[Winger]

Got this from the hockey news(danny sedin is on the front,fitzpatrick on the second page and 3 other canucks things in it)

"Schneider Shines in Playoff Crunch"
By Larry Mahoney

Goalies' reputations are carved out when the pressure is on. Boston College junior stopper Cory Schneider is becoming a playoff legend. Entering the frozen four, the Vancouver Canucks first-rounder had compiled a 12-2 record, 1.39 GAA and a .956 save percentage during post-season play over the past two years. He also had four shutouts. "He's calm in the net." said Maine senior left winger Josh Soares. "He's very good positionally, he's got pretty good size(6-foot-2, 200 pounds) and he doesn't overexert himself. You never see him really flop around. He has great mobility and he always squares upto the puck." Maine senior centre Mike Hamilton added: "He's so consistent. He doesn't give up alot of rebounds. He has played almost 40 games this year and he's definately been the backbone of their team. He's a big reason they've been so successful."

thought some of you might be interested in that

[Cooke_Hart]

That's if Grabner and Rahimi can get much playing time. They're both still kids remember, but atleast Rahimi has experience playing against men.

[platinum_edge]

vincetheprince, on Apr 4 2007, 01:10 PM, said:

Oh my god.. If Grabner and Rahimi join the Moose the team will be so stacked and dangerous.

What will be the lines?At least 2-3 forwards will sit out each night...

How are they stacked now that they have Grabner? This is a kid that hasn't played against men and had 1 assist in 6 games in junior playoffs. It's taken Hansen the whole year to develop and learn the pro game and you expect Grabner to hop in and make them better?

They are already an elite team in the league, adding Grabner for 4th line minutes seems absolutely pointless.

Havn't seen Rahimi play but I'm sure him coming over had something to do with Coulombe being demoted.

[ModoExpress]

platinum_edge, on Apr 4 2007, 02:04 PM, said:

How are they stacked now that they have Grabner? This is a kid that hasn't played against men and had 1 assist in 6 games in junior playoffs. It's taken Hansen the whole year to develop and learn the pro game and you expect Grabner to hop in and make them better?

They are already an elite team in the league, adding Grabner for 4th line minutes seems absolutely pointless.

Havn't seen Rahimi play but I'm sure him coming over had something to do with Coulombe being demoted.

i thought rahimi was coming from the beginning fo the year

[Millerdraft]

platinum_edge, on Apr 4 2007, 02:04 PM, said:

How are they stacked now that they have Grabner? This is a kid that hasn't played against men and had 1 assist in 6 games in junior playoffs. It's taken Hansen the whole year to develop and learn the pro game and you expect Grabner to hop in and make them better?

They are already an elite team in the league, adding Grabner for 4th line minutes seems absolutely pointless.

Havn't seen Rahimi play but I'm sure him coming over had something to do with Coulombe being demoted.

Coulombe being demoted has something to do with him being absolutely a sh*t defenseman and nothing to do with Rahimi.

As for Grabner getting 4th line duties, not bloody likely.

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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.

If you don't think Grabner's speed and breakaway threat would help your team, you're being more than just a little biased. He would give the Moose alot of versatility. Grabner, Raymond and Hansen are faster than most AHL skaters. Jaffray, Goren and Schultz are not, they are cycle players. With Reid, Hansen, Grabner and Raymond, you get a ton of speed which adds a whole new dynamic your opponents haven't entirely seen yet. Hansen only had one year of WHL, whilst Grabner's had three, and that's part of why the learning curve has taken awhile. Overall, you're just p!ssed off because the Moose have to accommodate the 'Nucks prospect development. It's the same old story.

Arniel wants and needs more goal scoring. Grabner is always a threat to score and with quality teammates, great coaching and solid goaltending, he'll be just that. He'll stretch the defense. Rahimi will help anchor with some solid defensive D and provide some physical intimidation. His addition will help offset Grabner's liability. Besides, Nonis wants Grabs to get a sniff at the pro level to motivate him and that's the job of Arniel. You need to trust your coach more.

