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  1. Total dark horse to make the team this year! Watch out vets in September! Was a shame Gadj wasn’t on the ice tonight. Still nursing the hand a bit but would have been nice to see his improved skating
  2. At the game tonight. Woo played very well positionally and made the right play for the most part. Also looked to be in great positions to lay hits or run guys out but held back for the most part. Hughes looked like he was still recovering from the flu. It was disappointing. Coach held him off more than others and after a rush he looked gassed. Showed a couple of flashes of brilliance but pretty subdued. Silky hands in the penalty shots. Rathbone looked a little bigger and fast and he unleashed one blast from the high slot (hard shot). He lost it in his feet a couple times but overall played a lot and showed really well. Excited to see his development at Harvard. Lind was the most noticeable forward although he forced a lot of plays and got stripped a few times but he looks fast and big! When he had time he sniped a beautiful top shelf goal. Madden was also very noticeable, fast and hungry on the forecheck and always in scoring positions. Snapped home a beauty on a perfect pass from Palmu. Petrus had a great night and was involved all around the O-zone. Him and Madden had some beautiful cycles and passing plays. I hope we impressed Poolman and when we call on him as the top NCAA unsigned defenseman he decides to sign with us. He looked very poised and should have a great year Captaining North Dakota.
  3. There was a great conversation on Poolman yrsterday on 1040. Undrafted d-man who will likely be the most sought after NCAA defenseman next year. Going to be the Captain of North Dakota next year and then looking for a team to sign with. Would think we would have a leg up the fact we have him at our development camp. Hopefully is is hanging out with Brock. Anyone know why if he is unsigned and has a great camp we can’t sign him this year?
  4. Now if we could just find a place for Hugh Jackman on the team!!!
  5. I will be at Center ice for the showcase and of course I am excited to see the new guys but I am the most excited to see Rathbone!
  6. I wonder if Elias will win a free months membership at his gym? He wins everything else! (actually just felt bad that Elias dropped to second line, he's a top line guy)
  7. If Jack Hughes is the real deal next year at the Vancouver draft and we, of course, don’t win the lottery, do we have the prospects to get that #1 pick????? 2019 #1 to Vancouver for.... 2019 #9, #40, Gaudette Sorry, way ahead of my self here but we need to select #1 in front of Vancity
  8. I was thinking the same thing and posted it under Sedin Talk. Then I read your post. Couldnt agree more. A player who can be in your top 6 and put the fear of god in opposing players is a pretty awesome player to have. Dont have to always hit the score sheet to impact the game.
  9. Fantastic bottom 6? Vegas’s fourth line got more goals tonight than Gaunce’s whole season! Our expectations of fantastic have dropped over the padt few years
  10. After another dominating performance from Jake I thought this board would be lit up with fans exhorting the new Jake and dreaming of the years to come if he keeps progressing at this rate...silly me! Two guys bickering over nothing...
  11. One thing as impressive as his big league shot is his ability to freeze defencmen! Josi, considered a top dman, was frozen in his tracks. Brock’s shot has a growing reputation! He froze two defensman on Daniels 1000! We haven’t had that on our power play since Salo.
  12. There has been several nights where he has had to skate the entire length of the blue line waiting for the twins to catch up. Tough to have a kid on that line cause of the good teaching on the bench. I agree with putting him on the shutdown line with Dorset and Sutter.
  13. Can anyone think of a worse looking 20 million dollar line?
  14. I can just picture Petterssen backing off the defensmen with his silky hands and then flipping the puck back to a trailing Brock in the slot who rips it top shelf!!!!
  15. Not on this site! Either they are potentially the next Bossy or a total bust! No middle line projections on here. lol
  16. Watching film on this guy makes him look just ridiculous! Either the Q defense all suck or we may have plucked a gem because half of his goals look to be skilled goals at speed. Zack is the guy who I hope is the suprise at camp!
  17. Buddy of mine has season tickets in Kelowna and told me that Lind is a very very good player! "Would have had much higher point totals if he had better line mates". excellent vision and passing as well as being a good shooter himself.
  18. Pettersen compared to Backstrom i think he will fair just fine!!!! and for the record, valardi will not be a Tavares or Getzlaf, in my opinion, he played mostly Wong last year. petterssen is the next most skilled after Nico
  19. Is trading Tanev a done deal? Why aren't we talking with Vegas? They are flush. Trade for a low teen 1st rounder ++. if Liljegren or Foot or someone else they really like is available at 12 or 14 maybe they try a draft room floor deal?
  20. What's worse is when the response from the high paid executives paid for their opinions shrug and say "their 18 yr olds, it's crap shoot!"
  21. Dang! Wish the Comets were local! I would pay to watch those lines! I also wonder how Gaudette will do this year? Scouts did say that he might have been the steal of the draft last year!
  22. The Canucks need a couple surprises this year! Boucher would be a nice story. I want to see Eriksson, Gudbranson and Hutton have bounce back seasons not to mention Virtanen. We very well could have a bit of a Cinderella story brewing. I am not saying the cup but improved play all around.
  23. My guess for Center is that Benning will take Glass if available at 5. If not I think his 2nd C is Petterrsen. I do not think a defensman will entice him away from either of these two. But he might surprise us all
  24. I think Pettersen could be the most skilled Center of the 2nd tier and played with Dahlen but Benning would have some balls to pass over Makar, Glass, Vilardi etc to grab him 5th. It might be the next GM who reaps the benefit of Pettersen.
  25. Of course I am countering a negative report on Jake 5th Line. Point- counter point. As far as the shop in peace bit, the fan in me was excited to meet a Canuck and the fact the we chatted for a moment in the parking lot was basic human interaction. The fact that I don't have an issue walking up to people and striking up conversation shouldn't be your worry. The fact that you offer a snap judgement via message board, that's worrisome.
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