Couture Reassigned to Worcester
Could be any number of reasons (salary cap for example), so it's not a sure thing that he won't be up with the big club tomorrow in Nashville.
That being said, the Torrey Mitchell winds are blowing strong. Let's see if those winds are more than just hot air.
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What’s a Torrey Mitchell?
We just traded who for who?!
by BawLa on Nov 16, 2009 2:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
TORREY MITCHELL
I hope he comes back. I really really do.
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by mymclife on Nov 16, 2009 2:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
It has to be soon
Why not tomorrow?
Also, apparently the game isn’t being televised anywhere tomorrow. That’s fairly pathetic.
by Evilducks on Nov 16, 2009 2:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but...
…Nashville.
I was advocating for Joel Ward in a third line role for the Sharks.
He’s Nashville’s starting right wing.
Nuff said.
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by That'll Cheech You on Nov 16, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Let me clarify...
I want every single game to be televised, but I could understand why network execs passed this one up.
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by That'll Cheech You on Nov 16, 2009 2:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
While I can see why this one is written off on paper, I don’t think the NHL should be not airing games.
Also, It’s possible nobody gets called up and Shelley plays against the Preds.
by Evilducks on Nov 16, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree, but I can see the reason.
Very true, since we were winging 3 centers last game. Allows for some movement.
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by That'll Cheech You on Nov 16, 2009 2:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Also, It’s possible nobody gets called up and Shelley plays against the Preds.
Problem is, Nashville doesn’t really have a heavyweight that he would go with. That’s why I don’t think it would be a particularly good strategy.
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by Mr. Plank on Nov 16, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh ferchrissakes.
I can’t think onf one person who likes Jordin Tootoo. heavyweight or not, he’s still fun to watch get pounded. I guess Staubitz has his dance card for awhile anyways.
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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Nov 16, 2009 3:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s my point though— you’re dressing two guys for the same role, when Staubitz is probably the only one that would go with Tootoo and/or any other Nashville forward looking to scrap.
I’d much rather have McLellan start Mitchell, Couture, Ferriero etc. than go that route.
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by Mr. Plank on Nov 16, 2009 7:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think we’ve all been in agreement on that since the beginning of the year.
by Evilducks on Nov 16, 2009 7:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe so they don’t play 6-7 minutes a game?
/trying to make sense.
by idunno723 on Nov 16, 2009 7:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was going to tell you that you’re wrong, but you’re right. Stoopeed non-televised crapshitdamn.
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by theneverman on Nov 16, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
there is always radio
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by ang6666 on Nov 16, 2009 3:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mitchell will return for one game...
only because it’s not televised.
by SharksFanTillDeath on Nov 16, 2009 3:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
*SOB*
NOT POOR PRINCE LOGAN. DAMN YOU SHARKS FOR PLAYING WITH MY FRAGILE EMOTIONS
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I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Nov 16, 2009 3:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Maybe a return of Shelley?
He was injured short term, so maybe he comes back, but I would rather see Torrey.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Nov 16, 2009 3:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Devin Setoguchi got a little banged up in Chicago and his availability will be determined tomorrow. And don’t be shocked to see Greiss in net against the Predators for the second time in a week. Just saying it could happen.
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by Section223 on Nov 16, 2009 3:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Such good manners
How could they turn you down?
C’mon, he said “please”
by Section223 on Nov 16, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
testing mobile commenting
Now that I’ve remembered my SBN password…
Wouldn’t Mitchell be ahead of schedule? I swear the estimated return was Thanksgiving or so. Not that I’m complaining…
by Nael M. on Nov 16, 2009 7:14 PM PST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Honestly though, I think that was his expected return date last season. Who knows if he plays tomorrow— it’s possible of course, but with all that has gone on, I’m not expecting anything.
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by Mr. Plank on Nov 16, 2009 7:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It was
I remember, because I had tickets to the Chicago game on November 15 last year, and Torrey was expected to return right after that and I was so pissed that I missed it by that much. But then that ended up not mattering when “6-8 weeks” turned into “6-8 months.”
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by mymclife on Nov 16, 2009 8:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Boo can start in net tomorrow
Since we wont be watching.
by SanJoseLandShark on Nov 16, 2009 9:13 PM PST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Torrey Mitchell is halfway through a two-week conditioning assignment [Source]
Just a throw-away line at the end of an article about how well the third line is performing, but it’s still pretty significant as it tells us how long it’ll be until he’s back (ONE WEEK!).
