Player Discussion Adam Gaudette, Pt. II
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The sad fact of life is that Canucks could swap out Beagle/Schaller/ Sutter for Gaudette, MacEwan and Gaunce and not miss a beat.
At some point Benning is going have to deal both Sutter and Gudbranson, and admit the obvious. They weren't 'foundational players' after all.
Peter Griffin
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July 1st Sutter's NTC turns into a modified NTC(15 team list), I wonder if he's shopped this off-season?
Kid could be the worst passer I’ve ever seen in the show. 3 prime chances died because he couldn’t make a 10 foot pass
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On the PK they will miss a beat. Before Sutter got hurt, he was only on the ice for 1 ppg. When Beagle came back, Canucks killed off around 20 straight PP
Defensive zone faceoffs Sutter and Beagle would be a better option. Other than that I do agree with you
They stink too but I’m talking gaudette and his passes nowhere near the tape
Vancouver_2010
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obviously he was talking about Henrik Sedin in a Gaudette thread. It's just common sense.
Jimbo needs to keep those teams on 'speed dial'. Canuck centers going forward are Pettersson, Horvat, Gaudette and Beagle. No room for Sutter and he's not very good on the wing. Deal him now!
WTG
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Honestly surprised by his development in the skating aspect. I remember him being slow in college and he doesn't seem too slow in pro.
I'm not particularly worried about his development. He is on pace to probably be a solid middle 6 center like McCann.
I'm not particularly worried about his development. He is on pace to probably be a solid middle 6 center like McCann.
Eddy Punch Clock
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If thats the case then maybe for the right situation Sutter (sorry Gaudette) would waive the NTC at the dead line.
Peter Griffin
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That’s what I was thinking. If the team approaches him he may be willing to waive for an ideal situation now rather than wait until the off-season and have less control over where he ends up. Assuming management even is entertaining the thought.
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If they could get a smoking deal with prospects, it would be something to consider...He is approaching 30 (if he's not already)..
Game in, game out..Sutter was playing great for the Canucks before he separated his shoulder (game 13 in October)..He's only played 3 games since his injury (out for 2 months), and is obviously currently not up to speed..On the 3rd line,in a shutdown role, he is good...expect him to pick up his game in the next few weeks...It took Baertschi about 6 games since his injury, to being effective.
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He reminds me a lot of Kyle Connor when Connor broke into the NHL. Kyle struggled to produce but would show lots of flashes of good play in the NHL. I think Gaudette will definitely put up 50-60 points in his prime. If Gaudette can carve out a Dave Bolland career that show tons of heart, energy, and clutch play in the playoffs, its a huge win.
You could be describing Sutter, the place where offensive creativity and scoring go to die. And he's making $4m a season. Frankly, I'd rather go with the rookie, even if his passing needs to improve.
Bleach Clean
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I'm curious as to what the development plan is for Gaudette?
The bottom6 spots are locked with Sutter and Beagle. They don't play him much when he is up here either. What's the plan? Is he going to be an injury call-up? Move to wing?
The bottom6 spots are locked with Sutter and Beagle. They don't play him much when he is up here either. What's the plan? Is he going to be an injury call-up? Move to wing?
Horse McHindu
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They’ll try and move Sutter obviously (when management feels that Gaudette brings value which is equal or very close to what Sutter brings), but here’s an idea that I had:
It involves promoting Gaudette to the NHL *without* having to move Sutter or Beagle. It’s not an idea that I’m necessarily behind, as much as I’m attempting to “think out loud” here.
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So - instead of promoting Gaudette at the expense of Sutter, Granlund gets the bump instead [or Goldobin if the Canucks move in from him].
Put all the eggs in one basket (top line), while giving Gaudette the necessary ice time to develop into a 2nd line C.
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Cancuks
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I highly doubt Columbus agrees to that.
If we’re thinking Swedish reclamation projects however, I wonder what it would take to get Nylander here from Buffalo?
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Cancuks
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Not so sure about that. He's struggling badly under Tortorella. Making more than Sutter and a longer term. Might have to add Goldobin though. Which might work when they trade Panarin.
