skategal Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Interesting view from Canucks Army: http://canucksarmy.com/2017/2/15/in-depth-look-at-qmjhl-ufa-zack-macewen A snippet from the full article because apparently adding that is a good thing the rest of the article is interesting as well. SCOUTING REPORT I reached out to Shane Malloy from Hockey Prospect Radio on Sirius XM for a scouting report on the Olympiques centre: A big strong grinding two-way center with the versatility to move to the wing who possesses the grit and determination to do dirty work on a line. Goes to the net hard, battles for loose pucks and cycles along the boards well and consistently finishes his checks on the forecheck. He is not fun to play against and competes hard with an in your face style. His offensive puck skills and hockey sense took some time to develop, but he shows the potential to play at the AHL level because he keeps his game simple. His skating will need to continue to improve to play the high pace game at the pro level. He is the kind of player teams need on the fourth line in the NHL and he could player higher in the lineup in the AHL once he develops for a couple of seasons. The forward has quite the track record of fights throughout his two seasons in the QMJHL, with a total of nine. So he isn't afraid to play physical and drop the gloves when needed. As Shane mentions, the centre's calling card is a hard-nosed two way game that makes him difficult to play against. The scouting report does provide some insight into his later development, and how he might just be slightly behind his peers due to the later arrival in the QMJHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 1 minute ago, robvp said: Kids got great flow. Therefore, good signing. Jagr 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuporbust Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Hmmmm. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 The locker room shampoo budget needs to be increased! Seriously though, its about time this team toughens up. Gudbranson is a really tough kid, but having him fight in most cases doesnt make sense because it puts the D down to 5 men for 5+ minutes. Having at least 3 forwards that will answer the bell if necessary, and deliver hard hits, fore check effectively and pop in an occasional goal be an absolute breath of fresh air. Rebuild also means out with the "turn the other cheek, we will bend over" attitude - im sure JB sees it that way too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloubek Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Knew nothing about this kid but by all reports he seems like a perfect 4th liner at minimum. And cant beat the price. Nice job Benning. Don't mind this one bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 1 minute ago, Darius71 said: The locker room shampoo budget needs to be increased! Seriously though, its about time this team toughens up. Gudbranson is a really tough kid, but having him fight in most cases doesnt make sense because it puts the D down to 5 men for 5+ minutes. Having at least 3 forwards that will answer the bell if necessary, and deliver hard hits, fore check effectively and pop in an occasional goal be an absolute breath of fresh air. Rebuild also means out with the "turn the other cheek, we will bend over" attitude - im sure JB sees it that way too. Agreed. The Canucks reputation for being pushovers is on it's way out of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazzymx Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 17 minutes ago, ChuckNORRIS4Cup said: Try and add this into your original post! Thanks man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldoescobar Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Meat and taters for Utica. They need some depth down there big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronning4center Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Hmm...I suddenly feel better about everything. New speed and skill and now a couple of banger crashers that can fight and score. Bring back Guddy.... Should be fun to watch. IF!!!!!! Willie wakes up and plays with some damn conviction. God his system is painful.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazzymx Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/sports/hockey/2017/1/21/zack-macewen-having-a-strong-final-season-of-junior-hockey.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 1 minute ago, PhillipBlunt said: Agreed. The Canucks reputation for being pushovers is on it's way out of town. Hopefully Phil! I love the sedins and what they have done for this town, but having them as our core players carries a stigma that this team hasnt been able to shake for years. Basically they have been doormats for a long time. JB obviously knows this. This Macewen kid might not be the answer, but the fact that he is looking at players like this and Cramarossa makes me think hes at least steering in the right direction. These guys are no different than skilled forward prospects- you might need to sign or acquire 4 or 5 of them in order for a couple to really work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Who is this guy??? Any chance he ever plays a game in the biggs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billabong Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJoker Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 More and more it looks like GMJB is building the team around Bo, Looks like a good signing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horvats_Big_Head Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Dane Fox 2.0 99% chance theres nothing to see here. Utica depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 20 minutes ago, skategal said: Interesting view from Canucks Army: http://canucksarmy.com/2017/2/15/in-depth-look-at-qmjhl-ufa-zack-macewen Was about to post that piece so thanks for saving me the trouble. Those Canucks Army guys weren't very high on the idea of signing MacEwen when it was rumoured a few weeks back. Their analytics suggest a low probability of NHL success. Obviously JB has different ideas. Kinda makes me think of the recent Benning on Empty: Canucks Army analytics guy "J.B. Dirk": "Actually, no correlation has ever been shown convincingly between fighting and succ--" Benning: *THWACK* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 -Beautiful city, with passionate fans -Almost all old core moving on -Likeable, ever-increasing bunch of 19~22 yo's, led by Bo Obvious opportunities available, with a popular farm team, to boot. There are a lot of reasons over-agers & college FA's should give Van a good, hard look. It's a potential short-cut, & could be appealing from multiple pov's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Viva la truculencia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategal Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 1 minute ago, Hutton Wink said: Viva la truculencia! French and Spanish? I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ39 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 6'4 212.. Wow. Hopefully this kid can make the big club one day. Could be a solid bottom 6 guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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