Southpop45 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 with the signing of marchand today i started to take a good look at his stats along with style of play and i see a lot of things in common with canucks prospect alex friesen. same height ( 5'9 ) and same weight ( around 180 pounds ). same style of play, hard working checking agitator who just does not go away. as much as marchand is hated around the league and especially here in vancouver, there is no doubt that he is a player everyone would love to have on their team. say what you want but a plus/minus of 25, nearly 60 point season and a guy who can get under anyones skin. that is someone you want on your team. dont get me wrong i hate marchand as much as the next canuck fan but if friesen can be anything close to what marchand is now then the canucks got themselfs a great player coming up. now friesen is going to play in the ahl next year because he needs to prove that he can pay agaisnt men. but guys like marchand and camillari have proven that guys who are 5'9 can still play in todays nhl, so there is hope for friesen. what do you guys think can alex friesen be the next brad marchand and is that a fair comparison between the two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksFanMike Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 makes me sick to think that someone in our prospect pool could turn into the next Brad Marchand.... whose career is he going to try to end when he makes it to the pros? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Phaneuf Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I'd be thrilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbro Baggins Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 He plays a very similar style to Brad Marchand (minus the submarines). I don't expect him to make an impact at the NHL level however he does have the tools and commitment to make it. So, No and Yes to the questions respectively Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intoewsables Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Marchand was a much more talented junior player than Friesen and there's really nothing to suggest that's going to change in the pros. Marchand's already a legitimate top-6 forward while Friesen would be lucky to fill a third-line center role in the NHL in his peak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erbiy74 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 marchand wouldn't be as succesful without chara and lucic protecting him....he may have some great skill but all the anger he causes players to have wouldn't really be possible if he doesn't have someone to scare other players away.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Wouldn't want a Canucks version of that piece of garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaches Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Without Chara, Lucic and Thornton i guarantee Marchand would have already been beaten to a pulp by the entire Canucks and Chicago Wolves rosters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsasaki Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 i hope he can become more like mike peca hope we can see sometime in the future, only with canuck and oiler jerseys on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks_fo_life Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Brad Marchand is not a star player, when he has ever played in an allstar game?? No Alex Friesen can be better than Marchand and a cleaner player too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB007 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 makes me sick to think that someone in our prospect pool could turn into the next Brad Marchand.... whose career is he going to try to end when he makes it to the pros? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwb100 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 marchand sucks..... dont even try to compare him to a canuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB007 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 He was a 21 year old junior last year. Is he gonna play for the Wolves this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brahma Bull Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I sure hope not. Marchand is an extremely dirty and extremely sneaky player. He has things well thought out and does things to hurt people and then tries to make it seem like some sort of accident. People like him don't belong in the league. I think he can be a solid hockey player, but when you go out and try to injure people like him and do it in such a sneaky underhanded way, you shouldn't be allowed in the league. He's the type of player that no one will give a damn about if his career is ended. (I am talking about Marchand). Similar to a magician. Very deceptive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB007 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I sure hope not. Marchand is an extremely dirty and extremely sneaky player. He has things well thought out and does things to hurt people and then tries to make it seem like some sort of accident. People like him don't belong in the league. I think he can be a solid hockey player, but when you go out and try to injure people like him and do it in such a sneaky underhanded way, you shouldn't be allowed in the league. He's the type of player that no one will give a damn about if his career is ended. (I am talking about Marchand). Similar to a magician. Very deceptive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brahma Bull Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Yes you are correct about Marchand. We can use a guy like him. I have been a Canucks fan for over 20 years. I'm at a stage call "Winning at All Cost". But Friesen will likely never play a game in the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB007 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Yeah, let a player like Marchand do his thing on this team and then watch Lucic, thornton and Chara come to his aid. Oh wait, we don't have them. AV won't even let Kassian fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovekevinbieksa Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 if any player on our team was like marchand, i would not be happy. hes a little runt. hes good but he's dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 i hope he can become more like mike peca hope we can see sometime in the future, only with canuck and oiler jerseys on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Heyman Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 As said earlier, Friesen does have the potential to be that in-your-face Agitator style, but he isn't anywhere near as dirty as Marchand (even if he did take out an opponent team's goalie last season, causing a forward to have to play in net and he was ejected from the game), he compares more to Mike Peca, little bit smaller but just as gritty and perhaps more agile on his feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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