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Zac Dalpe Impresses at Camp

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The Carolina Hurricanes still feel as if they stole cookies from the cookie jar at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.  Not only did they select the player they coveted with their number 14 overall pick in Zach Boychuk, they were also somehow able to draft another highly rated player on their chart in Zac Dalpe.    As a matter of fact, they were even considering taking Dalpe with their choice in the first round if Boychuk had been selected earlier. 

So far the young forward has not disappointed.

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If you were one of the crowd watching the on ice drills at the Rec Zone during the past two days, you more than likely noticed Dalpe's sharp shooting abilities and quick release.  Someone forgot to give him the memo that Mike Murphy was the two time reigning OHL goaltender of the year, because the Buckeye has made some pretty slick shots against the heralded goalie.

Zac is attending his second consecutive conditioning camp for the Hurricanes, but you won't hear him complain.  When I asked him why he came back for more punishment two year's in a row, he responded that it was by the team's request.

"Last year was tough, but they asked me to come back and you can't turn down that opportunity.  I mean, it's a pretty grueling five days, but you feel pretty good after.  Hopefully, I will feel the same way after this one."

The center will return to Ohio State this coming season after scoring 13 goals and 12 assists as a freshman.  

I want to play in the NHL as fast as possible.  Whatever I have to do to get there, I'm going to do it.  But going back to Ohio State, I'm not going to be disappointed in any way.  We're going to be young again, but we have a lot of returning guys so it should be an exciting year.  

Dalpe was his team's leading scorer until he was injured in January.  He ended up making the CCHA all rookie team.  What can he do for an encore this season?

I want to take on a little bit of a leadership role. There are several of us about the same age, so I think that would be important.   I would like to be a little more consistent and also stay off the injury list too.  It should be fun and I'm looking forward to it.  

There is little doubt that Buckeye fans are looking forward to his return as well.

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Here’s an idea for 2012, with apologies to the NJDevils:

Zac Dalpe centering a line with Zach Boychuk and a 40-yr old Whitney on the wings: Canes’ own version of ZZ Pops.

Ol’ Ray might like that just fine as a farewell tour.

Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!

by hockeymomof2 on Jul 17, 2009 11:37 AM EDT reply actions  

Please no

I don’t wanna have to listen to Tripper say that for a whole season…

by David Tokarz on Jul 17, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

You have a point.
:)

Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!

by hockeymomof2 on Jul 18, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions  

Was reading PB’s camp article and had to share this gem

"At the end of the day it’s good to go to sleep," said Phillipe Paradis, the Hurricanes’ first-round pick last month.

by Caniac1026 on Jul 17, 2009 11:57 AM EDT reply actions  

Great advice…he is truly wise beyond his years.

by nomadologist on Jul 17, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Luke DeCock’s piece lined out their busy schedule yesterday and mentioned Chad LaRose came in midday, and gave his testimonial on “how to make it to the NHL” – they sure picked the right guy.

Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!

by hockeymomof2 on Jul 17, 2009 12:26 PM EDT reply actions  

Which is all the more interesting with a guy like Schmitz there.

Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.

by MichaelProcton on Jul 17, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

great info about the schedule advantages from on the forecheck hereat SBN
http://www.ontheforecheck.com/2009/7/16/950950/how-much-does-your-favorite-team

by chrisj on Jul 17, 2009 1:56 PM EDT reply actions  

So it seems like we're right at average for miles traveled and back-to-backs...

Could be better, but it’s certainly not something that should be a deterrent this year.

Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.

by MichaelProcton on Jul 17, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Three bits to throw out there on a Friday afternoon

1. In an effort to get a jumpstart on complaining about how the Canes are maltreated by the national hockey press, I’d like to express my disappointment that Puck Daddy didn’t regard our 2nd game of the season in Boston as a “One to Watch”. Sure, that makes sense; not like anything dramatic happened the last time these teams met; no hard-feelings; no surprises; and the hosting fans weren’t stunned into tears by the dream-shattering consequences of the final goal….

2. And I also saw that Detroit will play (was it vs St Louis??!! really?) in Stockholm, Sweden October 2 and 3. The commentary was that it will be quite a moment of Swedish national pride to see all the “____-stroms” (NHL Swedes) on the team. Which brings me to: how would we feel if the Canes could play in Helsinki to kick of the 2010-11 season? Hakkaa Palle!

3. Puck Daddy had a link to a write-up at the Hockey News of the top-5 under-the-radar UFA signings so far. Jay McKee going to the Pens was #1, but #2 was JR’s deal with newly minted #29 Kostopoulos. He says:

Tom Kostopoulos, RW, CAROLINA
The former Canadien, who put pen to paper on a three-year deal worth $2.75- million Tuesday, will be a stellar addition to a Hurricanes lineup that’s rounding into a solid Tier II threat in the East.

If coach Paul Maurice gets 10 goals out of the 30-year-old, he should consider himself lucky, but Kostopoulos’ game isn’t about offense, it’s about high-energy and first-rate board play – a trait the Canes, and every other team for that matter, can sorely use.

How useful players like Kostopoulos are paid less than a million per year, while one-dimensional pugilists get seven figures is beyond me.

