Canadian World Junior Hockey Camp Opens

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[Q]bigred06 Wrote:

 Julien Ellis is cut. for some reason they are doing one by one.[/q]

I think its because they are catching them leaving...the official release isn't due for another 25 mins. or so.

[calgARI '07]

Setoguchi is kind of surprising.  

[sockralex]

What is the source of info?  
Also, has anyone considered the fact that Sasha is one of 3 defenders listed as being a Right stick player?  I think that can really help out.... i've always thought it was an important issue for hockey players for which side they play on to be a certain stick.  Maybe I am mistaken...

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[Q]sockralex Wrote:

 What is the source of info?  
Also, has anyone considered the fact that Sasha is one of 3 defenders listed as being a Right stick player?  I think that can really help out.... i've always thought it was an important issue for hockey players for which side they play on to be a certain stick.  Maybe I am mistaken...[/q]

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[2tkCornell]

I don't think Setugichi is a big surprise.  He had an awful camp.  Although he scored one goal, it was a total fluke goal.  He is supposed to put the puck in the back of the night, and wasn't.  Also, he wasn't hitting enough.

[calgARI '07]

According to the Toronto Star, this is the final roster:


Goalies:
Pogge
Ellis

Defenceman:
Bourdon
Barker
Russell
Letang
Staal
Parent
Pokulok

Forwards:
Boyd
Comeau
Blunden
Chipchura
Bolland
Pyatt
Latrendresse
Downie
Pouilot
Toews
Bertram
O'Marra
Cogliano

Take it for what it's worth.  So far its bang on except for the goaltenders.

[calgARI '07]

[Q]2tkCornell Wrote:

 I don't think Setugichi is a big surprise.  He had an awful camp.  Although he scored one goal, it was a total fluke goal.  He is supposed to put the puck in the back of the night, and wasn't.  Also, he wasn't hitting enough.[/q]

Still, the guy was the 8th overall pick.  Well I guess Price was the 5th overall pick.

[2tkCornell]

Except for the fact that Ellis was cut, so Dubnyk is the other goalie.  Questionable move there.  I thought Price should have been the backup to Pogge.

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[Q]2tkCornell Wrote:

 Except for the fact that Ellis was cut, so Dubnyk is the other goalie.  Questionable move there.  I thought Price should have been the backup to Pogge.[/q]

Price is elligible next year and could have benefited from the experience.

[2tkCornell]

The suspense!

[redhair34]

Pokulok makes it!  Who would of thunk it at the beginning of camp?  Lets hope this kicks him into gear for the second half of the season.

[2tkCornell]

NICE!!!!

[calgARI '07]

Great for Cornell hockey and Pokuluk.

[evilnaturedrobot]

[Q]Robb Wrote:

 [Q2]calgARI '07 Wrote:  It will be very interesting to see how he performs when he comes back to Cornell which appears to be more in the future than most of us originally anticipated.[/Q]
Is there a word missing from this sentence?  If anything, I would think that this camp (whether he's picked for the team or not) makes it LESS likely that Pokulok will return to Cornell next fall.[/q]

I don't think we really have to worry about loosing Sasha next year.  You have to remember that The Capitals had 13 picks in the 2004 draft, including 3 first rounders.  Of those 13 picks 3 have already been signed (Ovechkin and Bourque and Green) and 2 are NCAA guys who the caps will hold the rights too untill they graduate.  That leaves 8 guys that the capitals will have to sign this summer before they loose they're rights.  Remember that the NHL now limits each organization to 50 players under contract.  Finding 9 free spots isn't going to be easy.  It wouldn't really make sense for the Caps to sign Sasha when they're probably going to have trouble making room for all the guys the have to sign, especially when you consider that, up to now, he's had a disapointing season.  

Edit:  Now that I think about it, the new rule stipulating that a team can only hold a European's rights for 2 years might not apply to players drafted before the new CBA.  So the Capitals may no have to sign all those picks.  Regardless I think the Caps would still rather let Sasha play in Ithaca for free than pay him to take up a contract, considering the rediculous amount of picks that they've had over the last two years.

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[Q]evilnaturedrobot Wrote:

 [Q2]Robb Wrote:

 [Q2]calgARI '07 Wrote:  It will be very interesting to see how he performs when he comes back to Cornell which appears to be more in the future than most of us originally anticipated.[/Q]
Is there a word missing from this sentence?  If anything, I would think that this camp (whether he's picked for the team or not) makes it LESS likely that Pokulok will return to Cornell next fall.[/Q]
I don't think we really have to worry about loosing Sasha next year.  You have to remember that The Capitals had 13 picks in the 2004 draft, including 3 first rounders.  Of those 13 picks 3 have already been signed (Ovechkin and Bourque and Green) and 2 are NCAA guys who the caps will hold the rights too untill they graduate.  That leaves 8 guys that the capitals will have to sign this summer before they loose they're rights.  Remember that the NHL now limits each organization to 50 players under contract.  Finding 9 free spots isn't going to be easy.  It wouldn't really make sense for the Caps to sign Sasha when they're probably going to have trouble making room for all the guys the have to sign, especially when you consider that, up to now, he's had a disapointing season.  

Edit:  Now that I think about it, the new rule stipulating that a team can only hold a European's rights for 2 years might not apply to players drafted before the new CBA.  So the Capitals may no have to sign all those picks.  Regardless I think the Caps would still rather let Sasha play in Ithaca for free than pay him to take up a contract, considering the rediculous amount of picks that they've had over the last two years.



Edited 3 times. Last edit at 12/16/05 01:35PM by evilnaturedrobot.[/q]

The Caps GM said he was going to try to sign Sasha right after the draft. They will probably make at least a moderate effort after this season to get him signed, and his appearance on the Canadian WJC team will only increase their desire.