[Vancouver_Canucks]

I want to see a Bourdon Edler pairing for 1 entire year with the odd call up to the NHL.

Edler needs two more off seasons to bulk up and fit into his frame!!

[-mb]

timw33, on Apr 18 2007, 11:59 PM, said:

Koltsov will not play in the AHL, its NHL or RSL for him.
Yeah, I'd take the Reid stuff to another thread.

But he's been a scratch in the last 7-9 games.

Ok production in the games he did play in, but he will be nothing more than an AHLer or European player.

Reid could play in the NHL, just not for this team. He'll sign somewhere else I'm sure, and he'll bounce up and down throughout the season. He's only been a scratch because or Raymond/Grabner/Vet Rule and Moose fans are pretty angry. He should be back in the lineup for playoffs.

But yeah... Reid isn't a Canucks prospect anymore.

[TheKottonmouthed]

does anyone have an idea if jaffray will be signed to canuck contract

[Grabner]

2567Gino#29, on Apr 19 2007, 08:23 AM, said:

does anyone have an idea if jaffray will be signed to canuck contract

Nope not yet, and it wont happen this season. Nonis said he'll look into it after the playoffs.

[itzabreeze]

Prospect Games for Thursday:

PLAYOFFS:

Grand Rapids @ Moose (Edler, Raymond, Grabner, Rahimi & Friends)
Game #1
Moose Reg. Season Points: 102
Grand Rapids Reg. Season Points: 85
Note: Game can be watched online for around $6 at http://www.b2livetv....terschedule.asp
I highly doubt all of the "kids" to dress. Grabby could be the odd man out, but you never know.

[Rinslet]

^^^ @ the first Rahimi pic. Nice.

[Grabner]

More picks of the Swedish Rahm...

[itzabreeze]

Great new Bourdon article:

Eagles Bourdon returning to familiar territory
http://www.capebreto...id=23685&sc=146

BRAD ROWE
The Cape Breton Post

By Brad Rowe

Cape Breton Post

SYDNEY — Luc Bourdon was a fixture on the Val d’Or Foreurs blue-line for two and a half seasons.

Now the rugged rearguard will face his former team for the first time when the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles and Foreurs meet in a best-of-seven Quebec Major Junior Hockey League semifinal.

Game 1 is Friday at 8:30 p.m. ADT at the Air Creebec Centre in Val d’Or.

“I’m not the first player to go back to play against his former team,” said Bourdon, down playing his return to Val d’Or. “Sometimes you change addresses. Right now I’m playing for the Screaming Eagles so I’m going to do what I can to help this team win.”

Bourdon left Val d’Or in January of 2006 when he was traded to the Moncton Wildcats for two players and two draft picks that were eventually sent back to Moncton in return for high-scoring forwards Brad Marchand and Jerome Samson.

The 2005 first-round pick of the Vancouver Canucks helped Moncton win the QMJHL title last season. The Eagles are hoping he can do the same for them.

“I think it’s going to be a great series,” said Bourdon. “They’re a great team. They proved that all year long, just like we did. I think it’s going to be a good challenge for us to play them. I think we’re pretty equal teams so the team that works the hardest and is more willing to pay the price will end up winning the series.”

Bourdon has certainly showed his willingness to pay the price in the first two rounds of the post-season. The 6’3”, 215-pound blue-liner has been very physical and effective at shutting down the opposition’s top forwards while also contributing offensively with nine assists in nine games.

“The playoffs is always a different game,” said Bourdon. “There’s no tomorrow. Every shift of every game counts so you have to make sure every time you’re on the ice you’re as focused and as prepared as you can be.”

Bourdon isn’t worried facing his former team will be a distraction, even though he still has several good friends with the Foreurs. He was roommates with 20-year-old defenceman Sebastien Biaillon his entire time with the Foreurs and he and 19-year-old defenceman Kristopher Letang helped Canada win two gold medals at the World junior championship.

“I still have a lot of contact with guys I played with,” said Bourdon, the third overall pick in the 2003 QMJHL draft. “When you play two and half years with a team you’re going to make some good friends. They’re good guys and after the series is done we’ll have a chance to talk again.”

Bourdon can also let his new teammates know what to expect from the fans in Val d’Or. The Foreurs averaged just 2,075 fans during the regular season — lowest in the league — but they’ve drawn standing-room-only crowds ranging from 2,353 to 3,002 to their four home games so far.

“The fans are going to be pretty loud. They’re great hockey fans,” said Bourdon, who played 154 games with Val d’Or. “When I was there we had rough times and there were not many people in the stands but with the team they have this year this city is pretty excited, just like Cape Breton. It’s going to be pretty interested to go there and play in that building again.”

Game 2 will also be played in Val d’Or, Saturday at 8 p.m. ADT.

The series then shifts to Centre 200 in Sydney for Games 3, 4 and 5, if necessary.

NOTES: The Eagles will board a charter flight to Val d’Or at the Sydney Airport today at 3 p.m. Fans are invited to the airport to give the team a send off. . . Eastlink will telecast Games 1 and 2 from the Air Creebec Centre in Val d’Or. The cable network will pick up the feed from a station in Val d’Or while play-by-play man Dan Robertson and colour analyst Paul MacDonald will do their work from the Eastlink studio.

