Strombone1 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the Canucks have acquired defenceman Adam Clendening from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Gustav Forsling. Clendening, 22, has split the 2014.15 season with the Chicago Blackhawks and Rockford IceHogs. He collected two points (1-1-2) in four games with Chicago and 13 points (1-12-13) in 38 games with Rockford. In 2013.14 he was named an AHL First Team All-Star and, in 2012.13, was named a second team AHL All-Star and Rockfords Rookie of the Year.Prior to his professional career, Clendening played for Boston University. In his final year with Boston, he shared the lead among Hockey East defensemen with a career high 33 points (4-29-33) in 38 games with the Terriers. He was also named a Hockey East First Team All-Star and was one of two sophomores selected to the All-New England Division I All Star-Team.On the international stage, Clendening was a member of Team USA at the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships. He led defencemen in scoring at the tournament with 10 points (3-7-10), was named to the tournament all star team and won a gold medal. The 60, 190-pound defenceman also won gold at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships.The Niagara Falls, New York native was originally selected by Chicago in the second round, 36th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=750973 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowscyne Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the Canucks have acquired defenceman Adam Clendening from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Gustav Forsling. Clendening, 22, has split the 2014.15 season with the Chicago Blackhawks and Rockford IceHogs. He collected two points (1-1-2) in four games with Chicago and 13 points (1-12-13) in 38 games with Rockford. In 2013.14 he was named an AHL First Team All-Star and, in 2012.13, was named a second team AHL All-Star and Rockford’s Rookie of the Year. Prior to his professional career, Clendening played for Boston University. In his final year with Boston, he shared the lead among Hockey East defensemen with a career high 33 points (4-29-33) in 38 games with the Terriers. He was also named a Hockey East First Team All-Star and was one of two sophomores selected to the All-New England Division I All Star-Team. On the international stage, Clendening was a member of Team USA at the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships. He led defencemen in scoring at the tournament with 10 points (3-7-10), was named to the tournament all star team and won a gold medal. The 6’0”, 190-pound defenceman also won gold at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Niagara Falls, New York native was originally selected by Chicago in the second round, 36th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=750973 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustABandwagoner Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Forsling was so good at WJC tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 For serious! Well Forsling was at as high a position as he could be I suppose. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=120967 5'11 190 lbs had 59 points in 74 games in the AHL last year. Only 13 in 38 so far this year though. http://video.blackhawks.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=248605 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsiders Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 WTF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronalds.Kenins41 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 who are these guys? Is this a major deal or minor. I don't have a clue who these guys are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Phaneuf Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Believe this is a good trade for us. Clendening was hyped a few years ago and was supposedly stuck in a deep Chicago d corps. Hopefully he gets a chance to fill the void left by Bieksa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Don't know if I like it. Forsling seemed to have real potential to be the puck mover/QB we needed. It's obvious Benning is trying to accelerate the timeline of when this team can compete again. For better or for worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustABandwagoner Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 WHY FORSLING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Whoa, interesting stuff. Paired with the Pedan deal, we're acquiring some D-prospects closer to ripened. edit: Perhaps they feel Subban can do what Forsling's pegged for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsiders Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Forsling was our next PP QB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 So we traded salary cap for development time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancan3322 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 NOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Not Forsling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senpai Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Great move, Clendening is legit NHL ready whereas Forsling is a few years away. Clendening is a right-handed puck-mover too. EDIT: You guys put way to too much stock into the WJC.. Having a great WJC literally doesn't mean anything, *cough cough* Jordan Schroeder *cough cough* We have Subban anyways. Did anyone really expect to have Forsling AND Subban? Your d-corps only needs one of these guys.. Subban has a better shot at the NHL at this point too imo.. And since half of you guys are begging for Krug anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 WOOOOOOOOO Clendening is a boss Wanted him since he was drafted by the Hawks...a slick puck moving dman and has one heck of a slapper Another schrewd deal by GM JB talent analysis: Clendening is an offensive defenseman blessed with superb puck-moving ability and on-ice vision. His excellent puck skills are one reason why many scouts are so high on Clendening. He can see plays develop and follows them quite well. He can also be found frequently jumping into plays too. Clendening's ability to move the puck and patience with it makes him an ideal quarterback on the power play. He makes very good decisions with the puck and distributes the puck very well. Clendening can also control the tempo of the game from the blue line. He is an excellent skater with good speed that can keep up with many of the faster opposing forwards. He also transitions quite well too. One area where Clendening will need to improve is keeping his feet moving more consistently. While he is known for his offensive prowess, Clendening is also solid defensively. He doesn't shy away from the physical side of the game and plays with a good deal of intensity. However, Clendening could stand to utilize his intensity and grit more to the benefit of his team. He possesses a very good shot and can get pucks to the net by taking quality chances. Chicago I know was very high on this guy, Forsling must have really made an impression for them to part with Clendenning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickly Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Forsling was our next PP QB Proof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANUCK-EXPRESS Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 You can't be serious!! JB and TL said we needed Defenceman that can QB the PP, and they trade Forsling?!! Forsling had a good showing in the WJC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibesawesomey Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 So basically Forsling for Forsling a few years down the road? Sounds good. Looks like a good skater, and produces well in the AHL. Does anyone have anything more in depth on the guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 WHY FORSLING. You have to give something to get something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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