2024 Training Camp Thread (Update 10/07: Roster Set)

Nanuuk

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What do you guys think of Kuzmenko? Can he have a 70 + point seaon based on how he did in Calgary last year? Can he outscore Kadri? Can anyone in the team outscore Kadri?
I don't see any reason why he can't reach that total. He is arguably the most skilled guy on the squad. He just has to put his mind to it.
 
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Flames play Seattle tonight, and then have our annual split squad games w/ the Oilers tomorrow

I suspect we see our first cuts Tuesday
 

Tkachuk Norris

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Excited to see the mental gymnastics management does to justify Cooley is better than Wolf after they play Wolf with the rookie squad, while Cooley plays against the other teams rookies.
 

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Excited to see the mental gymnastics management does to justify Cooley is better than Wolf after they play Wolf with the rookie squad, while Cooley plays against the other teams rookies.
I don't know about management, but yours have clearly started
 

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Checks out, our first cuts are usually after the split squad. Need to be able to field 2 teams until then
exactly, I'm no genius, it's just that obvious

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Team Stats thus far

#GAP
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M. Coronato
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42​
S. Honzek
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2​
2​
43​
A. Klapka
2​
0​
2​
61​
C. Bishop
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1​
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48​
H. Brzustewicz
0​
2​
2​
72​
J. Poirier
1​
1​
2​
15​
D. Hunt
0​
1​
1​
93​
M. Frk
1​
0​
1​
24​
J. Bean
0​
1​
1​
94​
B. Pachal
0​
1​
1​
21​
K. Rooney
0​
0​
0​
22​
J. Pelletier
0​
0​
0​
45​
S. Morton
0​
0​
0​
51​
M. Gridin
0​
0​
0​
65​
W. Stromgren
0​
0​
0​
79​
C. Schwindt
0​
0​
0​
3​
A. Grushnikov
0​
0​
0​
89​
Z. Parekh
0​
0​
0​

Wolf: 60min, 1GA, 33SV, 1.00GAA, .971SV%
 

Figgy44

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Excited to see the mental gymnastics management does to justify Cooley is better than Wolf after they play Wolf with the rookie squad, while Cooley plays against the other teams rookies.

I assumed Cooley is technically against Vladar, not Wolf. Wolf has direct competitor for a role right now IMO. Only if both Cooley and Vladar blow past him will he have concern on his position.
 

Tkachuk Norris

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I assumed Cooley is technically against Vladar, not Wolf. Wolf has direct competitor for a role right now IMO. Only if both Cooley and Vladar blow past him will he have concern on his position.
I sure hope so. I feel like Wolf might sour on the organization if we keep Cooley up because he’s waiver eligible.
I don’t mind Cooley as a 3rd/4th stringer but he’s just never really had any success as a pro to this point. Not really encouraging for a 27 year old.
 

Figgy44

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I sure hope so. I feel like Wolf might sour on the organization if we keep Cooley up because he’s waiver eligible.
I don’t mind Cooley as a 3rd/4th stringer but he’s just never really had any success as a pro to this point. Not really encouraging for a 27 year old.

I think I read an article somewhere that Cooley and Wolf know each other and are buddies. Wolf says he keeps tabs on goalies from Cali and wants to work together with them to show a new breed of high calibre California goalies or something like that.

Even if Cooley stays up, I assume management will discuss it well and Wolf will know where he stands and that he likely will get a promotion next year. IIRC, Cooley and Wolf's contracts are very similar. Cooley backing up to Vladar also might not be a bad thing as Vladar and Cooley's games are surprisingly similar IIRC. I don't think Wolf would be upset if he was relegated to injury replacement before he is told he should in theory get a permanent position by TDL or next season if he keeps his performance up.
 

Tkachuk Norris

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Neither has Wolf
He won went 7-7 last year on a team that lost basically every game he didn’t play in after the deadline. What do you consider success? Clearly AHL numbers, where he outperformed Cooley by over .030, don’t matter either.

Either get drafted in the first round, or you can never do anything to prove yourself.
 

Kranix

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3 years pro... 2x AHL goalie of the year, 1x AHL MVP
You're right, no success as a pro at all
Admittedly, I couched my reply in an NHL context re: Wolf, because that's what we're talking about here.
 

Yepthatsme

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He won went 7-7 last year on a team that lost basically every game he didn’t play in after the deadline. What do you consider success? Clearly AHL numbers, where he outperformed Cooley by over .030, don’t matter either.

Either get drafted in the first round, or you can never do anything to prove yourself.
…Calgary is literally the team of non 1st round picks given a chance, proving themselves, and finding success for the last 2 decades?

You’re riling yourself up over a hypothetical. If Wolf can’t out-duel either of Vladar or Cooley, it’d be a sad progression for him. We have no sunken cost in Cooley, anything remotely resembling a tie will go to Wolf. And he will make the team, because of course he will.

You invented some scenario to get upset about, and took the first semblance of bait to escalate. Just be happy for Wolf’s successful first pre season game instead of making up scenarios to be grumpy about.
 

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Preseason stats after 3 games...

#.POSGPGAP+/-PIMPPGS
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M. CoronatoR
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S. HonzekL
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J. HuberdeauC
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C. ZaryC
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J. KirklandC
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0​
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M. BacklundC
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Y. SharangovichC
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A. ManthaR
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A. KlapkaR
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H. BrzustewiczD
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C. BishopC
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D. MiromanovD
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J. PoirierD
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N. KadriC
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R. AnderssonD
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D. HuntL
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B. ColemanC
1​
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J. BeanD
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Y. KuznetsovD
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S. MortonC
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M. WeegarD
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W. DuehrR
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M. PospisilC
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M. FrkR
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3​
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B. PachalD
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A. KuzmenkoL
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A. GrushnikovD
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T. BarrieD
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0​
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K. RooneyC
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J. PelletierL
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-1​
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1​
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J. TinordiD
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1​
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J. HanleyD
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0​
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1​
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0​
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A. BashaL
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M. GridinR
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H. MewsD
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J. JurmoD
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W. StromgrenL
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R. LombergL
1​
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J. LipinskiC
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1​
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L. CionaL
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-1​
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0​
1​
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L. MisaC
1​
0​
0​
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C. SchwindtR
1​
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0​
0​
1​
4​
0​
3​
89​
Z. ParekhD
1​
0​
0​
0​
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0​
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0​
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I. SolovyovD
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0​
0​
0​
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0​
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#.SVGASHMINGAASV%
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W. Ignatjew
2​
0​
2​
20.00​
0.00​
1.000​
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D. Wolf
33​
1​
34​
60.00​
1.00​
0.971​
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D. Vladar
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1​
19​
39.70​
1.51​
0.947​
1​
D. Cooley
44​
3​
47​
60.00​
3.00​
0.936​
 
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MOAR VIDEO


Cooley looks to have that happy, giggly personality like Kuzmenko
 

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Cooley looks to have that happy, giggly personality like Kuzmenko
Getting out of SJ does wonders to a man's psyche
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Figgy44

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I haven't been able to watch, but with 5 assists in 2 game I must know more about Honzek's play in those games.

He wasn't the last one to touch the puck before it went into the net 5 of 5 times?
 
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Volica

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I haven't been able to watch, but with 5 assists in 2 game I must know more about Honzek's play in those games.

I'd be curious myself.
I haven't had time or want to watch the three games so far; but he looked mediocre in the Young Stars Tournament... but seeing this stat line is promising. Wondering how is play is going outside of the apples.
 

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