The_Rocket

Could be looking to call him up to maximize cap relief when they put dorsett on LTIR

Only thing is he’ll miss some games for wjc and possibly a game or two during olympics if he goes. Probably wont get the full 52

So what’s the deal here with Boucher? Scored another goal tonight, nice wrist shot down the wing in OT, to put him at 18 points (9-9–18) in 17 games with Utica. Easily one of their best players this year. I imagine we’re just keeping him around so that when injuries pile up and we sell some vets at the TDL we can plug him in for some games. He doesn’t really fit the long term plan. Should canucks look to trade him out or just let him walk when his contract expires?

To be fair though, both Vanek and eriksson play lw and rw. You could easily take out one of burmistrov, Gaunce or even gagner (tho I wouldn’t) and juggle some lines around to fit in goldobin. Eg move Vanek to the left, gagner in the middle, and goldy on the right and take out burmistrov

We’re in year 4 of Bo-lieving, but it still feels like this guy is underrated, like in the radio and stuff I always hear people talking about Brock and virtanen and stuff (for good reason), but rather about Horvat. This guy: -leads the team in faceoffs taken -has the highest faceoff win % of all centres on the team -plays the most minutes amongst forwards -plays pk, pp, and double shifts at 5v5 for some defensive zone draws (particularly if grandlund’s line is out for a d-zone draw) -one of the top goal scores and point producers on the team -over 220 pounds and one of the fastest on the team -gives a great interview (see recent nhl studios visit) and shows respect and support for teammates -he’s only 22 seriously, this guy is our best player hands down. Just wanted to throw some admiration his way. He could turn into one of the best all round players in the whole NHL.

Idk about pettersson. Comparables to him based on point production/age/position/size etc all have a 100% success rate. If EP winds up being a bust, it would be unprecedented for someone of his pedigree

When Rodin won it he missed considerable time due to injury, but he was on if the best points per game players that year which was a big factor as to why he won. I’d say if pettersson plays at least 40 games and maintains above 1.20 ppg he is in serious contention of winning

Hope he gets good ice time when he slots in. I’m guessing it’ll either be: vanek - gagner - goldobin or Sedin - Sedin - goldobin (eriksson would play on the Vanek/gagner lone in this scenario) I honestly think goldobin could step in and be a 40 - 50 point player if givin the opportunity

2 apples today. I believe he is over a point per game now

Wouldn’t world juniors though prevent him from playing that many games? One opportunity that could arise for him is if he doesn’t make the Olympic team, he’ll most likely be the best player in the SHL for those two weeks as all the really good players will probably be in the olympics. Might be a good opportunity for him to pad his stats?

Petterson has now matched the offensive output of Willam Nylander in his best season in the SHL (8-12—20) but did so in four fewer games than nylander.

I like this line up a lot. One change could be if Gaunce has a good year, I wouldn’t be surprised to see JB ship Dorset out and replace his role with gaunce. Gaunce won’t drop the gloves like Dorset, but he can’t play that crash and bang shut down role

Not to mention, our other top 6 is over 220 in no horvat. It’s not like we have nugent Hopkins behind Petterson. Horvat can match up against big centres much in the way Kesler did in the 2011 playoffs

Look at the top line centre for the 2015 Blackhawks, 2014 kings, 2011 bruins, or 2010 Blackhawks. If bo horvat can turn into a 60 point centre with an excellent two way game and good face offs, he can be a first line centre

He put up a 42 point pace last year so I think he’s have to around a 50 point pace this year to get 4 mill AAV. However, if he improves his defensive play to the point where he can be a reliable penalty killer, he could probably negotiate a 4 x 4. Based on his play at this point in the year though, I’d say 3.5 x 3 or 4 years is fair. Less than sutter but more than gagner.

I know the popular thing to do is hate on Virtanen and compare him to ehlers and nylander, but let’s not forget that 2 spits ahead of Virtanen in the draft Calgary took Sam Bennett who has 0 points in 13 games this season. At least we have a contributing forward on our team who brings a physical element to the game and is helping the team even when he’s not scoring.

Yeah I actually think OJ is closer to a ppg on that team than palmu is

Yeah I agree, health played a factor in increase FO%. Many also became the development coach last season to help them with face offs, too. It it was probably a mix of both health and coaching that resulted in increased FO wins.

Horvat has taken the most draws in the team and is 54% in the circle. Clearly it’s not all sutter and sedin, especially since both sutter and sedin were healthy most of last year too

Can you post a link to this list? I remember seeing it before but I can’t find it with a google search.

https://twitter.com/coreypronman/status/922475430770298882 petterson named to sweden u20 exhibition team. Good chance for a first look at their world juniors team

Wouldn’t mind seeing Dorset packaged with a mid level prospect in order to get us a pick in this draft. He’s great on the pk and forecheck but once gaunce is healthy Dorset becomes a little bit redundant. Canucks could carry Archinald as the 13th forward and put him in on games they might need a greater physical presence. If Dorset was on a 1.5 mill deal, maybe it’s no biggie keeping him around as the 13th forward. But it’s gunna be hard watching 2+ million sitting in the press box.

If Dorset gets injured they could still call up Brock and bump some one down the lineup if they aren't playing well. Just because vets are a lock to make the team doesn't mean they are a lock to receive the best minutes E.g. If Brock is lighting it up in Utica and Granlund is not playing very well, you can bump granlund down to centre the fourth line and replace him with Brock. For or the record though I don't think grandlund will struggle, just hypothetical

He's probably doing around 275 in the clip (45+45+20+5) on each side plus the bar. Decline actually makes it a bit easier to push the weight, less strain on the shoulders and all. But it is hard to stabilize which is why he almost drops the bar and his feet are all over the place. Still really encouraging that that he his lifting that much weight. Guys spend years training just to hit 225x1 rep. Hopefully this translates to him pushing guys around on the ice

Pretty hard to learn "battle level and puck pursuit" when you're the best player on the team and playing against players who simply aren't as good as you. Better to put him in the NHL where he needs to learn to bring his A game and play well away from the puck in order to have success, rather than play in Utica where he's not forced to adapt.