Sutter decided to drop the blade on some rookies today, sending 19 players down to the farm team in Omaha.
Im fairly surprised Adam Cracknell and Carsen Germyn were sent down without a least one more exhibition game under their belts. They both seemed to do well in the single games they played. Further, it's odd that Matt Keetley has been demoted to Omaha rather than the WHL - he's still junior eligible AND there are already 2 'tenders tabbed to be playing in Omaha this winter (Krahn and McElhinney). Either there's an error here or something's happening with one of the two guys mentioned (trade? Krahn making the big team?): it certainly wouldn't be a prudent move, development wise, to have 3 guys crowding the AHL crease. Especially seeing as Keetley would be a starter in the 'dub. I guess we'll have to wait and see
There's only few bubble guys left after the big chop today. The remaining hopefuls include: Dustin Boyd, Brandon Prust, Richie Regehr, Mark Giordano, Andrei Taratukhin, Eric Godard and Brad Ference. Of those listed here, I would expect Giordano, Boyd and Prust to stick around the longest based on what I've seen thus far.
