2016 Draft: 9th Pick: Vincent Desharnais

[gordonhught]

Ballsy of him to take on Xerkaj(sp?) and he held his own even though I'd give the decision to Arber.

Fights like that give him credibility. Kind of like Kostin.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Fights like that give him credibility. Kind of like Kostin.

Xerkaj(sp?) is likely a top 5 heavy, so guys will take notice. Add in that Arber got hurt (albeit not from Vinny punching him) and people will know that he's no pushover. We are a much tougher club with Kostin and Vinny in the lineup.

 

[LTIR]

Desharnais was also not on any ES goal against tonight in a night where McDraiHyman were a combined-9.

Maybe it's time his TOI is upped

 

[gordonhught]

Xerkaj(sp?) is likely a top 5 heavy, so guys will take notice. Add in that Arber got hurt (albeit not from Vinny punching him) and people will know that he's no pushover. We are a much tougher club with Kostin and Vinny in the lineup.

Oilers with a lot of physical play lately. I guess if you have a toug h team, it is fu n to play tough.

 

[MoneyGuy]

Hard to believe that a ninth-rounder could become an important part of the lineup so quickly. The drafting and development have been really good in the last few years. I wonder what has changed.

 

[Stoneman89]

Xerkaj(sp?) is likely a top 5 heavy, so guys will take notice. Add in that Arber got hurt (albeit not from Vinny punching him) and people will know that he's no pushover. We are a much tougher club with Kostin and Vinny in the lineup.

I think Xanadu got hurt when he tried to punch Vinnie, and Vinnie blocked him and wrecked his shoulder. He is a beast.

 

[Gordy Elbows]

He has been an absolute joy to have on our backend. Steady, smart, simple and plays with some edge. Exactly what we need.

Agree. The fact that he came in as a mature player helped a lot. Sensible, focused, and dedicated makes the fit so much easier.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Size is so important. heh

Just such a badass nature to it if you can use it.

Lights out Deonte, time to go to sleep.

looks like Xerkass got his.

 

[SwedishFire]

Hard to believe that a ninth-rounder could become an important part of the lineup so quickly. The drafting and development have been really good in the last few years. I wonder what has changed.

Stop drafting only alberta boys or relatives..?

 

[Bryanbryoil]

I loved how he laid the law down with Greenway around the net yesterday. Greenway wanted to instigate and try to intimidate and Vinny gave him both barrels and IMO caught Greenway by surprise. No more shithousery from Greenway after that.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I loved how he laid the law down with Greenway around the net yesterday. Greenway wanted to instigate and try to intimidate and Vinny gave him both barrels and IMO caught Greenway by surprise. No more shithousery from Greenway after that.

He battled very hard. He had some struggles, but for his first time in the lineup in a 12-6 set up, I thought he was decent.

And his aggressive toughness is appreciated

 

[Trafalgar Sadge Law]

What a steal.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

What a steal.

I kinda like thought it was a funny moment, watching former 7th round pick, who's 26 defend the 2nd most recent 1st overall pick who's just 19. The league is just full of all kinds lol

 

[BudBundy]

I loved how he laid the law down with Greenway around the net yesterday. Greenway wanted to instigate and try to intimidate and Vinny gave him both barrels and IMO caught Greenway by surprise. No more shithousery from Greenway after that.

Greenway has always struck me as a bit of a phoney-tough guy. Throws his weight around and yaps a lot but backs down when challenged. Good on Vinny for taking zero crap.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Greenway has always struck me as a bit of a phoney-tough guy. Throws his weight around and yaps a lot but backs down when challenged. Good on Vinny for taking zero crap.

I wouldn't say phony, but he's not a guy that really looks for it. I love Vinny's mean streak, he laid the law down right then and there.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

Greenway has always struck me as a bit of a phoney-tough guy. Throws his weight around and yaps a lot but backs down when challenged. Good on Vinny for taking zero crap.

i thought of greenway as like...penner...light.....until he got up in nurse's face about his contract and now...i guess....he is an agitator?

 

[Oilslick941611]

What a beautiful surprise.

Did Chia draft him?

 

[joestevens29]

He battled very hard. He had some struggles, but for his first time in the lineup in a 12-6 set up, I thought he was decent.

And his aggressive toughness is appreciated

I would've thought going to a 12-6 would be better for the guy. Consistent partner which takes away the whole "who the f*** is on the other side of the ice and how do they play".

Not a lot of guys ever played in a 11-7 system before. Sure for our makeup of the team our elite forwards make the 11 work, but given the struggles our defense has had I don't know that adding more confusion to the mix was going to be a long-term answer.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I would've thought going to a 12-6 would be better for the guy. Consistent partner which takes away the whole "who the f*** is on the other side of the ice and how do they play".

Not a lot of guys ever played in a 11-7 system before. Sure for our makeup of the team our elite forwards make the 11 work, but given the struggles our defense has had I don't know that adding more confusion to the mix was going to be a long-term answer.

I guess. These guys are pros and know what's going on. Kulak knows he's got a young guy on his right side. Ekholm knows he's going to rotate partners depending on the situation, same with Nurse.

11 and 7 may not be that common, but like you said, having elite forwards allows this team to do that, and it helps the defense. Nurse gets more rest and help. Bouchard doesn't get as much tough defensive spots. It works, because it's guys that fill roles. It helps when a defenseman goes to the box or gets nicked up.

I like it for this team.

 

[MessierII]

What a beautiful surprise.

Did Chia draft him?

He did

 

[bone]

Greenway has always struck me as a bit of a phoney-tough guy. Throws his weight around and yaps a lot but backs down when challenged. Good on Vinny for taking zero crap.

Then gets knocked the f*** out on clean hit by Josh Archibald. Greenway is a fake tough guy for sure.

 

[ManByng]

Another BIG dman. Hopefully a few can pan out

And here we are today and he’s panning out !!

 

[ManByng]

Instead of giving Chia any credit, it would be interesting to know what scout/scouts was working on these players.

I give a ton of credit to Chia because I remember when MacT was GM he said that the GM has the final say at the draft table on who gets picked !

 

[trojansoilers]

Skinner to Desharnais in the locker room after the season they’re having

 

[SwedishFire]

Desharnais was also not on any ES goal against tonight in a night where McDraiHyman were a combined-9.

Maybe it's time his TOI is upped

He played 16 miniutes.

Is he the 6th D or the 7th D here?

Does he plays best with Kulak or Nurse or Broberg?