Fair point..He's got his opportunity tonight..Hopefully he makes the best of it.
Hmmm so much for that, eh? Maybe next game...
Fair point..He's got his opportunity tonight..Hopefully he makes the best of it.
I like Gaudette's game last night, and so did Green in the post-game scrum. And he seemed to bring out the best in Virtanen who had a strong game as well.
That's all you're looking for from a third line center--a guy who plays hard and actually brings up the level of play from his wingers...really not possible with Sutter has your third line center.
I think that you want your third line center to be able to chip in 30 points +I like Gaudette's game last night, and so did Green in the post-game scrum. And he seemed to bring out the best in Virtanen who had a strong game as well.
That's all you're looking for from a third line center--a guy who plays hard and actually brings up the level of play from his wingers...really not possible with Sutter has your third line center.
yes he's coming along nicely. Still gets flat in his skating late in shifts and needs a bit more smoothness in his passing and a bit more patience but you can really see his hustle and straight away speed starting to be a threat. I think he's gonna be a really important player going forward as long as his defending becomes decent. Should have never sat and has been a sht in the arm since coming in
I will say Gaudette does look a lot better from last year. Still not sure if he can get 30 plus points in the third line center role.
Gaudette reminds me of Bonino, not as in playing level, but both don't have the speed/size and don't process the game fast enough to create their own scoring chances. I think Gaudette will be like Bonino, he needs two fast skills wingers to produce. Both they need that extra space to do their stuff. Bonino was horrible in Pits playing with Bottom 6 wingers before he was playing with Kessel and Haglin.
I disagree with people say you will get more offence with Gaudette from the third line than Sutter. Sutter has proven he can get 30 points playing with Bottom 6 wingers. I would be very surprised Gaudette can get 30 points this year.
He’s played great so far? What am I missing? If you’re going to keep Ferland than you may as well keep Jake as he’s better, younger, and cheaper.I still think they should send him down to Utica and give him 20 MPG in all situations to get his confidence back.
11 MPG in 3 of the 4 games the Canucks have played is not a good way to develop a prospect.
Speaking of Jake Virtanen I don't see any future for him as a Canucks for another season.
He’s played great so far? What am I missing? If you’re going to keep Ferland than you may as well keep Jake as he’s better, younger, and cheaper.
It always amazes me how some posters really believe that it's better for a guy like Gaudette to be playing 20-plus minutes a night in Utica versus limited minutes in the NHL. And if this was the Marlies, the Crunch or just about any other AHL team we were talking about I might agree.
But my big concern, when was the last time 'anybody' ever went down to Utica and actually'developed their game'? Maybe Virtnanen. But even then, he wasn't all that good when he came back up. I don't really count the goaltenders who would develop in any league.
Uitca seems like more of a place where prospects just 'kill time' instead of experience 'development time'.
It always amazes me how some posters really believe that it's better for a guy like Gaudette to be playing 20-plus minutes a night in Utica versus limited minutes in the NHL. And if this was the Marlies, the Crunch or just about any other AHL team we were talking about I might agree.
But my big concern, when was the last time 'anybody' ever went down to Utica and actually'developed their game'? Maybe Virtnanen. But even then, he wasn't all that good when he came back up. I don't really count the goaltenders who would develop in any league.
Utica seems like more of a place where prospects just 'kill time' instead of experience 'development time'.
The opposite of being on your toes and keeping the feet moving. Gets peg legs
I still think they should send him down to Utica and give him 20 MPG in all situations to get his confidence back.
11 MPG in 3 of the 4 games the Canucks have played is not a good way to develop a prospect.
Speaking of Jake Virtanen I don't see any future for him as a Canucks for another season.
I still think they should send him down to Utica and give him 20 MPG in all situations to get his confidence back.
11 MPG in 3 of the 4 games the Canucks have played is not a good way to develop a prospect.
Speaking of Jake Virtanen I don't see any future for him as a Canucks for another season.
Ownership views the Canucks as a money making organization first and a hockey organization second... or third... or fourth... or who the eff knows.
Gillis didn't. Gillis understood the developmental role that Utica plays in a hockey organization which is why Gillis brought them into the Canucks organization.
Gillis isn't here anymore.
Ownership's view on the Canucks haven't changed.
The managers ownership has hired don't give two craps about Utica because ownership doesn't really care about about or understand Utica's developmental role.
From a money making perspective, Utica is a hassle. They're so far away which means high transportation costs if you ever want to ever call someone up.
So... they do the bare minimum to keep Utica going and do their best to try to forget they exist.
Gaudette is getting up there in age. I think we can start to consider he is, more or less, what we see today.
JV seems completely uninterested so far.
If he was on another team and you saw how he can play and he was paid what he was paid, I feel fans would appreciate trading for him, or signing him. But based on prior expectations, he isn't at all valuable in the bottom 6? He's still the type of player you want in the bottom 6 during the playoffs. The reason teams on paper always do best come playoff time, despite season record, players play up to their potential when playoffs hit. Generally speaking. He will still add his 15 or so goals in the season, while being near the top in hits
I say all this, while not being a fan of him. But he is what he is. You don't get rid of players just because you wish they were better.