Vtownfan
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Overall a strong showing by the B squad against what was basically the Sharks opening night line up.
Hutton-Biega were a very strong pairing. Fast, good under the Sharks forecheck pressure. Hutton's end to end rush is going to get all the talk, but he made numerous little plays that were just crazy good. A slight move here, a quick fake there that threw the fore checkers off and enabled him to smoothly transition the puck.
McCann was solid again. He certainly looks like he belongs. He plays a pretty good 200ft game for a young kid and certainly can shoot the puck. Nice vision to set up Vey for a grade A chance to tie the game. To bad it was Vey he passed to.
Virtanen, not ready. Physically he is, but his game needs work. Vey-Virtanen-Baertschi was over matched most of the night. Out shot and out played Points for Jake for the physical play that caused the turn over to McCann. Laughs on how hard Garrett was trying to sell that the puck deflected of Virtanen's stick to McCann to try and give the kid an assist.
Baesrtschi has in no way played his way into the top 6. He is to small to be bottom 6. Not sure what the Canucks do with this kid now.
Vey another problem. Given every opportunity to make something happen and not much there. His line was soundly outplayed and he just looks lost out there. Like he can see his chance slipping away and doesn't know what to do.
Props to the banger line. Cracknell looked at home between Prust and Dorsett and later in the game they were playing like you want a 4th line to play. Banging bodies and creating opportunities off the forecheck. They got more ice than that line normally would given the line up tonight.
Miller- His best outing so far this preseason. Still don't think he is seeing the puck as well as he would like, but pretty much exactly the solid play you would expect from a league average goalie making around 3million a year...oh wait.
My send downs after tonight's game would be Grenier and Virtanen. Vey and Baertschi are right now the 13th and 14th forwards possible try and sneak them through waivers.
Hutton-Biega were a very strong pairing. Fast, good under the Sharks forecheck pressure. Hutton's end to end rush is going to get all the talk, but he made numerous little plays that were just crazy good. A slight move here, a quick fake there that threw the fore checkers off and enabled him to smoothly transition the puck.
McCann was solid again. He certainly looks like he belongs. He plays a pretty good 200ft game for a young kid and certainly can shoot the puck. Nice vision to set up Vey for a grade A chance to tie the game. To bad it was Vey he passed to.
Virtanen, not ready. Physically he is, but his game needs work. Vey-Virtanen-Baertschi was over matched most of the night. Out shot and out played Points for Jake for the physical play that caused the turn over to McCann. Laughs on how hard Garrett was trying to sell that the puck deflected of Virtanen's stick to McCann to try and give the kid an assist.
Baesrtschi has in no way played his way into the top 6. He is to small to be bottom 6. Not sure what the Canucks do with this kid now.
Vey another problem. Given every opportunity to make something happen and not much there. His line was soundly outplayed and he just looks lost out there. Like he can see his chance slipping away and doesn't know what to do.
Props to the banger line. Cracknell looked at home between Prust and Dorsett and later in the game they were playing like you want a 4th line to play. Banging bodies and creating opportunities off the forecheck. They got more ice than that line normally would given the line up tonight.
Miller- His best outing so far this preseason. Still don't think he is seeing the puck as well as he would like, but pretty much exactly the solid play you would expect from a league average goalie making around 3million a year...oh wait.
My send downs after tonight's game would be Grenier and Virtanen. Vey and Baertschi are right now the 13th and 14th forwards possible try and sneak them through waivers.