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15 hours ago, Derp... said:
Seems like Virt had his Goalio's for breakfast today. I like him in the high slot with Granlund and Baertschi working the puck around. His goal was a very hard shot from the replay.
Virtanen with those two is a nice skilled third line and would allow to dress a gritty second line:
2: Sutter - Horvat - Hansen
3: Baertschi- Granlund - Virtanen
or more balanced
2: Baertschi - Horvat - Hansen
3: Granlund - Sutter - Virtanen
It looks like these 6 Players will make these two lines in any order with Rodin starting as 13F or as injured one.
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1 hour ago, Hairy Kneel said:
Speaking of protecting injuries, I think teams playing with 5 defenseman (after a Dman leaves hurt) is not a good thing. Especially early on in a game. It makes for overtired defensemen and then they are also prone or vulnerable to injury.
It's great that they plan to to take 8 dmen on the 23 man roster. After last year, when some played by, let's be honest, played by default, this year there will be some healthy competition.
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On 17.8.2016 at 8:41 AM, Sean Avery said:
Okay... this player wasn't a Canuck, but he's probably the most unknown player that ever played in the NHL in my opinion, so lets see if you can get it.
Looks like a young Eddie Shore.
edit: Syl Apps?
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This is really a nice piece, AAC.
Does Sven have a problem with pressure? No, I don't think so. He has high expectations about himself so if others have too it's nothing special for him, imo. There is a story from the custodian of the portland winterhawks who said he often had to stay longer at work because one player stayed in the arena doing extra work on the ice after everbody else left, the player was Sven.
Losing the coaches trust while trying returning from a mean injury, broken ribs from his first game with the swiss national team against russia, was the tough situation for him. He found himself in a fourth line with players who hadn't the skill to play with him.
But after all I had to say this experience maybe help him to devolop in that skilled two way player he became. I really like the way he plays now.
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Here in Switzerland is a lot of hope that Nico Hischier will become that elite Center we miss for so long. Will make first NA steps in Halifax with the Mooseheads, plays a Datsyuk two-way style. I expect him to climb numbers this year because Switzerland isn't that much on the radar. Nolan is a lock, but from #2 till #8 everything is possible for him.
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10 minutes ago, Plum said:
I really think Granlund is being utilized wrongly by Desjardins. I'm not saying Desjardins sucks, or doesn't know how to use his players. Maybe it was a communication problem from management to Desjardins about the type of player Granlund is. It could be management's fault, maybe they didn't scout him enough and aren't 100% sure of what Granlund's game is all about. I really don't know anything about this since I don't get information about the Canucks from the management/coaching staff. I do know that Granlund is a superbly smart playmaker that makes the right decisions with the puck and uses his hockey sense more than anything else to be an effective hockey player. He isn't primarily a checker or a shooter. He's not the playmaker to make a sweet saucer pass full speed to a streaking winger. Instead, he's a head-up, play reading passer that sees plays open up.
Desjardins gave Henrik Sedin and then Sutter (when Sutter got hurt, McCann) the nice offensive zone starts, and then Granlund and Horvat the defensive zone starts. So top 2 Cs had offensive opportunities, bottom 2 Cs had defensive chores. I guess he had no other choice, either McCann or Granlund, or have Henrik Sedin take defensive zone starts with Horvat, but then we'd have no scoring. So yeah, I guess he had no choice.
This year, I hope Desjardins relies on Horvat and Sutter to take defensive zone draws and lets Granlund and Henrik work offensively. Not only to win games, but what do we have in Granlund? His bread and butter is offence and playmaking, well let's see what he's to be a NHLer.
Well, Granlund has that potential and WD knows it. But he has to learn the d-side of the game, too. He get that 4th-line treatment to learn how to win face-offs and all the rest that complete players do. There is no room for offensive players only with the Canucks anymore, thats why Vrbata was demoted and McCann traded. A team harder to play against means every player plays solid in all zones of the game.
But in preseason it would like to see some combinations of Baertschi-Granlund-Sutter/Roedin. This has second line potential and Horvat can develop in a more defensive role with Burrows/Etem-Horvat-Hansen/Virtanen.
