Forward Jamieson Reese, captain of the Carolina Hurricanes’ Prospects team, speaks to media after the game against Florida at the 2022 NHL Prospects Showcase in Morrisville, North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2022.
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When you throw young kids who don’t know each other very well with a young coach who doesn’t know them at all, amazing things happen. His four days of rookie tournaments for the Carolina Hurricanes ended Monday afternoon with some big tournaments.
Let’s start with Alexander Pasin’s lacrosse goal. Not only did it come out of nowhere, but I saw Tampa Bay shove the puck into a very tight space above his Lightning goaltender’s right shoulder. Pashin, who came from Russia this summer, doesn’t speak much English, but he has a lot to say in his play.
“I didn’t know he had it in his bag,” said goal scorer Jamison Rees.
Brock Sheehan, newly arrived to coach the Hurricanes’ prospects before taking over the AHL Chicago Wolves this fall, probably came as no surprise.
“He had a lot of time. It was amazing. But I’m not surprised,” Sheihan said. I am not surprised by the skills these kids have today.”
While it wasn’t on the same edge of the ice at PNC Arena as Andrei Svechnikov’s lacrosse goal against the Calgary Flames in 2019, some of the social media clips are of where scoreboard cameras compare to television cameras. It looks like that because .
Pasin’s tribute to Svetnikoff’s goal and jersey-pulling celebration was a little overzealous as the Hurricanes made up for what they lacked in star power in this inaugural rookie tournament in Raleigh, with a 5-1 win later. Finished with a record of 2-1-0. Beat Lightning.
The Hurricane’s best prospects still lie abroad or in college, and some players who usually star in tournaments like this are already above this level or have been held out for precautionary reasons.Ryan Suzuki is expected to fully participate in the Hurricanes’ NHL training camp, which begins later this week, but he was expected to dominate events like this.
Their absence was filled by Pasin’s goal on Monday, Alexander Ponomarev’s three-game consistency and Reese’s leadership. Reese, who played in Chicago the last two seasons, said that while he’s not tall enough at 5-foot-10 and doesn’t have the skills to be a promising player, he’s good enough to have a chance in the NHL. She is also good at skating. , and he can certainly dominate a tournament like this.
After winning Sunday’s fight despite giving up nine inches to his opponent, he took an elbow on Chop just before setting up one goal on Monday, giving Pasin a lacrosse goal and Lightning scoring. After making it 4-1, it’s back to the game — the Hurricanes won overtime after taking a two-point lead against the Nashville Predators on Sunday.
“It’s good that some of these games step in and come back,” Reese said. “I think my first game was a little slow, but I built on that. Yesterday, I thought I had a really difficult match.
Reese, Ponomarev and Pasin all remain in the Hurricanes’ main camp, as does Sheehan, who coached the Chicago Steels in the USHL Junior League last season. He’s used to coaching teenagers, so he wasn’t out of character this weekend, but we’re looking forward to seeing Rod Brindamore and his staff embarking on his first season as a professional coach. He’s talking to his brother Jakob Slavin, who used to coach in Chicago, and he’s going into it with his eyes open.
“I think it would be a great experience for me just to be involved in day-to-day operations,” said Sheahan.
The uncertainty of the group’s prospects was the exact opposite of the main camp, where there are few mysteries, one of which seems to have already been solved.Jake Gardiner, who missed last season with hip surgery, Although expected to compete for training camp berths, the Hurricanes no longer expect the defense to join the team, opening the door for Gardiner to spend the final season of his contract.Long-term injury reserve and solve the salary cap problem.
That’s good news for former and possibly future Hurricanes defenseman Calvin de Haan, a tryout invitee to training camp who is even more likely to land a contract than before.
Roster issues like these will be unfamiliar to most of the players who have occupied their dressing rooms at home this week, but to make room for the NHL gear being trucked in from the practice rink, we’ve decided to take advantage of Monday’s game. After, I had to move my gear down the hallway. .
Veterans will go get ice for an informal optional practice on Tuesday. The children’s moment is over for now. At least he impresses with one goal.
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Sports columnist Luke DeCock joined The News & Observer in 2000 and has covered six Final Fours, the Summer Olympics, the Super Bowl, and the Carolina Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup. He currently serves as president of the Basketball Writers Association of America and is a top sports columnist in the country in 2020. He won the National Headliner Award as a columnist and was named North Carolina Sportswriter of the Year twice increase.
