Alumni in the Pros - March 2009

[RatushnyFan]

Iggulden is currently back with the Sound Tigers.  He was -4 in his last two games with the Isles.

Back in Bridgeport

[Beeeej]

[quote RatushnyFan]Iggulden is currently back with the Sound Tigers.  He was -4 in his last two games with the Isles.

Back in Bridgeport[/quote]

Blah!  Naturally, two days before I go to an Islanders game.  ::bang::

[Trotsky]

[quote jkahn]Vesce got a little power play time tonight, with Setougouchi and McGinn, as opposed to his usual line with Staubitz and Shelley.  McGinn scored on a deflection with Vesce screening in front.[/quote]Got some love from the guys on the XM Hockey Fantasy show, too. :-)

[cbuckser]

[quote Beeeej][quote RatushnyFan]Iggulden is currently back with the Sound Tigers.  He was -4 in his last two games with the Isles.

Back in Bridgeport[/quote]

Blah!  Naturally, two days before I go to an Islanders game.  ::bang::[/quote]
Mike Iggulden is back with the Islanders and will dress for tonight's game.  The demotion was just temporary while the Islanders had a short hiatus in the schedule.  He was similarly sent down for a few days last week.

[Beeeej]

[quote cbuckser][quote Beeeej][quote RatushnyFan]Iggulden is currently back with the Sound Tigers.  He was -4 in his last two games with the Isles.

Back in Bridgeport[/quote]

Blah!  Naturally, two days before I go to an Islanders game.  ::bang::[/quote]
Mike Iggulden is back with the Islanders and will dress for tonight's game.  The demotion was just temporary while the Islanders had a short hiatus in the schedule.  He was similarly sent down for a few days last week.[/quote]

Dammit - and I left my #18 game-worn at home today specifically because Iggy got sent down!  AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGHHHH!!!!

::bang:: ::bang:: ::bang:: ::bang:: ::bang:: ::bang:: ::bang:: ::bang::

[KeithK]

[quote cbuckser][quote Beeeej][quote RatushnyFan]Iggulden is currently back with the Sound Tigers.  He was -4 in his last two games with the Isles.

Back in Bridgeport[/quote]

Blah!  Naturally, two days before I go to an Islanders game.  ::bang::[/quote]
Mike Iggulden is back with the Islanders and will dress for tonight's game.  The demotion was just temporary while the Islanders had a short hiatus in the schedule.  He was similarly sent down for a few days last week.[/quote]
I take it hockey doesn't have any kind of options system like baseball does.  A baseball player can only be sent down a limited number fo times before he has to clear waivers.  You wouldn't send a guy down for a couple days under that kind of system.

[Jacob '06]

[quote KeithK][quote cbuckser][quote Beeeej][quote RatushnyFan]Iggulden is currently back with the Sound Tigers.  He was -4 in his last two games with the Isles.

Back in Bridgeport[/quote]

Blah!  Naturally, two days before I go to an Islanders game.  ::bang::[/quote]
Mike Iggulden is back with the Islanders and will dress for tonight's game.  The demotion was just temporary while the Islanders had a short hiatus in the schedule.  He was similarly sent down for a few days last week.[/quote]
I take it hockey doesn't have any kind of options system like baseball does.  A baseball player can only be sent down a limited number fo times before he has to clear waivers.  You wouldn't send a guy down for a couple days under that kind of system.[/quote]

No, they don't. Once you hit certain combinations of age/number of NHL games you have to go through waivers, but before you reach those limits they can send you up and down as much as they want.

[Rita]

Douglas Murray picks up his 7th assist tonight on Jamie McGinn's goal. This highlight clip call says it was Vesce's goal. However according to the Shark's announcers, the video review showed that it went in off of McGinn.

Vesce did however get on the score sheet with a 2 min interference call.

(start of 3rd period, 4-3 blackhawks).

[Beeeej]

[quote cbuckser]Mike Iggulden is back with the Islanders and will dress for tonight's game.  The demotion was just temporary while the Islanders had a short hiatus in the schedule.  He was similarly sent down for a few days last week.[/quote]

Iggy had a decent night tonight, close to ten minutes of ice time, and a couple of good looks at the net, but no assists or anything.  He helped screen Gervais's opening goal, and had a steal or two, as well.  It was very cool seeing him skate in the bigs from close to the glass - I believe, though I wouldn't swear to it, that this was the first time I'd ever seen an NHL game in person with a Cornell alum on the squad.  With the nagging thought that I might have seen Joe Nieuwendyk play at some point several years ago, tonight was certainly the first time I'd ever seen an NHL game in person with a Cornell alum on the squad whom I'd seen play for Cornell in person as well.

Anyway, discounted tickets near the glass + Nathan's hot dog + absurd quantity of cheese sauce helped make up for the disappointing 6-2 loss.

[jkahn]

[quote Rita]Douglas Murray picks up his 7th assist tonight on Jamie McGinn's goal. This highlight clip call says it was Vesce's goal. However according to the Shark's announcers, the video review showed that it went in off of McGinn.

Vesce did however get on the score sheet with a 2 min interference call.

(start of 3rd period, 4-3 blackhawks).[/quote]
McGinn took the shot from the left wing and it went in off the skate of Hawk D Hjalmarsson who was in front of Vesce as Vesce was charging toward the net.  The Hawks' announcer quickly corrected his call when he saw the replay.  Had Vesce touched it, Murray would've lost his assist.  Vesce skated tonight between Jamie McGinn and Travis Moen, with Tom Cavanagh (Harvard) getting Vesce's previous role of centering Staubitz and Shelley.
By the way, Hawks won 6-5 in a shootout.

[KeithK]

The Sharks radio guy called it for Vesce at first too, punctuating his call with "How about the kid from Cornell!".

[BCrespi]

[quote KeithK][quote cbuckser][quote Beeeej][quote RatushnyFan]Iggulden is currently back with the Sound Tigers.  He was -4 in his last two games with the Isles.

Back in Bridgeport[/quote]

Blah!  Naturally, two days before I go to an Islanders game.  ::bang::[/quote]
Mike Iggulden is back with the Islanders and will dress for tonight's game.  The demotion was just temporary while the Islanders had a short hiatus in the schedule.  He was similarly sent down for a few days last week.[/quote]
I take it hockey doesn't have any kind of options system like baseball does.  A baseball player can only be sent down a limited number fo times before he has to clear waivers.  You wouldn't send a guy down for a couple days under that kind of system.[/quote]

Actually, options don't work that way in baseball anyway.  A baseball player has three options that can be used to send him back down to the minors.  Once one option is used, it is active for the entire season.  He could be designated and recalled as many times as the team wants.  One option per year, so a team has control to send a player down as much as it wants in three seasons.  The reason guys aren't designated/recalled every few days is that a player must be down for 14 days (or thereabouts) after being designated to be recalled, unless there is an injury.  Oh the vagueries of MLB roster management.

[KeithK]

OK, thanks for the clarification.  You know, I think I knew that at some point but it's hard to remember the arcane rules when you're not a GM (and probably sometimes when you are).

I knew it was different from hockey at least!

[cbuckser]

In the face of Doug Weight's return from injury, Mike Iggulden has truly been sent down.  He'll play for the Sound Tigers, rather than the Islanders, this weekend.

[sah67]

Byron Bitz is back in the Boston lineup tonight after being scratched for several games.  Tampa Bay is in town, with former SLUzer Mike McKenna in net for them.