[Toxic]

Gopherheads shouldn't be too mad, they werent going to go anywhere, they should have but their goal tending is too weak to carry them anywhere.

[Flinch]

Toxic, on Dec 19 2007, 10:27 AM, said:

Gopherheads shouldn't be too mad, they werent going to go anywhere, they should have but their goal tending is too weak to carry them anywhere.

GPL is rioting over this.

"He is going to get booed when he comes back to the X..."
"So much for 'character'..."
Etc.

Gopher fans seem to think that White or Hoeffl now have the chance to step up, so, ball is in their court. Hopefully White can do something!

[timw33]

Quote

15. Vancouver Canucks


In spite of perennial playoff appearances, the Canucks have nonetheless compiled a few outstanding prospects. However, after that, there is a fairly significant drop-off in overall talent within the organization. Strengths: Cory Schneider, Alexander Edler and Luc Bourdon could form a powerful back-end for the Canucks for years to come. Boston College goalie Schneider has all the earmarks of a top backstop, while rangy Swede Edler is most likely a top-pairing NHL defenseman. The Canucks boast good depth at defense with big, strong Daniel Rahimi and Taylor Ellington, among others. Weaknesses: While 2007 first-round draft pick Patrick White is a very good all-around prospect, after White the forward depth is not particularly strong. Players like Austria's Michael Grabner or Mason Raymond, could develop into solid second-line players. Top five prospects: 1. Cory Schneider (G), 2. Alexander Edler (D), 3. Luc Bourdon (D), 4. Pat White ©, 5. Michael Grabner (RW). Key graduates: none.

[Dortmund]

Here is just a little update on the NHL 08 Draft class of players in the bottom tier(Since i doubt we'll be picking before 16th at worst). Since we still need more offensive help here are some players to watch out for(ISS rankings):

17. Eberle, Jordan C 5.10 172 R 5/15/90 Regina GP 36 G 24 A 15 Pts 39 +1 PIM 10
18. Nemisz, Greg C 6.03 201 C 6/6/90 Windsor GP 34 G 19 A 14 Pts 33 +14 PIM 14
20. Boedker, Mikkel LW 5.11 196 L 12/16/89 Kitchener GP 34 G 15 A 17 Pts 32 +2 PIM 6
21. Toews, David LW 5.11 185 L 6/7/90 U. North Dakota was expelled from Shattuck-St. Mary's for cheating, was commited to North Dakota
22. Tedenby, Mattias LW 5.09 161 L 2/21/90 HV71 only played 2 games with the men's team which is leading the league
24. Stefanovich, Mikhail C 6.02 200 R 11/27/89 Quebec GP 30 G 15 A 16 Pts 31
25. Jenks, A.J. C 6.02 199 L 6/27/90 Plymouth GP 32 G 19 A 11 Pts 30 -2 PIM 41
26. Tessier, Kelsey C 5.08 163 L 1/16/90 Quebec GP 36 G 16 A 25 Pts 41 PIM 25
28. Livingston, James RW 6.01 198 R 3/8/90 Sault Sainte Marie GP 35 G 10 A 12 Pts 22 +7 PIM 72
29. Colborne, Joe LW 6.04 195 L 1/30/90 Camrose (AJHL) GP 29 G 20 A 32 Pts 52
30. Grachev, Evgeny C 6.03 202 R 2/21/90 Yaroslavl I'm to weak to find russians playing in div 2


Anyways, looks like we might have to draft a player from.....oh my god the OHL if we want a big centerman. Though Joe Colborne is playing like Turris did in the Junior A and he's 6'4.

[Gnickers87]

how the hell is Calgary ranked 14th ahead of us?

Schneider > Irving
Edler > all their defensemen
Bourdon > all their defensive prospects
Rahimi > all their defensive prospects
Ellington > all their Defensive prospects
White > Backlund
Grabner > Puustinen
Raymond > Donnaly
Simek > Prust or Nystrom
our other centres < Boyd


Tarathukin = never coming back from Russia
Ryder = left his AHL team without telling them and has gone into hiding in NFLD

poorly done

[timw33]

Dortmund, on Dec 20 2007, 05:51 PM, said:

Here is just a little update on the NHL 08 Draft class of players in the bottom tier(Since i doubt we'll be picking before 16th at worst). Since we still need more offensive help here are some players to watch out for(ISS rankings):