[Fedor_Chubarov]

Vancouver_Canucks, on Apr 18 2007, 11:59 PM, said:

I want to see a Bourdon Edler pairing for 1 entire year with the odd call up to the NHL.

Edler needs two more off seasons to bulk up and fit into his frame!!

From what i saw this season Bourdon and Rahimi are both 215lbs and Edler is only 195lbs but all are 6'3. I could see them being the big 3 on the moose next year like Ohlund Salo and Mitchell are for us. It will be interesting to see what they weigh in at when they arrive in camp, as Bourdon and Rahimi could be the 2 biggest blueliners if they put on more than 5lbs of muscle and pass Ohlunds solid frame of 6'2 and 220lbs. I remember a couple years back in 02-03 the canucks had the largest blueliners on average with Jovonovski being the smallest of them all and we never lost 3 in a row until we were eliminated in the playoffs. We may be even bigger in a couple years.

[.finnish.macinnis.]

I was wondering if there is any word on the Canadian roster for the upcoming tourney because I know the US on is up.

[timw33]

-mb, on Apr 19 2007, 08:11 AM, said:

Reid could play in the NHL, just not for this team. He'll sign somewhere else I'm sure, and he'll bounce up and down throughout the season. He's only been a scratch because or Raymond/Grabner/Vet Rule and Moose fans are pretty angry. He should be back in the lineup for playoffs.

But yeah... Reid isn't a Canucks prospect anymore.

I really disagree.

2567Gino#29, on Apr 19 2007, 08:23 AM, said:

does anyone have an idea if jaffray will be signed to canuck contract

He might test the market and could easily get better offers from other NHL clubs, but hopefully we can get him on a two way.

.finnish.macinnis., on Apr 19 2007, 05:18 PM, said:

I was wondering if there is any word on the Canadian roster for the upcoming tourney because I know the US on is up.

http://www.tsn.ca/ca.../...14&hubname=

Thats the commited players + the guys who are coming to the camp (I.E Toews and the Canadians playing in Europe (Roest, etc))

[itzabreeze]

Grabner & Raymond are both playing tonight

Moose scratches: Daniel Rahimi, Brandon Reid, Tyler Bouck, Shaun Heshka

Raymond playing with a bunch of people including Chouinard, Genoway and Keane, and is getting 2nd unit PP time.

Grabner playing on the 4th line with Brendan Brooks.

This post has been edited by itzabreeze: 19 April 2007 - 05:54 PM

[vancouvercanucks2010]

itzabreeze, on Apr 19 2007, 05:53 PM, said:

Grabner & Raymond are both playing tonight

Moose scratches: Daniel Rahimi, Brandon Reid, Tyler Bouck, Shaun Heshka

Raymond playing with a bunch of people including Chouinard, Genoway and Keane, and is getting 2nd unit PP time.

Grabner playing on the 4th line with Brendan Brooks.

The fourth line?

[Psycho_Path]

Fedor_Chubarov, on Apr 19 2007, 04:04 PM, said:

From what i saw this season Bourdon and Rahimi are both 215lbs and Edler is only 195lbs but all are 6'3. I could see them being the big 3 on the moose next year like Ohlund Salo and Mitchell are for us. It will be interesting to see what they weigh in at when they arrive in camp, as Bourdon and Rahimi could be the 2 biggest blueliners if they put on more than 5lbs of muscle and pass Ohlunds solid frame of 6'2 and 220lbs. I remember a couple years back in 02-03 the canucks had the largest blueliners on average with Jovonovski being the smallest of them all and we never lost 3 in a row until we were eliminated in the playoffs. We may be even bigger in a couple years.

And honestly I see similarities between the 6 players mentioned.

You can imagine Rahimi is like Mitchell, but more willing to drop the gloves.
I'd say Bourdon is quite similar to Ohlund
and I'd say Edler is quite similar to Salo. Good heads up plays, calm with the puck, can blast it from the point (Hopefully he'll develope a shot to somewhat the speed of Salo, heh)

[itzabreeze]

vancouvercanucks2010, on Apr 19 2007, 05:59 PM, said:

The fourth line?

Yup, not getting much ice time. I'm just happy he's in the line-up to be honest, I am kind of surprised to see Raymond on the 2nd line + playing on the 2nd unit PP.

Grabby has only played what, 2 Pro AHL games and is only 19 years old. At this point the fact that Arniel has the confidence to even put him in as a very raw rookie, who does lack defensive skills is kind of surprising.

[Blister Soul]

I thought Edler was more like Ohlund.

[timw33]

The Imposter, on Apr 19 2007, 06:13 PM, said:

I thought Edler was more like Ohlund.

Edler is more of a Lidstrom because of a good all around game, smart passes, less physicality.

But of course, he will not get up to the skill level of Lidstrom.

Hahahahaha, Reid still scratched, he is getting owned by the veteran rule.

On an unrelated note.

AHL rookie Carey Price starts the Hamilton Bulldog's first playoff game, gets a 34 shot shutout.

This post has been edited by timw33: 19 April 2007 - 07:02 PM

[timw33]

D-Mac 23 save Shutout

Moose win 1-0

Moose lead 1-0.

[itzabreeze]

Moose win 1-0
Goren with the GWG.

Raymond had a very good game with 4 shots, and drew 1 penalty because of his speed.

[Rinslet]

Hansen's growing up so fast. Throwing big hits!