[BerSTUzzi]

Rahimi's Strength> than any other Canucks D prospect
what else has been going for him as he's been playing in another MEN's pro league all year and playoffs


Grabner adds another potential scorer. He could play for the Moose or play for the S-Kings. Either way it's better than not playing at all. I will not post judgement on Grabner for his post season performance. It would have been nice for him to perform but it was the #1 in the CHL, not just the WHL. Raymond on LW, Grabner on RW.....ewwww scary. Too bad Hansen wasn't an Centre.

[MrTubesteak]

Hey guys,

In another thread, the suggestion was made to perhaps create a new section of the forum focused solely on prospects (apparently the Avs board has something like this). As much as I love this thread, but it is getting large and cumbersome and it might be more organized if there was a single thread per prospect maintained in a prospects section of the forum.

There could be one stickied thread that is updated like toxic does for page 1 of this thread, so that there is a central repository for all the prospect stats and updates. Other than that, each prospect could have their own unique thread and there won't be so much cross-posting and debate in a single gigantic thread.

Thoughts on this?

[platinum_edge]

I'm just saying Grabner is not going to be a difference maker. The Moose are definately everything but a finesse team. The players you name with skill (Ried & Hansen) have been the players riding the pine of late. This is a defense first, gain puck control, and cycle it for the scoring chance type of team.

Once Goren, Moran, Jaffray start clicking again the team will put up points. Grabner isn't going to fix there problem and he'll have no where to skate. Terrible timing to throw him into the playoffs when his confidence is gotta be low.

He'll be here I'm sure, but I'm not expecting this kid to be the savior that some people are predicting.

Coulombe was pretty bad. No lie

[vincetheprince]

MrTubesteak, on Apr 4 2007, 02:46 PM, said:

Hey guys,

In another thread, the suggestion was made to perhaps create a new section of the forum focused solely on prospects (apparently the Avs board has something like this). As much as I love this thread, but it is getting large and cumbersome and it might be more organized if there was a single thread per prospect maintained in a prospects section of the forum.

There could be one stickied thread that is updated like toxic does for page 1 of this thread, so that there is a central repository for all the prospect stats and updates. Other than that, each prospect could have their own unique thread and there won't be so much cross-posting and debate in a single gigantic thread.

Thoughts on this?

Good idea except there is gonna be a hole lot of people creating new threads just to know someones stats.

[timw33]

Raymond has 2 shots tonight.
Edler a minus 1 with a boarding penalty.

1-1 Moose tied with Cgy farm team after 1 period.

[itzabreeze]

platinum_edge, on Apr 4 2007, 04:38 PM, said:

I'm just saying Grabner is not going to be a difference maker. The Moose are definately everything but a finesse team. The players you name with skill (Ried & Hansen) have been the players riding the pine of late. This is a defense first, gain puck control, and cycle it for the scoring chance type of team.

Once Goren, Moran, Jaffray start clicking again the team will put up points. Grabner isn't going to fix there problem and he'll have no where to skate. Terrible timing to throw him into the playoffs when his confidence is gotta be low.

He'll be here I'm sure, but I'm not expecting this kid to be the savior that some people are predicting.

Coulombe was pretty bad. No lie

LMFAO.

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I'm just saying Grabner is not going to be a difference maker.

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Well Raymond already has, so why not Grabner?. It is not just about the goalz/points Grabner *could* put up. He HAS the ability to help A team by making other teams take penatly's because of his speed, is a threat short handed........ ect ect.

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Once Goren, Moran, Jaffray start clicking again the team will put up points. Grabner isn't going to fix there problem and he'll have no where to skate. Terrible timing to throw him into the playoffs when his confidence is gotta be low.

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Who says the Jaffray line will start clicking again.....so you're willing to wait about month for them to start clicking again?. NEWSFLASH, the Moose Regular season is over in 4 games. I'm NOT suggesting Grabner will fix their scoring problems right now, nor am I saying put Grabner on the top TWO lines. But can have to admitt that with Grabner's "talent level" alone, would you pick Mike Brown, Chouinard, JJ Hunter, Brendan Brooks, or Colby Genoway over Grabner?......... didn't think so. The Moose have enough role players.... you're Brown's, Keane's ect. They need more Grabner type players..... offensive, quick, players. Will Grabner help the Moose putting had hattrick after hattrick?, no........ but honestly, what the f*** is their too lose.

