Thunderbirds 2024-25

[PerryTurnbullfan]

What does Springfield do when Stenberg and Dean are ready? I think Dickinson and/or Laferriere may be loaned or sent to the ECHL

I think Luff is let go or sits. He's cooled off. Dickinson has played well and his speed is an asset. I wouldnt be opposed to Laferriere being loaned out to the Everblades.

Good question. Lots of bodies.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

What does Springfield do when Stenberg and Dean are ready? I think Dickinson and/or Laferriere may be loaned or sent to the ECHL

Totally. Dickinson and Laferriere have not differentiated themselves from the others.

 

[PerryTurnbullfan]

Totally. Dickinson and Laferriere have not differentiated themselves from the others.

I keep wanting to give him some grace missing a year, but the window is closing on Dickinson.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

I keep wanting to give him some grace missing a year, but the window is closing on Dickinson.

Same. The grace is running out and the Blues have supported him all the way. He is what he is. It’s all good, Tanner. Hopefully, he can carve out an AHL career and make some decent money doing so. Any guy of his caliber has a chance of playing his cup of tea in the NHL when he’s like 27 y/o. If he can be more than an A/E tweener, then that’s good for him. That’s a win.

 

[Memento]

Dickinson was a fourth-round pick who was drafted in the Covid year and had a bad leg injury the following year, costing him almost three years in total (the OHL didn't really play during the Covid year). Laferriere was a sixth-round pick a while back.

Even being career AHLers with a lone cup of coffee in the NHL is a win for them as players, and it shows just how hard it is to be an NHL player.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Dickinson was a fourth-round pick who was drafted in the Covid year and had a bad leg injury the following year, costing him almost three years in total (the OHL didn't really play during the Covid year). Laferriere was a sixth-round pick a while back.

Even being career AHLers with a lone cup of coffee in the NHL is a win for them as players, and it shows just how hard it is to be an NHL player.

Totally! It's no knock on these guys at all. It's just really hard to make the NHL. Dickinson is fast and has some puck skills, so maybe he can build on that.