Affiliates IX: Cleveland Monsters and more (All Affiliate Talk Here)

[Jackets Woodchuck]

DBB was a healthy scratch alongside Svozil, Sweezey, and Angle. Blankenburg, Dunne, and Matteau injured.

 

[stevo61]

DBB was a healthy scratch alongside Svozil, Sweezey, and Angle. Blankenburg, Dunne, and Matteau injured.

Do they carry an oddly high number of players or is that pretty normal?

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

This is fairly normal, especially since there's no ECHL affiliate. With Matteau back practicing (at least as of the last time I got to a practice), they have a full extra forward line and D pairing in practice.

 

[Monstershockey]

Jiricek on 3rd pair with Knazko. Been struggling lately and has a few turnovers already. Hasn't hurt yet, 0-0 after one.

 

[stevo61]

Jiricek on 3rd pair with Knazko. Been struggling lately and has a few turnovers already. Hasn't hurt yet, 0-0 after one.

Better in the 2nd? I see hes up to 3 shots and an assist

 

[Monstershockey]

Better in the 2nd? I see hes up to 3 shots and an assist

He has a handful of turnovers. A few on the PP. He seems to just be going ghrough a tough stretch. He is still on PP1, though. He'll snap out of it.

 

[stevo61]

Meyer can be a little shit disturber

 

[Monstershockey]

Meyer can be a little shit disturber

Lol. Last game, after Toronto tied it late, he slashed a guy and anther guy grabbed Meyer and threw him down and got the penalty, just before OT.

He's been doing this all year.

 

[stevo61]

well I guess I shouldnt have tuned in lol

 

[stevo61]

Jiricek is fantastic at beating the 1st attacker at the blue line but its probably obvious hes going to look shot being down and the next wave gets in the way. Wouldnt mind him looking for the open guy in that scenario

They should have just put that in their own net, its about the only way they could have made it easier

 

[Monstershockey]

Jiricek is fantastic at beating the 1st attacker at the blue line but its probably obvious hes going to look shot being down and the next wave gets in the way. Wouldnt mind him looking for the open guy in that scenario

They should have just put that in their own net, its about the only way they could have made it easier

Yeah, they suck with the net empty. Was a good game for a bit.

 

[majormajor]

Jiricek is fantastic at beating the 1st attacker at the blue line but its probably obvious hes going to look shot being down and the next wave gets in the way. Wouldnt mind him looking for the open guy in that scenario

1st defender?

 

[stevo61]

1st defender?

Yeah, defender attacking him at the line lol. Makes confident moves at the line but wasnt getting his shot through after beating that guy. I know he was probably pressing to get shots on net being down but he is also capable of making great passes finding the open man after making his initial move

 

[stevo61]

Looks like the boys were pissed off after last night. Statistically all over them through 2 but didnt watch. See if Im the bad luck charm for the 3rd

 

[MoeBartoli]

Monsters beating up Chicago as if the Wolves were an ECHL team

 

[stevo61]

looked like they went through the motions at the end when Chicago started taking a bunch of penalties. Kind of wish they would have buried them a bit

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Monsters beating up Chicago as if the Wolves were an ECHL team

They pretty much are.

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

They pretty much are.

Shouldn't have ticked off the Hurricanes.

 

[Cowumbus]

How concerning is it that Jiricek is a team worst -10 on a good Cleveland team?

 

[CBJWerenski8]

We’re hearing that defenseman Nick Blankenburg, who has been sidelined by a concussion twice this season and has played only one game at either the NHL or AHL level since Dec. 19, is close to a return with AHL Cleveland. Blankenburg was injured in Columbus on Dec. 19 and sent to Cleveland when he was medically cleared on Jan. 25. He played the next night against AHL Hartford before going back on the shelf. He resumed skating with the Monsters this week, but an exact return date has not been declared.

Blue Jackets Sunday Gathering: John Davidson, 71, "hasn't even thought" about retirement

Asked if he planned to stay on until he felt the franchise was in good hands and headed in the right direction, Davidson said: "That's it."

theathletic.com

 

[CBJx614]

 

[Monstershockey]

Monsters win 5-3. Cajan with 40 saves.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

How concerning is it that Jiricek is a team worst -10 on a good Cleveland team?

About a concerned as I am that TFW is the team leader +/- even though everyone here tries to tell me he sucks and has no NHL future.

 

[Cowumbus]

About a concerned as I am that TFW is the team leader +/- even though everyone here tries to tell me he sucks and has no NHL future.

To each their own.

Just odd that he’s played 19 games and is a team worse -10, on a 33-16 team. As a team they do give up a lot of goals, so maybe it’s just the style. Idk.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

To each their own.

Just odd that he’s played 19 games and is a team worse -10, on a 33-16 team. As a team they do give up a lot of goals, so maybe it’s just the style. Idk.

I don’t get to see them much so who knows. He’s also 11th on the team in points in half the mount of games.

They probably have him in the ice a ton with a bunch of different partners because they rotate D so much. As much as we praise Jet Greaves his numbers are very similar to Subban that we just acquired. Their calling card might just be outscoring the other team for the most part.