***Lydman Cleared; Festerling Reassigned***
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Oct 14, 2010 10:02 AM PDT
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Ducks defenseman Toni Lydman, who was suffering from double-vision but has been practicing with the team daily, has been cleared to play.
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According to the Ducks' Twitter account, defenseman Toni Lydman has been cleared for play and Brett Festerling has been reassigned to the Syracuse Crunch.
After suffering from a bout of double vision and undergoing a battery of tests, Lydman was waiting for symptoms to subside and a follow up physical. In the interim, he was not cleared for contact in practice, so it is unclear if he will be available for the Ducks' next contest, but the team sending down Brett Festerling, who was scratched for the last game, may be a positive indication for Lydman's timetable.
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Getz and Teemu made Fowler wear that stupid hat at the red carpet event.
It was a chauffeur’s cap. They also made him open their car doors.
Awesome.
"Make me a bicycle, clown"
haha, in the NHL Live interview, he says, “It was just for the red carpet, but they were saying that since we won, they might make it a regular thing.”
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Oct 14, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
With the arrival of Lilja soon, someone else will be going too. I would hope Mikkelson, but I fear Sbisa.
They’ll send Mik. Sbisa’s wearing 5, and management wouldn’t give him that low a # unless he was staying in the bigs.
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by Bleys on Oct 14, 2010 10:49 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Since they sent him down to Juniors wearing number 5 last year, I don’t think the number factors into their decision making as much as we’d hope.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Oct 14, 2010 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah but this year the digits start ticking off his RFA status either way, yes? I can understand the Ducks seasoning him and avoiding losing contract years, but at this point, it’s not worth it to them to let him go.
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by Bleys on Oct 14, 2010 11:12 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
well, you save yourself a year, but you can definitely use that year to put the guy in the AHL. And, in turn, use that AHL year to minimize the pay raise on the guy’s second contract. I mean, if we’re talking strict business decision, whether he gets it done on the ice or not, there are plenty of reasons to send him down.
But also, if he’s not getting it done on the ice, the number on his back won’t be his saving grace.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Oct 14, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
sorry, that should have read “you saved yourself a year” as in they bought themselves an extra year by sending him back for his 19 (but mostly 20 cuz he’s a january birth) year.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Oct 14, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
after awhile last night sbisa didnt look to bad. he started carrying the puck himself and threw some decent hits. for him it looks more like a confidence than anything else. if he keeps up his play he will deff be with the big clubi just hope they dnt send him doen because of lack of ice time
I agree on the confidence point. How confident would you be if your GM said you would be the 4th dman and your coach keeps scratching you in favor of an 18 yr old? Last season it seemed like he was trying to do too much with the puck (trying to create offense etc) and now he almost looks too passive. I hope he stays though. I just think he needs a proper amount of ice time to get comfortable. I mean look at Cam. He was just as bad as Sbisa his first pre season game if not worse and they gave him a ton of minutes and he worked through it and became relatively comfortable out there. Carlyle is sandbagging Sbisa’s development and imo messing with his confidence.
Yeah Carlyle needs to have more confidence in him. Sbisa started off the game pretty bad. He looked out of place. But he calmed down and looked good from mid second onto the end. With lydman coming back, even though he wont be paired with them, could serve as a mentor. Brookback I dont think understands that role and thats what Sbisa needs, a veteran shut-down presence like Lydman.
This is excellent news!
I do agree with a previous poster, I think a mentor-mentee relationship between Lydman and Sbisa would be an excellent idea. Even though they probably won’t be paired together, it would be nice to see a veteran take Sbisa under his wing.
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Good news!
We’ll be glad to see Festerling back here for the weekend. Syvret, Festerling and Uncle Joe make up a pretty solid top half of the defensive corps for the Crunch. If Mik or Sbisa comes down at some point in the future, so much the better.
Mikkelson’s driving me insane. I’ve always liked his toolkit; it’s a great Top 4 toolkit, but it’s like he refuses to put together consistent performances. What made it worse was seeing him skate in-game at ice level in the last preseason game of the year. I thought, holy crap that guy can skate. What a waste.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Oct 14, 2010 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
It sounds like the perfect description of what your AHL affiliate is for. It’s a place where he can come, get his minutes and work on what needs to be worked on, then get back to the Show. As long as he comes down with his head on straight, this could be the best thing for him. Sadly, I’ve seen a lot of guys come through this town unwilling or unable to recognize that they were here for specific reasons, and their progress gets thrown off track.
by MagicsJohnson on Oct 14, 2010 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s how I felt about him 146 AHL games played ago. The guy’s on a breakout or bust one year deal this year, so I really don’t know how much time he has to screw his head on straight.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Oct 14, 2010 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s now or never, it seems. This situation reminds me a bit of Alexander Svitov’s time in the Columbus organization. Million dollar talent with a ten cent attitude. He couldn’t crack the CBJ roster on a permanent basis in the early 2000s (and that’s saying something!) and treated his assignment here as if it was purgatory. He mailed it in every night until he played his way out of North America. It was painful, infuriating and sad to watch.
by MagicsJohnson on Oct 14, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
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