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  1. Exactly, and then Boston showed the NHL world how to beat that style
  2. Gaunce doesn't get enough credit. Solid rookie season by him, won't be surprised to see him get a chance with the NHL club next year.
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  4. Stopped reading at "...I haven't really seen him play, but"
  5. The good news is, the next game he plays he is almost certainly guaranteed to play better. You almost can't let in more goals than he did the other night! Really though, too early to be overreacting. You don't have a goalie with all that talent at one level who just forgets it at another. He probably has a little bit of nerves, combined with a Canucks defense that is in shambles. Still excited to see what he can do in a full game.
  6. I know right? Imagine when this kid is fully developed. I hope his hitting can translate to the NHL. A fast, scoring, heavy hitting young player is exactly what Benning said he wanted, and that appears to be what he's got.
  7. I don't need someone's friend of a friend to tell me that, it's pretty obvious by watching him play. And it's great! If he can harness that emotion and use it to his advantage he's going to do just fine. Can you imagine if Kassian had that fire inside every time he hit the ice?
  8. I still can't believe how quick he looks on the ice, and he plays a fierce game. Can't wait to see him at training camp next year
  9. Canucks management delivering on their promises! I can get used to this...
  10. This just in: Young prospect is given low minutes while adjusting to NHL role and CDC assesses him Not Ready Is anyone really still doubting this kids readiness? Even just for the faceoffs, just wow.
  11. pretty much exactly. Bo fits a bottom nine role better than any of our other prospects right now. It's like Bur said in the article, you adapt to what types of holes the team needs filled if you want to stay up. While Jensen has probably earned his due more than Bo, he is not that great defensively, and is more suited to a top six role. Also if Bo can hone his face off skills (continuing like he did in his game against Anaheim) that is just another positive reason for keeping him around. Management has said they want a puck possession team, and one way to get the upper hand on puck possession is to win key face offs.
  12. Exactly. I saw Bo being trusted out there with key defensive zone faceoffs and he was given minutes towards the last part of the third period when the game was all tied up, This is much more important to his development, in my opinion, than him going back and lighting up the scoresheet in junior. Bo was drafted for his two-way abilities, the offense will come.
  13. Surprise surprise, one day it's send him back to junior he's not doing anything, then he has a great game and everyone changes their tune. Most young kids take a while to get their footing in the NHL, whether or not they go to the AHL first. Bo is a perfect fit for a fourth line role, playing low minutes while adjusting to being a professional hockey player. Does anyone have his faceoff stats from last night? Seemed like he dominated! Can't wait to see if Bo continues this trend against Chicago on Sunday.
  14. Seriously you are still on about this? I already admitted to not seeing your point about junior being the "world juniors". Get over it
  15. Not ignoring them, disagreeing with them and stating my reasoning. That is the whole point of a discussion forum, to have discussion. I was wrong to call you Jim Benning earlier, you clearly know all the answers... Trevor Linden?
  16. My bad, I didn't see the word tournament in there, thought you were referring to his London Knights team. Congratulations on picking that piece out!
  17. The only way that is happening is if someone in the top nine gets injured or stops playing. All our call-ups so far from Utica have played sheltered minutes, barring maybe Jensen but he already has NHL experience, so I don't know where you get that idea. What I'm getting at is that people are saying "he gets 20 minutes in Junior, and 8 minutes in NHL, so junior is the better place for him". It is not that simple, and you basically support my statement afterwards anyways. He is being put around NHL pros, practices, training etc.... all very important to his development. He will be loaned to a junior program? Is that you Jim Benning?
  18. I agree with most of what you said, except your statement on his value to the team. I don't think it's fair to say what his value to the team is or isn't quite yet. And back to my original point, everyone always focuses on quantity of minutes, being he'll get 20 in junior and less than 8 in the NHL. The 8 he gets in the NHL are very different than the 20 in junior. I'm happy either way.
  19. No I really don't. The guy is getting a shot in the NHL at 18 years old... he shouldn't be playing 19 minutes a game. He is learning a ton from being around pros, practicing with them, and getting used to the speed of the game. We need to stop focusing so much on his number of minutes in his first six NHL games.
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