Recalled/Assigned: Canucks recalling F Will Lockwood from Abbotsford

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Wonder if someone is banged up after that hard hitting game with Minnesota last night.

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[wonton15]

Holy smokes it’s happening.

I wonder if Bruce isn’t 100% happy with Richardson and the effectiveness of that line after Motte left.

 

[MS]

Good. He should be playing 11-13 minutes in every game for the rest of the season.

Rathbone needs to be here too.

Continuing on with this Hunt/Richardson/Chiasson nonsense is ridiculous. Play guys who have a chance of being on the team next year.

 

[Vector]

Richardson is one of the few centres on the roster so I doubt it's to replace him. I would guess, if it's not injury related, they shuffle in Lockwood for Petan. They can move the lines around a little to make it work. He has a similar style to Motte and Highmore so he makes a lot of sense as the Motte replacement on that line. Ideally Chiasson is out of the lineup and Lockwood just replaces him but I really don't think that's the way this team thinks.

 

[Peen]

Good. He should be playing 11-13 minutes in every game for the rest of the season.

Rathbone needs to be here too.

Continuing on with this Hunt/Richardson/Chiasson nonsense is ridiculous. Play guys who have a chance of being on the team next year.

to be fair they’ll probably re-sign hunt considering he’ll be cheap, coach likes him, teammates like him, he seems to like being here

 

[alternate]

Yeah the Chiasson love through 2 coaches is a bit mind boggling. Just don't see what they see.

I've liked Petan the past couple games at C more than I've liked Chia ever. Podz-Petan-Lockwood is a line with some potential.

Excited to see how Lockwood looks in the bigs. Setting the over/under for ice time at 8 mins though.

 

[Tact]

I think maybe management thought they were too soft and got punished last game so decided to bring up some grit?

 

[RutherPlan]

Finally adding more speed to the line-up. I'm guessing he replaces Chiasson or Richardson.

Second part of this equation is needing to add Rathbone to the line-up instead of Hunt.

 

[Tact]

Finally adding more speed to the line-up. I'm guessing he replaces Chiasson or Richardson.

Second part of this equation is needing to add Rathbone to the line-up instead of Hunt.

Hunt seems like a character guy - he would take it well

 

[kylek023]

how has he been doing in Abby?

 

[ahmon]

I think maybe management thought they were too soft and got punished last game so decided to bring up some grit?

Lockwood is speedy energy winger who can agitate, but if you expect 5'11 lockwood to pushback against the Greenway/Foligno/Deslaurier, thats like feeding a fox to lions.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Team wants a look at Lockwood. I’d guess he gets in over Chiasson.

 

[Vector]

FINE! Give me ANOTHER reason to watch this team. I'm desperate for anything at this point.

 

[M2Beezy]

Locky boy Wood representing our flawless 2016 draft

 

[Tact]

Lockwood is speedy energy winger who can agitate, but if you expect 5'11 lockwood to pushback against the Greenway/Foligno/Deslaurier, thats like feeding a fox to lions.

Don’t expect him to match up with the heavy weights…

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

The only remaining of the 2016 draft

 

[Regress2TheMeme]

Excited to get a look at Lockwood. He seemed like a speedy banger when we saw him in the preseason. Canucks need players that will play the body.

 

[m9]

Lockwood looked really small to me in Abbotsford, but he's effective. I actually wonder if the NHL game - at least in the regular season - will be a better fit for him than the AHL because it's not as physical.

 

[VanJack]

I think the plan all along was to elevate Lockwood once it became apparent that Motte wasn't likely re-signing here and would probably be gone at the TDL.

The experiment with Richardson at center with Lammikko and Highmore on the wings barely lasted two games. Lockwood plays the same kind of fearless game as Motte with a non-stop motor, but probably lacks the finish.

Still, a line of Lammikko between Highmore and Lockwood will be a pain to play against....and that's the 'speed line' Boudreau is looking for.

 

[RutherPlan]

Motte 2.0

 

[bossram]

I see, so Lockwood is getting a chance. But I was told the Richardson waiver claim would completely block him, and was a big mis-fire from Allvin. Curious.

 

[MS]

I see, so Lockwood is getting a chance. But I was told the Richardson waiver claim would completely block him, and was a big mis-fire from Allvin. Curious.

Richardson is pointless blocking someone with every game he plays.

The guy is 37, will be retired in 2 months, and has a 0% chance of being on this team next year.

A guy like Sheldon Dries is a decade younger and had a huge breakout season in the AHL and that icetime would be far better spent giving him an audition to see if he factors into next year's plans than wasting it on Richardson. Plus he's probably just a flat-out better player at this point.

 

[Get North]

Lockwood looked really small to me in Abbotsford, but he's effective. I actually wonder if the NHL game - at least in the regular season - will be a better fit for him than the AHL because it's not as physical.

Bailey sure isn't small. Is he banged up because he's a quicker Chiasson

 

[Fatass]

Bailey sure isn't small. Is he banged up because he's a quicker Chiasson

Baily is a much faster skater than Chaisson, but becasue he processes the game so slow he actually plays slower than Chaisson. Lockwood is both fast and smart.

 

[RutherPlan]

Justin Bailey is a 4th line winger somewhere in the NHL. I wouldn't be surprised if another team signs him next year and he gets a full time role in the NHL.