SotasicA
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Highmore is so fast.
And there ends his list of NHL level attributes.
And there ends his list of NHL level attributes.
Confirmed Trade: [CHI/VAN] Adam Gaudette for Matthew Highmore
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Son of Petter
Who wants to walk with Elias?
Somebody told Benning that once and he stopped listening to everything after. How Dim Jim still has a job is beyond me, guy has zero idea how to assemble an nhl roster.
Reality? Gaudette is like the pizza that has been in the fridge for 4 days. Is it fine? Probably, is it good? Probably not, Could it possibly be good, sure perhaps...
However you can't go around trading 4 day old pizza for the thing of sauerkraut in the back of the fridge you forgot about from last year's summer BBQ.
However you can't go around trading 4 day old pizza for the thing of sauerkraut in the back of the fridge you forgot about from last year's summer BBQ.
Canuckle
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Can't wait to see Highmore in the lineup and see what he brings to the table.
Plot twist, he can't even crack the lineup.
Plot twist, he can't even crack the lineup.
Chelios
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Why are there people describing Highmore as fast? His top end speed is average at best. His acceleration and agility are below average. The only thing above average in his game is his motor.
Love the effort from him. But he is not an every day NHLer as it stands right now.
Love the effort from him. But he is not an every day NHLer as it stands right now.
Highmore has a high motor. However he is not Motte v2.0, he doesn’t have the hands of Motte. In the end this is likely a nothing deal but at least Gaudette may have some untapped potential.
krutovsdonut
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gaudette has some skill and a ton of try, but it is all focused on offence. in a bygone era he would have been given rope to go try get his 30 goals then be hopefully taught defence, but he has not had that opportunity with the canucks. if anything, they've tried too hard to shape him into a responsible third line centre he is temperamentally not suited to be. that might be just just trying to get him focused enough on defence to be a modern era nhl player, but you got the feeling he was always in the dog house and was a player that management was forcing the coach to dress many nights.
he never earned or was given much ice time with the canucks. to a remarkable degree for a guy ostensibly dressing as a 3rd line centre he has been a sub 12 minute player regularly benched later in games that were even remotely close.
he has also been kept at centre rather than given more ice time as a winger. it seems the canucks did not think he could be a top 6 winger.
bottom line is that, except perhaps for body mass and definitely defence, he's an nhl player in all respects. he has enough shot, skating, motor and offensive iq. he sort of reminds me of certain russian skill guys that simply will not buy into the nhl system. maybe a different coach will coax it out of him.
he never earned or was given much ice time with the canucks. to a remarkable degree for a guy ostensibly dressing as a 3rd line centre he has been a sub 12 minute player regularly benched later in games that were even remotely close.
he has also been kept at centre rather than given more ice time as a winger. it seems the canucks did not think he could be a top 6 winger.
bottom line is that, except perhaps for body mass and definitely defence, he's an nhl player in all respects. he has enough shot, skating, motor and offensive iq. he sort of reminds me of certain russian skill guys that simply will not buy into the nhl system. maybe a different coach will coax it out of him.
sting101
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This is an insane take.
What coach in his right mind elevates someone who doesn't deserve to be elevated is not producing and has been awful in his own end to inflate his stats for some potential trade that may or may not materialize.
Gaudette absolutely sucked in last years playoffs. Needed to be replaced by Sutter and then proceeded to produce nothing and then carried it over to a terrible off season and season this year. He's been getting bumped off pucks with ease all year and skates in mud and has no clue in his own end.
I would have liked for them to be patient and give him another chance because he has skill and wicked shot and im not thrilled with the return but blaming others for him not succeeding is insane. They have been starving for secondary scoring and he's failed miserably
The Canucks failed in Gaudette's development. They wanted to rush him to the NHL so quickly to make them look good, young, and different that they didn't really develop him.
It was obvious he wasn't a C very early.
I didn't think much of him, just a bit too slow, a bit too weak to be a top 9 player on a contender, but the Canucks handled his development poorly.
Some folks here absolutely never want to hold the organization to account for anything and you can see that with some of the Gaudette blame. Equally as hilarious, the 3 points Pearson has on Gaudette this season was a celebrated extension. To be fair both sucked since Feb 2020 and I was hoping neither would be Canucks for 21/22.....too bad they kept the more expensive one.
It was obvious he wasn't a C very early.
I didn't think much of him, just a bit too slow, a bit too weak to be a top 9 player on a contender, but the Canucks handled his development poorly.
