Goalie shuffle leaves Mannino out?
Maybe 31st overall pick Mikko Koskinen, the towering Finnish goalie, gets his wish to play in the AHL next season after all.
Chris Botta says a source told him Peter Mannino will not receive a qualifying offer from the club.
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Just read Conklin won’t be back in Detroit. If they can’t get Anderson to be the 1A, Conkblock as backup?
I could handle that. Though the Winter Classic does indeed seem part of his destiny.
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Putting a Finnish goalie into the AHL at 18/19 just doesn’t seem like a good idea. Doesn’t he have military service he has to complete first, anyways? I thought all Finns had to do some mandatory military service before they reached 20.
Hockey blogging can't get any flatter.
Plus< Koskinen is a late bloomer — almost 21 now.
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wow, bad move. I thought his stats looked pretty good for someone that went undrafted. Wouldn’t be surprised if this move bites them in the ass a few years down the line.
Actually, I had to double check. I mistook Mannino for Lawson. Considering Lawson and Mannino split about 30 games each, its not a bad move. It would have been worse had they let go of Lawson too.
Ha, I was gonna say! Lawson seemed to leapfrog him by the end of last year.
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