Post-Game Talk: Young Stars Classic: Canucks 3, Jets 2

[Balls Mahoney]

Here's the GDT for today's game! I will be updating through the day as info comes out.

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WHEN: September 18th 2016, 2:00 PM PST
WHERE: South Okanagan Events Centre, Penticton, BC
TV: Canucks Youtube / Canucks Facebook

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[Hodgy]

Curious, but have we ever had a more pathetic forward group than this?

 

[Balls Mahoney]

Hmm... I feel like we have but then I think back on years where Shinkaruk, Virtanen and Gaunce impressed in this tournament. Our only standout up front right now is a 21-year old ECHLer. I feel like we've never had a strong year upfront but this year is definitely among the worst.

 

[Balls Mahoney]

 

[Bad Goalie]

Guys who participate in the morning skate usually don't play that day.

They have a lot of D-men so Jordan sits this one out?

Garteig gets a start?

This makes sense, but didn't they see enough of the crap D already in game 1?

 

[Balls Mahoney]

Not sure but they also have an early back to back game tomorrow too so it makes sense they'd be rotating guys today.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Jets could have Laine at this tournament too if he wasn't in Toronto...scary.

Connor is a complete monster. Guy is worth our entire forward corps put together.

 

[Bad Goalie]

Not sure but they also have an early back to back game tomorrow too so it makes sense they'd be rotating guys today.

Oh, for sure! Their roster is larger than a game day roster allows. They can't do anything but rotate the numbers. I hope I didn't give the impression that I was angry if they are scratched. Just inferred that 2 guys on D yesterday showed their need for a lot more seasoning.

 

[M2Beezy]

Two bad teams with bad future. They do have Laine i guess and then the Boeser Connor debate will go on for years but too bad both teams are gonna be pretty bad for a while. Tough to call this one not looking fwd to how bad are guys can be again

 

[SaltyKesler]

Two bad teams with bad future. They do have Laine i guess and then the Boeser Connor debate will go on for years but too bad both teams are gonna be pretty bad for a while. Tough to call this one not looking fwd to how bad are guys can be again

They have sick center pool and wing depth, not to mention they got Logan Stanley, Luke Green, Josh Morrisey, and more defense. Their goalie pool has Hellebuyck and Comrie. On the other hand we traded Forsling, McCann, Shinkaruk for garbage returns. They have more prospect depth than we've had in like 6 years, and they have multiple first round picks in back to back drafts while we've had 1 2nd round pick in 3 drafts, and traded away 4 2nd rounders

 

[Balls Mahoney]

 

[Balls Mahoney]

 

[Huggy43]

So Stewart is a dman again?!?!?

 

[Balls Mahoney]

I'm interested to keep an eye on Saunter and see why Linden is hyping him so much.

 

[wonton15]

Did Abols play last game? How was he? I remember he was impressive last year

 

[Balls Mahoney]

Stream up. Game on.

 

[Balls Mahoney]

Saunter does look bigger and looks like his skating has greatly improved.

 

[Bad Goalie]

I'm interested to keep an eye on Saunter and see why Linden is hyping him so much.

If the pairing is indeed OJ and SauTNer, it will be much different for Olli since he was paired with Stecher yesterday. Sautner is not the same kind of go with the puck guy that Stecher is. In his one season Comets' history he has done it when the situation presents itself, but he isn't goinmg to attempt to make it happen. He is usually a look, stride once or twice, and hit the open man. That would be two D-men doing the same type of thing as OJ did yesterday. This isn't a bad thing as long as the forwards you give it to are capable of continuing the flow up ice, obviously. This is not the most competent bunch of puck rushing/play making forwards. Maybe we see a little more of Olli as an offensive minded, puck moving d-man.

 

[JUMBOcanuck]

This is so much better without Principe ruining the play by play like he did vs the Oilers.

 

[me2]

So Stewart is a dman again?!?!?

I get the feeling mceneny is the PDF man out based on those pairings.

 

[Balls Mahoney]

OJ is much more noticeable in this game. Nice work in the offensive zone and throwing his body around.

 

[Bad Goalie]

So Stewart is a dman again?!?!?

Dressing him and labeling him a D-man, but dressing six more D-men and only 11 forwards leaves it open for green to give him shifts in both positions. Might as well prove he can or can't do it in either position.

Seriously, I see him assigned to Alaska when the Comets' camp breaks. He is first going to have to prove he can make the Aces and second, that he can play at that level before Green even thinks of giving him a chance with the Comets and after the Stewart fiasco last season who could blame Travis?

Maybe the Canucks need to decide once and for all what position he is going to play. He played both last season. This is becoming a ridiculous pattern with this management team as they have done it with Stewart and Pedan and I wouldn't be surprised to see such an experiment with Subban down the road, which would be flat out stupid, but they have established such a precedent.

 

[Balls Mahoney]

What was the Stewart fiasco?

 

[Canucker]

What a sad "Alumni" list for the Canucks.

 

[wonton15]

Stecher is looking promising