Player Discussion Aatu Raty

[canuckking1]

Starting to feel he’s more like a far shot to stick in the league than someone who should be a 3C.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

Starting to feel he’s more like a far shot to stick in the league than someone who should be a 3C.

It is so weird.

Its like his hands and feet are controlled by a person of completely different dexterity / agility.

 

[F A N]

But he was a natural centre!

He is and I think a good case can be made that Gauce was better at C.

Didn't Gaunce end his OHL career playing left wing?

 

[Quinntessential]

Probably pretty comparable to Gaunce at age 20, worse than Gaunce at age 23 or 24.

In the 18-19 season Gaunce had become legitimately fast at the AHL level which shows the huge difference in calibre of play between the NHL and AHL.

Also I’ve always said that Gaunce’s skating criticisms were overblown. It wasn’t good, but it was better than Markus Granlund’s skating but nobody complained about that because small bad skaters don’t look as clumsy as big bad skaters.

Gaunce was able to develop decent top end speed but his agility was always crap. It was a shame that his legs never caught up with his brain.

If he is the comparable then I nominate “Finnish fridge” as Raty’s new nickname

 

[iceburg]

From what I’ve seen he plays a very conservative game. Always on the right side of the puck. That’s a good thing. But I also think it may come from a lack of confidence. He’ll need to find that confidence and hopefully some added intensity with it before he can be considered for a regular roster spot in Vancouver.
He needs another year in the AHL. Hopefully he can add some offence. Right now he’s looking like the second coming of Jason Dickinson.

 

[gringo]

Well …. Raty is pretty baddy

Yea no offensive ability and inefficient skating hard to see what the staff saw in him at this point.

 

[Diversification]

In the limited time he's been up, a few things have jumped out.

First is the overly wide stance and riding on his inside edges. It really hampers his agility and we have to hope that he can train that out of his skating, but if it's deeply engrained that could be a tough fix.

Second, this guy has the instincts to play center. Knows where to be, uses his frame to box people out and push the puck in the right direction. Also see upside that he will become proficient on the dot.

Third, can see those same instincts making him effective on the PK.

If he can improve his acceleration and edgework, there is a solid 3rd line center that can absorb tough minutes and facilitate offense, given time. He appears to have the right attitude, work ethic, defensive acumen and frame and heavy shot to make that a reality.

 

[IslandBeast]

Yeah he really showed great instincts when he jumped off the bench and played the puck with nobody around

 

[Diversification]

Yeah he really showed great instincts when he jumped off the bench and played the puck with nobody around

Puh-lease. He was going for a delayed offside to facilitate a line change and didn't notice that JTM hadn't reached the bench.

If you want to see his defensive instincts, watch his play during a board battle. He anticipates where the puck will spring free and works hard to push it out of the zone while boxing out the opposition. Did that multiple times since his call up.

The issue currently is that his acceleration needs work. It leaves him constantly behind the play.

 

[IslandBeast]

Puh-lease. He was going for a delayed offside to facilitate a line change and didn't notice that JTM hadn't reached the bench.

If you want to see his defensive instincts, watch his play during a board battle. He anticipates where the puck will spring free and works hard to push it out of the zone while boxing out the opposition. Did that multiple times since his call up.

The issue currently is that his acceleration needs work. It leaves him constantly behind the play.

There was nobody even close to the bench yet, it was idiotic. His skating is dreadful, 3 steps behind the play, not sure why he's even up with the big club

 

[Johnny Canucker]

Teams aren’t stupid. If he was a player they weren’t going to give him up. AHL fodder

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Had a good game last night.

 

[dez]

An honest 4:22 in Dallas.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

An honest 4:22 in Dallas.

Have to shorten the bench. The games are really important now.

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Our best skater tonight. Skating really well, making good decisions with the puck.

 

[bobbyb2009]

Our best skater tonight. Skating really well, making good decisions with the puck.

A very low bar though, no?

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

A very low bar though, no?

It's on the ground hahahahahahaha.

 

[wonton15]

He's earned a few more games and deserves a look beside Miller to see if he can show anything at all. Impressed with his overall game and skating didn't look poor.

 

[VanJack]

Raty's skating is a lot better this year. You could see it at the Young-stars tournament. And tonight he had no trouble keeping up, and even generated some decent speed through the neutral zone.

Doesn't s surprise me. A lot of highly touted picks look slow in their first exposure to hockey in N.A. Raty is still only 20. Predicting a breakthrough year for him in Abbotsford, and even a few callups t o the parent Canucks.

 

[LordBacon]

Deserve more chances with the coach.
Looked decent along with Hirose tonight amongst the pile of shit players we iced.

 

[VanJack]

Teams aren’t stupid. If he was a player they weren’t going to give him up. AHL fodder

Don't know if it means much, but a lot of Islander fans were really upset that Raty was included at all in the Horvat deal.

And their disappointment was hardly eased when Horvat scored six goals in 30 games after the trade. I'm really not very bullish on Bo as an islander.

Lou Lamoriello almost never makes a mistake trading a young player.....but Raty is one he might live to regret.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

So its not just me who thinks his skating has (finally) improved.

This is huge. He does so many other things well.

 

[CanuckleBerry]

His skating probably doesn't even have to be great, just NHL caliber. He seems to have the rest of the tool kit and the brain to run it. If his feet can keep up we will have a 3C pretty quick.

 

[iceburg]

Raty's skating is a lot better this year. You could see it at the Young-stars tournament. And tonight he had no trouble keeping up, and even generated some decent speed through the neutral zone.

Doesn't s surprise me. A lot of highly touted picks look slow in their first exposure to hockey in N.A. Raty is still only 20. Predicting a breakthrough year for him in Abbotsford, and even a few callups t o the parent Canucks.

I agree with all of this. Still hard to believe he's only 20. And he's already played over 150 games in pro leagues between Liiga, AHL and NHL.

 

[neelynugs]

this guy gonna make the squad?