* Pascal Morency is built exactly like Andy Bezeau. He looks like a freaking bulldog you wouldn't want to mess with. Also like Andy, he's usually smiling.
* Eric Boguniecki got sent down from Columbus today to Syracuse. He won't be there long.
* Took a tour of the new Komets locker room's today and they are sweet! Incredibly nice and bright.
* Went to lunch with Pat Bingham today and asked him what type of team he wants to put on the ice.
``What we're not going to have is perimeter team,'' Bingham said. "We're not going to just sit on the perimeter and try to score that way. I know the highest percentage scoring chances are odd-man rushes and rebounds. We want to have players who are going to play in traffic to create odd-man rushes, to try to create two-on-ones all over the ice so that takes a certain amount of commitment and bravery, playing in traffic. You have to take a hit to make a play and chip it to your buddy. We're not going to stay way out wide and make cross-ice passes. That's not how it's done. We're going to shoot the puck a lot, go to the net and we're going to get in front of that goaltender so he can't see. We're going to work on those things from the very beginning. You do it for me, and I'll do it for you.''
You could say Pat's a little fired up right now and ready to go. He knows he's really going to have to scramble early because they have that exhibition game on Wednesday, and he's got a whole new team of players who don't know him and he barely knows some of them. There's only three players on the team who have played for him before, and he's only seen one of the defensemen play at all.
He knows he needs to cram about four weeks of stuff into one, and it won't be any easier with the extra exhibition game. I'm not really sure what that game will accomplish except possibly weeding out some of the weaker skaters.
This could be a little scrambly early. The Komets are still looking for players and are still getting and making calls. It is going to be critical that the players show up in pretty good shape or the Komets could be facing problems early. They just don't have that much time to prepare.
This morning Kevin St. Pierre, Pascal Morency, K.J. Voorhees, Kevin Hansen, David Hukalo, Jonathan Goodwin and Mike Domkiewicz skated at McMillen with the help of some local amateur players.
Bruce Richardson is continuing to recruit heavily in Montreal. It's possible the Komets could have more than 11 players from Quebec in training camp. Almost all of them are working out together.
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Anyone heard if season tickets are ready to be picked up???
Someone said Oct 2.
Oct. 2nd is correct. I called earlier this morning and they said they are available after 1:30pm on Monday.
Thanks for the info guys.. At least they didn't wait until the day before the first game....lol.
I wish they would just mail the season tickets. I don't even plan on being near the Coliseum until the day of the game!
And risk the chance of them getting stolen. Yah mail all the season tickets out.
So did it basically end-up being JC Ruid or nothing for a scorer on the #2 line? JC Ruid not signing here and not going out to find a similiar type player in talent level and with his stats may leave a huge hole in our Offense...what are the Frankes looking to do if anything? Are they done looking or are they going to role the dice on what they might find in camp? I hope they find a Sniper, like quick.
Wow, Hit you've certainly got a lot of patience don't you? Every year since coming to the UHL, the Komets have found somebody who came in during training camp or right after from the ECHL. If nothing else happens, that will happen again. They are still getting and making calls. Relax. The best things come to those who wait. When I took coach to lunch yesterday, he couldn't wait to get back to the office to jump on the phones. Plus, Richardson is still finding names on Montreal.
There's also always somebody who shows up the first day of camp that wasn't expected, too.
Thanks Blake...just asking a question of you. I wasn't taking a shot at anyone there in anyway. You RELAX! Just was curious if they had a plan B for a scoring threat on the #2 line is all. I figured that they were going to take a looksee at what they had coming in and then maybe look around to see what was available. Kill me....I was just curious. Go back to your garbage can and sleep...grouch! LOL
Hit and relax? There is a better chance he becomes a Pulhulski apologist than relaxes.
Flint picked up Josh Piro for Bloomington today.
What's going on? Now Ruid has signed with us?
The Komets web site says JC Ruid signed with us now! Does that mean he has said he will not go over seas to play half way into the season, or did we rent him for the start of the year?
What's going on????
I hope we aren't looking at another Mark Smith deal???
I know the Frankes said the wouldn't sign Ruid unless he's committed to playing the whole season, but anything can happen.
I would say that we are renting him and praying that he stays a whole season. He is the best #2 line player the Komets could find before the start of training camp. But that is only my opinion
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The way Franke talks about the Mark Smith situation, I would be surprised if he signed Ruid knowing the same might happen.
That's what I'm saying. Ruid could say now that he'll play the whole season then at some point pull a Malkin and bolt. The only difference here is that he's the eighth vet so we're covered that way.