Prospect Info: Jonah "The Man Child" Gadjovich

[Bobby9]

Any update on this player?

 

[Hansen]

Any update on this player?

I think we can safely say he is no longer the "man-child" now he is the "man-man"

 

[Raistlin]

Any update on this player?

More importantly, has his skating improved a lot? There's a big bargain basket of failed 2nd rounders from the Canucks waiting for him otherwise.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

This f’d up season is bad news for the development of guys like Gadjovich. Sadly, I think his already small window of opportunity just shrunk a little more.

 

[Fatass]

Any update on this player?

He still can’t skate well enough to be an NHL player.

 

[M2Beezy]

He still can’t skate well enough to be an NHL player.

But can he be foundational?

 

[Fatass]

But can he be foundational?

Well, I guess he’d make a solid corner stone, especially considering the whole “man child” thing.

 

[VanJack]

When you look at what MacEwen has accomplished after three years in the Canuck organization, I guess there's some hope for Gadjovich.

A lot of the criticisms around skating, hockey sense etc. for big Mac were the same ones we're hearing with Gadjovich. Unfortunately this disjointed season isn't going to help his development.

 

[iceburg]

I never saw the big concern over MacEwen's skating. Saw him live a couple of years ago (pretty much at the same age as Gad is now) and he looked fine at the NHL level. Gadjovich is definitely a step or two slower.

 

[Josepho]

This pick was made with the hope that Gadjovich would improve his skating.

He hasn't, but I still definitely respect the thinking behind it.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Pretty sure he’s still skating up the ice trying to get to the net.

 

[Hansen]

KEEP PETEY AND HOG TOGETHER

edit: lmao wrong thread

 

[Bitz and Bites]

This pick was made with the hope that Gadjovich would improve his skating.

He hasn't, but I still definitely respect the thinking behind it.

He did improve his skating somewhat but it still needs a fair bit of work to get close to NHL caliber.

I also like the pick,I just wish our scouting staff had more draft capital to take swings like this and hope one connects.
Unfortunately,Benning just can't seem to formulate any kind of plan to acquire extra picks and constantly wastes the ones we have on players that could be picked up later on waivers if he wasn't so impatient or such an easy mark.

 

[JAK]

If the player can focus strictly on being a better skater, he can still turn it around.

There is still time, if he wants it.

 

[M2Beezy]

If the player can focus strictly on being a better skater, he can still turn it around.

There is still time, if he wants it.

Just gotta go to the Bo Horvat School of Skating (BHSS) and BAM

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

But can he be foundational?

Well he skates as if his feet are in cement.

Sounds like a pretty solid foundation to me...

 

[Blackjackz]

If the AHL doesn't open up this season, Gadjovich should use this opportunity to really focus his attention on becoming an NHL skater. During a regular season, this is not going to happen when you are playing every other night or practicing 2 times a day... but this may be a rare opportunity to take the situation and run with it, and really addressing the gaping hole in his skillset.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

Has a goal today as well.

 

[VanJack]

Gadjovich is still only 22.....still a chance he can pick up the extra step he needs to challenge for a spot in the NHL. As we saw last year, he has a nice set of hands in close and and can rip it on his shot.

But regardless, his name will live on in Canuck draft trivia....who was the kid the Canucks drafted with the compensatory second round pick they received from Columbus for signing Torts as their coach? For that reason alone, you hope it works out for him.

 

[Oddleifson]

Gadjovich is still only 22.....still a chance he can pick up the extra step he needs to challenge for a spot in the NHL. As we saw last year, he has a nice set of hands in close and and can rip it on his shot.

But regardless, his name will live on in Canuck draft trivia....who was the kid the Canucks drafted with the compensatory second round pick they received from Columbus for signing Torts as their coach? For that reason alone, you hope it works out for him.

Gadjo has _already_ done more for this team than Torts ever did...

 

[M2Beezy]

Has a goal today as well.

So the BHSS is working

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

Has a goal today as well.

this is encouraging. some don't have the mechanics for it (hodgson), so it will be interesting to see how he's improved.

 

[CraigBillington]

Gadjo has _already_ done more for this team than Torts ever did...

Torts gave us the opportunity to draft Virtanen though!

 

[Grub]

“The bust” Gadjovic

 

[timw33]

At Gadjovich's age Macewan was putting up 52 points in 69 AHL games and Macewan can still barely cut our lineup. Gadjovich needs to produce if he wants a future even as a bottom 6 guy.