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Player Discussion: Anthony Cirelli
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EmptyNetAssassin
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These Are The Days
I need about tree fiddy
This isn't an outlier too, he plays like this is who Cirelli is. He's not gonna get 2 points every night, no way on earth. But that engine idles at top speed at all times. Cirelli is the kid that plays like he's been shot out of a cannon and the laws of physics about outside forces disrupting an objection in motion simply do not apply to him.
I love Cory Conacher but we'll be calling Cirelli Honey Badger before too long. I know Wolf can back me up on this one
I love Cory Conacher but we'll be calling Cirelli Honey Badger before too long. I know Wolf can back me up on this one
These Are The Days
I need about tree fiddy
Shoresy Snipes
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He looked good, no doubt.
Unfortunately, knowing this team, he gets sent back down before next week. Even more unfortunate, we'll have to keep putting up with mediocre but serviceable Paquette.
Speaking of Paq, he hasn't had any random injuries in a while right? He's prolly about due. That's likely the only way we'll be able to keep benefiting from Cirelli's ”above-Paq” play.
Unfortunately, knowing this team, he gets sent back down before next week. Even more unfortunate, we'll have to keep putting up with mediocre but serviceable Paquette.
Speaking of Paq, he hasn't had any random injuries in a while right? He's prolly about due. That's likely the only way we'll be able to keep benefiting from Cirelli's ”above-Paq” play.
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He will probably stay and make the playoff roster only to be a healthy scratch by Cooper in favor of Paquette and Sustr every night.
And rightfully so. Kid needs to get back on the bus in Syracuse and earn his dues. Paquette and Sustr practically carried us to the Cup, Johnson and Bishop decided to undo their hard work by getting hurt and costing us that glory.
Sky04
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Sustr had finally had enough of this team and decided to let Keith walk in on the cup winning goal to see if someone else would step up for once, they did not.
Stammertime91
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And he stuck around three more years waiting to see if somebody would step up and...
I can't do this.
Sky04
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After 3 more years, Sustr has had enough - he will be walking away from the Lightning at the end of the 2017-2018 season. Looking for a more component team.
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I can't believe Sustr has lasted 300+ games he's got to have something very bad on Yzerman.
As for Cirelli, I like his game a lot hopefully he stays for good but I'm not getting my hopes up knowing Coop.
As for Cirelli, I like his game a lot hopefully he stays for good but I'm not getting my hopes up knowing Coop.
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Do you guys see him being a Decent NHLer? The way the Lightning develop players...wouldn't shock me.
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Guy has too much fight not to be IMO. He's been the prospect I'm most excited about in Syracuse.
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What about Peca? Does he have a shot at being a NHLer?
I can see why Steve went for it and got Mac. Players just keep coming out of the AHL and produce.
Sky04
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Peca should've been on this roster from the start of the season if it weren't for contract politics, he should be up here now - no question he makes our lineup better.
Vasilevskiy
The cat will be back
Peca and Cirelli are both surefire NHL players.
Should bounce out both Paq and Conacher easily, probably Kunitz too after this season
Should bounce out both Paq and Conacher easily, probably Kunitz too after this season
As good as Cirelli is ... Joseph is better. Different positions but Joseph generally pops out on the screen more. If you like Cirelli...wait until the Lightning fan base get their eyes on this dude. Cirelli progression is reason Howden became expendable. Hope they bring all three kids for a cup of coffee in the bigs - Stephens and Joseph should be up for a few games as well. It’s deserved. Their progression has really sky rocketed in past few months and they are all two way extra effort players on both sides of the ice.
Bolt32
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We really do have an embarrassment of riches. If Cirelli keeps up that high motor, then honestly I hope he stays in Tampa. Don't send him back. Paquette needs to go, to create room for them. If Joseph gets called up and has a similar impact, then Conacher needs to leave to make room for him.
We really need to stop this favoritism. (AKA Sustr, and a little bit of Killorn.) I would like to see some moves in the off season to address this. Getting rid of Sustr would go a long ways, same with Paquette. They both add nothing to the club. Least for on ice performance. When we have guys like Cirelli that show up and playing the way he does, as with Erne. There are no reasons to keep them around. (We have a few defensemen that deserve a call up soon as well.)
Its not favoritism. Most people just look at the on the ice performance...there is a lot more that goes into it whether the fan base likes it or not.
I loved Joseph when he played locally (for me) in Saint John.
In other news, apparently Cirelli is likely up for the rest of the year, because once we put him in the lineup over Paq, he became a call-up rather than an emergency call-up. Per EE.
According to EE, because Paq was listed as a healthy scratch today, it made him one of our four call-ups.
