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Didnt watch the game, but heard some of it on the radio..Sounds like we took a lot of penalties,and the goaltending sucked.
I get the feeling Virtanen will be traded. I think the team and green is at wits end with this guy
Hughes is fantastic.
The Calder race this year will be stacked- Hughes x2, Makar, KK
Wow glad you don't run the team. There's a reason Benning took more calls on Jake than anyone. Has a Floor of a fast defensively responsible 3RD liner who can score 15-20, his ceiling is same type of winger but top 6 and 30 goals. The twins, Nazzy, Burt, were older than Jake before the found there game.I would be satisfied with a fourth.
I would be satisfied with a fourth.
I see it going as follows:
1. J. Hughes
2. Makar
3. KK
4. Q. Hughes
Pretty damn impressive IMO to have Boeser, Pettersson, and Hughes be the last 3 years. It's a shame we won't continue the streak next year.
I would be satisfied with a fourth.
I don't know if it's true for NHLers but in general, if you want to be in the greatest shape possible (conditioning, strength), you should break down you body without fully recovering and then ease up and recover 1-2 weeks before your're supposed to really perform.All the main guys have been more or less fine for preseason hockey. Edler, Stecher, Tanev, Myers, Hughes, Marky, Demko, Pettersson, Horvat, Miller all have had flashes of showing they're ready for opening night.
I'd say outside of Biega and Beagle, all of the lower half of the roster/fringe guys have been more underwhelming than anything else. It's disappointing that we are here another year being told we will have competition and depth, yet they all seem to be fighting to be kept off the roster than on it lol
Meh, bubble players are bubble players for a reason. We have other prospects worth keeping an eye on who weren’t playing tonight. The only guy who played noticeably under expectations (and has a realistic shot at playing NHL games this year) was McEwan.
You can not say it is the same players as last year knocking on the door. At forward they added Miller, Ferlund as well as Sven, Sutter, Pearson and Leivo are here and healthy. They lost Granlund and Rousell is hurt. So no it is not the same old as last year depth wise.
This is the same issue the Oilers have had for years. The Canucks IMO have developed the same issue.
Gaudette plays very manic, that's his biggest problem. He swings wildly at pucks, and he shoots from terrible spots on the ice, and plays with a crazed style on defense. Works fine in a less structured game like college, but dang does he look poor in the NHL. Hopefully it is a style of play that can be coached out of him and his game can be fine tuned. The tools are there
Green seems to like him, playing him a lot, giving him opportunities. I think he may start the season in the NHL
Goldobin should be waived, he has no value at this point, he's not going to ever be an NHL regular
There is nothing that inspiring about Gaudette’s performance. He was among the worst forwards in the NHL last year for giving up chances and he was in highly sheltered icetime. He arguably looks further behind the play now. His pre-season is not promising to me.
Most of these guys are also multiple year veterans. Where are the guys on the ELC that aren’t blue chip high picks making a legitimate push? It’s been several off seasons and we’re still looking at the likes of Reid Boucher being a first call up.
Gaudette has scored 3 goalscorers goals in his last 15 minutes of icetime and you're not impressed and think he's taken a step backwards. Travis Green must be easier to impress considering he singled Gaudette out for his quality play through camp.
I just listed 16 forwards that are higher on the depth chart than Reid Boucher. Add Schaller to that list and you still have Reid Boucher as the first call-up? What am I missing?
Disagree with every other comment you made but the list was too long to respond to.
The Canucks are deep at the bottom end of the roster. It's the top end of the roster that could use another quality addition.
And has been partially and fully responsible for several goals against. Given that is the side of the puck that prevents him from playing in the NHL then yes I’m not even remotely impressed. At all.
You can put your faith in Goldobin if you like. I wouldn’t based on historical performance of this player. So, wow look at that you are down to Reid Boucher being a first call up on the wing.
Not even remotely impressed by a kid scoring 3 goals in 15 minutes? Alright. You're entitled to your opinion.
Why is my faith in Goldobin? He's not on my roster. And no, you're not down to Reid Boucher as your 1st call-up.
I don't think you're aware how poor other teams forwards are when you're looking this far down a depth chart. The Canucks depth at the bottom end is not a weakness.
Most of these guys are also multiple year veterans. Where are the guys on the ELC that aren’t blue chip high picks making a legitimate push? It’s been several off seasons and we’re still looking at the likes of Reid Boucher being a first call up if a winger gets hurt.