Canuck board rule #1: Don't let facts get in the way of a good rant.
Hey now I ranted before Carolina claimed him..haha
Canuck board rule #1: Don't let facts get in the way of a good rant.
On the other hand at least the canucks are calling up the Andrew Gordon's of the world after injuries to 25% of their forward group instead of playing them on a regular basis or even full time..
My oh my how people have forgotten the days of Brad Isbister, Byron Ritchie, and some combination of Shannon/Jaffray/Pettinger/Beech. Days when the best player in the bottom 6 on some nights was Jeff Cowan. They were all wastes of space and no better than depth call ups the canucks are using now except they were regulars. I'd wager there really aren't many teams that can go 4 or 5 deep on callups.
And really at least Gordon has 50 games of NHL experience.
Sounds like Andrew Gordon will wear number 44 for the #canucks and it doesn't sound like he'll be in Phoenix for morning skate.
You are right and I knew that, just so damn bitter at Gordon ahead of Archie or at least Jensen for 3-4 games.
You don't have to look any further than this call up to realize just how badly Gillis has depleted this teams prospects. How many other teams in the league would be calling up A career minor leaguer ?
Gillis and his staff have done a pathetic job letting this team run out of forward prospects,
This kind of throws me back to the days where our best recall options on the farm were the likes of Brad Leeb, Herb Vasiljevs, Justin Kurtz, Ryan Ready, Pat Kavanagh, etc.
PTSD settling in...
This kind of throws me back to the days where our best recall options on the farm were the likes of Brad Leeb, Herb Vasiljevs, Justin Kurtz, Ryan Ready, Pat Kavanagh, etc.
PTSD settling in...
For someone who constantly chirps about "depth", Gillis has sure built a team that doesn't have any.
The Canucks are out 4 regular top nine forwards and 2 regular 4th line forwards.
No depth in this league would patch up that many injuries.
Wait hasn't Jensen been playing in pro league all year? Hasn't he been playing really well in that league? Not ready? What is he a freakin hard boiled egg?
The Canucks are out 4 regular top nine forwards and 2 regular 4th line forwards.
No depth in this league would patch up that many injuries.
On the other hand at least the canucks are calling up the Andrew Gordon's of the world after injuries to 25% of their forward group instead of playing them on a regular basis or even full time..
My oh my how people have forgotten the days of Brad Isbister, Byron Ritchie, and some combination of Shannon/Jaffray/Pettinger/Beech. Days when the best player in the bottom 6 on some nights was Jeff Cowan. They were all wastes of space and no better than depth call ups the canucks are using now except they were regulars. I'd wager there really aren't many teams that can go 4 or 5 deep on callups.
And really at least Gordon has 50 games of NHL experience.
We got into the second round of the playoffs with those guys.
How are they any different then the current joke show ?
Big ice vs little ice.
It's an adjustment.