Mailloux Recalled

[theograce]

They are trying to start him like a pull chain on a cold engine. He sucked in Springfield but slightly less, and he looked a little more comfortable even if it was still bad. That little personal internal comfort he gained is the heat in the pull chain and it's not going to work, because it's so cold. But hey, it's occurring.

His photo on the T Birds' Team page looks like a lost kid.

Probably is a bit lost. Last few years of his life would be like living in a tornado

[Cahokanut]

If Army didn't trade for and claim this guy ready over the summer.
This guy probably would of been first cut in camp.

Something about earning it. Unless Army.

[Harry S Deals]

I watched the day game they played he was pretty good. He got beat 1v1 on a 4 on 4 didn't get the man or the puck and the puck carrier scored. In OT he took a penalty, ill advised. Overall I'd say he was pretty good I think he scored in that game I dont remember he was certainly more confident than he was with the Blues. He was up ice a lot more and was more physical. He also has a monster one timer which at some point could be a factor on a PP with Dvorsky and Snuggerud.
Again let him play don't shelter his minutes but as many have said sticking him with Tucker isn't great its going to put him in tough situations but Kessel isn't really an upgrade so roll with it. Let him get comfortable and start using his gifts which is athleticism and physicality

[Harry S Deals]

If Army didn't trade for and claim this guy ready over the summer.
This guy probably would of been first cut in camp.

Something about earning it. Unless Army.

That doesn't make sense which is not unusual but LM was good in camp and preseason games

[Cahokanut]

If Army didn't trade for and claim this guy ready over the summer.
This guy probably would of been first cut in camp.

Something about earning it. Unless Army.

That doesn't make sense which is not unusual but LM was good in camp and preseason games

It wouldn't for you. Name another 20 defender Army put out there.

[PregnantNun]

I said earlier that Mailloux would be recalled over Army's dead reputation. I didn't think that this recall would happen so soon--if ever.

Now that the fateful recall is here, when is the visitation and funeral service for Army's reputation? .

I can't tell if you're young because you have so much energy to sink into in this grudge you hold with a hockey GM or if you're old because you possess such a deep reservoir of cynicism and negativity.

[Harry York 37]

If Army didn't trade for and claim this guy ready over the summer.
This guy probably would of been first cut in camp.

Something about earning it. Unless Army.

That doesn't make sense which is not unusual but LM was good in camp and preseason games

It wouldn't for you. Name another 20 defender Army put out there.

I recall Mailloux concentrating, almost solely on, on his defense in camp- which was a good idea.
When our goalies imploded the first two weeks of the actual season, his errors were hung out to dry in a most cruel fashion.

[Cahokanut]

If Army didn't trade for and claim this guy ready over the summer.
This guy probably would of been first cut in camp.

Something about earning it. Unless Army.

That doesn't make sense which is not unusual but LM was good in camp and preseason games

It wouldn't for you. Name another 20 defender Army put out there.

I recall Mailloux concentrating, almost solely on, on his defense in camp- which was a good idea.
When our goalies imploded the first two weeks of the actual season, his errors were hung out to dry in a most cruel fashion.

I recall management saying all kinds of things during camp. Baby Parayko stands out. They said. But I can't think of anyone that saw.
I saw a guy not able to keep up with other teams camp cuts.

Personally glad he is up. I just wished drafted players who were not friends of cheddar the pet got the same opportunity.

[a smell of green grass]

I said earlier that Mailloux would be recalled over Army's dead reputation. I didn't think that this recall would happen so soon--if ever.

Now that the fateful recall is here, when is the visitation and funeral service for Army's reputation? .

I can't tell if you're young because you have so much energy to sink into in this grudge you hold with a hockey GM or if you're old because you possess such a deep reservoir of cynicism and negativity.

Some don't question how their GM can proclaim Mailloux to be ready to hold a position on a team that almost advanced to Round 2 of the playoffs, and when the truth settles....

The fans find out that Mailloux can't hold a position in the NHL--NOT EVEN on the worst team in the NHL. Mailloux is worse than our 3rd-line.

Instead of questioning who I am, I think that you should be questioning what kind of GM we got. The GM makes a lot of big errors in talent evaluation.

[sdaltons]

If Army didn't trade for and claim this guy ready over the summer.
This guy probably would of been first cut in camp.

Something about earning it. Unless Army.

That doesn't make sense which is not unusual but LM was good in camp and preseason games

It wouldn't for you. Name another 20 defender Army put out there.

Tucker, Kessel, Broberg, Perunovich, Parayko, Mikkola, Rosen, Walman, Faulk, Dunn, Krug, Pietrangelo, Scandella, Bortuzzo, Del Zotto, Edmundson, Schmaltz, Shattenkirk, Gunnarsson, Lindbohm...should I go on?

