Recalled/Assigned: 2023-24 Colorado Eagles and Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

He's going to be in the NHL with this shot alone. Put him on MacK's line and have him drive the middle and drop it to Olausson every time.

Disagree simply because the rest of his game is so raw and he’s got a long ways to go. If a big shot was all you needed Frk would be a star

 

[Pokecheque]

Disagree simply because the rest of his game is so raw and he’s got a long ways to go. If a big shot was all you needed Frk would be a star

To be fair, that shot DID get Frk into the NHL for a time.

 

[niwotsblessing]

"Hopefully" new system to learn?

A new system called "professional hockey."

 

[tigervixxxen]

Merkley Mistake Almost Costly For Eagles

The Colorado Eagles and newcomer Ryan Merkley almost gave the game away after a blown play against the Henderson Silver Knights on Saturday.

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Merkley pulls a Graves.

Didn’t see the game so I can’t tell anyone if it was an honest mistake or if he was just forcing something that clearly wasn’t there.

He pinched when everyone was pinching, he did get back as the only man back but didn’t really do much as Henderson player got the shot off. he’s definitely a project.

I actually went back to watch the sequence, Markley skates all the way to the faceoff dot to take the shot and then curls to the side board once he’s done. Galchenyuk was the last high man and he goes all the way to the net for the rebound. Middleton also pinched all the way down too. It was a failure by everyone really but the non situation awareness didn’t help.

I think they are showcasing Sampo on the second line but the byproduct of that is it has given Galchenyuk some life lately.

 

[Shane Diesel]

Merkley is just another example of how incompetent this management team continues to be.

 

[S E P H]

Merkley is just another example of how incompetent this management team continues to be.

He's worth the gamble fam, Kaut wasn't going to add up to anything here and Ryan's *potential* is high.

 

[Pokecheque]

Merkley is just another example of how incompetent this management team continues to be.

What?

 

[niwotsblessing]

What?

He's a disciple of @The Kingslayer.

Young grasshopper has much to learn.

 

[PAZ]

Disagree simply because the rest of his game is so raw and he’s got a long ways to go. If a big shot was all you needed Frk would be a star

Frk is a (AHL)star.

 

[Foppa2118]

He pinched when everyone was pinching, he did get back as the only man back but didn’t really do much as Henderson player got the shot off. he’s definitely a project.

I actually went back to watch the sequence, Markley skates all the way to the faceoff dot to take the shot and then curls to the side board once he’s done. Galchenyuk was the last high man and he goes all the way to the net for the rebound. Middleton also pinched all the way down too. It was a failure by everyone really but the non situation awareness didn’t help.

I think they are showcasing Sampo on the second line but the byproduct of that is it has given Galchenyuk some life lately.

How was he aside from that? Seems like a silly thing to drop a guy from the first to third pairing alone.

Or is that just a sign Cronin already has Merkley on a very tight leash?

Maybe he'd been freelancing too much instead of playing within the system? Maybe Cronin knows that's the kind of thing Bednar has very little patience for, like with Zadorov, Greer, etc, so he's sending him that message early, in the hopes he learns it in the AHL, instead of important games in the NHL?

 

[Rythashocka]

Pretty weird they had Foudy in the hardest shot, I thought for sure he'd do fastest skater. Either way, do you guys think he sticks with the big club next year?

 

[The Kingslayer]

He's a disciple of @The Kingslayer.

Young grasshopper has much to learn.

hes nothing like me. Im serious about what I say. Shane Diesel is just trying to piss people off.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Pretty weird they had Foudy in the hardest shot, I thought for sure he'd do fastest skater. Either way, do you guys think he sticks with the big club next year?

Not unless he gets some games in the NHL down the stretch.

 

[tigervixxxen]

How was he aside from that? Seems like a silly thing to drop a guy from the first to third pairing alone.

Or is that just a sign Cronin already has Merkley on a very tight leash?

Maybe he'd been freelancing too much instead of playing within the system? Maybe Cronin knows that's the kind of thing Bednar has very little patience for, like with Zadorov, Greer, etc, so he's sending him that message early, in the hopes he learns it in the AHL, instead of important games in the NHL?

What they write on the lineup sheet can’t be taken completely at face value and that was going into this game not after. They always mix things up as the game goes on, sort of like the blender but even more extreme as Cronin likes to really ride whatever half of the roster is really going. I can believe that Cronin is a bit frustrated as the selfish habits are still there. Merkley is fine in a AHL context, not like everyone else doesn’t turn the puck over constantly. I can see the Avs committing to him for another year if Behrens stays in school, if not then they really don’t have the capacity to favor two D prospects at once, one of them will take the back seat.

 

[niwotsblessing]

hes nothing like me. Im serious about what I say. Shane Diesel is just trying to piss people off.

I'm going to have to reassess my view of you in light of this new information.

 

[The Kingslayer]

I'm going to have to reassess my view of you in light of this new information.

Ask @katfude

 

[katfude]

Ask @katfude

Total scumbag; worst I've ever seen.

Would definitely throw a water bottle at him.

 

[Foppa2118]

What they write on the lineup sheet can’t be taken completely at face value and that was going into this game not after. They always mix things up as the game goes on, sort of like the blender but even more extreme as Cronin likes to really ride whatever half of the roster is really going. I can believe that Cronin is a bit frustrated as the selfish habits are still there. Merkley is fine in a AHL context, not like everyone else doesn’t turn the puck over constantly. I can see the Avs committing to him for another year if Behrens stays in school, if not then they really don’t have the capacity to favor two D prospects at once, one of them will take the back seat.

I see. I was going off that article saying he was dropped from the first to the third pair. Guess that's a good reminder not to do so.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

It's an epidemic organization wide!

 

[Metallo]

It's an epidemic organization wide!

Just absurd. BTW Smallman was on a decent streak after a slow start.

 

[Pokecheque]

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Pokecheque]

Eggs get blown out by the Stars tonight. Merkley was a late scratch, haven’t heard why.

 

[The Merchant]

 

[MaKarter]

Went to the game tonight with my wife. Annunen was baaad.

Ranta was physical and checked hard. Our best forward was all 5'6" of a Ryan Wagner, dude hits everything.

Nate Clurman skating was pretty good on D.

Overall it was a sad lineup. Winning goalie was Calvin Pickard.