Comments on: JT-FREE MINICAMP ZONE: Day 1 – Hamonic, de Haan, Trivino, Chynoweth and a missing assistant

By: 19 ISLE in NJ 22

19 ISLE in NJ 22 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:13:43 +0000

dose pass on my condolenses to Cincy … I remember him as a reg on Loggie’s blog.

By: 19 ISLE in NJ 22

19 ISLE in NJ 22 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:09:51 +0000

CB – Can you fing out some info for us about Princeton Alum defenseman Brett Westgarth who signed with the Isles (depth signing)? He’s not at prospect camp … apparently he’s nursing injuries.

His brother Kevin of the LA Kings talked about his brother’s size, speed and physical play on Kings TV … Go figure …

By: WM

WM — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:10:25 +0000

Chris, can you look into and reveal a bit more about the new training staff? Can you learn what they’re doing differently from what was done last off-season? The Isles cannot afford to have the man-games lost to injury as they had last year. Thanks!

By: Ugly Roe From Massapequa

Ugly Roe From Massapequa — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:05:54 +0000

A question for Chris Botta:

I know that they say that de Haan needs a year or two (at least) in the minors to get bigger and stronger, but as the Islanders have shown that they’re not afraid to put their kiddies in the NHL lineup as soon as they’re drafted (i.e., Baily, Okposo), do you think there’s ANY chance that de Haan could make the big club this season, or is it a fait accompli that he will be sent down?

My feeling is that he can learn just as much at the NHL level as he can in the lower leagues, and what the heck, the team isn’t going anywhere for a while anyway, so why not keep him here. I’d also be curious to know how many of the eleven guys chosen ahead of him will start right out in the NHL. I’m pretty sure that at least the top three will.

Hey, that was funny. Ugly me, starting out that sentence with “I’m pretty…!”

Sure.

By: Tond

Tond — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:58:22 +0000

i am so upset that our team mgt is always so POOR.

By: jmont6

jmont6 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:41:44 +0000

Any chance Mike Sillinger stays with the organization in some kind of coaching capacity be it Bridgeport or even the big club? I think he would be a great influence on the young group.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:46:46 +0000

I have a question that I would love to see you address in one of your upcoming threads on this minicamp coverage – how does the wreckers skating look in comparison to what you remember from last year?

By: matt

matt — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:22:29 +0000

when will aaron ness be ready?

By: TimQ

TimQ — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:09:55 +0000

Robert – From what I saw of Joensuu last year he seems to have pretty good hands for a guy his size, but definitely needs to work on his skating. I was impressed and am looking forward to see what kind of progress he’s made

By: Quagmire

Quagmire — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:52:18 +0000

Thx for the updates – would also love to hear any impressions about the two goalies just drafted.

By: Shoogah

Shoogah — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:28:19 +0000

Wow. Wristbands at 9am? Is it really gonna be that crazy? Last year I walked right in.

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:21:16 +0000

Hamonic (like last year), was invited to the tryout camp for the Canadian under 20 world junior team….
Calvin DeHaan also invited…
Early word has DeHaan having a good chance to make the team, but Hamonic having much less of a chance.. But something tells me, don’t count Hamonic out, especially if they need a defensive D-man.
Much depends on if players like Tyler Myers and Alex Pietrangelo make their respective NHL clubs, or if they play another year of juniors… If they make the NHL club, bye bye world juniors (that happened to Josh Bailey last year)…
World Junior tournament is a great step forward, and a confidence booster for any prospect..
Off the top of my head, Aaron Ness and Blake Kessel have a shot at USA squad. Kessel made last years team.
David Ullstrum made Sweden’s team last year. I’m not sure if he has another year of eligability left.