sirwilliam Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Just as the title says, which of our prospects benefit from a lockout, which ones lose an opportunity? (Not sure if this has been asked yet... I searched and found no similar topics.) Loses: Schroeder. He had a shot at the 2nd line C position this year. If Kesler comes back before the year begins, he loses this window of opportunity. Wins: Kassian. This is debatable, but I think a bit more AHL seasoning is exactly what he needs, especially with a great coach like Arniel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels22 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Kassian playing in Chicago for at least half a season is the best idea. Give him top line minutes so he can handle big game situations and improve... Schroeder can still get better with another year down there too.. and you never know, injuries happen.. but he is still behind Ebbett on the depth chart... .. But, let's face it.. Nobody benefits from a lockout. Not really looking forward to the worst winter ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeak Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Schroder wins as well --- he isn't forced into a role he may not be ready for. He will get to grow on what he was building last year, and will be able to 'steal' the 3rd line spot when the NHL season begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB for MVP Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Id say Jensen wins, gets a full season in overseas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks President and General Manager Mike Gillis announced today that the Canucks have assigned the following players to the Chicago Wolves and Junior clubs. The following players have been assigned to junior clubs: Frank Corrado, Defence, Sudbury, OHL Brendan Gaunce, Centre, Belleville, OHL Evan McEneny, Defence, Kitchener, OHL The following player has been assigned to his European club: Nicklas Jensen Right Wing AIK SEL The following players have been assigned to the Chicago Wolves: Peter Andersson, Defence, Chicago, AHL Steven Anthony, Left Wing, Chicago, AHL Darren Archibald, Left Wing, Chicago, AHL Joe Cannata, Goalie, Chicago, AHL Kevin Connauton, Defence, Chicago, AHL Guillaume Desbiens, Right Wing, Chicago, AHL Andrew Ebbett, Centre, Chicago, AHL Alex Friesen, Centre, Chicago, AHL Andrew Gordon, Right, Wing Chicago, AHL Derek Joslin, Defence, Chicago, AHL Zack Kassian, Right Wing, Chicago, AHL Eddie Lack, Goalie, Chicago, AHL Alexandre Mallet, Centre Chicago, AHL Patrick Mullen, Defence, Chicago, AHL Adam Polasek, Defence, Chicago, AHL Prab Rai, Centre, Chicago, AHL Anton Rodin, Forward, Chicago, AHL Yann Sauve, Defence, Chicago, AHL Stefan Schneider, Defence, Chicago, AHL Jordan Schroeder, Centre, Chicago, AHL Bill Sweatt, Left Wing, Chicago, AHL Chris Tanev, Defence, Chicago, AHL Kellan Tochkin, Right Wing, Chicago, AHL from: http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=641477 Judging by the almost all-prospect Wolves, I think our whole organization wins. I'm going to throw out a theory and flame me if you will but the 2003 and 2004 drafts were particularly deep drafts, with a majority of players drafted in the early rounds going on to fantastic careers. These players were drafted just before the 04-05 lockout which saw some of these players join their respective AHL clubs. Players like Kesler, Bieksa, Burrows all got to play a year in the AHL together against tougher competition and build friendships that have lasted their careers. Speaking more broadly to the league, guys like Staal, Parise, Cammalleri, Sharp, Bergeron, Kesler, Hamhuis, Ballard, Bouwmeester, Brown... the list goes on of young guys benefiting from increased competition at the AHL level. I fully expect a similar pattern coming out of this next lockout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Add in Spezza, Wideman, Miller, Lehtonen, and it's a pretty impressive group of young guys benefiting from that AHL year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirwilliam Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 Add in Spezza, Wideman, Miller, Lehtonen, and it's a pretty impressive group of young guys benefiting from that AHL year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Tanev gets another year with the wolves to develop his offensive side skill. A win for him and us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stexx Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 i think they all benefit. will be interesting to see schroeder play with a physical beast like kassian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillerOrca Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 The Wolves are gonna be a good team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 The AHL should be fairly stacked and therefore tougher competition because a lot of prospects that could be in the NHL will go there. Just like Spezza I believe in 04-05 where he cruised to a 117 point season. That helped turned him into an all star for the next few seasons following. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 All of our good prospects win. 1 extra season of development and the possibility of being a star is beneficial. Out of everyone Kassian gets the best deal, even though he could have been a 3rd liner this year, a year in Chicago on the 1st line (most likely) could really give him that confidence to step his offensive game up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eretz canucks Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Nice to see Peter Andersson's name on that list, hopefully he turns out to be a good pick. Looking forward to see how Rodin and Cannata do as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehamburglar Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I think as many have said, prospects win. Get competitive, and win. I just don't want to lose NHL hockey though, Sportscenter needs to pick up Chi-Wolves here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22sedins33 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 The only people I don't see benefiting from this are the 2 guys who'll be scratched every game since there's the five player cap on experience professional hockey players in the AHL. Also potentially a few of the guys who get sent down to the ECHL because of the numbers game BUT otherwise there's nothing wrong with honing the skills in the AHL against a now more competitive opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I am keenest to see how Cannata goes, well pointed out! He looks to be a stud who will break out. Chicago will have an awsome tandem! Yup, Rodin and Andersson are skill picks. With our accent on physical players the last 14 months these guys plus the return on Lou could be amongst our key skill type guys in 4 or 5 years? Nice to see Peter Andersson's name on that list, hopefully he turns out to be a good pick. Looking forward to see how Rodin and Cannata do as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking Paradox Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Id say Jensen wins, gets a full season in overseas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB for MVP Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 That was gonna happen even if he didn't make the Nucks roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirwilliam Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 It's unfortunate for us (but fortunate for the Wolves) that this will create a talent logjam. Guys like Sterling and Haydar are almost guaranteed top 6 spots. I can imagine that Kass, Rodin and Schroeder will earn top 6 spots too, but newcomers / borderline players like Archibald, Friesen, Tochkin, Anthony, Mallet, will all have tough competition for playing time... or they'll be Kalamazoo bound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeywoot Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Excited to see Tanev,Kassian get top-minutes. Excited for Friesen and Canata joining the team. Hoping for improvements this year from Rodin and Sauve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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