bobbyg43

It would seem to be a good time for him to sign this year An check into the Comet team fro a year . If this is gonna be one of JB later 5 th round gems. I would be dangling the carrot An stick at him .His opportunity timing window would seem to bust open this next 12 months. I would love to see him go to AHL this year.

This would seem to imply that Ollie J will have super step up this year An make the leap to the big club in September.This being the case then I could see Jim drafting another D man with that 5 th pick . (Jim has shown a tenacity to let 19 year olds make the big club.if this happens, this will be good is questionable ). This will allow the team a chance at next years lottery sweepstakes to fill that pick for a stud centre. There may be a real good chance at picking up a replacement for Sibisa loss at ED just shortly after at a better cap rate hit? ( that D may be better than Sibisa also ) The value for Tanev may go up considerably after ED as a number of teams will be in need of bolstering their D may then test trade waters just before the entry draft. anything still could happen with JB at the helm.

Good post , Thinking along the same lines in regard to team toughness it will have to become a team by committee approach as a third attribute. The first being a more offensive scoring team 5-5 (talented forward scoring is priority) secound would be tightening up the D

Yes for sure It would almost criminal to bump him up this year. let him season an perculate another year Jr level then on to Utica to polish off his game.

Totally agreed I may be wrong but I thought JB was gonna replicate what the Kings did with later picks, find gems that would be potentially future NHL players with high upside An star capability.After al we have not had a lot of luck with later picks.

Hopefully remedy An new players will be picked up on forward group that exude these traits to supplement bottom 6 Willie needs to be gone also , he is a pacifist. If he had the skilled horses maybe he would do alright . I am not giving him benefit of of doubt .Miller brought in most of the points in the last three years by stealing them . Now I really wonder if we can get the grit on forward line with some scoring savvy. great observations 1-D

maybe he has a big country appetite, Big country without the big money? Hopefully he is learning how to work for 60 minutes an play a two way game under coach Green ,I think Green will shape up his game,If not an he does not reform an learn to grab his stuff ,I imagine he will be bundled packaged an traded .I hope Jake makes it back an can contribute next year,

Congrats Burrows! "Willie please put him on power play tonight "

Finns are stinking it up today wow they are a horrible team. OJ wasted his time joining a horrible team , boo humbug . next few drafts we need to go after high end forward prospects none of this off the board BS. We should have taken a forward with our first pick this past draft. I hope Oli proves me wrong too.

The CO-HO business case study is an interesting one.Lessons to taken away for sure especially for young players. I am sure if he had to do it all over again Cody would change up a few things post draft.

To. be fair yes ;an only had that satellite feed game had been advertised an was curious as to how he was doing.I would watch more games if I could an had the feeds .I have very very high hopes an expectations for Oli. I watched super Canucks tourney an a exhibition game ,but otherwise have seen very little of him.

He looked very ordinary last nights game , Not like the 5 th pick in June's entry draft . In fact I would say he played poorly an had a bad game last night. I honestly can't forecast he will be in a Canuck uniform anytime soon perhaps 3 or 4 more years.

Sitting maybe only a function of JB only dressing him less than 40 games ,RE: expansion draft protection hence the charade of excuses being coached an verbalized by Willie to media an fans. I know the kid is serious about being a regular contribing 1/23 of the roster on this team this year. he is NHL ready to contribute for his team.

yep yep it is way to early in season to chalk this negative malarky on the boards . It is gonna be a long season at the body fat shrinkage rate 3% he could easily be in line up by November 10, or so

YEs so true don't wanna see the kid go bust either ,I would send him to Utica for 40-50 games .

1040 are real dirt busters .simplistic analogys an even worse solutions to their percieved prodlems as they see the world.

Just wait till late november when teams toughen up alot more an get gritty on run up to 40 games .His skill set will be needed in the line up. JB is just managing him to stay under 40 game mark for expansion protection purposes . .He is ready for 6th or 7 th D game conditions an will be another surprise he does not need Utica he needs to bide his time learn english an defensive system practice with team is good. . we already have a project down there in Pedan who is darn near ready now for bottom pairing minutes maybe half season more .

Not sure but at the time he signed it was one way contract with stipulations in it no AHL.JB was somewhat desperate to improve our depleted D last march. I have learned to be somewhat circumspect with WD language about players that have not endured themselves to WD.He will add to our blue line depth at some point ,perhaps injurys an road games will allow him to ease into lineup into November.

If Granlund is going to be the 3rd line C anyways, I'd rather see Sedins Sutter Baertschi Horvat Eriksson Burrows Granlund Virtanen/Rodin Dorsett Gaunce Hansen? I like the look of the lines here also ,perhaps WD should structure lines just for western conference ,The eastern has little more latitude to experiment with his weird line combo s he dreams up. His in game line player juggling last minute rather than line matching causes me alot of consternantion ,I hope that the shortened bench syndrome does not reappear very often this season,If it does the team is in trouble.Right now the combo you mention look real good

Man this is gonna be a long 2 year count down has begun. on the clock

2017 season can't come fast enough for me ,looking forward to this young man turning heads in Vancouver

would you pull the trigger on that trade Alf?

It is comforting to know we have Stetcher in wings in Utica .I cannot wait till after Christmas when things heat up ,looking forward to seeing him in Vancouver after new years for sure at very least.

Pretty sure if he plays well under coach Green for 25-35 games or so we will see him new years or earlier due to injurys. He will be on big club at some point next year for sure.