Patrick Dwyer and Bryan Rodney Recalled from Albany

I really hope that A.Ward is heading out and it’s not that Gleason is hurt.

Chances are Timmo is still recovering from Ovechkin’s shot, but I, too, hope he’s ok.

I’m hoping A. Ward takes the waivers like Yelle did. Yelle was doing terrible and has played pretty solid since his trip up and down the waiver wire. I don’t think that A. Ward will be assigned to Albany, so it’s up to him to get himself together. And Gleason’ll be back soon, an A-bomb couldn’t keep him from the ice.

Wouldn’t be surprised to see Joni sit out tomorrow night. They guy already has injury problems and Mo decides to play him 31 minutes again…

     I think it is interesting that Dwyer and Rodney were the choices. I like how Rodney plays and think he can help solve what I see as the single most critical flop this year for the Hurricanes (which is saying a lot given how many problems there have been) — the Hurricanes’ bottom dwelling power play.

    They are giving Dwyer a very hard look this year. I wonder if he is going to be Yelle’s replacement next year. In any event, the more Albany Rats they bring up, the happier I am. I am looking forward to getting back to the RBC. It seems like forever since the Hurricanes have been at home.

Zac Dalpe has enormous talent and may add to the firepower offensively.

http://www.thescoutingreport.org/ohio-states-zac-dalpe/

  I am trying now to track down whether the Hurricanes are going to try to sign Dalpe as soon as his hockey season ends. I think I remember that McBain played through his sophomore year and then signed, which allowed him to play a few games in Albany. I could be remembering incorrectly.

  Hurricanes coaches and management are very enthusiastic about Dalpe. Although initially they wanted Dalpe to forego college, I think they are pleased with his development. He has gotten bigger and faster in college. The reports on Dalpe coming from the various scouting reports I read are that he is fast and has great moves and hands — something like a bigger, faster, younger Samsonov is my overall impression.

Why isn’t Jamie McBain getting his shot up here? Is Rodney that much better?

    From what I gather McBain is still getting accustomed to the more physical style of the AHL. From what I’ve seen on AHLLive is he doing quite well and has enormous potential. I know the coaches and management are very excited about McBain and what to make certain they let him develop without being rushed.

   I think McBain will be brought up for some games fairly soon. He was put in a very recent game as the third shooter in the shootout and scored to win the game. He is a player to watch and if he hits the weights like crazy in the off-season, he could be a player who like Sutter is simply too good to keep in Albany.

Here’s a scouting report on Jamie McBain:

http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/70704/Jamie_McBain

    * Has good size and a lot of offensive ability. Displays the skill-set to log plenty of minutes on the ice.

Flaws

    * Needs to tighten up his defensive-zone coverage in order to maximize his potential at the highest level.

Career Potential

    * Offensive defenseman.