[Absolut]

Faulk hurt?

[Ziggy3]

Why did they acquire Rosen?

Bring him up, put him in with Mailloux and let's go. At least he's a veteran who's shown steady play in the past. I've seen enough of Tucker-Kessel that I don't think it can possibly be worse.

[sneptsmoustache]

Why did they acquire Rosen?

Bring him up, put him in with Mailloux and let's go. At least he's a veteran who's shown steady play in the past. I've seen enough of Tucker-Kessel that I don't think it can possibly be worse.

I don't disagree with you much at all here. I'm fine with Tucker getting most games and Kessel being the "pressbox guy who plays every couple games", but man, rolling the two of them out there night-in, night-out seems like a problem.

That said, maybe they're just at the point where they're like "these guys need to get the NHL games under their belt" and want to give them that playing time. Put differently, maybe they see more potential in Kessel's future than Rosen's and just want to get him minutes. And if you're going to do that, it should eventually be Mailloux getting those minutes, but maybe they're like "Hey Logan, you're going to spend the whole season learning how to play the defensive side of the game, and you're going to sit in the pressbox a lot as a result." Who knows.

All I know is, if Army can be criticized of one thing, it's how he's handled the D corps over the years. He let Dunn get away, let Mikkola get away. Both of those guys have flourished. Let Petro get away, which I think we all understand why, but his response to that has mostly been a failure, or at least until the last couple years when we've rounded out our Top 4 with Broberg and Fowler, and then Faulk finally started playing at a high enough level.

Even letting Leddy and Suter go at the same time seems like a preventable error, we lost 2500 games of experience in our bottom six and it's showing. Whenever Army gets into a little bit of a cap squeeze, it seems like his response is always to "make the wrong personnel decision on D".

[Harry S Deals]

Why did they acquire Rosen?

Bring him up, put him in with Mailloux and let's go. At least he's a veteran who's shown steady play in the past. I've seen enough of Tucker-Kessel that I don't think it can possibly be worse.

I don't disagree with you much at all here. I'm fine with Tucker getting most games and Kessel being the "pressbox guy who plays every couple games", but man, rolling the two of them out there night-in, night-out seems like a problem.

That said, maybe they're just at the point where they're like "these guys need to get the NHL games under their belt" and want to give them that playing time. Put differently, maybe they see more potential in Kessel's future than Rosen's and just want to get him minutes. And if you're going to do that, it should eventually be Mailloux getting those minutes, but maybe they're like "Hey Logan, you're going to spend the whole season learning how to play the defensive side of the game, and you're going to sit in the pressbox a lot as a result." Who knows.

All I know is, if Army can be criticized of one thing, it's how he's handled the D corps over the years. He let Dunn get away, let Mikkola get away. Both of those guys have flourished. Let Petro get away, which I think we all understand why, but his response to that has mostly been a failure, or at least until the last couple years when we've rounded out our Top 4 with Broberg and Fowler, and then Faulk finally started playing at a high enough level.

Even letting Leddy and Suter go at the same time seems like a preventable error, we lost 2500 games of experience in our bottom six and it's showing. Whenever Army gets into a little bit of a cap squeeze, it seems like his response is always to "make the wrong personnel decision on D".

I think if you're fair and unbiased its a bit more complicated than "letting them get away". I was here when Dunn, Walman, Leddy, were being run out of town posters were lining up to drive them to airport. Dunn was taken in the draft, Walman became Leddy who played very well in the playoff, Walman was nowhere near ready from primetime and the Blues wanted to make a run.

We've gone other this a lot AP wanted contract terms the Blues werent comfortable with namely a giant signing bonus every summer.

The Krug signing and the Buch extension both appear to be misses we will see on Buch.

Logan Mailloux is a project he set himself back with missing time in the OHL he is what he is. He looked good here this summer, in camp, in preseason games he needs time to develop. Same with Bolduc, he is not a complete player im sure Bolduc will put it all together some time and be a fine
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Broberg will be a monster defensman for this franchise hes a steal at a 2nd round pick, you can add the 3rd, the 5th and Paul Fischer and its still a big win for STL. Broberg is logging big time minutes vs top players he is being used overwhelmingly on dzone draws and he is exceling. He also has had somewhat limited time for his age, give him a year or two and check back on this, we'll see where he is. He is a foundational piece moving ahead to certainly build you d corp around with: Lindstein, Fischer, Mailloux, Tucker (perhaps), Jiricek

[canadian eh]

-2 at MSG

[DawgDad]

-2 at MSG

He had nothing to do with one of the goals.