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Post by Stuck in a Loop... on Nov 8, 2007 23:29:28 GMT -4
Kris Schmidt has quit the PEI Rocket and will return home after this weekend lol Im gonna get a comment from Score about this post  |
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Post by hockeydog on Nov 8, 2007 23:37:15 GMT -4
watched him in preseason, had alot more to offer then goddam cliche. and more then desroches as well. should have been given a few games ,,,
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Post by Score on Nov 8, 2007 23:49:07 GMT -4
Kris Schmidt has quit the PEI Rocket and will return home after this weekend lol Im gonna get a comment from Score about this post Quit? sure, we'll call it that. |
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Post by hockeydog on Nov 9, 2007 1:03:50 GMT -4
one question. has any team in the q, ever had 6 p.e.i players on it at one time?? enough of this local shit. i want island boys to succeed as much as anyone, but if they are not good enough too bad, . if thgis team was winning big, with no island kids, would anyone care??/ NO, they would not. i am tired of this mentality that we need island kids on this team. if they are good enough let em play, if not, send em to jr. A . walker and doyle are the only 2 that would make any other team. maybe paynter on heart alone as a 4th liner. the rest are in jr. a.and ya, that includes clow, who cannot play in this league this year, and i doubt next as a top 3 damn. he can skate, in a straight line but watch him try to turn . it is a joke.
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Post by Score on Nov 9, 2007 1:09:43 GMT -4
DesRoches as a 17yr old player is solid.....
will be a player in this league for a couple years.
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Post by coreyapple on Nov 9, 2007 8:20:57 GMT -4
one question. has any team in the q, ever had 6 p.e.i players on it at one time?? enough of this local shit. i want island boys to succeed as much as anyone, but if they are not good enough too bad, . if thgis team was winning big, with no island kids, would anyone care??/ NO, they would not. You say you 'want Island boys to succeed as much as anyone', but you obviously don't mean it, because you also say 'enough of this local shit'. What is THAT supposed to mean - the local boys are 'shit'? I disagree, I think it's important to have local content on the team - otherwise, it's hard to differentiate one team from another, and there's no local color. From what I've seen of Desroches and Clow, they're as good as the other 17-year-old rookies on the team, and Paynter has certainly proven that he can play in this league....he's as good as Lachaine, anyway. It's great that the Rocket have six Islanders in the lineup - you look at other teams' rosters, and no other team has as many locals. Good for the Rocket. |
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Post by bois on Nov 9, 2007 9:20:51 GMT -4
I don't want to take a local kid over someone who is clearly better but when both players are fairly equal in terms of what they can offer it only makes sense to take the local kid.
Schmidt did show alot in pre-season and perhaps he should have been given a better chance to excel in the games but as a 19 year old when he fell out of favor early the writing was on the wall
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Post by coreyapple on Nov 9, 2007 9:51:03 GMT -4
I don't want to take a local kid over someone who is clearly better but when both players are fairly equal in terms of what they can offer it only makes sense to take the local kid. Schmidt did show alot in pre-season and perhaps he should have been given a better chance to excel in the games but as a 19 year old when he fell out of favor early the writing was on the wall So why would the Rocket bother to get an older player, from Ontario no less, and then not use him at all? How did Schmidt "fall out of favor"? Was it something on the ice, or off the ice? |
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Post by Score on Nov 9, 2007 9:58:07 GMT -4
I don't want to take a local kid over someone who is clearly better but when both players are fairly equal in terms of what they can offer it only makes sense to take the local kid. Schmidt did show alot in pre-season and perhaps he should have been given a better chance to excel in the games but as a 19 year old when he fell out of favor early the writing was on the wall So why would the Rocket bother to get an older player, from Ontario no less, and then not use him at all? How did Schmidt "fall out of favor"? Was it something on the ice, or off the ice? Nothing wrong with going out and looking for some FA's....... Schmidt had a strong pre-season....scored a few goals. However, pre-season is not regular season. When the regular season started, Schmidt looked out of place......for a 19yr old. You can say that he didn't play in enough games in the regular season(5), but it was obviously clear to some that he was just taking up a spot that a 17yr old could do....(Coon-Come, DesRoches). Also, when they got Gallant, it was pretty obvious what was going to happen. |
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Post by Fusion on Nov 9, 2007 9:58:24 GMT -4
I thought he just sucked, he dropped the ball imo. Played pretty good in preseason but then played the Cmorej card... almost the identical player. Cmorej looked good in preseason too but then was a complete waste.
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Post by bois on Nov 9, 2007 10:41:39 GMT -4
I don't want to take a local kid over someone who is clearly better but when both players are fairly equal in terms of what they can offer it only makes sense to take the local kid. Schmidt did show alot in pre-season and perhaps he should have been given a better chance to excel in the games but as a 19 year old when he fell out of favor early the writing was on the wall So why would the Rocket bother to get an older player, from Ontario no less, and then not use him at all? How did Schmidt "fall out of favor"? Was it something on the ice, or off the ice? Don't ask me questions I can't answer. The Rocket have gotten players from Ontario who sucked before (Enifatti, Steciuk, Swit, and Potsy) .. their track record is really not very good actually Hopefully with a new GM or DHO (whichever you prefer) this might change.. it would be nice to actually land one solid free agent capable of helping the team someday |
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Post by topcon81 on Nov 9, 2007 18:37:04 GMT -4
It's great that the Rocket have six Islanders in the lineup - you look at other teams' rosters, and no other team has as many locals.
Good for the Rocket.
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look at the standings and you will notice that no other team is in the same place the rocket are either....
Good for the rest of the Q , i guess ?
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Post by habernac on Nov 9, 2007 19:48:39 GMT -4
To blame the local kids or describe them as "local shit" is ridiculous.DesRoches,Clow,Deighan are future impact players and Paynter,Doyle and Walker could play on any other Q team and probably will by next year.Deighan and DesRoches had outstanding seasons in Jr A last year including strong playoff performances.Clow is also scouted by other organizations.We see what Guy has in store for these 3 next year.
Who's knows how many other local players have been approached from other teams,schools etc who also show interest in their hockey skills but they have chosen to stay on the island and take their chances with the Rocket,Capitals and Abbies.
There's lots of future talent coming up also on the island and I'm not biased.I'm from Quebec and I would take DesRoches over Coon-Come anytime.He proved himself in AAA two years ago and Junior A last year.
Stop blaming the local kids or the 16,17year olds for the Rocket's problem.You win and lose as a team and these kids will be part of Guy's future plans.
Hockeydog your post was offensive and I'm sure you wouldn't say that they're "local shit" to their face.
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Post by topcon81 on Nov 9, 2007 20:39:18 GMT -4
I dont think that the comment meant that the locals are shit....at least i didnt take it that way .
deighan and desroches had good seasons in jr a last year , but they were far from outstanding...deighan had 18 points and desroches had 34 i think...pretty good numbers but not outstanding ones.
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Post by hockeydog on Nov 9, 2007 22:04:00 GMT -4
first off, i never once called them local shit. and if you think the 2 you mentioned as having outstanding years, well thats your opinion. deroches is not the player cc is. and the way maclean played tonight, he earned more starts. if you found my post offensive for some reason, i dont really give a shit. it is the minset of alot of people around here that we need local kids. and i do like to see them, but not at the expense of the team. and i do not believe derosches or clow is ready.
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