1 charge in reshaping the Sharks will be identifying who can and cannot play. Based on a number of hockey websites, it appears Pergola stopped playing upon graduating from Williams in 1997. Clapton, another 6-3 winger, graduated from Brown in 1997 and lasted 10 seasons in the minors, most of those in the ECHL. McCarthy, a 6-3 left winger, played four seasons at Notre Dame, followed by five more in Europe. He also was the only one to play in the NHL.Ĭonnolly, a right winger, played one year at Boston College, one more in the WHL, then stopped playing after four years in the minor pros. Seb’s player in that group to be drafted that weekend, selected No. Grier, now 47 and named in July as GM of the Sharks, was the only St. On that metric alone, based on the aforementioned vulnerable holdovers for lines 3 and 4, maybe we’ll see a kid or two hit the ice in Buffalo this coming week ready to seize the moment rather than merely act like a dot on the projected career graph.
That’s still OK under the rulebook, right? Yet it remains possible to throw punches, albeit now in the form of compete level, simple desire, maybe by rattling boards or, be still our hearts, fighting through traffic to get to the net. Granted, the fight game is gone (moment of silent meditation, please), so no kid literally punches his way into varsity camp the way kids did through the 1970s and ‘80s. Good kids, some with skill and NHL-level talent, but by and large absent the requisite salt and vinegar in their games. Listen to all the tips and cues and kudos from the expansive player development ensemble, and one day, shazam, there will be a shirt hanging for you on Causeway Street. Put in the time, be it two, three, four years. Attitude alone doesn’t win a roster spot, but it can go a long way in securing employment.įar too many Boston wannabes, especially among the forwards, have shown up at rookie camp in recent years looking and playing as if getting to the NHL is simply a function of institutional osmosis. The 6-foot-3-inch, 210-pound Beecher has the size. Lysell has enough speed and stick skill to make a statement. Lysell and Beecher are first-round draftees. If Fabian Lysell or John Beecher arrive in Buffalo with the mind-set to kick down the door, it’s there to be ripped from the hinges. Foligno and Smith couldn’t, or wouldn’t, get to where they needed to be to make something happen.īeyond those two high-priced veterans, Montgomery’s other obvious candidates for bottom-six employment include Tomas Nosek at center and an assortment of wingers, such as Trent Frederic, Chris Wagner, Oskar Steen, Jack Studnicka, and Marc McLaughlin.Īgain, though, no one in that group has a résumé that should make them feel comfortable. But he then went (0-0–0) in his seven playoff games - a resounding disappointment when, once again, Cassidy’s forward group couldn’t moxie-up in the offensive zone, be it for territory or scoring chances.
Smith’s line was moderately better (74 games, 16-20–36). Make life utterly miserable for Foligno, who will be 35 in October. If you’re a kid in Buffalo this coming week with a goal to make it to the show, then the bull’s-eye on the target has to be: A. Injuries played a factor, true, but Foligno produced a meager 2-11–13 across 64 games last season, augmented by a lone assist in seven playoff games against the Hurricanes. Can John Beecher make a big enough impact at camp tp earn some ice time? Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
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