Confirmed with Link: Devils Acquire Andrei Loktionov

[pld459666]

for a 5th round pick, this is a good trade.

Nice pick up

 

[manilaNJ]

What makes everyone so sure he will be up with the big club soon enough? I'd like to believe he will, but I'm not sure.

Because his main reason for requesting a trade was to get more playing time in the NHL.
Don't have a roster spot for him right now, hence the AHL assignment.

He'll definitely get his shot. If he doesn't stick, it's a 5th round pick to help out some limp offense in Albany for the remainder of the season. No biggie.

 

[TaiMaiShu]

What makes everyone so sure he will be up with the big club soon enough? I'd like to believe he will, but I'm not sure.

I would like to see Matteau go back. I see no reason for us to keep him around. Let him finish the year in the juniors, and see where he's at this Summer. If I had to guess I see him gone next week or maybe the week after at most.

I think he'll easily be given a look on the 4th with Yayo and Butler. That line could have some potential.

 

[Telos]

Hes better defensively and he has a much better hockey IQ then Ted

Perhaps higher hockey IQ, but he isn't really a defensive player. He has zero physicality to his game. He was the softest player in the organization. Loktionov thrives on being elusive and using his stick. It is not like he only cherry picks or something, but he isn't really the player you are looking for if you need a two-way forward. He is mostly a one way player and he will avoid excessive contact. It wouldn't take much for him to get injured along the boards as he is a smaller player with a problematic shoulder, so he naturally stays away from physical battles. He relies more on stick checking and takeaways. A good look at what he is good at, in terms of defense (he's #48):



Another shift of his during the playoffs:

 

[devilsblood]

What makes everyone so sure he will be up with the big club soon enough? I'd like to believe he will, but I'm not sure.

I would like to see Matteau go back. I see no reason for us to keep him around. Let him finish the year in the juniors, and see where he's at this Summer. If I had to guess I see him gone next week or maybe the week after at most.

Speaking of which, is there a limit as to how long we can keep him on the roster, not play him, and not effect his contract status?

 

[Marshal Rochambeau]

What makes everyone so sure he will be up with the big club soon enough? I'd like to believe he will, but I'm not sure.

I would like to see Matteau go back. I see no reason for us to keep him around. Let him finish the year in the juniors, and see where he's at this Summer. If I had to guess I see him gone next week or maybe the week after at most.

Players with hockey sense thrive here.

Also, Carter, Bernier, Butler, Zidlicky, Salvador, and Hedberg all either regained their former prowess or proved to be effective NHLers after other teams wrote them off. So the odds are in our favor.

 

[Flame Demers*]

with henrique in OHL he had 33 points in 20 playoff games, against tough compitiion

 

[Volodya Krutov]

What makes everyone so sure he will be up with the big club soon enough? I'd like to believe he will, but I'm not sure.

I would like to see Matteau go back. I see no reason for us to keep him around. Let him finish the year in the juniors, and see where he's at this Summer. If I had to guess I see him gone next week or maybe the week after at most.

Maybe he won't be good enough, but a fair shot to make the team ? no doubt he's going to get it.

 

[Bleedred]

Because his main reason for requesting a trade was to get more playing time in the NHL.
Don't have a roster spot for him right now, hence the AHL assignment.

He'll definitely get his shot. If he doesn't stick, it's a 5th round pick to help out some limp offense in Albany for the remainder of the season. No biggie.

Sounds good then! I'd like to see what he's got. I'm not saying he won't be, but everyone sounded confident he's gonna be with the big club soon, and I was just wondering why. I'm pretty excited, and I forgot he asked for the trade to get some NHL time.

Speaking of which, is there a limit as to how long we can keep him on the roster, not play him, and not effect his contract status?

No I don't think there is. Knowing the NHL though they'll charge us with ''Entry level contract circumvention'' or something though.

