[VintageNaslund]

grabner is amazing rite now with the chiefs

[Blister Soul]

CCF4E said:

toxic rd said:

CCF4E said:

mball said:

toxic rd said:

WOW, best PM ever!:

From Alexander Ovechckin

Do you know what sarcasm is?

If so then why would you think i put the Saborin thing?

But yeah i think McIver is okay but not as decent as Saboruin. So if you could remove me in your sig.

Thanks.

LOL!

Man, AO is a nice guy, but that's just too funny. It's kinda sad in a way. Can't believe he wouldn't go back and figure it out.

Anyways, AO if you're out there, McIver is a defenseman. You're thinking of Drew MacIntyre.

OMG I think hes thinking of McHiver(sp) the goaltender we had last year....

Wrong again, his name was Rob McVicar

Yea i wasnt sure about the name...wow i butchered it

Lol. Just. Lol.

[itzabreeze]

mball said:

one night said:

carrotshirt said:

The Imposter said:

carrotshirt said:

Sounds like Koltsov's team in the RSL only has 2 regular season games left, then I'd assume there's some kind of playoffs after that, but does anyone know if he could come over to the Canucks when he's done there?

No, I don't even think we have a contract with him. Plus, we have plenty of d-men at the moment.

Yes we do have plenty of D men right now, but wouldn't it be nice if one of them wasn't Lukas? Koltsov sounds like he would be waaay better on the PP than Kraijeck.

What reason do you have to think Koltsov is waaay better, besides a bunch of kiddies here on CDC.

Based on his offensive skills and the highlights I have seen from the RSL I honestly think Kolstov would be much better on the PP than Krajicek. I like Krajicek but Kolstov was meant to quarterback a PP.

But he's not going to be on the ice for just the PP only. Krajicek and him are both young D-man, that obviously are still developing. The question's remain that they both have PRO'S/CONS to them...

Kolstov Pro's:
-Great on the PP
-Good Speed
-Great skill with the puck

Krajicek Pro's:
-Cheap Salary
-Good Speed
-Humble, good in the room
-Many "good skills", that still need time to develop but does have a promising future ahead.

Kolstov Cons:
-More expensive (Were talking ATLEAST 1.1-1.3 Million to get him to NA)
-May/May not be a team "player", can be cocky and at times has been known to have an ego.
-Weak in down-low coverage
-The Unknown, how much has he REALLY improved since we last saw him, seeing 2-3 highlights doesn't really tell you s*** all.
-He could be expendable with the emergence of Bourdon,Edler, (pending a solid camp), and then if we resign Krajicek

Krajicek Cons:
-Weak down low (on coverage and needs to bulid up upper body strength)
-Was supposed to be a PP specialist but we have seen LITTLE of that, and don't say he hasn't been given the opportunity because he has.
-He could be expendable with the emergence of Bourdon,Edler, (pending a solid camp), and then if we sign Kolstov.


Kolstov Overall Impression: With the quotes that he has said "I want to play in the NHL next season", and how his game has improved (supposibly), I would be happy to see him on the roster, and up until last month would have said that he WOULD be on the roster in 2007-2008. BUT, the way Nonis talked about him, "we know someone's going to score when he's on the ice, we're just not sure what team", I don't know where he ranks currently on the Canucks "scouting department/future plans".



Krajicek Overall Impression: I feel that he is a good quality player for his salary (625,000), and that their is alot of potential in him. I wonder is Nonis will go with him or Kolstov, because I don't believe their is going to be room for BOTH as one of the kids (Bourdon or Edler) WILL make the team out of camp and will be put in larger role getting 13-12 min of ice a game (a Nonis quote on how he wants to develop Luc ect ect).

Anyways, their is definitely lots of questions to be answered for next season.

[timw33]

Well if we can get a good young forward for them..

[carrotshirt]

one night said:

carrotshirt said:

The Imposter said:

carrotshirt said:

Sounds like Koltsov's team in the RSL only has 2 regular season games left, then I'd assume there's some kind of playoffs after that, but does anyone know if he could come over to the Canucks when he's done there?

No, I don't even think we have a contract with him. Plus, we have plenty of d-men at the moment.

Yes we do have plenty of D men right now, but wouldn't it be nice if one of them wasn't Lukas? Koltsov sounds like he would be waaay better on the PP than Kraijeck.

What reason do you have to think Koltsov is waaay better, besides a bunch of kiddies here on CDC.

Gonna have to go with -mball here. From the video's I've seen, he has excellent puck control and passing, and will actually shoot. Last game was the first good shot Kraijeck took. He's had plenty of nice opportunities, with a good screen and an open lane, but he always passes off. How can you be an offensive defenceman that never shoots? I'd like to see Koltsov in a 'Nucks jersey. Obviously I can't say he'd definatley be better than Kraijeck until that happens, but it sure looks to be the case.

