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Wait so the London player was suspended for his comment but not the Saginaw player for the threat?
Prospect Info: 2023-2024 Rangers Prospects Thread (Prospect Stats in Post #1; Updated 05.22.2024)
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Wait so the London player was suspended for his comment but not the Saginaw player for the threat?
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Well yea. One hurt a guy's feelings (or rather it hurt people's feelings on his behalf), the other is just a threat of bodily damage. One you can heal from, the other..
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I've never seen anything like this series. Not outside of international play, anyway. These were the 2 best teams in the OHL and it wasn't even close. London outscored them 31-9 in 4 games. Oshawa had a slim hope in game 3 when they were up 6-2 after 2 periods, but London tied it in the 3rd and won it in OT.
I can't see any team beating them in the Memorial Cup.
Roobroeck finished with 26 points in 21 games.
Hartford plays tonight and Saturday. Even if Roobroeck signs today, I can't imagine him playing prior to game 3 on Wednesday. Smith will want to see him in practice first.
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I wouldn't be too sure. They inserted Barker for games 3 and 4 of the Providence series. He was assigned to Hartford on April 29th and played his first game on May 8th.
If they think Roobroeck is ready and can help, I see no reason why they wouldn't play him at some point.
Even if Roobroceck doesn't get into games, it probably isn't a bad idea to have him down there skating with the guys and getting acclimated with where he's most likely going to be playing next year.
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i know the wings tried this, but id love to see roobroeck edstrom rempe hartford line next year
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also, I won't be surprised if Roobroeck signs an ATO ~Monday,
when team returns to Hartford after game 2
may not play, if series ends quick,
but not much different than BMB, Vaisanen, or McCarthy(RHD on AHL ATO) joining once available
Oliver Tarnstrom signed a two-year contract with AIK in Sweden. That's where his dad played before and after his NHL stint.
It's not official confirmation, but if he was anticipating an ELC being offered he wouldn't sign that deal. So, come June 1, he's gone.
It's not official confirmation, but if he was anticipating an ELC being offered he wouldn't sign that deal. So, come June 1, he's gone.
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The expectation has been that he won't get an ELC for quite some time, but him signing with AIK isn't really an indicator, to be honest.
This happens from time to time with players in Europe and with the transfer agreement being amended recently, he wouldn't be AHL eligible for the first ELC year anyway if he signed, and then go back to AIK, the same thing we saw with Sýkora, Henriksson and Edström in recent years.
Since he was evidently out of contract I didn't think the provision would apply to him. If he signed the (hypothetical) ELC and didn't make the NHL club, who would the Rangers offer him to return to if he wasn't under contract in Sweden? I know they recently moved the age up in that part of the agreement but my understanding, in my head at least, was that it applies to players who were still under contract to their club.
Edstrom and Henriksson extended with their Swedish clubs a full year before they signed their ELCs. Sykora was so young when he signed the ELC he didn't need to sign an extension.
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The provision is that the player is under contract for the following season. If he signs his ELC after he signed this contract, AIK gets him back for next season (unless he makes the NHL roster) and the following year it's AIK that gets the transfer fee, not Brynäs IF.
But this is all hypothetical.
The age for the 4.2 rule in the transfer agreement has gone up to 24 in the latest revision.
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Right, and that's what I'm saying. If the Rangers had signaled that an ELC was incoming (they only have a couple more weeks) he could have waited knowing that an AHL assignment was in his future given that he's presumably not currently encumbered by any NHL-SHA agreement. Now, the Rangers don't normally take it down to the wire with ELCs so it's highly likely that one wasn't coming anyway, for obvious reasons, but electing to sign in Sweden with the hometown club right before the ELC deadline just looks to me like the final nail in the coffin. He's "going home" as AIK put it.
Anyway, whether the AIK move "means" anything or not, I think it's pretty clear Tarnstrom is about done in this organization.
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i had mild hopes they might swap his rights for those of another org's "unlikely to sign", such as Sabres' Mats Lindgren, NYR have more need at D than up front ...
Roobroeck is a bigger Cuylle in my opinion. Edstrom hopefully 4th liner with speed and PK ability. More skill offensively maybe 10 -15 goals upside 4th line.
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I’m glad that everyone that should be signed was, with the exception of Laba. Looking like a nice drafted prospect group in Hartford next season.
Yeah Laba not signing bugs me. I don’t see any benefit for him going back to CC for another year short of making a run at a championship but I don’t know how realistic that is.
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Bugs me too. Having him in Hartford next season would be better for his development. Seems like his game is a good fit at the pro level
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The decision could be education-based, something to fall back on if hockey doesn't work out.
CC is an expensive college. Tuition alone is 70k and if you add in meals, housing, etc., you're looking at over 91k per year. I have no idea what sort of financial aid/scholarships Laba is getting, but I assume it's something. Once he goes pro, the cost of that education will be fully out of pocket, and his earning potential will be limited if he doesn't make it to the NHL.
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Laba going back doesn't bug me as much. He had a very good season as a sophomore but going back and completing his junior season won't hurt him. Refine his offensive game, get prime PP and PK minutes. He will get more time to train physically in college than in the pros as well with a less hectic schedule and when he signs, he'll likely get 10-15 games in the AHL to finish next season.
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