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Schneider has 8 goals in 15 games....

SpezDispensed wrote:Schneider has 8 goals in 15 games....

Oh spezz....

SpezDispensed wrote:Kostka had a good game, he remains someone to watch for a call up IMO.

I think he's been called-up, according to my sources.

Flo The Action wrote:

SpezDispensed wrote:Schneider has 8 goals in 15 games....

Oh spezz....

No one even talks about the kid, which is odd. If he were a 2nd round pick, people would be fawning over him.

SpezDispensed wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

SpezDispensed wrote:Schneider has 8 goals in 15 games....

Oh spezz....

No one even talks about the kid, which is odd.  If he were a 2nd round pick, people would be fawning over him.  

Maybe theres something about his game that stats arent telling. I doubt the org is keeping anyone down for a reason if they could be helping the club.

He doesn't have the talent level of other prospects but he has shown improvement at all levels. He led his team at UConn in scoring both his seasons there (set a new school record for rookie scoring), then was 4th in scoring at Bingo in his first year, 3rd in his second year and led the team in goals last year. Yet, here he is, on his last contract year (is he UFA at the end?) without a single NHL call up. At 6'2" and a willingness to go to the dirty areas I'm wondering if we need some of his jam more than we need the likes of Prince or Puempel.

wprager wrote:He doesn't have the talent level of other prospects but he has shown improvement at all levels.  He led his team at UConn in scoring both his seasons there (set a new school record for rookie scoring), then was 4th in scoring at Bingo in his first year, 3rd in his second year and led the team in goals last year.  Yet, here he is, on his last contract year (is he UFA at the end?) without a single NHL call up.  At 6'2" and a willingness to go to the dirty areas I'm wondering if we need some of his jam more than we need the likes of Prince or Puempel.

I'm wondering how it could hurt to see him for a game instead of Prince? Even if you just scratch Prince for a game or two, or scratch someone else, how could it hurt the organization to try Schneider for a game or two?

There's always this kind of odd hierarchy involved in pro sports - and Ottawa does it all the time. Granted, Schneider is 25 or whatever, but if he was a 2nd round pick, people would be dancing about how he can go to the net, how he scored 29 goals last year, how he's on pace for ~40 etc., but no...he's an unheralded college UFA signing, so he won't see any time I bet.

I understand Ottawa wanting to see what Prince and Puempel have to offer, but I don't understand why they can't see them in spurts of 2 or 3 games and sprinkle in a couple of other call ups in the meantime. What are they afraid of? No offense? Well, I have news...between Puempel and Prince they have, what, one goal?

Also, I'm very annoyed that Richardson scratches Lindberg every once in a while. I don't care if he feels he needs to watch the game from the bleachers, he needs to play - and by all accounts, he's played well. Scratch him for who? The list isn't very long of guys you can sub in anyway.

SpezDispensed wrote:Also, I'm very annoyed that Richardson scratches Lindberg every once in a while.  I don't care if he feels he needs to watch the game from the bleachers, he needs to play - and by all accounts, he's played well.  Scratch him for who?  The list isn't very long of guys you can sub in anyway.

he was injured a couple of times

Ev wrote:

SpezDispensed wrote:Also, I'm very annoyed that Richardson scratches Lindberg every once in a while.  I don't care if he feels he needs to watch the game from the bleachers, he needs to play - and by all accounts, he's played well.  Scratch him for who?  The list isn't very long of guys you can sub in anyway.

he was injured a couple of times

That would make more sense, but people on Bingo forums were saying he was a healthy scratch most recently.

SpezDispensed wrote:

Ev wrote:

SpezDispensed wrote:Also, I'm very annoyed that Richardson scratches Lindberg every once in a while.  I don't care if he feels he needs to watch the game from the bleachers, he needs to play - and by all accounts, he's played well.  Scratch him for who?  The list isn't very long of guys you can sub in anyway.

he was injured a couple of times

That would make more sense, but people on Bingo forums were saying he was a healthy scratch most recently.

Ya i heard that in an interview.

SpezDispensed wrote:

wprager wrote:He doesn't have the talent level of other prospects but he has shown improvement at all levels.  He led his team at UConn in scoring both his seasons there (set a new school record for rookie scoring), then was 4th in scoring at Bingo in his first year, 3rd in his second year and led the team in goals last year.  Yet, here he is, on his last contract year (is he UFA at the end?) without a single NHL call up.  At 6'2" and a willingness to go to the dirty areas I'm wondering if we need some of his jam more than we need the likes of Prince or Puempel.

I'm wondering how it could hurt to see him for a game instead of Prince?  Even if you just scratch Prince for a game or two, or scratch someone else, how could it hurt the organization to try Schneider for a game or two?

