Just talked to David Franke.
On Jimmy Bonneau: ``I talked with him earlier in the summer, but he was pretty confident he was going to get an AHL deal. If he doesn't, I'm sure I'll hear from him.''
On Dustin Molle: ``We've talked to him. Al talked to him last week, but he still hasn't sent his contract in. Maybe Dustin is waiting to see where his brother goes.''
On Simon Mangos: ``We're still talking, and we're getting closer, but we don't have his paperwork done or anything. I'd say there's still a good chance we can get him on board. He had some shoulder surgery, but he's fine. All it was was to kind of tighten the shoulder up.''
On Artem Podshendyalov: ``We're working in that direction now. I'm working with him on a contract, and also checking out what we have to do with his immigration. I would expect sometime here that we'll get him back on board.''
On the schedule: ``They are just working on a few changes on it. I think it will be this week, but I don't know when.''
On everything else: ``There are certain players we're going after and certain players we may have to wait a little longer because of the possibility of their going to Europe. Hopefully by the end of this week or early next week we'll have a few more names to jump on board. We're just being very deliberate. We have a lot of things going on that we can't pull the trigger on until we know exactly what going on with some other things. One thing has to fall into place before I can take action on another thing.
``It's like a puzzle, but I think we're all right. We're close to doing a lot of things.''
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Henley love him or not did come to the Komets after losing his mind and getting a huge suspension from the ECHL. I can recall a few other ocasions when he lost his mind on the ice as a Komet. CrossChecking Tyler Willis in the head up at K-Zoo and getting tossed, oh and this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swqfCH-_dFM
Let me say I loved Henley.
Boucher....love him too.....but come Andy, Disney on Ice free skate. Flying the bird to the crowd, grabbing the crotch, shooting pucks at your teammates, and Bertram v. Boucher. He has history.
Goalies are supposed to be nutty anyway.
Really andy sherman? I just dont come to Komets sites only to get info on players...
This wonderful thing called the internet lets you connect with fans in other cities where these guys have played and get some usually good info on them.
If the internet fails, then I trust my own eyes... Of course I dont wear orange colored glasses and I dont place the players on a pedestal as you seem to...
BTW, I am not attacking any players character, just pointing out that many of these players that fall thru the cracks have done so for a reason usually... They've all been good players for the K's and it speaks well of the franchise that they have been able to come to Ft Wayne and flourish while being a good team mate while here. Tells us that there is good, strong leadership both on the management side and players side of the room....