JEROME SAMSON RUMORS

Jerome Samson 2011-12 Scoring Chances

Last season, one of my favorite call-ups from Charlotte was Jerome Samson. He didn't score a goal in the 23 games he played in, but he was effective at getting shots on goal and creating scoring chances. I felt that he would be effective in a depth role and would eventually get on the scoresheet if he continued to do the same things he did last year. Samson didn't make the...
Via Shutdown Line  |  13 days ago

Canes Recall Jerome Samson from Charlotte

Bowman Samson RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager o...
Via hurricanes.nhl.com  |  February 12, 2012

Samson reassigned to Checkers

The Canes have reassigned forward Jerome Samson to the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL. Samson, 24, was recalled to Carolina for the first time this season Jan. 10. He played in three games with the Hurricanes before suffering an upper-body injury against the Boston Bruins that sidelined him for five games. Samson scored his first NHL goal on Jan. 10 against Philadelphia, and now has...
Via Lord Stanley's Blog  |  January 31, 2012

Replaceable and Replacement Level Players

In the wake of the article I posted about Chad LaRose and Jerome Samson's performance last night, there's been some debate about how what LaRose does can be easily replaced. First, we need to talk about what exactly a "replaceable player" is. In baseball and hockey, statisticians throw around the word "replacement level player" to describe a player who...
Via Shutdown Line  |  January 11, 2012

Game 44 Preview: Flyers at Hurricanes

Philadelphia Flyers (24-12-4) at Carolina Hurricanes (14-22-7)RBC Center, 7 p.m.TV: FS-Carolinas, CSN-PhiladelphiaThe Hurricanes have made yet another lineup change as it is Chad LaRose who is injured this time and replacing him will be AHL All-Star forward Jerome Samson. It is odd that I wrote the article about LaRose's value to this team yesterday because that's when he...
Via Shutdown Line  |  January 10, 2012
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