Jump to content
The Official Site of the Vancouver Canucks
Canucks Community

The Big Luongo

Members
  • Posts

    2,608
  • Joined

  • Last visited

About The Big Luongo

  • Birthday 05/01/1971

Profile Information

  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Calgary
  • Interests
    Working out ,snowboarding, golfing, traveling and watching sports.

Recent Profile Visitors

4,558 profile views

The Big Luongo's Achievements

Canucks Regular

Canucks Regular (7/14)

1.5k

Reputation

  1. I think it's been very clear that although there's a few Canucks that can play with EP and bring some talent to the table that works with him nobody is on his level. I think the same could be true for Dahlen in Utica and possibly why his production there isn' tas high as we'd like ot fo be. I haven't seen Dahlen play lately but from what I'd seen in the past he does have some of the over the top skills that EP possesses. Right now I assume they're teaching him like they did with Goldobin and Virtanen to do some of the little things better so he doesn't hurt the team on the defensive side and so they can give him a chance soon see what they can do together and I'd love to see that. Obviously there's a huge benefit of they're paired together and they have that chemistry we all know EP needs to play at his highest level but there's also some great fallout if that happened also. Personally I'd like to see a Horvat, Boeser and Baertschi reunion when healthy and a Pettersson, Dahlen with MacEwen, Virtanen or even Rousell line in the future because I feel like also having a big strong body with skill could really pay dividends on the boards, net front making space and as protection against the extracurricular physicality teams would surely use to stop their skill. Seems like the team is reluctant to bring in some kids and I understand their reasoning to a point but really I'm not sure why they can't get at least a small taste at the right time and see what they've got and at worse show them what they need to go back down to work on. It's not like the guys they'd be replacing are doing a whole lot to help the team anyway and in Goldobin and Leipsic they're both turning the puck over more than any coach would like to see but are still given the chance over and over again. If I'm Green after this roadtrip or not too long from now I try MacEwen, Dahlen, Guance and Sautner/Chatfield/Brisbois and sit Pouliot, Archibald and Schaller 3 guys not bringing enough to the team and possibly Goldobin and Leipsic at some point as well. I personally think at this point it's better to address the clearly weaker links on the team and see if those spots could be improved now or in the future with some very capable young players in Utica who could very well come in and make a strong positive impact immediately and also have these players like Archibald, Schaller, Pouliot, MDZ, Leipsic and Goldobin doing all they can to earn a spot on the team. Anyway I feel like moving some Utica players in could give the team some much needed life and really see no reason to at least try a few kids out and if things worked out like I think they would I could really see MacEwen, Dahlen and Chatfield, Brisbois or Sautner getting this team to another level!
  2. Green has been watching him very closely during games and the tapes and knows he's got a future Stecher/Tanev type with a stronger physical edge. I really like how Green works with the young players and closely with them at times making sure they know what they have to do and showing them encouragement at what they do well he's a perfect hire by Benning imo.
  3. This is obviously coach Green laying out a challenge to Chatfield hoping he grows to what is already a very strong game. I have no doubt Chatfield will come up and do great things when he gets the call due to injury and that one day he'll be a top 4 defenseman hopefully it's for us.
  4. We'll definitely be seeing Chatfield again soon from all I've seen he could play at the NHL level now his game is that strong enough all around. I've been saying this for a while that he is a cross between Tanev and Stecher 2 dmen I think are hands down our best and if there's any difference it's that he plays a bit more nasty and stronger physically which I consider a huge bonus. I'm completely sold that this kid has the skill, intelligence, work ethic and attitude to be a top 4 defenseman for us and I'm really looking forward to young Chatfield really helping our team win with that strong game of his! This kid was an absolute steal by JB.
  5. Flames got fleeced here no doubt.. Girly boy Gaudreau is still probably crying in his mom's arms after this deal. Ferland kept the little weasel and Monohan pretty safe but now it'll be open season but other than protecting their top 2 forwards Ferland also fit in very well opening things up and an underrated power forward with good skill and very valuable . Hamilton has obvious great offensive tools leading league in goals finished the season red hot and his defensive game has came around and finally become rock solid. Fox from all accounts could be a very great dman soon just as good or better than Hanofin. Not to mention you trade 3 NA players for soft Euros definitely no bonus. Heard Hanofin had holes in his defensive game prone to gaffes which is exactly what the Flames do a lot and need less of lol. Burke is glad he is out and probably laughing at this stupidity. Flames screwed up again and are going to be worse than last season love it!
