Prospect Info: Hartford Wolf Pack/Bloomington Bison Thread: Part XV
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For those who follow the Pack...
How did they go from woeful to wagon?
How did they go from woeful to wagon?
Raspewtin
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I'm not an avid pack follower but from what others have posted, the trades for Blidh and Clendenning.
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- the trades for Lockwood and Kalynuk,
-NYR waiving down Hajek and Leschychyn, and
- Gettinger return to lineup and recovery after injured for ~8 weeks.
Unanticipated, by last ~5-6 weeks of season, they'd become better, deeper, resilient, clutch.
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Just semantic detail, neither have played, but FYI, per AHL app box scores, for all playoff games to-date, Gahagen was the back-up G
Won't be surprised if some of the returned guys don't play Wednesday/tomorrow, but likely all the skaters back in by weekend
Re Henriksson v Edstrom, in an article on Pack's surge, KarlH was among guys cited as good ..
"... . Karl Henriksson, who was a fourth-line guy playing minor minutes throughout the season, really has been relied on heavily"
If AdamE and/or Sykora sit a little, no harm, attrition is inevitable if they keep going.
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not sure about eligibility,
but i believe NO precedent in last ~20+ years for NYR to demote a young guy who played most RS games,
and Schneider played in 81
yes, while Brodz/Lesch were up, Sykora and Edstrom dressed for all 4 playoff games to-date
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CapFriendly lists Schneider as waivers exempt. I don't see any reason not to send him down if that is the case.
That's hard to say definitively because this situation hasn't happened often for the Rangers. The Pack have missed the playoffs a lot in recent years, and in the years they make it, the Rangers tended to go deeper in the playoffs. You have to go back to 2006 to find the last time when the Pack played a playoff game after the Rangers were eliminated.
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official, from AHL site
Date . . . . . . .Player . . . . . . . . . . Team . . . . . Transaction
2023-05-02 Jonny Brodzinski (F) Hartford ADD Returned on loan from NY Rangers (NHL)
2023-05-02 Louis Domingue (G) Hartford ADD Returned on loan from NY Rangers (NHL)
2023-05-02 Libor Hajek (D) . . . . Hartford ADD Returned on loan from NY Rangers (NHL)
2023-05-02 Jake Leschyshyn (C) Hartford ADD Returned on loan from NY Rangers (NHL)
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Full listing of personnel w Pack, and NYR/Pack guys w Jax
Sorted oldest first,
RED is injured, BLUE is AHL contract
w Domingue returned, i am presuming Gahagen rejoins Jax , but that's a guess, he is still listed w Pack at AHL site
and also we saw a note, recently, that Rempe is day-to-day, but not flagging him as injured, for now
Sorted oldest first,
RED is injured, BLUE is AHL contract
w Domingue returned, i am presuming Gahagen rejoins Jax , but that's a guess, he is still listed w Pack at AHL site
and also we saw a note, recently, that Rempe is day-to-day, but not flagging him as injured, for now
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There was a ay at or near the AHL trade deadline that you had to be on the AHL roster to be eligible for the playoffs. I don't think Schneider was on the roster as of that date.
See this article.
This is a great question.
In thinking about it I believe that the goaltending had been pretty good throughout the year, the defense was pretty good with some hickcups, the PP was terrible, and the offense was mediocre. So what changed?
Hajak was sent down in February 10 and Carpenter was sent own February 28. The trades were made in late February and early March bringing in Lockwood, Clendening, Kalynuk and Blidh.
But going into mid March the Pack were on a four game losing streak. The team played five games over the next two weeks going 3-2 and giving up 5, 4, 2, 5 and 4 goals in those games. So those trades and demotions did not have any immediate positive effect.
The Pack then went on an 8 game winning streak before losing the season finale.
Take a look at the scores:
3/26: 5-1
3/29: 4-1
3/31: 5-0
4/1: 5-1
4/5: 2-1 (OT)
4/7: 6-2
4/8: 5-3
4/14: 4-0
4/15: 0-1
In the playoffs here are the scores:
4/19: 6-1
4/21: 7-1
4/28: 1-0
4/29: 2-1
In the last 13 games the Pack have given up more than 2 goals just once and that game the team gave up only 3.
While the offense certainly has picked up, the Pack did score 2 or fewer goals in 4 of these 13 games.
To me it's the defense that has made the difference. And when you're shutting the other team down and that team has to take more chances it leads to more opportunities to take advantage of the opponent's mistakes..
The goaltending has been excellent with Garand rising to the occasion in taking over the net full time.
Even with Robertson out the defense has limited high danger chances. Clendening and Jones are not defensive stalwarts but Hillman has been excellent replacing Robertson, Scanlin has returned to his first part of the season strong form playing right defense and Kalynuk and Emberson have been efficient. I think it was the 5-3 game on 4/8 where the team was leading 4-3 with a minute to go and a time out is called. The Pack could put out anyone. The coaches put out Scanlin and Hajak.
In addition during this period the Pack went 30 straight PKs without giving up a goal.
In at least two of the games the Pack gave up less than 20 shots on goal. That means the wingers are also doing their job.
The trades brought in 4 solid AHL players and the additions of Hajak and Carpenter made the team much stronger. It's amazing to see the difference between the NHL and AHL where a guy like Carpenter makes almost no impact at the NHL and is a solid PPG player at the AHL. Garand upping his game, Scanlin being very solid even while playing RD, Emberson improving his all round game, and contributions from the kids when given a chance all have helped turn the team's play around.
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Lindbom w start for Jax tonight. Scoreless late 1st
Hadn't realized that, on Saturday, Williams got pulled, after allowing 2 early, and Olaf earned the comeback win, stopped 27 of 29
Hadn't realized that, on Saturday, Williams got pulled, after allowing 2 early, and Olaf earned the comeback win, stopped 27 of 29
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Nazarian again on the PP! 2:0! Jax working to close out the series.
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Icemen win 4:2 and advance to the division finals!
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Newspaper feature article about Jax goalie Williams who had some time w Pack in the past
www.jacksonville.com
Gene Frenette: Looking beyond color, Icemen goalie Charles Williams earns respect as unsung hero
It wasn't until age 12 that Charles Williams III started playing ice hockey. Nearly two decades later, he's the first Black goaltender in Jacksonville Icemen history.
www.jacksonville.com
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