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He'll be here I'm sure, but I'm not expecting this kid to be the savior that some people are predicting.

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Some people are just idiots for suggesting OMZ121 Call Grabner up for the (Canucks Playoffs), I just think that putting him on the Moose, will be a good thing for his "development" for next fall.

Coulombe was pretty bad. No lie

Agreed.

Although, he was in Arniel's doghouse....

[Millerdraft]

platinum_edge, on Apr 4 2007, 04:38 PM, said:

I'm just saying Grabner is not going to be a difference maker. The Moose are definately everything but a finesse team. The players you name with skill (Ried & Hansen) have been the players riding the pine of late. This is a defense first, gain puck control, and cycle it for the scoring chance type of team.

Once Goren, Moran, Jaffray start clicking again the team will put up points. Grabner isn't going to fix there problem and he'll have no where to skate. Terrible timing to throw him into the playoffs when his confidence is gotta be low.

He'll be here I'm sure, but I'm not expecting this kid to be the savior that some people are predicting.

Coulombe was pretty bad. No lie

Arniel was quoted as definitely not wanting to be a one-line team and, correct me if I'm wrong, hasn't Hansen been elevated to the top line? Having all your eggs in one basket is a recipe for playoff disaster. Even the Flames need Huselius, Lombardi and Tanguay to be a threat. Raymond is a mix of Lombardi and Tanguay (from what I gather) and Grabner could also help in a Lombardi-esque type of way. PK and breakouts. Pk is all about coaching and goaltending, so Grabner could be a valuable threat with Arniel's tutoring.

Edit: Especially since Grabs has been killin' penalties all year.

This post has been edited by Millerdraft: 04 April 2007 - 06:02 PM

[itzabreeze]

Newsflash:

Moose Radio Broadcast just now:

Grabby to join Moose on Thursday.....should play on Friday!!!

[Toxic]

Regarding the prospect forum:

Alot of threads will be very lonely, and if each player has a thread, what happens when you want to talk about more than 1?

This post has been edited by toxic rd: 04 April 2007 - 06:32 PM

[Rinslet]

itzabreeze, on Apr 4 2007, 06:22 PM, said:

Newsflash:

Moose Radio Broadcast just now:

Grabby to join Moose on Thursday.....should play on Friday!!!

HOLY COW XD; Man, I really wish I can watch that game.

[AK-47]

itzabreeze, on Apr 4 2007, 06:22 PM, said:

Newsflash:

Moose Radio Broadcast just now:

Grabby to join Moose on Thursday.....should play on Friday!!!

yay

go Grabner!

[itzabreeze]

Steve Tambellini right now on Moose intermission:

-Raymond: Exciting player, really happy with progress this year, hungry for the puck...

-Grabner: On his way (literally in air) , outstanding speed, will be a good taste for Grabner to learn in the Pro's.

[AK-47]

itzabreeze, on Apr 4 2007, 06:45 PM, said:

Steve Tambellini right now on Moose intermission:

-Raymond: Exciting player, really happy with progress this year, hungry for the puck...

-Grabner: On his way (literally in air) , outstanding speed, will be a good taste for Grabner to learn in the Pro's.

will we be able to call up those guys(if needed) for the playoffs?

they could be like our Wolski

[Dortmund]

toxic rd, on Apr 4 2007, 06:31 PM, said:

Regarding the prospect forum:

Alot of threads will be very lonely, and if each player has a thread, what happens when you want to talk about more than 1?

It could be easier for one to organize with GDT, Junior Prospect, AHL prospects I'm fine the way things are, then again I know more than the "average" Canuck fan about what's going on with our prospects.

[Dortmund]

itzabreeze, on Apr 4 2007, 06:45 PM, said:

Steve Tambellini right now on Moose intermission:

-Raymond: Exciting player, really happy with progress this year, hungry for the puck...

-Grabner: On his way (literally in air) , outstanding speed, will be a good taste for Grabner to learn in the Pro's.

I'm just so excited to have a Stastny/Wolski type growth with our prospects. By that I mean two top end prospects like Raymond/Grabner playing and developing together. With those two's speed, Raymonds vision and Grabners finish my god it could be a recipe for great things.