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Training Camp Thread

Kessel probably said something similar to what is being reported. Why does Kessel have to agree 100% with some rookie Asst coach? I bet he disagreed with Spott, and then Spott didn't keep his mouth shut and blabbed to these other no-body coaches. I'm sure Spott is having a nice talk with MLSE right now. 
 
I imagine the "default" roster going into camp looks like this--

JvR - Bozak - Kessel
Lupul - Kadri - Santorelli
Booth - Holland - Clarkson
Komarov - Kontiola - Winnik

Robidas - Phaneuf
Gards - Franson
Reilly - Polak

With potential training camp developments including:
--Leivo or Frattin have awesome camp, take a wing spot. Santorelli to centre, Kontiola bumped
--Leivo AND Frattin have great camps, Kontiola and another (Booth?) bumped (or, Lupul traded)
--Gardiner has great camp, meshes with Pha9, they become top pair
--some Marlie defenceman has great camp, Tallinder looks fit for 7th D, Franson traded

So my totally unscientific hunch is that opening day looks like:

JvR - Boz - Kess
Lup - Kad - Booth
Leivo - Holland - Clarkson
Komarov - Santo - Winnik
Kontiola

Gards - Pha9
Reilly - Robidas
Franson - Polak
Tallinder

With Lupul/Franson traded to Dallas at some point.  :)
 
Crucialness Key said:
I imagine the "default" roster going into camp looks like this--

JvR - Bozak - Kessel
Lupul - Kadri - Santorelli
Booth - Holland - Clarkson
Komarov - Kontiola - Winnik

Robidas - Phaneuf
Gards - Franson
Reilly - Polak

With potential training camp developments including:
--Leivo or Frattin have awesome camp, take a wing spot. Santorelli to centre, Kontiola bumped
--Leivo AND Frattin have great camps, Kontiola and another (Booth?) bumped (or, Lupul traded)
--Gardiner has great camp, meshes with Pha9, they become top pair
--some Marlie defenceman has great camp, Tallinder looks fit for 7th D, Franson traded

So my totally unscientific hunch is that opening day looks like:

JvR - Boz - Kess
Lup - Kad - Booth
Leivo - Holland - Clarkson
Komarov - Santo - Winnik
Kontiola

Gards - Pha9
Reilly - Robidas
Franson - Polak
Tallinder

With Lupul/Franson traded to Dallas at some point.  :)

And why would we want to trade Lupul and Franson for?
 
And today Kessel says he hasn't spoken to Spott about systems.

Also had a nice first question about whether he hates his coach.

Feschuk at work again.
 
Potvin29 said:
And today Kessel says he hasn't spoken to Spott about systems.

Also had a nice first question about whether he hates his coach.

Feschuk at work again.

Pretty much everyone in the organization laughed it off today as garbage.
 
Potvin29 said:
And today Kessel says he hasn't spoken to Spott about systems.

Also had a nice first question about whether he hates his coach.

Feschuk at work again.

Wait, that has Feschuk who asked that question? 
 
http://video.mapleleafs.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=797&id=630955&lang=en

A nice little scrum Kessel had with the media. He was pretty candid about his summers and other things. Some nice questions. Except for Paul Hendrick who just had to throw in a generic leading question here and there.
 
Good interview that. I quite like Kessel. He kind of comes across as just one of the guys.
 
All the muck that's fit to rake.
I don't blame athletes for sticking to the wooden PR script. Any chance to present a quote out of context to generate controversy is fair game in today's reporting standards. 
 
Potvin29 said:
Also had a nice first question about whether he hates his coach.

To be fair that question was asked with the reporters tongue firmly placed in his cheek. Everyone had a bit of a chuckle.
 
The two groups for practices/scrimmages:

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No word yet on why Bozak and Clarkson are absent, but injury is the assumption.
 
Frank E said:
Is anyone decent tweeting stuff out from camp?

There's not really much happening today, just on-ice testing. Tomorrow is when they start actual practices. But pretty much all the beat reporters are tweeting what's going on.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Frank E said:
Is anyone decent tweeting stuff out from camp?

There's not really much happening today, just on-ice testing. Tomorrow is when they start actual practices. But pretty much all the beat reporters are tweeting what's going on.

Thanks C, which guys do you consider worth following?
 

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