Alumni in the Pros - September 2008

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote AnneDVM]A nice interview from last weekend with Doug Krantz about his invitation to Bruins rookie camp and preparing to begin the pro season.

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Krantz was released by the Bruins yesterday.

[oceanst41]

Krantz was released before their first preseason game with Montreal, but Bitz did play in the game. He got on the scoresheet, but it was because he was part of the first fight of the game. He didn't get the takedown but scored a big right hand on his way down according to reports. The Bruins won 8-3, along with 4 fights in the game - I guess there was still some bad blood leftover from last year's playoffs.

[cbuckser]

Mike Iggulden assisted on the game-winning goal in last night's Islanders-Bruins game.  He forced a turnover before passing the puck to Trevor Smith, who scored in overtime.

[RatushnyFan]

4 year contract extension for Douglas Murray!  Congrats Dougie, financial security for life isn't a bad thing.  I haven't seen terms yet.

[RatushnyFan]

"ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun reported the deal is worth $10 million and will be worth $2.50 million annually."

[redGrinch]

$2.5 mil per?  wow!  Congrats to Murray of course.

But looking from a salary growth standpoint for the NHL, that's an awful lot for a guy who's got 2 career NHL goals and 14 assists.  when guys like Braydon Coburn are at $1.3 mil; Shaone Morrison at $1.9 mil; even guys like Kronwall at $3 mil and Ryan Suter at $3.5 mil....

[Beeeej]

[quote redGrinch]$2.5 mil per?  wow!  Congrats to Murray of course.

But looking from a salary growth standpoint for the NHL, that's an awful lot for a guy who's got 2 career NHL goals and 14 assists.  when guys like Braydon Coburn are at $1.3 mil; Shaone Morrison at $1.9 mil; even guys like Kronwall at $3 mil and Ryan Suter at $3.5 mil....[/quote]

Murray's impact in the NHL has never been at the offensive end.  Clearly they've expressed their opinion of his value to them on the blue line, and I can't really find it in myself to disagree.

[RatushnyFan]

I think opposing players really keep their heads up more with him out there and he changes the flow of the game enough that he's a really valuable player.  That said, against good teams with fast forwards (like Dallas in the playoffs) I thought that his foot speed left him exposed at times.  But I would definitely want him on my team and I think he'll log enough minutes and continue to be an effective player, thereby justifying his contract.

[pfibiger]

Matt Moulson had a goal and an assist playing on the Kings' top line with Ithaca's Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar in a preseason game against the Avalanche.

[redhair34]

[quote pfibiger]Matt Moulson had a goal and an assist playing on the Kings' top line with Ithaca's Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar in a preseason game against the Avalanche.[/quote]

Anyone follow the Kings closely enough to know if Matt has a shot of making the team out of camp?

[pfibiger]

[quote redhair34][quote pfibiger]Matt Moulson had a goal and an assist playing on the Kings' top line with Ithaca's Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar in a preseason game against the Avalanche.[/quote]

Anyone follow the Kings closely enough to know if Matt has a shot of making the team out of camp?[/quote]

The belief on the Kings board on hockeysfuture is that Matt has a very good shot of making the team, and that there are maybe 4 players vying for three open slots... something like that. Ted Purcell (Maine) and Brian Boyle (BC) are two of the others.

I was thinking that if their cards play out right we could potentially have more Cornellians playing in the NHL next year than ever before. The closest I could come up with was '88 (Thanks TBRW!) with Nieuwendyk, Dadswell, Eliot (just 2 games that year) and Hayward.

Next year we'll have:

Murray: a lock
O'Byrne: pretty close to a lock.
Moulson: likely to make the team out of training camp
Iggulden: probably the #1 callup to the Isles.
Sawada: last I read he and James Neal were fighting for a checking line slot on the Stars.

[Jacob '06]

[quote pfibiger][quote redhair34][quote pfibiger]Matt Moulson had a goal and an assist playing on the Kings' top line with Ithaca's Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar in a preseason game against the Avalanche.[/quote]

Anyone follow the Kings closely enough to know if Matt has a shot of making the team out of camp?[/quote]

The belief on the Kings board on hockeysfuture is that Matt has a very good shot of making the team, and that there are maybe 4 players vying for three open slots... something like that. Ted Purcell (Maine) and Brian Boyle (BC) are two of the others.
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This will also partially come down to what happens with the Patrick O'Sullivan situation. He is currently holding out trying to get a contract and the parties both think they are in the right, so we'll see what happens. If O'sullivan does not end up signing with the Kings I would imagine Moulson is a virtual lock to make the team.

[ugarte]

[quote Jacob '06]
This will also partially come down to what happens with the Patrick O'Sullivan situation. He is currently holding out trying to get a contract and the parties both think they are in the right, so we'll see what happens. If O'sullivan does not end up signing with the Kings I would imagine Moulson is a virtual lock to make the team.[/quote]
Any idea why Pittsburgh just let Moulson walk?

[sah67]

Leneveu was in goal for the Ducks' 3-1 pre-season victory over Phoenix on Saturday, stopping 26 of 27 shots while also earning himself a delay-of-game penalty.

[CM cWo 44]

I know it doesn't fit the thread, but Hugh Jessimen made the latest cut with the Rangers, and is among the final 26 vying for a spot on the team.

Infuriating news for me personally because he is a huge douche.