17. Eberle, Jordan C 5.10 172 R 5/15/90 Regina GP 36 G 24 A 15 Pts 39 +1 PIM 10
18. Nemisz, Greg C 6.03 201 C 6/6/90 Windsor GP 34 G 19 A 14 Pts 33 +14 PIM 14
20. Boedker, Mikkel LW 5.11 196 L 12/16/89 Kitchener GP 34 G 15 A 17 Pts 32 +2 PIM 6
21. Toews, David LW 5.11 185 L 6/7/90 U. North Dakota was expelled from Shattuck-St. Mary's for cheating, was commited to North Dakota
22. Tedenby, Mattias LW 5.09 161 L 2/21/90 HV71 only played 2 games with the men's team which is leading the league
24. Stefanovich, Mikhail C 6.02 200 R 11/27/89 Quebec GP 30 G 15 A 16 Pts 31
25. Jenks, A.J. C 6.02 199 L 6/27/90 Plymouth GP 32 G 19 A 11 Pts 30 -2 PIM 41
26. Tessier, Kelsey C 5.08 163 L 1/16/90 Quebec GP 36 G 16 A 25 Pts 41 PIM 25
28. Livingston, James RW 6.01 198 R 3/8/90 Sault Sainte Marie GP 35 G 10 A 12 Pts 22 +7 PIM 72
29. Colborne, Joe LW 6.04 195 L 1/30/90 Camrose (AJHL) GP 29 G 20 A 32 Pts 52
30. Grachev, Evgeny C 6.03 202 R 2/21/90 Yaroslavl I'm to weak to find russians playing in div 2
Anyways, looks like we might have to draft a player from.....oh my god the OHL if we want a big centerman. Though Joe Colborne is playing like Turris did in the Junior A and he's 6'4.

Nemisz and Colborne certainly have the size we are looking for.

I wouldn't mind Stefanovich or Boedker at this point.

[Dortmund]

timw33, on Dec 20 2007, 06:00 PM, said:

Nemisz and Colborne certainly have the size we are looking for.

I wouldn't mind Stefanovich or Boedker at this point.

lots of Centers to chose from this year, which is nice for our system needs. I'd love to see a player on team Canada(forward) at the juniors, it's been too long.

[timw33]

Dortmund, on Dec 20 2007, 07:33 PM, said:

lots of Centers to chose from this year, which is nice for our system needs. I'd love to see a player on team Canada(forward) at the juniors, it's been too long.

And there a ton of quality Dmen which will distract other teams before us from taking Centres.

[Bweigelt]

Honestly I think Jordan Eberle will be the best of that bunch even though he's a little smaller. He plays on a Regina team that doesn't have a lot of other offensive players and is still scoring a great pace for a 17 year old. He doesn't get a lot of attention either because he plays in Regina and WHL players just don't seem to get that much hype anyway, but he is probably one of the best finishers in the WHL which is something we need badly.

[Toxic]

I'd be looking at Joe Colborne from that list given where it looks like we'll place, we need a power forward in the future, Eberle would be my second choice

[sirwilliam]

Anyone been watching Evan Fuller lately? He seems to be putting together a decent year

[Gnickers87]

Taylor Matson is 3rd on his team in points with 11 points in 23 gmaes
Ilya Kablukov has 2 goals and 4 assists in 30 games, which is actually pretty good based on his playing time
Shirokov has 20 points in 34 games, another solid season in the RSL

I really hope Nonis makes a push to get both those two over here next year

This post has been edited by Gnickers87: 21 December 2007 - 02:22 AM

[timw33]

sirwilliam, on Dec 21 2007, 12:46 AM, said:

Anyone been watching Evan Fuller lately? He seems to be putting together a decent year

He will never be an NHLer.

We released him outright.

Biggest waste of a pick.

[timw33]

Gnickers87, on Dec 21 2007, 01:22 AM, said:

Taylor Matson is 3rd on his team in points with 11 points in 23 gmaes
Ilya Kablukov has 2 goals and 4 assists in 30 games, which is actually pretty good based on his playing time
Shirokov has 20 points in 34 games, another solid season in the RSL

I really hope Nonis makes a push to get both those two over here next year

Yeah, Matson is doing pretty decent considering he is on the worst team in the USHL.

This offseason is really our last chance to bring Shiro over.

Kablukov would be a great addition to the Moose for next year.

[Lost Canuck]

It seems like he'll never come over.

[timw33]

Moose lose 4-2.

Grabner +2
Simek -1
Shannon -1
Labrie -1, 15PIM
Bourdon -1 4PIM
Dmac 20 saves on 23 shots.

[Zelecki]

Anybody know about this Andrew Sarauer kid?

[Toxic]

Big kid who could have had power-forward potential, never produced at NMU (never rly had a good team though) was a good BCHL player, but that was about it

Will be a struggle for him to make a career out of hockey

[canuckhockey09]

According to the HF Boards, Kablukov will not play for Russia at the World Jrs because he's having problems with his passport. It's really a shame if this is true.

[Toxic]

Weird, thats really unfortunate