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by mymclife on Nov 16, 2009 10:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
It doesn't necessarily mean it's a hard two weeks...
That’s just the maximum amount of time he can spend in Worcester on a conditioning assignment under the NHL CBA. Don’t rule him out yet.
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by That'll Cheech You on Nov 16, 2009 10:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You’re just saying that so our piece is relevant tomorrow ;)
I AGREE THOUGH. HE’S COMING BACK AGAINST NASHVILLE.
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by Mr. Plank on Nov 16, 2009 10:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It would be fitting if he came back in a game that wasn’t televised.
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by mymclife on Nov 16, 2009 10:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i was/am hoping that he'd play in Worcester on Wednesday
you know, so i’d have a personal eyewitness account of a Torrey Mitchell sighting. i don’t know if i really believe that he’s in the lineup in Nashville tomorrow without any video evidence and all.
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by DownRUpLYB on Nov 16, 2009 11:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll believe mitchell is back when i physically, with my own eyes, see him on the ice. This is probably just a cap move.
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by ZeroIndulgence on Nov 16, 2009 10:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Oh yee of little faith
By the way, like the signature?
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Nov 16, 2009 11:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Also
Here’s the video I took of you today. Also a fanshot.
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Nov 16, 2009 11:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
hahahahaha!
Nice, good times!
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by ZeroIndulgence on Nov 17, 2009 10:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
For those that are subscribers, it looks like the game will be shown on NHL Gamecenter Live.
by nevets07 on Nov 16, 2009 11:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I’m guessing since its not on TV on any other channel, the NHL will broadcast it on Gamecenter Live.
I’m just assuming since whenever I click on a Sharks game in Gamecenter, I usually get a message that says to watch the game on Versus, NBC or NHL Network. This time around it says “Waiting for video feed”.
by nevets07 on Nov 17, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They can take the in-arena feed from the jumbotron and layer the radio feed over it. It’s been done before; I think it was a Panthers-Hurricanes game when they were both in the middle of the playoff race in March that neither team was broadcasting due to Versus or NBC or something.
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by mymclife on Nov 17, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ahh, that makes sense I suppose. That’s going to be an odd broadcast.
by Evilducks on Nov 17, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
is there anything in the CBA
or other rules that require a player actually be sent down to where he is reassigned?
let me clarify. since this is seen by some to be a pure cap move, if the Big Sharks plan on calling him up for tonight’s game against Nashville, do they actually have to physically move him back to Worcester to do so? Or could Couture be sitting and practicing with the guys in Nashville the whole time during his reassignment before he is officially called back up?
Just curious.
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by DownRUpLYB on Nov 17, 2009 8:53 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
From what I’ve read, players physically have to be sent to where they are reassigned, and can’t just be reassigned in spirit. Easy for teams whose minor league affiliates are just across the street (i.e. Flyers), not so easy for us.
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by mymclife on Nov 17, 2009 9:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
thanks mymclife
yeah that seemed to be to easy of a loophole to get through. but just wanted to make sure after Pollak’s quote:
The Sharks reassigned forward Logan Couture to Worcester after the Chicago game. Which means they’ll need to bring somebody else up by tomorrow night. And if past practice is any indication, it could very well by Couture.
But yeah, tonight’s game has some intrigue: Will Torrey Mitchell be back? Who’s gonna get called up? Is Boo gonna start? Is Goc gonna torch us again with his scoring prowess? Does Tootoo dare to get Staubitzed again? We will see.
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by DownRUpLYB on Nov 17, 2009 11:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nashville seems to be trying to avoid stupid penalties, I don’t think we’ll see any fights from Tootoo at the tank, he might drop them while in Nashville though as it’s his fan base he’s likely to rile up at that point.
by Evilducks on Nov 17, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
teams whose minor league affiliates are just across the street (i.e. Flyers)
The Phantoms actually no longer play across the street (or in the same state) – they’re playing out of the Adirondack region in upstate New York. But your point is taken – the Eastern Conference teams have closer AHL affiliates.
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Nov 17, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I know. I was just referencing last season, when the Flyers were right up against the cap and so kept shuttling their players across the street to accrue some extra room.
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by mymclife on Nov 17, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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