Re: Bentley Falcons 2013-2014: No offseason. No excuses.
Here is a copy of my post from last night to the UNH season thread, in reply to a post about TVR breaking a leg and his future prospects as an undrafted NHL D-man.
Quote Originally Posted by Chuck Murray View Post
"It will be interesting to see how this plays out over the next few months. The timing probably couldn't be worse for the player OR the team. TvR was arguably shaping up as a prime undrafted free agent for someone to sign late in the NHL season - similar to two guys in a similar position this time last year (Danny DeKeyser/WMU/Red Wings amd Torey Krug/MSU/Bruins) who left school after their junior years, and went on to make a significant positive impact with their new NHL teams in the playoffs. It's obviously too late in the season for a medical redshirt, and the injury comes too late for any chance of a return for the end of the college season. Even if we were to assume a team that might be interested in signing him was going into the NHL playoffs, and had room to play him (keeping in mind both DeKeyser and Krug were aided by injuries to other players to get their initial breaks, and otherwise were most likely ticketed for AHL/Calder Cup assignments) ... with the apparent weight-bearing nature of the injury, any shot at rehabbing in time to get back into the mix is pretty much shot now as well. Teams would likewise have reservations until they seem him play again.
So if we're looking for silver linings (at least from a UNH perspective, if not from TvR's perspective), then there's a pretty good chance TvR might be back in Durham next season. Get back up to speed, prove himself to be fit, another year of growth and physical maturity should help him land a pretty good FA deal at that point - he'll certainly have more leverage as a healthy player to dictate good terms, unless someone is willing to take a risk on him this offseason, and pay him as if the injury never happened. Maybe with the "genes" a GM may be out there willing to take that chance. Personally I wouldn't mind seeing him develop in Detroit with DeKeyser ... but under the category of wanting my cake and eating it too, I'm hoping that happens in April 2015."
Quote of Reply from Snively65:
Interesting D-men analogies, Chuck.
Here are the data that support your points. Although TVR is more similar in size to DeKeyser, he is on a much higher scoring pace, very similar to Krug's in points per game. But, the D-man that I really like is junior Steve Weinstein at Bentley, who like TVR spends less time in the penalty box and more time on the ice than Krug and DeKeyser did. Weinstein is fast, can move the puck up ice, and he can pass, like TVR; wish that Bentley might get a visit to Lake Whitt next year so that Weinstein would have a chance to play on the big sheet. How did Mat Bodi look this past weekend on the big sheet; he is the other of the top 3 scoring D-men in Div 1 so far this season.
year, games, goals+assists=points, points per game, pen minutes
TVR, 6'2", 185#
2013-14, 26, 4+19=23, 0.88, 22
2012-13, 39, 8+25=33, 0.85, 8
2011-12, 37, 4+15=19, 0.51, 24
totals, 101, 16+59=75, 0.73, 54
Krug, 5'9'', 175#
2011-12, 38, 12+22=34, 0.89, 20
2010-11, 38, 11+17=28, 0.74, 28
2009-10, 38, 3+18=21, 0.55, 30
totals, 114, 26+57=83, 0.73, 78
DeKesyer, 6'3", 198#
2012-13, 35, 2+13=15, 0.43, 22
2011-12, 41, 5+12=17, 0.41, 42
2010-11, 42, 5+12=17, 0.40, 43
totals, 118, 12+37=49, 0.42, 107
Weinstein, 5'10", 175#
2013-14, 23, 1+28=29, 1.26, 8
2012-13, 35, 6+19=25, 0.71, 12
2011-12, 38, 2+16=18, 0.47, 8
totals, 96, 9+63=72, 0.75, 28