[King of Anarchy]

timw33, on Sep 10 2007, 04:10 PM, said:

Grabner added 15 pounds?

What's he now, 190?

Yeah, probably in that area.

Just so I don't get pegged as a liar or whatever, Nonis told Rick Ball (Team1040) about the weight gain today.

[LoudProudNuckFan]

King of Anarchy, on Sep 10 2007, 04:16 PM, said:

Yeah, probably in that area.

Just so I don't get pegged as a liar or whatever, Nonis told Rick Ball (Team1040) about the weight gain today.

Really!! I didn't realize he gained that much weight. If he can get it all together, he could make this team out of training camp.

[itzabreeze]

timw33, on Sep 10 2007, 04:10 PM, said:

Grabner added 15 pounds?

What's he now, 190?

Nonis said 187.

[timw33]

LoudProudNuckFan, on Sep 10 2007, 04:34 PM, said:

Really!! I didn't realize he gained that much weight. If he can get it all together, he could make this team out of training camp.

He's going to have to step it up a lot more in Training camp/Preseason. Gotta pay more attention to D-zone.

itzabreeze, on Sep 10 2007, 05:17 PM, said:

Nonis said 187.

I thought he was 183 pre-summer....oh well.

[Toxic]

Tim, your rant is on page 1

[timw33]

toxic rd, on Sep 10 2007, 10:00 PM, said:

Tim, your rant is on page 1

Thank you, I'd like to have it on hand.

[LoudProudNuckFan]

timw33, on Sep 10 2007, 05:44 PM, said:

He's going to have to step it up a lot more in Training camp/Preseason. Gotta pay more attention to D-zone.

Ya, thats pretty much what I meant by "getting it all together"

[itzabreeze]

timw33, on Sep 10 2007, 05:44 PM, said:

He's going to have to step it up a lot more in Training camp/Preseason. Gotta pay more attention to D-zone.
I thought he was 183 pre-summer....oh well.

I could be wrong.. but by the end of the Cheifs season he was back down to around 168. and Nonis said he put on about 15 pounds today on the Team1040

[ModoExpress]

itzabreeze, on Sep 10 2007, 11:15 PM, said:

I could be wrong.. but by the end of the Cheifs season he was back down to around 168. and Nonis said he put on about 15 pounds today on the Team1040

in that inteverview toxic did with grabner, he said that he weighs around 183.. i could be wrong though

[King of Anarchy]

I was just listening to the Pratt and Taylor podcast and I missed when Ben Kuzma said that Mason Raymond now weighs 183. Not sure if that’s been reported yet but that’s awesome to here.

[itzabreeze]

ModoExpress, on Sep 11 2007, 01:09 AM, said:

in that inteverview toxic did with grabner, he said that he weighs around 183.. i could be wrong though

Yup, something like that. That interview was done around mid August??. Atleast it looks like he worked hard in the gym.

[Hinkil]

nice to see labrie move on. I havn't heard much of bliznak though, he made the main camp but i havn't seen any reports. not falling behind, not showing off maybe...

Fuller, oh my, wow, who could have seen that coming... it was the 7th round, but there were more serviceable guys still kicking around and guys that would still be canucks prospects if they were drafted

[jayRmichigan]

Here's some interesting news from HockeyBuzz.

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There is an interesting story that could develop in Taylor Ellington at the current prospects camp. Taylor is a Vancouver area kid, and talking to some folks in the organization yesterday they are blown away by his progress...

That's from Eklund's Canucks Preview.

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jayRmichigan, on Sep 11 2007, 05:16 PM, said:

Here's some interesting news from HockeyBuzz.
That's from Eklund's Canucks Preview.

I noticed that too. Most of the reports I've read have said something along the lines of Ellington being a boy among men. But the most recent articles about him have said that he has made progress throughout camp and seems to be getting better and better. Heres to him having a good run at Main Camp.

[canuckhockey09]

After looking at the poll on Canucksfanz.com, I thought I might as well as the same question here.

Which prospect do you think will have the biggest impact at main camp? Hansen, Raymond, Edler or Bourdon? Or someone else for that matter.

[LoudProudNuckFan]

With Miller out for the camp, Edler and Bourdon should get some good playing time with the vets.

