT-Aho-Jarvis
Svech-KK-Necas
Kase-Staal-Fast
Martinook, Drury, Stastny, Stepan (PTO), Noesek

Defense: 8
Slavin-Burns
Skjei-Pesce
de Hann-Coghlan
Chatfield-Bear

Andersen
Raanta

Fitzgerald and Suzuki: Injured non-roster. Waiting for them to be healthy to send down.