L. Stanley Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 nice, bneen wondering who will sign him. Overager I think??having a great year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 The Fox Rocks! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo2337 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 I don't mind this signing. The otters are likely heading to the memorial cup. Couldn't hurt to have a prospect with that kind of experience in the system. To me, this is a roll of the dice...stir the prospect pool a bit and hope something good pops out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 On his first draft year he was slated to go somewhere between the second and fourth round but for one reason or another he was never taken. I was actually livid at the time that we didn't take a shot at him in the sixth or seventh round. That being said, even now as an overager he still isn't what I would consider to be a gamechanger at the OHL level. Not sure how enthusiastic I am about this signing. Didn't he have some injury issues, or was that last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 What people are missing is that he WAS a London Knight and played with Horvat and is now an eerie Otter and plays with Gaunce. Experience and chemisty count for quite a lot. Still have a few open spots to make that 50 I wonder if there is another signing or move to be made. Either way, I agree this is a free signing. Kid looks ok even for an over ager as it was and his sister is indeed kinda hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 What people are missing is that he WAS a London Knight and played with Horvat and is now an eerie Otter and plays with Gaunce. Experience and chemisty count for quite a lot. Still have a few open spots to make that 50 I wonder if there is another signing or move to be made. Either way, I agree this is a free signing. Kid looks ok even for an over ager as it was and his sister is indeed kinda hot I'd imagine MG will probably save at least one spot to try and grab a college UFA like he seems to try to do every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Clearly he was brought in for a special reason. To help our shootouts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Aerosex Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Had no idea who he was, did some googling. Sounds like the kids got solid potential, but he wasn't drafted to a slew of off-ice incidents and issues. Hopefully he's turned over a new leaf and is dedicated to hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CanuckRow Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 A bit surprised that the Canucks are using up one of their freed up contract spots for an overager. Still, looking forward to seeing how he develops - there must have been something that caught their eye beyond his scoring stats this season. He will hopefully last longer in the organization than Zach Hamill. It's actually been a trend of Gillis and his scouting staff to like the overages for obvious reason, including drafting. Not a fan of the tactic but we"ll see where this goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoolander Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 That's a sick name...and he's not even that much of an over-ager.....he just had his 20th birthday in October.. Good signing by Gillis, and maybe it's setting up for something bigger??? We now have BOTH of McDavid's linemates in our system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 He was a PPG player last year and two years before that, so he has had success before becoming an overager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 gm mg out gms everyone sweet love when you get a free prospect sorta like mceneny last yr but this guys ripping up league new sniper woot woot all we need is mcdavid in two yrs the dynasty will be complete sedin sedin shinkaruk burrows kesler kassian fox horvat mcdavid higgins gaunce archibald we could dream cant we bring on the dynasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 That's a sick name...and he's not even that much of an over-ager.....he just had his 20th birthday in October.. Good signing by Gillis, and maybe it's setting up for something bigger??? We now have BOTH of McDavid's linemates in our system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostViking Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 This is good news. I imagine Fox was signed to replace Hamill, who we lost to Europe. I'm guessing the team will look to the NCAA to replace Polasek, as they seem to be having good luck there with Dmen (Tanev, McNally, Hutton). Fox clearly has junior figured out, no surprise as he is an overager who (compared to other junior players) has a size advantage. Being unsigned and forced to return to junior for an overage year probably means he is humble, and wouldn't mind spending time in the ECHL if necessary. It is also nice that he already plays with Gaunce, as Gaunce seems like an amazing role model. It'll be fun to see what he has to offer come training camp next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBUTANS Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 That's a sick name...and he's not even that much of an over-ager.....he just had his 20th birthday in October.. Good signing by Gillis, and maybe it's setting up for something bigger??? We now have BOTH of McDavid's linemates in our system This is a very good observation. This only means one thing, MG is intent on drafting McDavid.......whatever it takes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 He's putting up unreal numbers but with that being said he's a 20 year old. Should be interesting to see how he transitions to a pro game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Didn't he have some injury issues, or was that last year? That was last year, foot injury in the Rangers' prospect camp. For being an overager, he hasn't played a lot, which might make him less of an overager . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billabong Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 It's better we take a gamble on him then let someone else roll the dice and win big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 sedins 1st and edler for mcdavid burrows kesler shinkaruk kassian horvat mcdavid fox gaunce hansen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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