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DrDemento said:
Yup-no question he can score and be the offensive threat at any level. The other aspects of his game though may be what hold him back. I still think that 2 more years of NCAA play would have allowed him plenty of time to work on that while being a noticeable force in the college ranks.
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At least he is in the NHL conversation. D'Amigo still has a way to go before he even gets in that conversation.
They both would have been better served to spend one more year in Troy. JMO
 
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engineerhockeyfan said:
At least he is in the NHL conversation. D'Amigo still has a way to go before he even gets in that conversation.
They both would have been better served to spend one more year in Troy. JMO
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No doubt. I do wonder if in the case of Pirri, this all was in his father's master plan to avoid the OHL.
 
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Polacek centering the 4th line for the Rivermen tonight. Ended up with 2 SOG, and 0+/- (his line were the only ones that ended up without an overall -.) Started listening after the Engineers game ended...sounded like Chase played well, pretty close to what we were used to seeing out of him.
 
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he was off to a good start with 2 SOG midway thru the 1st...surprised he finished with just those 2. JD'A had 1 assist in his game...Pirri held off the scoreboard in his & York was backup in his (Manny Legace allowed 4 in Springfield's loss)
 
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Sounded like Polacek had a lot of shots that either went wide or got blocked-so they didn't show up on the score sheet. He also created several chances, the Rivermen just had issues converting tonight. The Rivermen and the Blues are showing flashes of the same issues the Engineers are having...
 
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turk181 said:
he was off to a good start with 2 SOG midway thru the 1st...surprised he finished with just those 2. JD'A had 1 assist in his game...Pirri held off the scoreboard in his & York was backup in his (Manny Legace allowed 4 in Springfield's loss)
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I don't understand starting a washed up exNHLer. Isn't the AHL supposed to be grooming talent for the NHL? Lagace was a good goaltender for a couple of years, now it is time to turn it over to the kids.
For Columbus' sake, start York and get him the icetime he needs to go to the next level.
 
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Theoretically, it is true that the AHL is supposed to be a developmental league, but there's always a fine line between trying to develop players to please the NHL affiliate and trying to put a team on the ice that can win games to please the home fans. Generally, the expectation is that if the balance of players you put on the ice is more heavily weighted toward veteran players than toward young and relatively untested players, the better your chance of winning.

Living here in Hershey Bears territory, I've noticed over the years that when the Bears think they will have a good team in the coming season, preseason articles in the paper talk about how many veteran players they have signed. When the outlook isn't so promising, the preseason articles complain about how many veteran players the other teams have signed.

Anyway, York is getting the start in Springfield's game tonight.

Edit: Yorkie backstopped Springfield to a 3-1 lead with 14 minutes to play in the third period. Unfortunately, the roof fell in on him, as the Falcons took 7 penalties in those last 14 minutes, leading to 5 Whale power-play goals.
 
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Paul Dainton, (G,ECHL/Chicago) has been called up to Springfield...haven't seen anything on Spring. or CBJ site as to why....yet.
 
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The Springfield Republican's article on Sunday's game reported that Lagace, the starting goalie, had been having some knee problems. Lagace was flattened when a Portland player collided with him in the second period, which surely did not help those problems.

Lagace remained in the game through the end of the period, but York replaced him in the third. Although the winning goal was scored with a few seconds left in the second period and the win was credited to Lagace, York did a fine job of preserving the win, stopping all 10 shots he faced as Springfield won, 2-1.

Dainton's callup probably means they're not sure Lagace is ready to return to action.
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
Not the same game, but here's a way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZotMvoiNYM8
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I guess. I am not sure that that play was interference, and if it was made in the offensive or defensive zones where there was glass, there would have been no injury and possibly no penalty called.
I am not a fan of either team, just an unbias hockey fan.
I don't like having to watch those unfortunate plays, but the referees make stuff up when an injury occurs. JMO
 
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engineerhockeyfan said:
I guess. I am not sure that that play was interference, and if it was made in the offensive or defensive zones where there was glass, there would have been no injury and possibly no penalty called.
I am not a fan of either team, just an unbias hockey fan.
I don't like having to watch those unfortunate plays, but the referees make stuff up when an injury occurs. JMO
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Sometimes they make up suff after hearing a loud sound that meant some sort of contact.;)
 
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