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Post by Pain101 on Sept 20, 2019 23:31:34 GMT
Great article in 'The Rink' about how the Hawks should send Boqvist to Rfd...forgetting of course he is only 19 and cant play in the AHL. Boqvist (like Joker last year) is on loan from his Euro team. Because of that he's exempt from that rule. I believe it's either Chicago or Rockford for him this year.
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Post by jimc on Sept 21, 2019 0:55:40 GMT
Really?
Even tho he played in London last year?
I dont know if the Knights drafted him or just selected his rights...or if theres an actual difference...
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Post by jimc on Sept 21, 2019 1:04:23 GMT
He was signed by a London in the 2017 import draft..so I guess your explanation makes sense...I totally forgot about that loophole.
I guess now the discussion revolves around where is best for him to develop?
I know the hawks said last year they expected to send him back to a London for another year...but a lot of water under the bridge since then...
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Post by garyu on Sept 21, 2019 1:35:54 GMT
Great article in 'The Rink' about how the Hawks should send Boqvist to Rfd...forgetting of course he is only 19 and cant play in the AHL. True, but he will get his ass handed to him in the 'N'...
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Post by Pain101 on Sept 21, 2019 1:39:37 GMT
He was signed by a London in the 2017 import draft..so I guess your explanation makes sense...I totally forgot about that loophole. I guess now the discussion revolves around where is best for him to develop? I know the hawks said last year they expected to send him back to a London for another year...but a lot of water under the bridge since then... I've seen this with a few Hawks prospects. I think they did this with Bondra also.
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Post by garyu on Sept 21, 2019 1:41:10 GMT
He was signed by a London in the 2017 import draft..so I guess your explanation makes sense...I totally forgot about that loophole. I guess now the discussion revolves around where is best for him to develop? I know the hawks said last year they expected to send him back to a London for another year...but a lot of water under the bridge since then... I've seen this with a few Hawks prospects. I think they did this with Bondra also. Is Bondra still around?? Or are we talking Peter???
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Post by Pain101 on Sept 21, 2019 2:03:54 GMT
I've seen this with a few Hawks prospects. I think they did this with Bondra also. Is Bondra still around?? Or are we talking Peter??? Dude you talk Peter all the time! I was referring to Radovan though.
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Post by Giovi on Sept 21, 2019 2:31:00 GMT
Stan said earlier this week that Boqvist was ready to turn pro. I'd be surprised if he sticks in Chi, to start anyway. He definitely seems to have outgrown the OHL.
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Post by lari on Sept 21, 2019 5:43:58 GMT
Boqvist himself said he WILL turn pro. So he's not going back to OHL. AHL is still better than a year in Sweden, for instance. I think he can get some NHL games this season as well.
Jokiharju was about half and half last season with NHL/AHL, plus WJC. And he came from WHL.
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Post by brendan on Sept 21, 2019 6:05:40 GMT
ahl better for him than ohl ya? i think you give him few games and see how he does as #2 on the pp.
think gusto kinda hurts him as its tough to carry 2 offensive defensemen type guys... maybe boqvist can develop into a more complete player.
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Post by garyu on Sept 21, 2019 14:48:32 GMT
ahl better for him than ohl ya? i think you give him few games and see how he does as #2 on the pp. think gusto kinda hurts him as its tough to carry 2 offensive defensemen type guys... maybe boqvist can develop into a more complete player. He needs some bulk.
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Post by jimc on Sept 26, 2019 14:23:40 GMT
Boqvist and Saarella sent to the Rock.
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Post by Giovi on Sept 26, 2019 15:02:59 GMT
Boqvist and Saarella sent to the Rock. No surprise. Boqvist isnt physically ready and Saarela didnt stand out much. Given how much noise he made about Car not having him on the big club, i wonder if he'll do the same here.
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Post by lari on Sept 26, 2019 16:21:56 GMT
A lot of times it's not that you're sent down, but it's that you're sent down with no explanation or idea what went wrong. That's what I learnt from John Scott's podcast when he said Tortorella was awful about that and made players bitter, and Quenneville was amazing because he always made the player understand the thought process that went into the decision.
I feel Saarela had a legit shot to earn a spot. He just wasn't good enough / other guys were better at this time. I hope it was communicated well to him by the coaching staff, so he knows what happened and what he needs to do.
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Post by Giovi on Sept 26, 2019 16:44:05 GMT
Queneville on waivers.
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