Confirmed with Link: Canucks sign F Nic Petan to two-way deal ($750,000/$450,000)

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Big signing for Abbotsford.

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[krutovsdonut]

are we going to dress any prospects in abbotsford?

bad goalie must be having a fit.

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

One of my favorite players. Happy to have him in the org.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

are we going to dress any prospects in abbotsford?

bad goalie must be having a fit.

Heh - which prospects are you thinking of? The cupboard is a tiny bit bare.

Lockwood, Gadjovich, Woo, Focht...I guess Klimovich is a possibility?

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

First line center of the Canucks
No joke

 

[Jovofan]

This dude was a beast in juniors, I loved him as a prospect. Hope he makes an impact during pre-season, still young and talented.

 

[F A N]

This dude was a beast in juniors, I loved him as a prospect. Hope he makes an impact during pre-season, still young and talented.

Yep. But he's clearly just an AHL star now.

 

[krutovsdonut]

Heh - which prospects are you thinking of? The cupboard is a tiny bit bare.

Lockwood, Gadjovich, Woo, Focht...I guess Klimovich is a possibility?

plasek is signed now and we gave brisebois an offer, but fair point i guess.

 

[Wo Yorfat]

Heh - which prospects are you thinking of? The cupboard is a tiny bit bare.

Lockwood, Gadjovich, Woo, Focht...I guess Klimovich is a possibility?

When you've been an elite team for this long, the prospect pool is bound to suffer.

 

[Blue and Green]

plasek is signed now and we gave brisebois an offer, but fair point i guess.

Brisebois isn't a prospect, he's a career AHLer.

 

[Melvin]

Called it in 2018. Played for Green in Portland. Expect the Linden Vey treatment.

 

[orcatown]

Never liked him in the NHL but should be absolute force in Abby and be something of a depth piece for Vancouver.

 

[iceburg]

This is a fantastic signing. Injuries in the top 6 and he's there.

 

[Canucker]

Good depth signing that will probably never get a sniff of more than the press box in Vancouver, but will provide some scoring punch to Abby. +1 for Benning...bringing his score to -42.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Nasty Nic comes home.

 

[bossram]

Not joking at all, this is by far the best signing Benning made today. I am a Petan truther and definitely think he's an NHLer. He obviously has playmaking talent and he's never had poor shot/chance impacts at the NHL level. He's in my lineup. At worst, he's Abbottsford's 1C on a buriable contract.

See! I can be positive when Benning makes a smart move!

Miller - Petterson - Boeser
Petan - Horvat - Garland
Podkolzin - Dickinson - Hoglander
Pearson - Sutter - Motte

This is actually quite a good forward group.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Great depth guy. I mean i don't think he was ever on a different level than Vey, and he's no Sven Baertchi, but we didn't lose a high pick to get him.

 

[Petey O]

Not joking at all, this is by far the best signing Benning made today. I am a Petan truther and definitely think he's an NHLer. He obviously has playmaking talent and he's never had poor shot/chance impacts at the NHL level. He's in my lineup. At worst, he's Abbottsford's 1C on a buriable contract.

See! I can be positive when Benning makes a smart move!

Miller - Petterson - Boeser
Petan - Horvat - Garland
Podkolzin - Dickinson - Hoglander
Pearson - Sutter - Motte

This is actually quite a good forward group.

I think this is VERY ambitious but it would be a nice value signing if he can play anywhere to that calibre, for sure.

 

[WonderTwinsUnite]

He's also a really nice kid. I know they seem to have brought in a lot of local flavour for the AHL team here (Petan, Hunt, Burroghs). All really high-end AHL talents too - Aqua sparing no expense to make this work.

 

[bossram]

I think this is VERY ambitious but it would be a nice value signing if he can play anywhere to that calibre, for sure.

I'd like to see some team (hopefully Vancouver now), just give him an uninterrupted chance in the top-nine. The kind of chance they gave to Baertschi and Vey.

I think he'll reward them.

 

[bossram]

He's also a really nice kid. I know they seem to have brought in a lot of local flavour for the AHL team here (Petan, Hunt, Burroghs). All really high-end AHL talents too - Aqua sparing no expense to make this work.

Can't say Aqua hasn't given Benning a blank cheque this offseason. And he's paying a lot of one-way deals to fill out the Abby roster too.

 

[VanJack]

Petan automatically becomes the Abby Canucks best player.....it's too bad he wasn't a natural center....I think his path to the NHL would have been smoother if he could generate offense from the middle of the ice.

But what we're seeing is former Western Hockey league kids wanting to come home to play AHL hockey. So Vancouver and Abby might actually be at an advantage when it comes to signing players. Never saw that coming.

 

[Siludin]

I think this is VERY ambitious but it would be a nice value signing if he can play anywhere to that calibre, for sure.

The thing is, Petan is a replacement player for top-six injuries. He doesn't replace an guy like MacEwen or Dickinson if they get hurt. He replaces Garland/Boeser if they get hurt. That way, your other lines can stay the same.

 

[vancityluongo]

Good teams have depth guys like Petan in depth roles.

 

[DonnyNucker]

Not joking at all, this is by far the best signing Benning made today. I am a Petan truther and definitely think he's an NHLer. He obviously has playmaking talent and he's never had poor shot/chance impacts at the NHL level. He's in my lineup. At worst, he's Abbottsford's 1C on a buriable contract.

See! I can be positive when Benning makes a smart move!

Miller - Petterson - Boeser
Petan - Horvat - Garland
Podkolzin - Dickinson - Hoglander
Pearson - Sutter - Motte

This is actually quite a good forward group.

Pearson on the 4th line and Petan on the second…day drinking!