Canucks Young Guns

[Ronning's Ghost]

The dude knows. He has found the answer at the bottom of his bottle of Violent Sam wrapped in a brown paper bag while fighting off hookers and bums in the parking lot of the Astoria Hotel remembering the good old days sparring with Michael Olajide and Manny Sobral before he sucked on the glass beak

More like Dale Walters and Tony Pep.

Well, that explains a lot, anyway.

If i had spent much time sparring with those guys, unless they were really kind to me, Jim Benning would look like a genius to me now, too.

[Strangelove]

I don’t like Sutter and Gagner at all but I think they are genuinely putting in some effort. They are just shitty players.

I'm not going to stick up for Gagner, but Sutter has been top-6 in forward icetime on 3 different teams for each of the past 9 seasons.

The reason: He is an elite shutdown/penalty-killing/faceoff-winning centre.

I recently posted that he has been top-20 in the NHL in the faceoff circle over the past 3 seasons.

Yeahno, he's not "shitty" bro...

[nuckster]

According to a tweet by Bob McKenzie:
Contract talks between VAN and Adam Gaudette on a three-year entry-level contract are progressing towards a logical conclusion, perhaps as early as tomorrow.

[Blob Mckenzie]

I don’t like Sutter and Gagner at all but I think they are genuinely putting in some effort. They are just shitty players.

I'm not going to stick up for Gagner, but Sutter has been top-6 in forward icetime on 3 different teams for each of the past 9 seasons.

The reason: He is an elite shutdown/penalty-killing/faceoff-winning centre.

I recently posted that he has been top-20 in the NHL in the faceoff circle over the past 3 seasons.

Yeahno, he's not "shitty" bro...

Canucks and Hurricanes were/are horrible garbage teams and it’s well know Pittsburgh is a top heavy team very reliant on its top 2-4 forwards up front. Notice how they’ve actually won cups again since Sutter isn’t there hogging top minutes. Adding Fatty One Ball Yellow Teeth Filthy Phil did so much more than Birdbones for that team.

[Strangelove]

Yeah we know Philthy Phil is better than Birdbones Brandon, which is why he makes twice as much.

[Cousin Strawberry]

According to a tweet by Bob McKenzie:
Contract talks between VAN and Adam Gaudette on a three-year entry-level contract are progressing towards a logical conclusion, perhaps as early as tomorrow.

Nice. I didnt really think he was as far along the development curve as he apparently is already.

So those who know...is he NHL ready?

[Strangelove]

So those who know...is he NHL ready?

We're about to find out.

[Hockey Widow]

Hearing it's a done deal. He will report to the Canucks, not Utica, thereby burning year one of his ELC.

[BladesofSteel]

That's too bad.

Utica just clinched a spot in the playoffs today and could really use Gaudette.

The Comets have no business being there with the group they've had down there over the past 4-5 weeks. Demko has been a brick wall, and Cull has got that team playing waaay above and beyond.

[rats19]

Hearing it's a done deal. He will report to the Canucks, not Utica, thereby burning year one of his ELC.

Can’t wait to watch this kid... 149th

[Diehard1]

Hearing it's a done deal. He will report to the Canucks, not Utica, thereby burning year one of his ELC.

Will be interesting to see what this kid can do. He’s got good size and skill, very good shot. Not the greatest skater but he’s solid. He should be NHL ready or very close to it anyway, so will be another guy fighting for a spot on the big team.

Anybody have any idea what’s going to happen this summer? Way too many players for too few positions. Something’s gotta give.

[Hockey Widow]

That's too bad.

Utica just clinched a spot in the playoffs today and could really use Gaudette.

The Comets have no business being there with the group they've had down there over the past 4-5 weeks. Demko has been a brick wall, and Cull has got that team playing waaay above and beyond.

Ya I’m looking forward to seeing him but also hoped he’d sign his 3 year ELC taking effect July 1st then signing a contract with Utica.

But getting him under contract is good.

[rats19]

That's too bad.

Utica just clinched a spot in the playoffs today and could really use Gaudette.

The Comets have no business being there with the group they've had down there over the past 4-5 weeks. Demko has been a brick wall, and Cull has got that team playing waaay above and beyond.

Ya I’m looking forward to seeing him but also hoped he’d sign his 3 year ELC taking effect July 1st then signing a contract with Utica.

But getting him under contract is good.

Rather lose a year than him entirely

[BladesofSteel]

Utica could use him more. Besides, if Seattle does in fact come in, he will then need to be protected.

Let him play in a top six role for games that actually matter.

[Hockey Widow]

Hearing it's a done deal. He will report to the Canucks, not Utica, thereby burning year one of his ELC.

Will be interesting to see what this kid can do. He’s got good size and skill, very good shot. Not the greatest skater but he’s solid. He should be NHL ready or very close to it anyway, so will be another guy fighting for a spot on the big team.

Anybody have any idea what’s going to happen this summer? Way too many players for too few positions. Something’s gotta give.

A lot of players eligible for either the NHL or AHL.

Gaudette, Lind, Pettersson, Dahlen, Juolevi, Gadjovich, all can be sent to Utica while Benning makes room. Hopefully he can secure some picks over the summer to have in the 2019 draft. He’s in the opposite position to when he got here. We have younger players knocking on the door and older younger players who will require waivers. Hopefully he can parlay some of those into other assets. I’m thinking, not necessarily all, Hutton, Stetcher, Pouliot, Goldobin, Boucher, Dowd, Gaunce, Baertschi, Granlund, Motte, Leipsic. Motte can be sent to Utica so no biggie there.

Anyway, he has shown he can make room when he needs to.