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  1. Idk. You could argue that he doesnt need the AHL. All be it a small sample size, but in his first 30 games in the AHL he was scoring at a 40+goal clip and was near ppg. Thats better numbers than Hodgson or Schroeder had or have in the AHL. Plus his size allows him to be effective on the 3rd of 4th line RIGHT now, so even if he's not scoring he'll still have a spot on the roster barring unforseen circumstances.
  2. dbam09

    Anton Rodin | RW/LW

    Didn't he play on the 3rd line in the home game of the double header? Regardless, I agree that his play has been pretty underwhelming thus far. He had that nice goal in the Prospects tourny, but besides that he hasn't really WOWed anyone. It'll probably take him a year to become accustomed to living in N/A, as well as playing on the smaller ice surface. For some guys that transition is seamless, and for others it takes a bit of time. Hopefully he'll get a few more pre-season games in before getting sent to the Wolves though. Coming into this year, I thought Rodin was going to be a real darkhorse to make the team, but that's looking less likely. Jensen on the other hand.... edit: Looks like Rodin was sent down today. Guess he hadn't done enough in practise to garner further ice time this pre-season. All the best to him in Chicago!
  3. dbam09

    Anton Rodin | RW/LW

    It really depends on how things shape up on the canucks roster first. Being a right wing, he's going to have to compete with Mancari and Haydar for top minutes, both of whom are proven AHL stars. If he switches to the other side, or one of the afore mentioned two make the canucks/switches to their offwing, then he might see some right wing top 6 time. It's just too early to tell really.
  4. man this kid has some sick hands in the shootout. kind of reminds me of sam gagner or kyle wellwood. Just has the puck on a string the entire time.
  5. dbam09

    Anton Rodin | RW/LW

    I can't wait to see him play in North America. I wouldn't be surprised if he skyrocketed up the prospect depth chart, and saw some nhl games as soon as next year.
  6. dbam09

    Anton Rodin | RW/LW

    I really think he's going to surprise a lot of people when he comes to North America. For me, I don't think it's a matter of whether he'll play in the NHL, but when, and where in the line up.
  7. dbam09

    Anton Rodin | RW/LW

    Ya man, he turned 20 in november. He was born late in 90 and so he wasn't eligible for the 08 draft, but is still too old for the juniors. Too bad though.
  8. dbam09

    Anton Rodin | RW/LW

    Depending on who you talk to within the canucks' organization, they'll probably tell you that in terms of skill set, rodin is our most talented prospect. And when he was drafted, and still now, they say that he plays with such tanacity along the boards that he could easily be a grinder or checker. I think he has huge potential to thrive in both the offensive and defensive aspects of the game, but that patience will be key. I think a full year on the moose next year acclimatizing to the north american ice will do him wonders. Imo I think that at the least, he'll be like a samuelsson type player, in that he can be easily thrown into any situation and thrive, and isn't really stuck in either a top 6 or bottom 6 mold. If he does turn out to be the european sniper that he COULD be, then I guess that works too.
  9. dbam09

    Anton Rodin | RW/LW

    my swedish is nonexistant but luckily a stat sheet is pretty hard to misread. looks like he just had 1 assist tonight in the third. http://www.brynas.se/Nyheter/Seger-mot-Sundsvall/
  10. Bigten network is showing a gophers game from 2009 right now. It's pretty clear that schroeder is the best player on the ice of the two teams. He's just so smart with/without the puck that you don't even notice how young and small compared to the other players he is. In the first period alone i counted 6 glorious chances that he set up, but the players just can't tap them in. On a side not Patrick White looks horrible. *sigh*
  11. dbam09

    Anton Rodin | RW/LW

    this is interesting. I'm wondering what their plans for the swedes are. Hopefully we can get one or both of them over to the moose cuz i want to see what rodin can do with schroeder and hodgson.
  12. He's only like eight months younger.... just saying.
  13. Ugh with every game schroeder plays, it just makes me want cody to be done in brampton more and more. I want to see what kind of chemistry they'd have together, though im not sure arniel would want both "rookies" on the same line.
  14. ya thats kinda a weird number. I thought for a split second it was because that's where he went in the draft, but he went 22nd so idk. It was probably just a number assigned to him. I wonder what cody will wear if he goes there again. If my memory serves me correct he wore 18 like he did at the World Juniors, but I imagine he'd just go with 39 like he's been doing in the training camps
  15. dbam09

    Anton Rodin | RW/LW

    Ya i figured that's what you were getting at. It's so hard to keep the facts straight about these prospects playing in sweden just because they don't get any media attention really. I actually thought he had another year too until that old article was brought up.
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