F Rutger McGroarty - Signed by Penguins and playing in the AHL (2022, 14th, WPG; traded to PIT)

[Mad Dog Tannen]

Do you always make definitive decisions about players based on 4 pro games?

Will Smith has 0 points and is -4 in 6 pro games. Bust city.

Great point - I’m not sure Ace was saying anything definitive about Rutger being a bust though. At least I didn’t see it in his post.

Thankfully Will Smith doesn’t have 0 pts in 6 AHL games. The leagues are so different in quality and skill set, I’d hope Will would be able to log a point in that timeframe.

 

[Gurglesons]

Why is this the only prospect thread that says "playing in the AHL" lol..

 

[Fatass]

Do you always make definitive decisions about players based on 4 pro games?

Will Smith has 0 points and is -4 in 6 pro games. Bust city.

Isn’t Smith in the nhl?

 

[Eyeseeing]

Really wanted him to succeed in Winnipeg.
It might be a case of be careful what you wish for.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Why is this the only prospect thread that says "playing in the AHL" lol..

Thread made by @JiggsNY, so either him or a moderator made the switch.

Obviously, it seems a very partisan way to label a thread compared to what is usually pretty universally agreed to be a neutral labeling for prospect threads in this forum. I'm guessing it wasn't Jiggsy.

 

[Mad Dog Tannen]

Thread made by @JiggsNY, so either him or a moderator made the switch.

Obviously, it seems a very partisan way to label a thread compared to what is usually pretty universally agreed to be a neutral labeling for prospect threads in this forum. I'm guessing it wasn't Jiggsy.

I actually appreciate the thread title and disagree it’s showing any bias whatsoever. Simply factual. With all the news and rumours swirling about him demanding an nhl roster spot, it’s good to see right in the title that’s not the case.

Dispels any potential misinformation right away and informs the reader he’s not nhl ready/where he’s playing.

Great job @JiggsNY !

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Isn’t Smith in the nhl?

Read the first line of the post I responded to:

He’s got 0 points and is a -3 in the AHL. Which is somehow worse than his 0 points and -1 in the NHL.

Hard to imagine anything worse than going pointless and -1 in your very first 3 NHL games. How do you even come back from that?

 

[lionsDen]

I don’t have a dog in the fight but throwing “playing on the all” comes off as a jilted lover.

 

[Mad Dog Tannen]

Read the first line of the post I responded to:



Hard to imagine anything worse than going pointless and -1 in your very first 3 NHL games. How do you even come back from that?

Hmmm. Thanks for the multi quote. Provided some context.

I read that as his AHL stats are somehow worse than his nhl stats - the point being usually you send prospects down to light up the lamp and work on fundamentals of defense. I didn’t read it as a criticism of his 0 pts in the nhl - more so a criticism or curiosity around his lack of success and worse numbers in the AHL.

That being said your point stands in its a sample size of 3 games in each.

His -3 could be a factor more so of his line mates. +\- is always a messy stat to glean from.

I don’t have a dog in the fight but throwing “playing on the all” comes off as a jilted lover.

Could be - hard to say what jiggsny‘s intent was. He’s not a jets or pens fan - so not sure he really has a bias one way or another.

 

[lionsDen]

Hmmm. Thanks for the multi quote. Provided some context.

I read that as his AHL stats are somehow worse than his nhl stats - the point being usually you send prospects down to light up the lamp and work on fundamentals of defense. I didn’t read it as a criticism of his 0 pts in the nhl - more so a criticism or curiosity around his lack of success and worse numbers in the AHL.

That being said your point stands in its a sample size of 3 games in each.

His -3 could be a factor more so of his line mates. +\- is always a messy stat to glean from.


Could be - hard to say what jiggsny‘s intent was. He’s not a jets or pens fan - so not sure he really has a bias one way or another.

Like I said it’s clear as day to me. I don’t bother most times to read beyond the name and I clicked last page to see how he was doing. Just my perception, jilted love