[Blister Soul]

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Shirokov's great playoff-run over

Sergei Shirokov is the next of the European Canuck draftees whose team has been eliminated from the playoffs. Shirokov’s team, CSKA, lost the semifinal series vs. Kazan by 1-3 games after losing Game 4 yesterday evening, 1-2.

Shirokov certainly was not to blame as he collected a point in each of the four games and finished the series with two goals and two assists.

The speedy winger picked up at least one point in nine of CSKA’s twelve postseason contests and accumulated four goals and seven assists along with four PIM.
Besides two multiple-point games in a first round sweep over Togliatti, Shirokov put together a three-game point streak in the second round vs. Ufa and followed that up by a four-game point streak in the semifinal against Kazan.

Too bad for him. He did very well in the playoffs.

[Toxic]

Now we gotta sign him and get him over here during the international transfer window

[Blister Soul]

When does that start?

[timw33]

First post on the new system....

I'm confused by it.

[MGR4B]

Thanks for helping me out with that one. I dont think he should be playing with the Canucks I just suggested him being with the team to kind of get a feel of the NHL and the NHL playoffs.

[Millerdraft]

hiroshima, on Apr 3 2007, 09:42 AM, said:

good excuse bud.but he should be smart and good enough,to find a way,how to break this wall,and score goal,and be outstanding,like u guys always talking about him.like i mean,he is not a good stickhandler at all,all he can is skate and shoot the puck.he is not at all a stickhandler,compare to simek and shirokov.and he is not a physical player,he cant stand up for himself,simek can,he showed that this year,that he can score,he can give passes for a scoring chance,can hit,can skate, and he has a plus,that he played pro back home,so he will do better then grabner in AHL in my opinion.

You really oughta get off your knees 'cause your blind homerism has Simek's c*** so far down your throat it's coming out your a**. Simek is on an overall stacked team. Grabner is not!

[Blister Soul]

timw33, on Apr 3 2007, 05:10 PM, said:

First post on the new system....

I'm confused by it.

I'm confused by the new quoting system. This is way more complex than the ROC invision boards I was on.

[timw33]

Hiroshima doesn't know sh*t.

Grabner can dish out the hits.

[Syntax]

The Imposter, on Apr 3 2007, 05:08 PM, said:

When does that start?

Like in late June I think.

[Millerdraft]

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http://slam.canoe.ca...906137-sun.html

OMAHA, Neb. -- With goals being hard to come by lately, Scott Arniel continues to tinker with his lines in an effort to find balance.

Although the head coach of the Manitoba Moose reserved the right to change things again before tomorrow's game against the Omaha Knights, Arniel shuffled each of his units for practice.

Brad Moran was skating alongside Jason Jaffray and Jannik Hansen, Nathan Smith was between Lee Goren and Jesse Schultz, Marc Chouinard centred Brandon Reid and Mason Raymond and J.J. Hunter found himself with Mike Brown and captain Mike Keane.

A fifth unit featured Colby Genoway, who is nursing a minor knee injury, with Brendan Brooks and defenceman Patrick Coulombe.

"I don't want to be a one-line hockey team, where we can get shut down," said Arniel. "I want to see some different combinations, most times when you go deep in the playoffs you have to use different people in different situations. I wanted to mix the lines up a little bit. We'll get back to things here after this road trip."

Nice to see Hansen is still gonna get top-line minutes even though Moran got re-united with Jaff.

[BluXington]

timw33, on Apr 3 2007, 08:31 PM, said:

Hiroshima doesn't know sh*t.

Grabner can dish out the hits.

Oh he knows S*it, just looks at how much of the stuff he spews . . . .

Millerdraft, on Apr 3 2007, 10:09 PM, said:

Nice to see Hansen is still gonna get top-line minutes even though Moran got re-united with Jaff.

I have not been following prospect very closely up until the start of this year and I am wondering if you think Hansen has any chance of making the Canucks next year, or does he still need another year of condition in the AHL.

This post has been edited by BluXington: 03 April 2007 - 11:19 PM

[Millerdraft]

BluXington, on Apr 3 2007, 11:17 PM, said:

Oh he knows S*it, just looks at how much of the stuff he spews . . . .
I have not been following prospect very closely up until the start of this year and I am wondering if you think Hansen has any chance of making the Canucks next year, or does he still need another year of condition in the AHL.

