Per Arthur Staple,
Players at NVMC for camp.
Fwds in A group:
Moulson, Tavares, Bouchard, Bailey, Nielsen, Okposo, Grabner, Regin, Boulton,
Martin, Cizikas, McDonald, Strome, Nelson and Sundstrom. Also one other group
change: Chris Bruton is here in place of Johan Sundstrom, Anders Lee has joined the Coliseum group
today.
(Kyle Okposo is not
skating for Isles due to eye injury.)
Eight D are: Strait,
Hamonic, Visnovsky, Hickey, MacDonald, Donovan, Reinhart and Carkner.
Two goalies are
Nabokov and Poulin. Those 25, plus Clutterbuck (skate laceration), are with
main group.
Lines at Isles
practice: 26-91-12, 40-51-21, 16-29(Nelson)-96, 17-53-13,
36-28(Sundstrom)-18(Strome).
Isles Camp at
Iceworks:
Fwds: Persson-Sundstrom-Kabanov;
Wetmore-Miller-Diamond; Halmo-Quine-Clark; Johnson-Keenan-Gallant.
Certain parts of the
groupings between NVMC and Iceworks were an interesting choice by
management. I am sure Capuano and crew
wanted more of a look at some players and passed on a few others for now. Kabanov is a highly skilled player who is
most likely on the "bubble" in the depth of the Isles organization if
he doesn't start turning more heads, and doing it now.
I love the
possibility for Nelson, Strome, Donovan & Reinhart to get a serious look to
make Isles roster, at least for a possible 9 game audition. It looks as if Nelson and Donovan are pretty
close, while Strome and Reinhart are looking better and better to start with
the big club. Nelson has grown so much
after last season with the BST. You can
see how calm and composed he is with the puck and while in the transition game. Donovan has looked good in camp this year,
picking up right where he left off from his call ups last season. Strome has so much offensive upside, I cant
wait to see his level of play with 2 years of NHL experience. On the defensive side, the Isles could use
Reinhart's size and offensive ability on the blue line.
If Kevin Poulin
doesn't show he is ready to take the next step, Anders Nilsson could very well
be given the chance per sources close to Isles camp, including B.D.
Gallof. A player can play 9 games and
not turn pro, keeping certain eligibilities for the organization he is signed
with. The question is can they meet the
level of play required as a back up, behind an aging 38 year old starter in
Nabokov. The #1 job can open due to
injury, flat play or a trade for Nabby if the deal was right. Any of these moves would require Poulin of
Nilsson to take the reigns and make this team his.
Sundstrom, de Haan,
Ness are a few names who may be on Managements short list for a call up due to
injury for the upcoming season.
Lets hope they're dialed in on offense, tightened up on D and the PP looks as good as the PK.
Isles Notes:
Nassau County
Legislature unanimously approved $229M project to overhaul the Nassau Coliseum.
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