NucksFanInOz Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Really hoping for a breakout from Kassian. I hope Coach D can not just get him scoring and playing a complete game, but playing a smart game as well. Really worry about his decision making at times… a lot of times. Then again I've put faith in worst places before. My sleeper in a weird feeling season. BIG! or bust. Either my gut is right about him or it's bad gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Dan Murphy @sportsnetmurph 7m7 minutes ago Niklas Jensen on his way to Utica. #CanucksVancouver Canucks @VanCanucks 9m9 minutes ago#Canucks assign Nicklas Jensen to @UticaComets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Why would they cut Jensen!? C'mon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxgoalie Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 With Jensen its down to 24 guys. Between Corrado and Horvat for the last roster spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxgoalie Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Why would they cut Jensen!? C'mon! I dont agree with it myself, but I believe they are looking for more consistency from him. He will be the first call up in case of injury. Which may not be that long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Dan Murphy @sportsnetmurph 7m7 minutes ago Niklas Jensen on his way to Utica. #Canucks Vancouver Canucks @VanCanucks 9m9 minutes ago#Canucks assign Nicklas Jensen to @UticaComets. storm the streets in protest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 With Jensen its down to 24 guys. Between Corrado and Horvat for the last roster spot Corrado will be sent down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxgoalie Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Corrado will be sent down. Yeah, that will leave us with 7 dmen. Corrado needs one more year of AHL puck to fine tune his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Jensen cut? That means Horvat will likely make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JE14 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 ROFL. So much for making room for rookies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaguez Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Why would they cut Jensen!? C'mon! Surprised anyone believed Benning that he would make room if the kids played good enough. GMs lie, Benning is no different. Jensen showed he belongs, should be on the team, Shinkaruk did too. Not that the AHL will hurt Shinkaruk, but I don't see how sending Jensen there again helps him in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDCurran Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 They said they would make room if the player earned spot ! Still shows work needed! As well horvat and vey still on team atm ROFL. So much for making room for rookies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronic.Canuck Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Jensen and Shinkaruk can spend time as Utica's first line and get 20 minutes a game. Those two are our top 6 winger call ups so having then play a role in the AHL that they would be playing here if called up is good long term development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Surprised anyone believed Benning that he would make room if the kids played good enough. GMs lie, Benning is no different. Jensen showed he belongs, should be on the team, Shinkaruk did too. Not that the AHL will hurt Shinkaruk, but I don't see how sending Jensen there again helps him in any way. You don't gut depth to simply put young guys on a team who merely played near the same level as NHL vets without having their record of consistency. He was not going to steal a spot from Daniel, Vrbata, Burrows, Vey, Kassian, Higgins, Hansen, Matthias etc. Patience, he'll play games up here this year with injuries and one of those ^^^ guys may be moved if Jensen can be consistent and contnue to improve playing top 6 minutes in Utica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 It is the right move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxgoalie Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Jensen and Shinkaruk can spend time as Utica's first line and get 20 minutes a game. Those two are our top 6 winger call ups so having then play a role in the AHL that they would be playing here if called up is good long term development. This. I would rather have Jensen get 20 minutes a night in the AHL, then have him as a frequent scratch and/ or only getting 10 mins a night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
english_14 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Jensen... really? We just made room for Sestito. Who has been consistently the worst player on the ice in every preseason game he's played. Yeah, really improved the team with this move...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 You don't gut depth to simply put young guys on a team who merely played near the same level as NHL vets without having their record of consistency. He was not going to steal a spot from Daniel, Vrbata, Burrows, Vey, Kassian, Higgins, Hansen, Matthias etc. Patience, he'll play games up here this year with injuries and one of those ^^^ guys may be moved if Jensen can be consistent and contnue to improve playing top 6 minutes in Utica. I laugh at the idea he is being 'banished.' Like....we won't see him again all year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Jensen... really? We just made room for Sestito. Who has been consistently the worst player on the ice in every preseason game he's played. Yeah, really improved the team with this move...... Sestito will be 14th forward and played sparingly (~20games at 5-7 mins per) throughout the year. Is that what you want Jensen doing? Sestito can also be waived later if we make further moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekey Pete Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Ya I don't think hes that good of a fight either but where he really hurts the teams is that for every 2 minutes TOI he gets 1 PIM. Thats worse than John Scott who gets 1 PIM for every 3.5 minutes TOI. Makes him look like a complete liability at first glance but I think you have look further into the stats. If most of that 1PM per 2min of TOI is coincidental 5 minute majors, that doesn't really hurt the team at all. I'd like to see that stat reworked to only include penalty minutes that resulted in a powerplay for the other team. I doubt that information is readily available though, and don't really think it would be worthwhile to dig through and get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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