  6. Flames got a bit fleeced here. These ex Canes better step up or they'll be pissed at what's happened over these last couple seasons.
  7. Lol you're wrong about that . There's a huge difference because those 2 goons can't play on the top line and hold their own plus protect their best 2 assets in Gaudreau like Ferland can seeing how hes on the ice when they are. It could be open season on little girly boy Gaudreau now lol I live in Calgary follow the Flames and hated the fact Hamilton's game has really turned around to be rock solid and late season he was on fire offensively and the fact that Ferland is a very good underrated player and he's much better and more important than given credit for.
  8. Pettersson plays with a lot of heart and brings a very good defensive game to the table and strong effort on defense tends to go unnoticed due to his great offensive abilities but won't go unnoticed by coach Green. I really credit this young kids overall effort at being a great team player playing very hard all over the ice and going into traffic risking physical contact. To me it's all these attributes that make this kid unreal not just his dynamic offensive abilities.
  9. We all can clearly see this great kid Pettersson is as good as it gets offensively but 1 thing I always notice while watching him is he always applies relentless pressure on the forecheck, has a great stick and knack for getting in passing lanes and intercepting passes as well. Another good thing I noticed Pettersson skates just as hard if not harder on the backcheck than offensively to do his best to break up opposing team's offense which is obviously another great trait to have and both these great attributes will get his line much more puck possesson and offensive chances. This great ability he has defensively to go with the crazy offensive fire power is really going to go a long way at making him an all around great hockey player and go a long way in helping the Canucks play winning hockey.
  10. I completely agree. I've been following Big Mac closely since the prospects tournament where he really caught my eye along with Chatfield as 2 kids who maybe aren't as appreciated as much as our bigger name prospects but 2 guys imo who will be just as good as our best kids and play a very important role in a winning team. I thought Big Mac really really stood out showed me he has some real special talents to go with his size. We really need some of our bigger prospects to shine to offset the slighter skilled players and I really think we're going to have and that group with size and physical potential in Virtanen, Big Mac, Lind, Gadjovich, Guance and Lockwood. I think many of these kids really will have what it takes to bring their heavy physical style of game to create a very much needed balanced lineup and again lots of credit to our GM on some solid under the radar key future signings.
  11. I completely agree. I've been following Big Mac closely since the prospects tournament where he really caught my eye along with Chatfield as 2 kids who maybe aren't as appreciated as much as our bigger name prospects but 2 guys imo who will be just as good as our best kids and play a very important role in a winning team. I thought Big Mac really really stood out showed me he has some real special talents to go with his size. We really need some of our bigger prospects to shine to offset the slighter skilled players and I really think we're going to have and that group with size and physical potential in Virtanen, Big Mac, Lind, Gadjovich, Guance and Lockwood. I think many of these kids really will have what it takes to bring their different style game to create a very much needed balanced lineup and again lots of credit to our GM on some solid under the radar key future signings.
  12. Very exciting and then also Chatfield a kid I've been very high on and even more after watching him develop so rapidly this season in Utica and then at goaltending where Demko and Dipietro have all been on the biggest stages and dominated. The extremely high amount of character and big game players we have right now completely blows my mind! The list just seems to go on and on wow. There's extremely skilled players out there but extremely skilled players who will their team to win is a very special thing and it wins championships.
  13. Columbus is hot and just lit up the Flames top prospect goalie who reminds me of Demko. The way Pouliot, MDZ, Sedins, Gagner and quite a few other bad defending players have been leaving Markstrom to make several and far too many huge saves nightly so I'm a bit concerned Demko is being thrown to the wolves here today. The big guy has obviously had plenty games where he's had to stand on his head in the past but not against NHL shooters so damn I'm really hoping the team plays much better defensively than usual today. Would be great to see Demko play rock solid and get the win here will go a long way as to showing everyone and confirming we also have a great young goalie to match all the future prospect talent we have moving forward and possible elite team in general.
  14. Thanks for clarifying that for me I'd just seen the game summary they apparently had wrong. Good you followed up with all the happenings though clearly a lot went on during this game. Hopefully the big guy is ok they could really use and really need that big body and skill in the playoffs. Good on his teammates having his back as they should although hard to really tell from that small clip but looks to me like Williams might have left his feet and contact was to the head.
×
×
  • Create New...