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4 minutes ago, Beary Sweet said:Can't wait to see the Sedins grab an extension too with Eriksson here. Really think the Sedins asked really nicely if we can sign him. Then Benning agreed
The Sedins already told they have no problem to step back to second line if time has come. So yes, they may play together for many years to come, another three years as first line and then two or three on the second.
In Sweden they are called DHL Line (Daniel, Hank and Loui), known for fast goal delivery.
I'm thrilled, really. Like it.
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On 18.6.2016 at 0:13 AM, cripplereh said:
If bo is one the second line I would like to see
Sedin Sedin Sutter
Bear Bo Hansen
to me those two lines would be great as we have 4 other players that can play center
What if Bo has a more defensive part?
Sedin Sedin Sutter
Bear Granlund Roedin/UFA
Etem Bo Hansen
Burrows Gaunce Dorsett
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6 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:
Dan Hodgson?
It is Dan Hodgson.
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With the shiny golden helmet for the team topscorer..had a decent career in switzerland, like so many others.
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12 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:
Bromley is correct!
He had exactly the same equipment like Hanson, from helmet to skates. Only the number on the shirt tells you who it is.
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With a big smile in the face, yes, he's wearing the golden helmet for the teams top scorer. Had a great year in .. easy guessable.. in Zurich. The second year we didn't hardly recommend him, had only 5 goals.
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22 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:
Vladimir Krutov?
Yes!
20 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:
Glen Hanlon? No, #30, Gary Bromley??
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4 minutes ago, the harry said:
My home town is in Switzerland as shows my location. Ali fought in Zurich against Blin in 1971, his only fight in Switzerland. Plavsic made the ZSC Zurich Lions champions in 2000, see post above. And guess who always ate two hot dogs before he played or went to the gym?
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No idea. Your description is too vague.
My home town is in Switzerland as shows my location. Ali fought in Zurich against Blin in 1971, his only fight in Switzerland. Plavsic made the ZSC Zurich Lions champions in 2000, see post above. And guess who always ate two hot dogs before he played or went to the gym?
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21 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:
Nikita Tryamkin?
21 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:Adrien Plavsic?
20 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:Cory Schneider?
Tripple Yes!
And now one without a picture: In the very first hockey game I saw live he made the shutout winner, it was a playoff quarterfinal and my hometown team defeated the favourite. It was a legendary game because we were a losing team for a long time those times. It was in a legendary bowl, indeed Muhamed Ali was boxing there a few years before. And the player was a legend too, I was looking for a picture where he eats his loved hot dogs but I could'nt find one.
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A few buildings in a narrow valley, a windy stadium that is cold as the pole. Sometimes it is even foggy inside. But the fans are fanatic like italian soccer fans, they speak italian too so that is the reason maybe. Stars in your village, that's lockout from the european view.
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Now he's behind the bench in a french speaking smalltown, but in 2000 he scored the winner in the final playoff game and made my hometeam champion.
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4 hours ago, Sedinery33 said:
Pedan
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Losing the final in Malmoe..
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22 minutes ago, ThrustyPrusty89 said:
Sbisa?
Why is Kenins so weirdly buff?
Yes.
Why is Kenins so weirdly buff?
After two years coached from Bob Hartley 2011/12.. The season here has 40 games less than in the NHL and the players had been a lot in the gym in those Hartley days.
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From his first self created homepage (really), made at school at the age of 12 or 13 years I think. But look a the sweater he wore ...
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Just now, -Vintage Canuck- said:
Ronalds Kenins?
Yup. Kenins in 2013 with ZSC Zurich Lions.
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Earning the award for the hardest worker on the team, a golden spade...
Anton Rodin | RW/LW
in Alumni
Posted · Edited by the harry
After 4 games Baertschi and Horvat have positive +/-numbers, they are very solid in the own end, better than last year. Maybe they develop into a great two way combo and it looks like it's what WD wants them to be. Roedin should fit with them well, he isn't soft like some suggest and he wasn't the MVP in Sweden last year for nothing. You are not getting MVP honors in any league if you are an one dimensional player.