tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712793719703864210.post3768136508737565169..comments2023-12-29T23:15:49.673-06:00Comments on 100 Degree Hockey - Texas Stars Hockey News: Amid Salary Cap Mayhem, Stars Assign VincourStephen Meservehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744997023150999054noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712793719703864210.post-79349715163560106002011-10-13T14:30:07.658-05:002011-10-13T14:30:07.658-05:00Not every player on any NHL team will put up gaudy...Not every player on any NHL team will put up gaudy numbers. I dont think anyone currently on the Texas Stars will ever put up gaudy numbers in the AHL, let alone the NHL. Many people see more in Vincour's physicality and work ethic than in Sceviour's "European" type game. Dont get me wrong, I think Sceviour has a good spot on the Texas Stars, but a full-time NHLer he will likely never be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712793719703864210.post-79047546843368791592011-10-13T10:27:34.786-05:002011-10-13T10:27:34.786-05:00My point is this, as Phil Esposito once said, if r...My point is this, as Phil Esposito once said, if recruiting hockey players were as easy as looking at physicality, scouts would only attend gyms and not hockey games. Vincour has never put up gaudy or even quality number, even at the WHL level while Sceviour has and on a consistant basis. As for the team, the old addage in hockey is a good team makes you look bad and a bad team makes you look good. OKC is a bad team. enough said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712793719703864210.post-23955718060044991572011-10-13T09:24:19.036-05:002011-10-13T09:24:19.036-05:00Thanks for linking to that other article that actu...Thanks for linking to that other article that actually explained how taking someone off of IR would actually lower our cap hit. I was confused trying to figure out how that could happen. Makes sense now.<br /><br />It will be interesting to see how this pans out for our Texas Stars. We have a lot of pretty good AHL players now and someone is going to have to get re-assigned and someone is going to be scratched every game. When Glennie and Tousignat both get healthy, it will be even more problematic.<br /><br />In comment to the poster before me, its not all about stats. Sceviour is not NHL size, Vincour is. Colton is a mid-level AHL player, and without size, is going to have a hard time cracking an NHL roster regularly.<br /><br />Maybe you weren't at the game on Sunday, but it was a pretty impressive effort by the team and coaching staff. Not sure why you think Texas' staff should be "cleaned out". You have to keep in mind both teams are operating on a bare-bones budget right now. They dont have much to work with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712793719703864210.post-33989362107968911782011-10-13T05:39:12.922-05:002011-10-13T05:39:12.922-05:00how a player who has no stats on the Texas team ma...how a player who has no stats on the Texas team makes it to the NHL on a permanent basis over a guy like Colton Sceviour is just stupid. Obviously the organizaion is trying to make this guy succeed even though he is NO WHERE ready by a long shot. clearly the management of the Stars are horrible at not only finding and recognizing talented yound players (think Glennie) but they are are clueless on how to develop them as well. I hope the new ownership cleans house from the GM and coaching stafff of the main club and the TExas Stars as well. Clueless Management + Clueless Player Development = No Stanlley Cup or Calder Cups for a LONG time to come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com