[timw33]

LoudProudNuckFan, on Sep 11 2007, 09:37 PM, said:

With Miller out for the camp, Edler and Bourdon should get some good playing time with the vets.

They were going to get good time regardless.

With Miller out, they might get a little more preseason time, however.

[King of Anarchy]

canuckhockey09, on Sep 11 2007, 06:07 PM, said:

After looking at the poll on Canucksfanz.com, I thought I might as well as the same question here.

Which prospect do you think will have the biggest impact at main camp? Hansen, Raymond, Edler or Bourdon? Or someone else for that matter.

Based on everything that I’ve heard from writers, Dave Nonis and Alain Vigneault themselves, I expect Mason Raymond to have the best Training Camp.

Tim, have you attended any of the prospect practices?

[timw33]

King of Anarchy, on Sep 11 2007, 11:14 PM, said:

Based on everything that I’ve heard from writers, Dave Nonis and Alain Vigneault themselves, I expect Mason Raymond to have the best Training Camp.

Tim, have you attended any of the prospect practices?

I had school and work that interefered with me going out there.

But I am going to make the trek out to BMA for the first day of main camp.

[itzabreeze]

Good read in today's Sun:
http://www.canada.co...5d-042908119faf

Schneider is no dummy (O RLY)

He may be third in pecking order, but rookie goalie will be playing for a spot
Elliott Pap, Vancouver Sun
Published: Wednesday, September 12, 2007

VICTORIA -- After three years of university, Vancouver Canuck prospect Cory Schneider is no dummy, and he doesn't plan to be one when the NHL team's main training camp opens here Thursday.

Schneider is acutely aware the Canucks have a pecking order in goal and that he's slotted No. 3 behind alpha male Roberto Luongo and new backup Curtis Sanford.

Barring injury, he will be on the farm in Manitoba no matter how well (or poorly) he performs in September. Still, he has no intention of being training camp fodder for the Canuck veterans.

"I am not going to main camp just to be a dummy and sit there and take shots," Schneider said. "I'll be there to work and compete. It's probably been pre-determined already but until I hear the coaches tell me to go somewhere else, I'm going to assume that I'm playing for a spot."

At the end of prospect camp Monday, Schneider acknowledged he's in a situation unlike any other he has faced in his young career.

His experiences in the NCAA with Boston College and at both the world junior and world senior championships with Team U.S.A. were still insufficient preparation for a first professional camp.

"The kind of quantity and quality I've seen already is something I've never dealt with before," said the 21-year-old Bostonian. "I've done camps with a lot of on-ice and nothing much else or some that are just off-ice. This was a combination of both and when you factor in the pressure and the battles and the competition going on, it was pretty unique.

"Prospect camp was definitely hard work. You're up early and on the ice a lot, especially the goalies, and then there was a workout and the bike afterwards. It was kind of a long four or five hours, or however long it was. But I think it was good. It was good to push yourself.

"The camp was a tryout basically, so there was a lot of grit and determination from everybody out there."

Schneider gave himself a passing grade for his performance with the prospects. There was no doubt he would be moving on to main camp, but he didn't want to fall on his face either.

If you get in head coach Alain Vigneault's doghouse early, it is a long climb out, as Jesse Schultz and Marc Chouinard (both gone from the organization) discovered last September.

"I think I can play better than I did but, on the other hand, I didn't embarrass myself or fall extremely short of expectations," Schneider said. "I was learning and trying to adjust.

"Heading into main camp, I am not too anxious. Maybe once the big guys get here, the nerves will get going but, right now, I'm pretty excited to go out there and see how I stack up against the other guys."

Vigneault has no complaints about Schneider so far, although he confessed he didn't watch the netminder all that much, leaving the assessments to goalie coach Ian Clark.

"Ian is the goaltending guru and if he said the kid has a lot of upside, then he does," Vigneault smiled.

Meantime, Schneider and the 14 others who graduated from prospect camp are enjoying two days off in Victoria. They'll be joined later today by the NHL and Manitoba Moose vets after the latter group checks in for medicals and testing at GM Place.

This post has been edited by itzabreeze: 12 September 2007 - 07:08 PM