Toxic follows alot closer than I do but, from what I'm gathering, Scott Arniel has been grooming Hansen as a third line two-way threat. He says, as posted by itzabreeze (I think), Hansen possesses fantastic speed, good open ice vision and the ability to "push teams back" due to that speed. Hansen almost made the team this year, as he was the final cut, and he had great chemistry on a line with Kesler and Burrows. He was sent down because we wanted him to get top-end minutes in order to develop in the North American pro game. We didn't want him getting fourth line NHL minutes. Hansen has played most of the year on a line with Mike Keane, a prototypical third liner with vast NHL experience, in order to learn the defensive side of the pro game and has been elevated to the top line after taking Arniel's scratching in stride and learning from it. I'd say his play in the playoffs will go a long way towards finding out if he's NHL ready for next year. My guess is yes, at some point during '07-'08 but, for what it's worth, I'm only going on others' info and a couple Moose games I've seen so take it with a grain of salt.

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GRABNER, RAHIMI COMING SOON: Forward Michael Grabner, the Vancouver Canucks first round selection (14th overall) in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, and Swedish defenceman Daniel Rahimi, the Canucks' third rounder (82nd overall) in 2006, are expected to join the Moose next week.

Grabner, who had 39 goals and 55 points in 55 games with the Chiefs this season, managed only one assist in six post-season games but is known for his offensive upside.

Rahimi, who played for Bjorkloven in Sweden, is more of a stay-at-home defenceman that can play a physical game.

Both players need to sign amateur tryout offers before they report to Manitoba.

http://www.winnipegs...914661-sun.html

As for the Frozen Four...

Moose general manager Craig Heisinger plans to take in the action live and will be keeping a close eye on Boston College goalie Cory Schneider, the Canucks first round pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Credit to matt from moosehockey.com

Well it's official Grabner and Rahimi will both be joining the Manitoba Moose as soon as next week.

[BluXington]

Millerdraft, on Apr 4 2007, 12:20 AM, said:

Toxic follows alot closer than I do but, from what I'm gathering, Scott Arniel has been grooming Hansen as a third line two-way threat. He says, as posted by itzabreeze (I think), Hansen possesses fantastic speed, good open ice vision and the ability to "push teams back" due to that speed. Hansen almost made the team this year, as he was the final cut, and he had great chemistry on a line with Kesler and Burrows. He was sent down because we wanted him to get top-end minutes in order to develop in the North American pro game. We didn't want him getting fourth line NHL minutes. Hansen has played most of the year on a line with Mike Keane, a prototypical third liner with vast NHL experience, in order to learn the defensive side of the pro game and has been elevated to the top line after taking Arniel's scratching in stride and learning from it. I'd say his play in the playoffs will go a long way towards finding out if he's NHL ready for next year. My guess is yes, at some point during '07-'08 but, for what it's worth, I'm only going on others' info and a couple Moose games I've seen so take it with a grain of salt.

I never knew that he was the final cut, I didn't pay much attention to all the stuff going on at training camp last year, very interesting.

-MB thanks for posting that, I personally would have thought the Moose roster would be too full to accept 2 more players, but I guess I was wrong .

[BerSTUzzi]

Looks like Vincent is getting closer to be a bust for the Nucks. He was released by Victoria and if Schneider turns pro after the Frozen Four the log jam ahead of him is thick


http://www.echl.com/...c...=1&id=10645

[Victorious Secret]

I heard Grabner stuggled through his series...how bad was it?

[ModoExpress]

BerSTUzzi, on Apr 4 2007, 09:23 AM, said:

Looks like Vincent is getting closer to be a bust for the Nucks. He was released by Victoria and if Schneider turns pro after the Frozen Four the log jam ahead of him is thick
http://www.echl.com/...c...=1&id=10645

It already is a log jam, thats why i think hes been realeasd

Mac dogg with the moose and ellis for the fish.. they both have been playing too unreal to give vincent a turn

hes been more or less injured throughout the year.. i think he was put on IR

he had a really bad year.. all in all, i wouldn't be suprised if his career was over

although he still does have tonnes of potential...

anyone think that we could trade him at all?

edit: i'm not quite sure, but i think grabner had 1 assist during the entire series.. albiet the tips just suffocated him from what i heard

This post has been edited by ModoExpress: 04 April 2007 - 10:18 AM

[Victorious Secret]

ModoExpress, on Apr 4 2007, 10:15 AM, said:

It already is a log jam, thats why i think hes been realeasd

Mac dogg with the moose and ellis for the fish.. they both have been playing too unreal to give vincent a turn

hes been more or less injured throughout the year.. i think he was put on IR

he had a really bad year.. all in all, i wouldn't be suprised if his career was over

although he still does have tonnes of potential...

anyone think that we could trade him at all?

edit: i'm not quite sure, but i think grabner had 1 assist during the entire series.. albiet the tips just suffocated him from what i heard

Still, 1 assist isn't good enough....

[NucksTillIDie]

This thread is getting kinda dry the past week or so.

[BluXington]

NucksTillIDie, on Apr 4 2007, 10:24 AM, said:

This thread is getting kinda dry the past week or so.

Thats because all the prospects seasons have either ended or they are in the playoffs and are in between match ups ( Like Bourdon ) .