Confirmed with Link: Canucks sign D Mitch Eliot (Michigan State) to 3-year ELC

[petrishriekandgo]

Canucks sign defenceman Mitch Eliot

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[Scumbag Frank]

First article on Google about him:

Cole Dismayed By Late-Season Departure of D-Man Eliot

Michigan State defenseman Mitch Eliot decided to leave the team earlier in the week to sign with Sarnia of the major junior OHL. The move came with just six games left in the regular season, which only added to Spartans' head coach Danton Cole's dismay.

"At this point of the season, it would've been nice if he wanted to leave to finish," Cole said. "If you want to leave early in the year, that's one thing, but six games to go and the Michigan weekend (coming up), it's an odd time.

"But we'll deal with it. We want the guys in the locker room who want to be in the locker room. If they don't want to be here, get the hell out of here. If that's where your head's at — it's hard enough winning when everyone's on the same page. So, you know what, our locker room is better."

 

[Josepho]

Seems to have pretty good ES production.

Not a bad gamble, there are worse uses of a contract slot.

 

[Spectrefire]

Another Judd Brackett special?

Yes please.

 

[Bojack Horvatman]

I'd be happy if all he does is improve Utica. Our prospect depth on D will just be Woo and Rathbone when Hughes and Juolevi are promoted.

 

[mossey3535]

Well let's just hope he isn't another Grosse Pointe Blank

 

[ziploc]

First article on Google about him:

Cole Dismayed By Late-Season Departure of D-Man Eliot

Holy crap, that guy's salty.

 

[Fire Benning]

Seems like a decent dice roll.

The fact that he only has one L in his name irritates me.

 

[Cupless44]

Meh ....168 lb defenseman with ok numbers already 20

 

[JumpierPegasus]

Might be good Utica fodder for next year if Juolevi comes up

But I don't know anything about him so we will see how this goes. Has more offensive upside than Chatfield it appears lol

 

[BerSTUzzi]

Meh ....168 lb defenseman with ok numbers already 20

Update from Canucks Army is he is 190.

 

[DownGoesMcDavid]

Left Michigan state right before they had to play Hughes and Michigan.

Quinn already putting the fear on ppl.

 

[Intangibos]

Probably won't be anything special, could potentially help the brutal Utica Comets out as well as being a pitch-black horse for the Canucks

Fine since it was free, but if it comes out that we gave Sarnia a 3rd I'll be pissed.

 

[DL44]

Holy crap, that guy's salty.

His comments seemed to start out cordial then you feel a lil escalation culminating with 'get the hell out of here'.

Kinda the opposite move of Brock remaining with Waterloo....

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

As soon as I saw it’s a college prospect, I’m on board

 

[Nucker42]

Can the Canucks sign this guy?

Charles-Edouard D'Astous


Looked great last for Rimouski last week.

 

[Eddy Punch Clock]

Wow, no "plan the parade" comments yet?

 

[Raistlin]

with the amount of whining from MS, this seems to be a much needed move for Utica.

 

[Scouter]

I'd be happy if all he does is improve Utica. Our prospect depth on D will just be Woo and Rathbone when Hughes and Juolevi are promoted.

You like Rathbone, I don't. You forgot Brisebois, Utunen looks good to me.

 

[Var]

Decent enough numbers. Captain of Team USA in 2016 sounds good. Nice that it's an ELC and not a waiver pickup. If he does ever start to contribute, it's a good contract to have him on. If he doesn't, he sounds well rounded enough that he'll still be a solid Utica defenceman.

Mitch Eliot at eliteprospects.com

 

[Intangibos]

You like Rathbone, I don't. You forgot Brisebois, Utunen looks good to me.

Why do you not like Rathbone?

 

[Lindgren]

So, Sarnia puts up a ten-spot tonight vs Erie, and ... not a point for Eliot.

He's an over-ager, so I'm not that optimistic. "I am old, I am old, I shall wear my trousers rolled ..." or something. Who wrote that again?

 

[Bojack Horvatman]

You like Rathbone, I don't. You forgot Brisebois, Utunen looks good to me.

I think he has shown well for where he was drafted but, he will probably not be a full time NHL defencemen. Realistically, Only one of our D prospects after Hughes and Juolevi make the NHL.

 

[MS]

I don’t know a thing about this player. Hopefully he can skate.

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

Can the Canucks sign this guy?

Charles-Edouard D'Astous


Looked great last for Rimouski last week.

He's worth serious consideration based on name alone imo...