And according to the count down clock on the sidebar, there are only 77 days, 4 hours, and 8 minutes to go.

Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!

by hockeymomof2 on Jul 17, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks for posting :-)

GM of CanesCountry.com

by Bob Wage on Jul 17, 2009 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

More than welcome =-D.

Just filling some time this afternoon – my own undersized version of Cory’s highly-regarded Newstand. I also figured you and Cory were covered over with the actvity at the Reczone. Are the kids looking exhausted after 3 days of “Life with Pete”?

Seems like it’s getting more mainstream media coverage than last year…(a product of the Canes mroe successful season I suppose)

If Cory felt like Draft day was Christmas, would this be his “Spring Break in Daytona”?

Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!

by hockeymomof2 on Jul 17, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

two line pass is a moron… puck daddy is just ignorant.

by packpigskinfan25 on Jul 18, 2009 4:13 AM EDT up reply actions  

76 d, 10 h, 28 m

I really enjoy reading Puck Daddy, actually. But I was disappointed he didn’t see the potential of Oct 3 in Boston.

Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!

by hockeymomof2 on Jul 18, 2009 8:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

I think the problem with those lists is that they really only make sense in football. Basketball and Hockey just play too many games in the regular season for any one game, outside of the winter classic, to truly matter enough to be put in a top ten list.

by C-Leaguer on Jul 18, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

I wouldn’t attempt a list of that nature till February.

Top 10 games with playoff implications.

by Iggy Reilly on Jul 18, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

this

Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.

by MichaelProcton on Jul 18, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Good points, certainly. But everybody does it. (Top-100 lists are a leading reason we buy magazines I’ve heard)

Bubba provided a list of schedule highlights too, yes? Not that the games he called out would determine whether we won the SE Conf, but because of other “human interest” factors. Similarly, I don’t think Wysh was suggesting these games have guaranteed playoff significance as much as they’re offer intriguing and exciting personalities, conflicts and/or circumstances. That’s why I think Canes at B’s on Oct 3rd deserves a mention. I think that one may have “tinderbox” written all over it. (Or maybe all has been forgotten and forgiven – ya think? Let’s go ask the folks up at SCOC? Be sure to lead with: “It wasn’t a sucker punch!”)

Mostly, as I was both bored and in a competitive blogging mood, I wanted to be the first one for the 09-10 season to complain about getting short shrift in a national piece. Gold Star to Hockey Mom! =-D

In what I thought was the best tidbit of the 3, I did like the hat tip (head bump, helmet tap, high five) from The Hockey News recognizing JR’s remarkable GM-ing acumen and giving an optimistic take on what Tommy K will be bring to the team this fall.

Now only: 76 d, 3 h, 39 m

Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!

by hockeymomof2 on Jul 18, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

I get the hint. I’m looking for the countdown plug in right now. :-)

GM of CanesCountry.com

by Bob Wage on Jul 18, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

You don’t miss much! They have one on the Nashville predators SBNation (on the forecheck?) blog, in the side rail you might like. At least it should work with your layout.

Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!

by hockeymomof2 on Jul 18, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

having trouble with the countdown widget. support will need to help this week.

GM of CanesCountry.com

by Bob Wage on Jul 20, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions  

No worries – You still have 74 d 10 h 53 m to work it out. (I put one on my Windows sidebar)

74 days seems like forever.

Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!

by hockeymomof2 on Jul 20, 2009 8:06 AM EDT up reply actions  

Bruins game

It may not be on Puck Daddy, but the Bruins’ hockeybuzz(er) Jesse Connelly has it on his site as 1 of the top 10 Bruins games this season.

by xlwino on Jul 18, 2009 10:42 PM EDT reply actions  

That’s good to know. Shouldn’t be hard for anyone to get pumped about that re-match. Hopefully traveling from Raleigh after the opener vs PHI (Which should be a workout in itself) won’t drain the guys too much and we’ll see them at top form.

The BOS game is in 76 d 10 hr and 18 min.

Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!

by hockeymomof2 on Jul 19, 2009 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions  

I am pretty excited about those first two games if for nothing else to see how this new more physical Hurricanes team plays with two other physical teams. I think those games will be good early season tests of were the Canes are.

by C-Leaguer on Jul 19, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

75 d, 0 h, 44 min til the puck drops!

I agree. Definitely a great opportunity to see how JR’s “added edge and grit” mantra is working for us. But then, I’d be excited about anybody the Canes were playing – at least it’s hockey in action.

Do you think Coach Mo will adjust the system at all with this “physical” element a little deeper (and more prevalent) on the roster? Or putting it more simply, will Mo do anything differently? Will the roles of the returning players change and how? Maybe Justin Peters can come up for one period of the PHI game and drop the gloves with Emery…? (I’m kidding, if any Flyers fans read this!)

Let’s hope Brad Watson is not the ref for either with all the “borderline” activity that may go on.

Even more, let’s hope none of the Canes is injured early in the season. I’m especially concerned about Boston. Remember how the Pens went after Cole and Ruutu.

Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!

by hockeymomof2 on Jul 19, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

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