Some folks here absolutely never want to hold the organization to account for anything and you can see that with some of the Gaudette blame. Equally as hilarious, the 3 points Pearson has on Gaudette this season was a celebrated extension. To be fair both sucked since Feb 2020 and I was hoping neither would be Canucks for 21/22.....too bad they kept the more expensive one.
sting101
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Yes they should have waited till he was 25 to call him up, because that's how it usually goes for top6 forwards. ^^^^
Weak attempt at distracting from Gaudette's failure to grab a huge opportunity. Yes the coaches and management failed him giving him PP2 and a regular shift for 4 goals in his last 43 games while being the worst defensive forward we had??? Nope
He needed to get faster and stronger and be able to defend. He didn't progress at any of those things and his contributions cratered. That's on him you don't get 3yrs to find a role on many teams unless you start really young and they can afford to be patient
Unless something changed for Gaudette between now and the end of the season he was likely not retained anyway. Much better players are not every year as teams adjust for prospects or better fits. He simply gets bumped off pucks and outskated by bigger faster athletes. It's a shame because he does have skill but he's in that Goldobin Gagner Spooner type position.
In saying that. Good move for Chicago. Undeniably he has talent and plays with energy and flair. Had an intestinal issue that he says prevented his gaining weight last year. If he matures defensively and gains some serious strength and lbs you may get some utility as a 2/3 line scorer. Worth a shot and a good gamble that cost nothing as Highmore's skill is 4th line tops from what i've seen of him. Nucks are making room for Podkolzin and will try to add some speed and size in the middle six and maybe a shot for Lind and MacEwen to show something. We need speed and size around our core in a big way
Hope it works out for him in Chicago seems like the perfect opportunity. Looked like he could become a version of Tyler Bozak for a bit but he peaked and then crashed hard and was getting murdered in his own end. Should be an interesting project loved his enthusiasm and his shot is a rifle.
Weak attempt at distracting from Gaudette's failure to grab a huge opportunity. Yes the coaches and management failed him giving him PP2 and a regular shift for 4 goals in his last 43 games while being the worst defensive forward we had??? Nope
He needed to get faster and stronger and be able to defend. He didn't progress at any of those things and his contributions cratered. That's on him you don't get 3yrs to find a role on many teams unless you start really young and they can afford to be patient
Unless something changed for Gaudette between now and the end of the season he was likely not retained anyway. Much better players are not every year as teams adjust for prospects or better fits. He simply gets bumped off pucks and outskated by bigger faster athletes. It's a shame because he does have skill but he's in that Goldobin Gagner Spooner type position.
In saying that. Good move for Chicago. Undeniably he has talent and plays with energy and flair. Had an intestinal issue that he says prevented his gaining weight last year. If he matures defensively and gains some serious strength and lbs you may get some utility as a 2/3 line scorer. Worth a shot and a good gamble that cost nothing as Highmore's skill is 4th line tops from what i've seen of him. Nucks are making room for Podkolzin and will try to add some speed and size in the middle six and maybe a shot for Lind and MacEwen to show something. We need speed and size around our core in a big way
Hope it works out for him in Chicago seems like the perfect opportunity. Looked like he could become a version of Tyler Bozak for a bit but he peaked and then crashed hard and was getting murdered in his own end. Should be an interesting project loved his enthusiasm and his shot is a rifle.
His defensive play is better than Gaudette though. Gaudette just doesn't fit anywhere on the canucks lineup if he is not playing top 6 and Podkolzin will be signing plus lind will make the team. Time to move on from Gaudette but I wished we could have got a bit more. Still Highmore can be useful as a 4th liner.
lawrence
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horrible trade for Vancouver. I am thinking there is something behind the scenes that we are not aware of. Sure he doesn't fit anywhere, so what? does Highmore fit anywhere? how does he even fit anywhere if he can't even make the NHL? Gaudette has one bad year and do we bail on our kids? He was on a 48 point pace as a 4th line player last year.
Dude just give it up. how long do they need to baby Gaudette til he becomes some tweener 2nd line player? We need cap space and he was going to be an RFA and probably taken by Seattle anyways. Plus we got Podkolzin who has marinated in KHL for 2 years. Whats your take on Podkolzin? Does he also need couple of more years til Canucks call him up?
Benning got a low return but Highmore will probably have better D than Gaudette.
lawrence
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they want to trick in their own brains into thinking this is a great trade for Vancouver. I've never even heard of Highmore before. Good trade Chicago.
the reality is highmores upside is basically 13th level NHL forward on a decent team/daily 4th liner on a bad team/AHL level spark plug-work ethic leader in a very good pipeline
SotasicA
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He has speed. That's the only reason he's managed to hang around. Speed is his bread and butter.
He was the fastest Hawk, at least until Hinostroza came back.
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Haven't we been pretty much doing this with Virtanen? Not sure if it's to showcase him for a trade but he's been given prime opportunities over and over again for years despite disappointing for the most part.
A successful coach will do what he has to do to get the most out of his players. A coach needs to think more dynamically than simply not moving a player up the roster when they aren’t succeeding in the role that they are currently playing.
Gaudette should have been try at wing in the top 6, it’s absurd that he wasn’t especially considering how we rotated players through that spot over the past year or so.
ColbyChaos
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What was he supposed to say? "Yeah I traded that dumb bastard for infecting our team. Im glad that insect is no longer here"
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Yeah I’m real sure they waited a year to move Gaudette so they could score Highmore.
Iain, get a clue man.
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