There's always this kind of odd hierarchy involved in pro sports - and Ottawa does it all the time.  Granted, Schneider is 25 or whatever, but if he was a 2nd round pick, people would be dancing about how he can go to the net, how he scored 29 goals last year, how he's on pace for ~40 etc., but no...he's an unheralded college UFA signing, so he won't see any time I bet.

I understand Ottawa wanting to see what Prince and Puempel have to offer, but I don't understand why they can't see them in spurts of 2 or 3 games and sprinkle in a couple of other call ups in the meantime.  What are they afraid of?  No offense?  Well, I have news...between Puempel and Prince they have, what, one goal?  

He's definitely the dark horse of this prospect pool.

wprager wrote:He doesn't have the talent level of other prospects but he has shown improvement at all levels.  He led his team at UConn in scoring both his seasons there (set a new school record for rookie scoring), then was 4th in scoring at Bingo in his first year, 3rd in his second year and led the team in goals last year.  Yet, here he is, on his last contract year (is he UFA at the end?) without a single NHL call up.  At 6'2" and a willingness to go to the dirty areas I'm wondering if we need some of his jam more than we need the likes of Prince or Puempel.

Nope. RFA. There's still time.

SpezDispensed wrote:Also, I'm very annoyed that Richardson scratches Lindberg every once in a while.  I don't care if he feels he needs to watch the game from the bleachers, he needs to play - and by all accounts, he's played well.  Scratch him for who?  The list isn't very long of guys you can sub in anyway.

If a guy needs to be scratched because he's not doing things "the right way", then they get scratched. No one is entitled to play every game. If Luke Richardson thinks a guy needs to be healthy scratched, that's good enough for me. The worst lesson to teach these kids would be that they get to play all the time regardless of their effort.

tim1_2 wrote:

SpezDispensed wrote:Also, I'm very annoyed that Richardson scratches Lindberg every once in a while.  I don't care if he feels he needs to watch the game from the bleachers, he needs to play - and by all accounts, he's played well.  Scratch him for who?  The list isn't very long of guys you can sub in anyway.

If a guy needs to be scratched because he's not doing things "the right way", then they get scratched.  No one is entitled to play every game.  If Luke Richardson thinks a guy needs to be healthy scratched, that's good enough for me.  The worst lesson to teach these kids would be that they get to play all the time regardless of their effort.

I prefer that approach to the "free pass to the NHL" approach.

tim1_2 wrote:

SpezDispensed wrote:Also, I'm very annoyed that Richardson scratches Lindberg every once in a while.  I don't care if he feels he needs to watch the game from the bleachers, he needs to play - and by all accounts, he's played well.  Scratch him for who?  The list isn't very long of guys you can sub in anyway.

If a guy needs to be scratched because he's not doing things "the right way", then they get scratched.  No one is entitled to play every game.  If Luke Richardson thinks a guy needs to be healthy scratched, that's good enough for me.  The worst lesson to teach these kids would be that they get to play all the time regardless of their effort.

Apparently thst wasn't the case, but I'll trust Richardson that there was a means to an end.

SpezDispensed wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:

SpezDispensed wrote:Also, I'm very annoyed that Richardson scratches Lindberg every once in a while.  I don't care if he feels he needs to watch the game from the bleachers, he needs to play - and by all accounts, he's played well.  Scratch him for who?  The list isn't very long of guys you can sub in anyway.

If a guy needs to be scratched because he's not doing things "the right way", then they get scratched.  No one is entitled to play every game.  If Luke Richardson thinks a guy needs to be healthy scratched, that's good enough for me.  The worst lesson to teach these kids would be that they get to play all the time regardless of their effort.

Apparently thst wasn't the case, but I'll trust Richardson that there was a means to an end.

Like you trust "Mac?" Remember how that turned out?

SeawaySensFan wrote:

SpezDispensed wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:

SpezDispensed wrote:Also, I'm very annoyed that Richardson scratches Lindberg every once in a while.  I don't care if he feels he needs to watch the game from the bleachers, he needs to play - and by all accounts, he's played well.  Scratch him for who?  The list isn't very long of guys you can sub in anyway.

If a guy needs to be scratched because he's not doing things "the right way", then they get scratched.  No one is entitled to play every game.  If Luke Richardson thinks a guy needs to be healthy scratched, that's good enough for me.  The worst lesson to teach these kids would be that they get to play all the time regardless of their effort.

Apparently thst wasn't the case, but I'll trust Richardson that there was a means to an end.

Like you trust "Mac?" Remember how that turned out?

Yes I do, he lost his Cussing mind