yzerman19

He isn't my moniker on this site for nothing...love that guy

He must be fast as all get out. He looks like the needle and the haystack or miracle player. I don't see it with Tambellini. That guy also put in 4 years in college and has an ivy league education.

This is perhaps the best example of an incredibly skilled player putting team first and buying into the system. That's why Stevie is who he is, does what he does now, has the rings, is a first ballot HOFer, and never buys his own drink in motor city. I love that our own Jonny Toews emulates so much of that Stevie Y mentality.

Tambellini will never see the ice in the NHL. He is straight up NOT TALENTED ENOUGH, NOR DRAFTED HIGH ENOUGH. Sorry kid, facts are stubborn things. From the W to the A to Europe... After his monstrous first game, he has racked up a whopping 1G and 1A and played minus 1 hockey over the subsequent 4 games.

I was wondering what happened. He just tossed a broken stick and it ended up in the stands?

Really hope we can pull it together, maybe we can be Yale from last year, but i'm not holding my breath. I cant really put my finger on why we cant generate more offense...

Dillon is a solid dman, but nobody without green tinted glasses really thinks he is Hobey material...flame away, but I have more intellectual integrity than homerism

Perhaps Tambellini's leaving can be the rally cry that this team needs...could be great locker room fodder...

Big need for wins...we absolutely can not lose, and I'd love for CC to steal one. The Saturday night ties vs Vermont and BU really hurt right now too

A scholarship should have NOTHING to do with family financial means. I have very strong opinions on that.

The AHL...if Florida is concerned about their investment. Again, he still has a lot to prove at this level...it is all about FL Director of Player Development's position on him.

So, with Tambellini leaving early, I think we just opened a pathway to get ice time for a freshman Gersich next year if he can get his schooling done. The wildcard for next year will be if Grimaldi stays. I don't think he's proven he can dominate at this level, so the issue is going to be whether or not Fl is concerned with his development. I am optimistic about next year's team...

Thought the 2nd and 3rd lines had their best games of the year. I really like the MOP line and St Clair, CHyzyk and Murphy,,, Before we pat ourselves on our back and talk draft picks, Slavin and the Swede are all world players...they were at the WJC and you can tell why. Those 2 are real talent.

Someone needs to inform these boys that life is all about walking the talk.

Old time, prison style, hockey...

That sounds like a nice lunchpail line to me...I like it. So...Rocco between jewels and Johnson MacMillan between Parks and OD St Clair with Chyzyk and Murphy Pattyn with Gaarder and Rodwell/Mitch Mac I can live with this lineup

If you want an education, go to the library. If you want to get laid, go to college.

Signing bonuses are usually paid in a lump sum up-front. Yes, it costs you more in taxes, but it saves the team more in taxes.

5-6 minutes with the Rangers is a lot better for his bank account

I'd say this...some elite level talents have specific talents that their team needs more of than others... Danny is a second line winger project. Miller can play anywhere in the lineup.

It wasn't for violating the sanctity of the handshake line. It was for doing something stupid and not acting like a leader.

Miller also got his signing bonus the day he inked his deal. If you can get the rookie max deal or darn close, you'd be crazy not to take the money and skip college. You'd be crazier to blow the money thinking its all going to be champagne and caviar.

The WHL is a superior league to all these leagues. It should come as a surprise to noone that a former WHL player would tear up the Alberta league or perform better in the USHL. How do you think Sidney Crosby or Patrick Kane would've done in the Alberta league or the USHL?? The issue is what do you do now if you've blown your college eligibility and blown your opportunity in the CHL? If you left the CHL to play in another league, you can not play NCAA, and you likely aren't going to any pro league above the ECHL. Maybe some of these kids plan on playing college hockey in Canada?

On hockeydb, it looks like he probably got cut and was just looking for a place to catch on...sounds like a very sad case...like a kid who just wants to keep that dream alive, even when its clearly long dead...losing record in the W, brutal save % and GAA

Why would you ever leave CHL to play in USHL, BCHL, AJHL??? Are you really looking forward to that ECHL $25k per year for three years followed by $15/hour in a mine or mill for the rest of your life??