LickTheEnvelope Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Ellington is basically a bust since he is playing in the ECHL. Sauve takes top spot for our top defense prospect. Uh... no... Ellington being on the ECHL in his first pro season does not make him a bust. He's basically the only d-man on Victoria with a '+' rating and he's got a goal and an assist, 2 points in 6 games which is decent for a defensive d-man, +3 rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donky Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 First year for Ellington. Plus I believe they want him to play top minutes and he would not get that in Manitoba where the D is quite deep and experienced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Nice first draft by Gillis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 sauve with no points and -1 tonight in the seadogs 3-2 shootout win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead44 Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I think Sauve is our best overall defensive prospect. Behind him I would have to go with Connauton and then Ellington. Connauton has sick skills but is apparently atrocious defensively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGrabner40 Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I think Sauve is our best overall defensive prospect. Behind him I would have to go with Connauton and then Ellington. Connauton has sick skills but is apparently atrocious defensively. I would have to say Oberg falls 2nd. Oberg is good at both ends of the rink with more offensive upside than Ellington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 1. Sauve 2. Oberg 3. Connauton (getting much better defensively this year while remaining quite offensive. its a very pleasant surprise to say the lest. 4. Ellington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmazingNuck Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I think Sauve is our best overall defensive prospect. Behind him I would have to go with Connauton and then Ellington. Connauton has sick skills but is apparently atrocious defensively. A few years under Don Hay, whom I've heard nothing but good things about, should do him well in that regard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireGillis Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Sauve will probably take around 1-2 more years after this season. You have to remember he's a 19 year old playing against others who aren't as physically mature. No one thought del zotto would make the rangers as a 19 year old and he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilya Mikheyev Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 I'm so sold on Sauve it's not even funny. This guy is going to be a stud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirensong87 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 1. Sauve 2. Oberg 3. Connauton (getting much better defensively this year while remaining quite offensive. its a very pleasant surprise to say the lest. 4. Ellington Connauton is EASILY the worst defensive player the Giants have in their D core. His positioning is terrible and hes very soft. He has alot of offensive ability but its going to take ALOT of development to turn him into an NHL Dman. Don't expect to hear any real rumblings of him make the Nucks till hes atleast 22. Sauve Oberg Ellington Connauton And in terms of NHL readiness. Oberg Ellington Sauve Connauton You guys gotta remember this is Sauve's 19yr old season, if he wasnt dominating there would be a HUUGE problem. Sauve is another project but not nearly as much as Connauton. If all goes well for Sauve 1-2yrs in the AHL and he should be a full time NHL player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bite me Burr Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 A few years under Don Hay, whom I've heard nothing but good things about, should do him well in that regard. Hay is excellent. He coached me a bit with Hitch too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 No one thought del zotto would make the rangers as a 19 year old and he did. Del Zotto was actually projected to be a top 5 pick at one point.. It was due to an abysmal playoff and lackluster season that dropped his stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRIPP3D Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Del Zotto was actually projected to be a top 5 pick at one point.. It was due to an abysmal playoff and lackluster season that dropped his stock. Wasn't Sauve in a similar situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilya Mikheyev Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Wasn't Sauve in a similar situation? At one point. He was a 1st overall pick into the Q. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sedins 1 cup Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Let Sauve do his time like Edler then come in and make his mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinhead Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I think Sauve is our best overall defensive prospect. Behind him I would have to go with Connauton and then Ellington. Connauton has sick skills but is apparently atrocious defensively. Sauve could very possibly make the team next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTubesteak Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Sauve could very possibly make the team next year. Really? Who's spot is he going to take? Let's assume that Willie re-signs (which I think he will). Is Sauve going to take a spot from Willie, Bieksa, Edler, Salo, Erhoff or O'Brien? Maybe SOB. Maybe. More than likely Sauve will go to the Moose and play a couple of seasons there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertikal Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Really? Who's spot is he going to take? Let's assume that Willie re-signs (which I think he will). Is Sauve going to take a spot from Willie, Bieksa, Edler, Salo, Erhoff or O'Brien? Maybe SOB. Maybe. More than likely Sauve will go to the Moose and play a couple of seasons there. O'Brien only signed for one year, but he will be an RFA. The 6th D spot is where I would see Sauve fitting, but of course only if he outplays the others, no need to rush him. It would be nice to have a decent D-man to call up without him having to clear waivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 O'Brien only signed for one year, but he will be an RFA. The 6th D spot is where I would see Sauve fitting, but of course only if he outplays the others, no need to rush him. It would be nice to have a decent D-man to call up without him having to clear waivers. The waivers thing is the most likely reason he would be on the moose, even if he matched/slightly outplayed SOB. Basically because he'd be called up fairly quickly once salo gets injured (inevitable). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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