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He's already scored a hat trick against the Rangers at MSG. Don't tell me he's gonna do it again!
Confirmed with Link: Rangers trade Rupp to Wild for Darroll Powe and Nick Palmieri
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He's already scored a hat trick against the Rangers at MSG. Don't tell me he's gonna do it again!
Kane One
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tlallstar6
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MrEctions
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So happy for this. Nick P grew up in my hometown and Im very very good family friends with him and his family. Already talked to his father and Nick is ecstatic to get a shot to prove himself in the Rangers organization. He absolutely hated Houston. Big body, has some nice skill, really rooting for him to do well in Hartford. This could be the real steal in this trade, imo. Nick definitely has the skill to play in the NHL.
NYR Viper
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Is that the reason he held out? Was he disappointed in getting dealt to Minnesota?
Samuel Culper III
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Palmieri could be intriguing and it will be interesting to see how things go with him here. Powe I like and I'm glad to be rid of Rupp's molasses skates.
BBKers
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if Rupp scores a hat trick against us in Minny this year - we lose the Columbus 3rd round pick
Get off the ledge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get off the ledge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
94now
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MrEctions
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Extremely dissapointed. Houston is not a great hockey market at all. He hated being down there and he is a true blue Northeast kid. Im not trying to make excuses for him but I literally just got off the phone with his father and he is ecstatic to be heading back to the NE and Hartford. Im telling ya, he's gonna come in a bust his ass to make it in NY. My uncle coached him growing up and was the one who got him into Prep after his 9th grade year. If he puts it together he's the best part of this deal, imo. Some might say Im biased in saying that, but I know the skill he has. When he was in Jersey he looed good, and then the coaching change with Deboer happened, and for whatever reason Nick said him and Pete never got along. He was always chastised for one mistake until it got to a point where they gave up on him. NJ fans think it was laziness, but that couldnt be further from the truth.
It's troubling that the guy has the label of "lazy" attached to him, but he clearly has some skills. PDB wouldn't have handed him a top six spot unless that was the case. You have to just hope that a change of scenery gets the kid going. He's an upstate boy as I understand it, so maybe he thrives being closer to home.
I agree that no one should count on him becoming an NHL regular, but nor would I write him off. And hey, at worst you get a fine player for Hartford.
SingnBluesOnBroadway
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Troubling also if not getting along with the coach and hating the city you're playing in had such an impact.
NYR Viper
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Thanks for the info! I hope he works out. He seems like the perfect player for a Torts system with his size and style of play. Just needs to put his head down and work and he will get his shot.
MrEctions
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Absolutely. Im not saying hes gonna be a star or anything. But he can be a very serviceable 3 rd line player down the road and pot some goals. In 43 games I think in 2010-2011 he had 9g 7a for the Devils. His father said Nick knows to get a shot he has to bust his ass in Hartford, and understands what Torts looks for on the big club. I just get the feeling his whole attitude has changed now that hes closer to home and back up North. Hes an Upsate(more Central) NY kid. Hartford will be a good place for him to get back to work. He has some great size as well, weighing in around 225. I should be getting a chance to talk to Nick either tonight or tomorrow, when I do Ill fill you guys in on what he's feeling personally.
Hire Sather
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how does Sather pull this off?
Powe alone is better than Rupp, depth in Palmeri hucked in deal as well.
Powe alone is better than Rupp, depth in Palmeri hucked in deal as well.
HockeyBasedNYC
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To get rid of some lumbering salary and term, upgrade on-ice with an NHL ready player - AND add a young player with some upside and skill -
I dont know how you cant like this deal.
Slats does it again.
Still think the Rangers need another forward and D-man, but you upgrade the team when you can.
I dont know how you cant like this deal.
Slats does it again.
Still think the Rangers need another forward and D-man, but you upgrade the team when you can.
Fitzy
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18 months ago Rupp was considered one of the top bottom 6 players out there. Its why he got paid the same as Taylor Pyatt.
If Min thinks he can pull out of his poor form, it makes sense. They're solid defensively as it is.
HockeyBasedNYC
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slipknottin
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With Masher getting called up, Palmieri has a more defined role on the whale now. He could be the heavy and keep the load off McIlrath
MrEctions
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Well I grew up about .5 miles from him. Albeit hes 8 years my junior, but my uncle coached the local HS team for around 8 years, winning 4 state championships. Nick was on the team as a freshman, and my uncle basically said as much as Id love to have you here you need to move on, you're too good to stay. My uncle having played semi pro for years, has a lot of NE hockey connections and sent him off to Cathedral Prep in Erie. My mom and dad had know his parents as its a very small town (Clinton, NY). I have brothers around his age etc. Just a small town where everyone knows everyone kind of thing. But being my family is such a big hockey family in the area made the connections inevitable.
SingnBluesOnBroadway
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slipknottin
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Good thing he is in the ahl.
Seems like he averages a penalty minute a game so far.
Probably doesnt need to fight all that much, Mash only had a couple while he was on the whale. But as long as he can play physical and be productive he will get a shot.
NYR Viper
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Not that type of player. He is someone who can drop the gloves, but doesn't all the time. Big, strong kid though.
Exactly this...there are a lot of people who would kill to play for the Houston AHL affiliate and have a chance to get called up to play for the Wild. It does make you wonder a bit about his priorities (or at least his makeup). Not to mention, I happen to think DeBoer is an excellent coach and I would lean towards blaming the player in that situation for not making more of an effort to make it work.
I remember an interview with Giants coach Tom Coughlin - they asked him about the common excuse when a coach has been around one team for a long time that "sometimes the players reach a point where they need to hear the message from someone new". His response (paraphrasing): "I don't believe in that - sometimes the coaches reach a point where the people listening to the message need to be changed as well...so instead you surround yourself with people who won't get tired of listening to your message and keep tweaking so that it's always fresh to someone".
Palmieri has already ruined his reputation in New Jersey and Minnesota - I think he basically has one more shot (most because he IS that talented), but I wouldn't count on him making it happen, especially since GM Lou's specialty is evaluating hockey character. Heck, even got Kovalchuk to drink the Devils Kool-Aid.
MrEctions
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I know when he was in Jersey he was always put in front of the net for the screen. Got a few tip ins by being in the trenches. Hes able to hold his own with the gloves off but youre right he doesnt do it often. His dad says hes been working on his board play, and getting more edge in his game, which lends itself well to what Torts likes to see. He certainly has the size do get it done and hes got decent footspeed.