 

[Volodya Krutov]

with henrique in OHL he had 33 points in 20 playoff games, against tough compitiion

Datsyuk, this Loktionov-lite

 

[Volodya Krutov]

Perhaps higher hockey IQ, but he isn't really a defensive player. He has zero physicality to his game. He was the softest player in the organization. Loktionov thrives on being elusive and using his stick. It is not like he only cherry picks or something, but he isn't really the player you are looking for if you need a two-way forward. He is mostly a one way player and he will avoid excessive contact. It wouldn't take much for him to get injured along the boards as he is a smaller player with a problematic shoulder, so he naturally stays away from physical battles. He relies more on stick checking and takeaways. A good look at what he is good at, in terms of defense (he's #48):



Another shift of his during the playoffs:

ArtyomZyr's youtube videos FTW !!!

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Perhaps higher hockey IQ, but he isn't really a defensive player. He has zero physicality to his game. He was the softest player in the organization. Loktionov thrives on being elusive and using his stick. It is not like he only cherry picks or something, but he isn't really the player you are looking for if you need a two-way forward. He is mostly a one way player and he will avoid excessive contact. It wouldn't take much for him to get injured along the boards as he is a smaller player with a problematic shoulder, so he naturally stays away from physical battles. He relies more on stick checking and takeaways. A good look at what he is good at, in terms of defense (he's #48):

Another shift of his during the playoff

As long as he's not 100% completely lost in the d zone he's better defensively than Tedenby.

 

[BenedictGomez]

He has zero physicality to his game. He was the softest player in the organization.

If that's true, Lou will move him before this abbreviated season is over.

 

[CerebralGenesis]

from great trade bait to trash player. HF boards is the best.

 

[Volodya Krutov]

As long as he's not 100% completely lost in the d zone he's better defensively than Tedenby.

And doesn't shoot in the goalie's chest entering the zone on a PP.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

And doesn't shoot in the goalie's chest entering the zone on a PP.

Meh. At least he could enter the zone on the pp.

 

[Telos]

As long as he's not 100% completely lost in the d zone he's better defensively than Tedenby.

Fair enough. He isn't completely lost.

He would never have been a King if that were the case, since our mantra that is repeated ad nauseam by Lombardi, Murray, and Sutter for years now is defense.

So, he knows how to backcheck and will retrieve pucks. He just won't fight for them or be physical, which isn't really a knock, he just can't because he will be tossed aside like a rag doll, but once he gets the puck, it isn't easy to catch him.

As stated, he is very shifty and can move around well in tight spaces. It was always cat and mouse with him. Put a sniper out there with him and he'll find them though.

 

[Spitsfan67*]

He is a former teammate of Henrique when hey played down here in Windsor during the Mem cup years... This guy has potential, when he played here he was amazing and put you in aww sometimes with his moves, he has great hands and can stick handle in a phone booth and is more of a pass firs type player but has a good shot, only If he was a bit more physical and had about another 25 pounds on his frame.

 

[Devils Trap]

Fair enough. He isn't completely lost.

He would never have been a King if that were the case, since our mantra that is repeated ad nauseam by Lombardi, Murray, and Sutter for years now is defense.

So, he knows how to backcheck and will retrieve pucks. He just won't fight for them or be physical, which isn't really a knock, he just can't because he will be tossed aside like a rag doll, but once he gets the puck, it isn't easy to catch him.

As stated, he is very shifty and can move around well in tight spaces. It was always cat and mouse with him. Put a sniper out there with him and he'll find them though.

Start Loki out with Butler and if he does well, move him up . Butler is primarily a guy who looks to shoot first

 

[Bleedred]

Fair enough. He isn't completely lost.

He would never have been a King if that were the case, since our mantra that is repeated ad nauseam by Lombardi, Murray, and Sutter for years now is defense.

So, he knows how to backcheck and will retrieve pucks. He just won't fight for them or be physical, which isn't really a knock, he just can't because he will be tossed aside like a rag doll, but once he gets the puck, it isn't easy to catch him.

As stated, he is very shifty and can move around well in tight spaces. It was always cat and mouse with him. Put a sniper out there with him and he'll find them though.

Is he more of a playmaker than a goal scorer would you say?

 

[Devils Trap]

Is he more of a playmaker than a goal scorer would you say?

Completely. He looks to pass first

 

[tycobb]

Completely. He looks to pass first

This is pretty much everyone on our team besides Clarkson.

 

[Kensu]

like we don't have enough players passing already

 

[CerebralGenesis]

Call up Parse

 

[Getzo5]

Guys, here is your Russian... Scott Gomez?