Carolina Hurricanes Recall Samson, Reassign Bowman

hope samson keeps playing hard in his call-ups and nets himself another goal. :D

we certainly know what rosie can/can’t do

Most young player will take more than 20-30 games straight to get used to playing at a higher level ,and switching lines all the time usually until they play most teams twice ,or more sometimes ,so the team is at the point that they need to get more than 1-2 Checkers ,and let them stay the rest of the season. Imo as mentioned above that some of our vets are costing our younger players valuable TOI at this point in the season with alot of the Checker’s being RFA’s coming up. Muller knows what he has with the vets so let the young guy’s play.

I think that this has to do more with the Hurricanes playing in Montreal. He did look good before he was injured, but I think the team wants to see how he will react playing in his back yard with friends and family. I would like to see Bowman stay but it is a business and it saves AHL/NHL money, I just he don’t get too dizzy driving back from Charlotte to Raleigh every couple of days.

Why keep wasting the Hurricanes stationery on callups from Charlotte? Everyone here is waiting to see what your “pimp hand” will pull out for Ruutu, Allen, Spacek, Boychuk, and perhaps others. This team isn’t gonig to win as it is constituted – 3 years in a row out of the playoffs – so it is time for some refurbishing. Didn’t say a rebuild – just a refubishment.

LTD – thanks for posting this!

Also worthy of a mention, the Checkers play the Norfolk Admirals tonight at 6 pm and the game will be broadcast on TWC Channel 520 :)

bowman and samson, but i don’t own the team do i ????
checkers down 1-0 after 1 period

Not that impressed with Bowman’s last game, actually the whole 2nd line was a bust. Where was the “D”? Hopefully Samson can bring some energy to that line. He was playing great last time up before getting hurt.

Bowman has always shown some offensive flash, but has also been criticized for inconsistent effort throughout his career. I still doubt he’ll ever find the consistency or scoring drive to be a top six player. But given how Tlusty has shown he can contribute on the top line, I’d love to see Bowman back with Sutter like he was last year, and sadly, let Dwyer go. Bowman would add better size and scoring potential, and seemed to play just fine there last year. That improves team size. Bowman could fill in as a top six replacement for limited time as well.

Samson has never seemed to make anyone’s “NHL PLayer” list until his last call up—yet he’s always shown effort, desire, consistency and drive, and has been successful at every level—especially as he’s been given more time to learn and adapt—he’s not a quick learner, but improves steadily. He showed this his last call-up: Very tough on the puck, someone who knows how to win puck battles along the boards, who knows how to shield and protect the puck, and who is relentlessly going to the net—a kind of Larose without Rosies faults. A team player who’s paid his dues and deserves another shot. I think he would fit better with Skinner—he would win some battles and take the puck to the net or be in position to work better with Skinner and his skills. Samson is also good defensively, as he proved with his fourth line time earlier.

If I had to choose one of these two guys, given what I’ve seen at NHL level this year, I’d have to go with Samson right now. I think Bowman should have more upside and talent, but Samson uses all he has, and delivers it more consistently therefore he can be counted on more often.

Glad he’s back—he had me interested with his play previously….