Same thing was said about Josh Bailey.....and I completely disagree with your assessment (minus documentation) as I don't think MDC has a passion issue at all. Like another poster said, he's just not a good enough skater to put the hands he has to work. He can pave his way as a grinding third liner at this point. He could be a Raffi Torres minus the lack of judgment and violence.
PLAYER | POS | ACQUIRED | HFB RANK | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
Noah Dobson | D | 2018 round 1 #12 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -3 |
Oliver Wahlstrom | RW/LW | 2018 round 1 #11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 |
Otto Koivula | C/LW/RW | 2016 round 4 #120 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Sebastian Aho | D | 2017 round 5 #139 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Kieffer Bellows | LW | 2016 round 1 #19 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
PLAYER | POS | ACQUIRED | HFB RANK | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
Kieffer Bellows | LW | 2016 round 1 #19 | 5 | 45 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 29 | -20 |
Simon Holmstrom | RW | 2019 round 1 #23 | 8 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | -12 |
* Otto Koivula | C/LW/RW | 2016 round 4 #120 | 6 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 27 | -8 |
Bode Wilde | D | 2018 round 2 #41 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -5 |
Parker Wotherspoon | D | 2015 round 4 #112 | HM | 51 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 78 | -10 |
Josh Ho-Sang | RW | 2014 round 1 #28 | GRAD | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Carpenter | LW/C | UFA Signing | NR | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
* Sebastian Aho | D | 2017 round 5 #139 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 14 | -16 |
* Oliver Wahlstrom | RW/LW | 2018 round 1 #11 | 3 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 21 | -16 |
USA U20 | WJC-20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 2 | ||
Grant Hutton | D | UFA Signing | HM | 44 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 29 | -5 |
Mason Jobst | LW/C | UFA Signing | NR | 33 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -1 |
Arnaud Durandeau | LW/C | 2017 round 6 #165 | HM | 19 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
PLAYER | POS | ACQUIRED | HFB RANK | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
* Arnaud Durandeau | LW/C | 2017 round 6 #165 | HM | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | -7 |
PLAYER | POS | ACQUIRED | HFB RANK | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
Samuel Bolduc | D | 2019 round 2 #57 | 10 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 7 |
* Sherbrooke Phoenix | 21 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 6 | ||||
Blade Jenkins | LW/C | 2018 round 5 #134 | 14 | Saginaw Spirit | 39 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 1 |
Cole Coskey | RW | 2019 round 7 #209 | NR | Saginaw Spirit | 54 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 39 | 30 |
* Bode Wilde | D | 2018 round 2 #41 | 4 | Saginaw Spirit | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Felix Bibeau | C | 2019 round 6 #178 | NR | Quebec Remparts | 31 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 39 | -2 |
* Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 22 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 13 | ||||
Reece Newkirk | C | 2019 round 5 #147 | NR | Portland Winterhawks | 52 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 36 | 9 |
PLAYER | POS | ACQUIRED | HFB RANK | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
Ruslan Iskhakov | C/RW | 2018 round 2 #43 | 9 | Univ. of Connecticut | 27 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 11 |
Nick Pastujov | LW | 2016 round 7 #193 | NR | Univ. of Michigan | 29 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 4 |
Collin Adams | LW | 2016 round 6 #170 | NR | Univ. of North Dakota | 29 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 12 | 26 |
Logan Cockerill | LW | 2017 round 7 #201 | NR | Boston Univ. | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Benjamin Mirageas | D | 2017 round 3 #77 | NR | Providence College | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
Christian Krygier | D | 2018 round 7 #196 | NR | Michigan State Univ. | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 3 |
Jacob Pivonka | C | 2018 round 4 #103 | NR | Univ. of Notre Dame | 28 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 6 |
USA U20 | WJC-20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
PLAYER | POS | ACQUIRED | HFB RANK | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
Robin Salo | D | 2017 round 2 #46 | 20 | SaiPa (Liiga) | 46 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 14 | -20 |
* Orebo HK (SHL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
PLAYER | ACQUIRED | HFB RANK | TEAM | GP | GAA | SV% | SO |
Ilya Sorokin | 2014 round 3 #78 | 2 | CSKA Moskva (KHL) | 38 | 1.50 | .936 | 8 |
+ Linus Söderström | 2014 round 4 #95 | 11 | * Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Worcester Railers (ECHL) | 4 | 4.49 | .870 | 0 | |||
Jakub Skarek | 2018 round 3 #72 | 12 | * Worcester Railers (ECHL) | 10 | 3.89 | .866 | 0 |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) | 15 | 3.21 | .889 | 1 |
I think Bolduc can be a Mayfield type player for the Isles. Love his size and he's a good skater with SOME offensive ability as well.Bolduc was a solid and very quiet pickup for this team. I still hope Salo can make it over to NA some time in the future. Also, a very good pick that flies under the radar.
He seems to be pretty connected and he usually talks (writes) like he is not just guessing but knows the situation first hand. Contrary to some of these canadian "insiders" who just throws their ideas out there to get clicks and reads.I keep holding on to one thing, that Igor Eronko seems to know the Sorokin situation better than anyone over there.
I keep holding on to one thing, that Igor Eronko seems to know the Sorokin situation better than anyone over there.
Chapin, is it my imagination or have you been absent for a little from the list? I don't recall any recent posts from you...although I guess I could check.Salo:
I'd say it's 50/50 that he's in Bridgeport next season.
I'd say it's 100% that he's in North America the season thereafter.
Sorokin:
No worries, people. It's a special situation, because the kid quite simply can earn a good bit more in the KHL right now that he would in signing an ELC (which could theoretically happen to the end of this season in order to burn it off and give him a much better contract this summer). But Lou isn't trading him, he's not demanding that, and the Varlamov signing was all about Sorokin starting his career as an Islander at the latest next fall.
And it's a good thing, because he's basically the best goalie on the planet outside of the NHL.
Chapin, is it my imagination or have you been absent for a little from the list? I don't recall any recent posts from you...although I guess I could check.