Final Grade: Wes O'Neill
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jun 17, 2009 6:00 AM MDT
in Final Grades 2009
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| GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Midseason Grade: N/A
Final Grade: INC
Joined Team: Signed as a free agent, August 20th, 2007
MHH Nicknames: N/A
Linemates:
- Peltier (3)
Ice Time:*
- TOT 10:51 (13th)
- EV 10:41 (13th)
- PK :07 (12th)
- PP :08 (12th)
*Rank is based on total minutes, not average per game.
Best Month: March (2 games, 0 points)
Career Highlights: O'Neill made his NHL debut in 2008-2009.
Report: Wes O'Neill, as far as I can tell, is strictly an AHL defensemen. He probably would not have been called up at all if the Lake Erie Monsters didn't hold a tenuous hold on some playoff dreams back in March. Sure enough, after 3 games in Denver, and with Lake Erie sinking farther, O'Neill was demoted in favor of what appeared to be a more polished Aaron MacKenzie.
O'Neill is a big, lanky guy. From the brief look that we saw of him, it looks like he posses the skating and stickhandling skills of...a big, lanky guy.
Fun Fact: 23 of the 37 players who appeared in an Avalanche uniform last season have played all of their NHL games for that one franchise.
The Wes O'Neill Drinking Game: Drink for every minute of O'Neill's ice time Drunk potential: Meh
What I Said Last Year: N/A
2008 Salary (and Cap Number): $575K ($815K)
2009-2010 Status: Signed for 1 more season at a $815K cap figure. O'Neill is slated to become an RFA next summer
Outlook for 2009: Check out that cap number! $815,000 - more than Cumiskey, more than Vernace, more than Tjarnqvist even. Of course, the expectation is that O'Neill will spend the bulk of his time in Cleveland, so that cap number isn't really very important (it reflects a bonus O'Neill was given when he signed).
Next Up: Ryan Smyth
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It's now six
those people either:
A) can’t read
B) don’t know Stastny wore #62
C) or are Redwing crazies and both A & B apply.
MHH: Like the Avs organization, we’ve now officially lost our minds.
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
by Americanario on Jun 17, 2009 9:51 AM MDT up reply actions
E) didn’t like my snarkiness
Hyphens cause writers more trouble than any other form of punctuation, except perhaps commas.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jun 17, 2009 10:40 AM MDT up reply actions
F) also voted for Rory Fitzpatrick
Hyphens cause writers more trouble than any other form of punctuation, except perhaps commas.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jun 17, 2009 10:40 AM MDT up reply actions
My favorite Rory attack ad. (SFW)
MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.
by Bob in Boulder on Jun 17, 2009 4:03 PM MDT up reply actions
I admit I voted O’Neill for snark value, but I felt a lot more depressed afterwards.
One down, three to go
by FiveJeffFingerDiscount on Jun 17, 2009 11:40 AM MDT up reply actions
If there were an NHL record
for obscure numbers worn by players in a single season, I think the Avs may have set it this past year. So we have that going for us.
MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.
by Bob in Boulder on Jun 17, 2009 11:45 AM MDT reply actions
In an effort to try and get a cool publicity shot like ole Wes here, I busted out my practice jersey, and tried to “re-create” the magic…I think I failed:
Though I still think I skate well enough to be considered a “a big, lanky guy.”
by chiavsfan on Jun 17, 2009 3:23 PM MDT reply actions 5 recs
well, I’m scared shitless, but I’m still going to rec it
Hyphens cause writers more trouble than any other form of punctuation, except perhaps commas.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jun 17, 2009 4:53 PM MDT up reply actions
Sorry ladies and gents…it was a boring afternoon of watching the Cubs lose to the White Sox…I get a little nutty when things don’t go my way
"I get a little nutty when things don’t go my way"
Yeah, that’s what all those serial killers say.
Colorado Avalanche: Please excuse the mess while we are under construction.
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