[Boudrias]

A lot of what happens on the back end will depend on whether Salo and Sopel are resigned. You have to figure with the options Nonis has that he will trade some dmen for forward depth.

[-mb]

Great job breeze on the comparison. I was simply talking about the PP though. It's impossible to evaluate a player after seeing 2-3 highlights but you can see somethings. And from what I saw, his skating, passing and shooting looked great.

Anyways, like you said questions will be answered if and when Kolstov comes over.

[Toxic]

:evil:
Bjorkloven won their 2nd round series 2-1
So now if they get knocked out, he comes right to Manitoba

[Wadim]

If Koltsov comes over and is used properly by Vigneault (No more then Krajicek's ES minutes + pretty mucht the full 2 of every powerplay) Then I'm sure that fans will LOVE Koltsov's cockiness. He scores highlight reel goals and he celebrates like mad. Notice how no one complains about Ovechkin? Cockiness for hockey players is a great thing since it means they're boasting with confidence.

[Toxic]

Plus in such a great defensive system, Koltsov will either fix his mistakes by being surrounded by so many defensively responsible players, or his gaffs wont be as bad, considering 5 other players are on the ice who can easily make up for it, 5 including some goalie we have

[Psycho_Path]

In any case I'm not sure what will happen with Salo & Sopel and thus it's hard to say what's gonna happen with our d-men prospects.


I'm really looking forward to seeing simek play as a Canuck. Wish he hadn't gotten injured :/

Edited out something that no longer needs to be here (unrelated to the content of the thread)

[bigtrevforpm]

do you have any links to kotzlov's goals in the RSL???

[timw33]

bigtrevforpm said:

do you have any links to kotzlov's goals in the RSL???

Who is Kotzlov.

[Blister Soul]

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March 08, 2007

Rahimi not coming to Manitoba anytime soon

After winning two best-of-three playoff rounds, defensive prospect Daniel Rahimi and his Bjorkloven teammates grabbed the last available spot in the so-called “Kvalserien�, where the two worst SEL teams have to defend their spots in Sweden’s top league against the four best minor league squads. In the Kvalserien, each team will square off against each of its five counterparts twice, so Rahimi’s season in Sweden will last ten more games and won’t be over until April 2nd. The Canucks apparently had planned to let the rough defender play for the Manitoba Moose once he is done in Sweden, but now they at least have to wait until next month.
In the six playoff games, Rahimi had no point, six PIM, and a +/- rating of -1.

In Russia, winger Evgeny Gladskikh picked up his first point in over a month with an assist in Magnitogorsk’s 3-1 win over Novokuznetsk.
Gladskikh, who has been scratched from three of the last five games, currently stops at five goals, nine assists, and 16 PIM in 46 games.

Kirill Koltsov contributed two assists to Omsk’s 6-0 victory over Khabarovsk. In the same game, center Artem Chubarov returned to Omsk’s line-up after missing 14 games with a knee injury.

[itzabreeze]

The Imposter said:

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March 08, 2007

Rahimi not coming to Manitoba anytime soon

After winning two best-of-three playoff rounds, defensive prospect Daniel Rahimi and his Bjorkloven teammates grabbed the last available spot in the so-called “Kvalserien�, where the two worst SEL teams have to defend their spots in Sweden’s top league against the four best minor league squads. In the Kvalserien, each team will square off against each of its five counterparts twice, so Rahimi’s season in Sweden will last ten more games and won’t be over until April 2nd. The Canucks apparently had planned to let the rough defender play for the Manitoba Moose once he is done in Sweden, but now they at least have to wait until next month.
In the six playoff games, Rahimi had no point, six PIM, and a +/- rating of -1.

In Russia, winger Evgeny Gladskikh picked up his first point in over a month with an assist in Magnitogorsk’s 3-1 win over Novokuznetsk.
Gladskikh, who has been scratched from three of the last five games, currently stops at five goals, nine assists, and 16 PIM in 46 games.

Kirill Koltsov contributed two assists to Omsk’s 6-0 victory over Khabarovsk. In the same game, center Artem Chubarov returned to Omsk’s line-up after missing 14 games with a knee injury.

****.

[itzabreeze]

Not exacly have to do with any of the Canucks prospects directly, but pretty scary news for Luc Bourdon team, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. Luckly, knowone was injured but things obviously could have turned out to be be a major tragedy.


Eagles players survive scary crash on Smokey
Five members of team in car that left road and hit guardrail

BY BRAD ROWE
The Cape Breton Post

SYDNEY — Five members of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles are lucky to be alive today following a single-vehicle accident on Cape Smokey Monday afternoon.

