dEnnis the Menace Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Craig Rivet signs with: Elmira? :blink: :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Craig Rivet signs with: Elmira? :blink: :blink: Good for him ... At least he is still playing pro hockey ... and not in a garage league, like the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Craig Rivet signs with: Elmira? :blink: :blink: Wow. I guess he still has the burn to play. I'm hoping it is a player-oach type scenario and he's looking to break into coaching. But I suppose it might just be that he still itches to play that badly. I would imagine he'll have a few punks wanting to see if he's still a badass. that's gotta suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Craig Rivet signs with: Elmira? :blink: :blink: If he's still playing for them on February 16th, I will DEFINATELY be at the game when the Jakals come to play the cyclones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Wow. I guess he still has the burn to play. I'm hoping it is a player-oach type scenario and he's looking to break into coaching. But I suppose it might just be that he still itches to play that badly. I would imagine he'll have a few punks wanting to see if he's still a badass. that's gotta suck. Two thoughts come to mind. Like you I thought transition to player coach, But also Anahiem's D is a mess. (Is Elmira still Ducks?) Sbisa-Geurin-Brookbank-Fowler have about 1 NHL season combined. Lydman's still out. Beauchemin looked slow last year in Toronto. ...he still looks slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dEnnis the Menace Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Two thoughts come to mind. Like you I thought transition to player coach, But also Anahiem's D is a mess. (Is Elmira still Ducks?) Sbisa-Geurin-Brookbank-Fowler have about 1 NHL season combined. Lydman's still out. Beauchemin looked slow last year in Toronto. ...he still looks slow. Still, he'd have to go Elmira -> ? -> Anaheim...I really don't see it happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Still, he'd have to go Elmira -> ? -> Anaheim...I really don't see it happening. ? = Syracuse Crunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Still, he'd have to go Elmira -> ? -> Anaheim...I really don't see it happening. It's a slim chance. But still a chance. Anahiem doesn't have a RH defensemen that should be in the NHL. (Geurin is 28, Brookbank 31 are the Righties, and these guys are career #7's at best.) I wonder if Shaone Morrison watched the game in Helsinki thinking, "Geez, I'd be top pair on the Ducks.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 He could be called directly from Elmira to Anaheim, no need to go through Syracuse. It could be that Syracuse is at it's max of non-development players (260 games or something like that). Stashing him in the ECHL for now may just be due to the roster restrictions in the AHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samson's Flow Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 It's a slim chance. But still a chance. Anahiem doesn't have a RH defensemen that should be in the NHL. (Geurin is 28, Brookbank 31 are the Righties, and these guys are career #7's at best.) I wonder if Shaone Morrison watched the game in Helsinki thinking, "Geez, I'd be top pair on the Ducks.) If Morrisonn could be top pair for the Ducks, then that top line for them is gonna have to score and stop shots. FWIW Gleason had them #12 in the "power rankings" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 He could be called directly from Elmira to Anaheim, no need to go through Syracuse. It could be that Syracuse is at it's max of non-development players (260 games or something like that). Stashing him in the ECHL for now may just be due to the roster restrictions in the AHL. He would need a contract to go to Anaheim. Really it makes sense if Anaheim wants to see if Rivet can play and is in shape to have their ECHL affiliate to sign him to a direct contract. The Ducks only have room for one more contract in their organization because of the 50 player contract limit, so signing Rivet without some sort of tryout would be dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Just speculating, but maybe Craig Rivet is simply not good enough to play in the NHL (and hasn't been for the better part of 2 years) so he signed with a minor league team, and there's nothing more to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 If Morrisonn could be top pair for the Ducks, then that top line for them is gonna have to score and stop shots. FWIW Gleason had them #12 in the "power rankings" Their forwards are terrific. Getting them the puck might be a problem. Visnovsky and Fowler are very good, But without Lydman their pairings are a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Just speculating, but maybe Craig Rivet is simply not good enough to play in the NHL (and hasn't been for the better part of 2 years) so he signed with a minor league team, and there's nothing more to it. I would think there would be some value for him on an AHL team. Being in the ECHL, which I watch on a regular basis here in Cincinnati, he will absolutely dominate his competition simply by not make mistakes every single shift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Just speculating, but maybe Craig Rivet is simply not good enough to play in the NHL (and hasn't been for the better part of 2 years) so he signed with a minor league team, and there's nothing more to it. You never know unless he takes the ice.... It is an unusual signing for a development league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 :bag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9skr2z7FyPw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 He must really love this sport. Good for him. Hope he plays for as long as he possibly can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 He must really love this sport. Good for him. Hope he plays for as long as he possibly can. He'll be playing with Mike Ratchuk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Holy ###### this is awesome! I live in Elmira and I love going to Jackals games. Can't wait to see Rivet play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korab rules Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Wow. Maybe I should invite him over for dinner to welcome him to the neighborhood. He must REALLY want to play. Must have had to swallow really hard to sign that contract. Everything I have seen says he signed a normal players contract, so, assuming the Shackles still have dual affiliations with Syracuse and Binghamton, the sens and ducks could be destinations. If one of the AHL or NHL franchises sponsored the contract, it would be a three way contract with a set pay for each level. If it is a straight up ECHL franchise, than either of the affiliates could call him up - they just need to negotiate a contract. Edit: to clarify, if it's an ECHL contract only, any AHL or NHL team can sign him, not just the ones the shackles are affiliated with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dEnnis the Menace Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Wow. Maybe I should invite him over for dinner to welcome him to the neighborhood. He must REALLY want to play. Must have had to swallow really hard to sign that contract. Everything I have seen says he signed a normal players contract, so, assuming the Shackles still have dual affiliations with Syracuse and Binghamton, the sens and ducks could be destinations. If one of the AHL or NHL franchises sponsored the contract, it would be a three way contract with a set pay for each level. If it is a straight up ECHL franchise, than either of the affiliates could call him up - they just need to negotiate a contract. good nugget of info, thanks for that. I go to a lot of B-Sens game (despite the fact I work in Elmira, I like goin to binghamton instead...). It'd be cool to see him play with some of the guys there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Holy ###### this is awesome! I live in Elmira and I love going to Jackals games. Can't wait to see Rivet play. If this is exciting, I can't even imagine how you get around drying paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dEnnis the Menace Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 If this is exciting, I can't even imagine how you get around drying paint. Well played sir...well played now if you'd excuse me, my wall is still drying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazielSabre Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 At least his stil playing, hopefully he can help some younger kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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