The players were driving back to Sydney following an afternoon practice at an outdoor rink in Ingonish Beach. Newly acquired 19-year-old defenceman Beau Prokopetz of Winnipeg, Man., was behind the wheel of his mid-size Toyota sedan when the vehicle left the road and hit a guardrail that prevented it from plummeting over the side of the mountain. :shock:

The accident occurred around 4 p.m.

None of the players were injured. The vehicle sustained significant damage to the front end and could not be driven to Sydney.

Prokopetz, acquired by the Eagles in January from the Drummondville Voltigeurs, could not be reached for comment.

“We were going down the hill and when we came to a turn he hit the brakes and we slipped on something and went into the guardrail,� said 17-year-old rookie Alex Quesnel of Dorval, Que., one of the four passengers in the vehicle.

Also in the vehicle was 17-year-old sophomore forward Scott Brannon of Churchville, N.S., 17-year-old rookie forward Nick MacNeil of Judique, N.S. and 17-year-old rookie centreman Jean-Christophe Gauthier of Rock Forrest, Que.

“It happened pretty fast but I can tell you, you can kind of see your life pass by you,� said Quesnel, who was sitting in the middle of two teammates in the back seat. “You think what’s going to happen and hope everything is going to be positive. We got lucky.

“I was scared we were going to go over the guardrail. When we hit it I got out of the car as fast as I could.�

Teammates arrived at the scene of the accident only moments after it happened. Team officials and players made the trip in six vehicles, including a cargo van to transport equipment. The players involved in the accident were picked up by other team members and brought back to Sydney.

Team president Paul MacDonald was in one of the trailing vehicles and said he felt a sinking feeling when they approached the scene of the accident.

[timw33]

Wow thats lucky.

Bourdon was no where near the accident right?

[itzabreeze]

timw33 said:

Wow thats lucky.

Bourdon was no where near the accident right?

Well ALL of the team was driving back from X practice facility to X place. So they were on route, just in a different car most likely.

[timw33]

itzabreeze said:

timw33 said:

Wow thats lucky.

Bourdon was no where near the accident right?

Well ALL of the team was driving back from X practice facility to X place. So they were on route, just in a different car most likely.

Bourdon better drive in a Brinks truck.

[Lost Canuck]

My first prospect news post I found this about Drew MacIntyre who could be considered a prospect :

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Last spring, goalie Drew MacIntyre was one of the players responsible for ending the Manitoba Moose’s season. A year later, he could help extend it for quite some time.

MacIntyre, then playing for Grand Rapids, was the netminder who helped close out the Griffins’ win in Game 7 of a playoff series against the Moose. During the off-season, Manitoba picked him up in a trade to help its depth at that position. He’s done that and more, almost to the extent that the team can let that little issue in last year’s postseason slide.

In 30 games, MacIntyre is 17-8 with a .924 save percentage and a 2.21 goals-against. He’s helped nudge the Moose into first place in the North, posting a 16-4 mark in his last 20 decisions and going 18-consecutive starts without allowing more than three goals.

That’s some rebound for a player who isn’t so far removed from having the look of a journeyman goalie.

“Obviously, there’s times when my confidence hasn’t been the highest,’’ MacIntyre said. “But I knew I could play at this level. Right now, I know I can play at the next level. It’s not a cockiness. You have to believe in your abilities.’’

Especially when that belief is your lifesaver. Entering this season, MacIntyre, 23, had played in more contests in the ECHL (46) than in the AHL (37). But those numbers were more a reflection of Detroit’s goaltending depth than of MacIntyre’s ability. To his credit, he chewed up his time in Toledo last season, with Jimmy Howard and Joey MacDonald entrenched in Grand Rapids.

“That was what I needed,’’ MacIntyre said of his time in "The Coast." “I didn’t need to spend any more time on a bench. They (Detroit) appreciated how I handled the whole year. They said they’d cooperate if somebody wanted me (in a trade).’’

The Moose did, and the reason why could create a pleasant dilemma for coach Scott Arniel come playoff time. MacIntyre has been an invaluable complement to Wade Flaherty, who, at age 39, certainly doesn’t need to play a full AHL season. But Flaherty is a money goalie, one hard to pass up when your season is on the line.

MacIntyre’s counter-argument continues to be the way he plays, setting the Moose up for such high postseason hopes in the first place.

“I knew this was going to be the situation,’’ MacIntyre said. “The only thing I can worry about is my game. I think we’re pushing each other. I think any coach would want to have two goalies playing well. Hopefully, we can keep it up until the playoffs.’’