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Can confirm the above. Klim was drafted as a European prospect. There were some questions re: his status but they were resolved a while back and the CHL-NHL Agreement (age 20 AHL rule) doesn’t apply to him. He’s now a signed property of the Canucks. If he went to the Q, he’d be on a loan. The age 20 AHL rule wouldn’t apply, if he’s sent from Abby to Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL). He could still come back to the AHL as a teenager, and he wouldn’t be locked into two years in the QMJHL.
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Vasily Podkolzin | #92 | RW
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME replied to GoldenAlien's topic in Prospects / Farm Team
That could work. Garland can also play either wing (as can Podkolzin), so I’m sure those two could work together on the wings. As you said, that group can skate well, and they all play a high energy/effort style, so could mesh well as a line. Garland isn’t necessarily a defensive specialist, and he has usually been deployed more offensively, but his defensive impacts are quite solid (statistically), and he’s known for playing a determined, hardworking style (once the games start to matter), so he’d probably fit in pretty well with Pods and Dickinson. -
I don’t know if they’re “shopping” Juolevi, but I’m sure they’re having discussions and would listen to offers. Don’t imagine there’s much trade value right now, if any. Not that he isn’t worthy of a mid/late pick, just I imagine any interested team will first look to nab him for free on waivers. EDIT: I’m not saying he’s getting waived, just if I’m a GM, I’d probably wait and see.
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[Waivers] 14 players - Oct. 09, 2021
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
Kempny is quite a good player, when healthy. But has had a rough time with injuries the last while. Basically missed all of last season. I think his Achilles? I’ll have to check. Also, he carries a $2.5M cap hit, which is probably the main reason he’s getting waived. Caps want to bury some salary. But the guy can absolutely play, when healthy. His performances have always exceeded the values on his deals, right up until last season, which was lost to injuries. -
I think so to. He’ll be called up at some point. Just a shame Lockwood couldn’t keep riding his momentum into a starting roster spot. But he’ll keep working hard in Abby and his chance with the big club will come.
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Looks like Truscott-Hughes will be Michigan’s second pairing to start the season. Remained partners for the season opener: No points again for Truscott. @Grape are you watching games this season? I don’t have much time this year for college hockey, and haven’t watched a full Wolverines game yet, but was wondering if you had any early observations on how Truscott has looked?
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Aidan McDonough | #25 | LW
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME replied to GoldenAlien's topic in Prospects / Farm Team
Dang! Nobody posted McDonough’s goal from earlier tonight? (At least I finally got to beat @-Vintage Canuck- on a post ) Love the way this kid shoots the puck. -
He’s been good. Much better than I anticipated. I never doubted his talent, but wasn’t convinced he’d show well enough at camp to put himself in serious consideration for the opening roster. Credit to him for showing up motivated and never taking his foot off the gas. The Canucks run some of the most open camps of any NHL team, and NHL lineup spots can be won, if guys are hungry enough.
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Yeah, Lockwood is waiver exempt, which may be what sends him to Abbotsford, instead of one of the guys who requires waivers. I think if he was waiver eligible, they wouldn’t risk a claim, especially after how he’s performed this year.
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Based on previous years, it’s a fair bet this signals he’s Abby bound, unless they’ve seen enough to say he’s already made the NHL team, and just want to get a final look at the others. I think the best possible NHL roster includes Lockwood, but it may come down to waiver risk, especially after Gadjovich getting claimed.
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Drance followed the tweet clarifying it’s Friday.
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I expect it’ll be Petey, assuming he stays healthy and plays the full season. It just might not be obvious, until you dig into his analytics, which I expect to put him head and shoulders above any other Canuck (with Hughes second and returning to his rookie season performance levels). I’m expecting a return to his sophomore season form, and that version of Pettersson is elite. Top-10 player in the league IMO (and the stats back this up), when you consider all the value he brings to the ice. I’m also expecting big years from Horvat and Boeser, Demko to play like a top-10 starter, and a bounce back year from OEL. But Petey should be our superstar MVP.
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Oh, without a doubt. Greener has his biases and I’m often not in agreement with him. I do think he’s a good coach, though, so I’m willing to see if his vision for this team proves to be the right one. If not, I don’t think he’ll be here much longer. He has his extension, but the leash remains fairly short, for both management and the coaching staff. It’s put up or shut up time now. Green will get his shot with the roster constructed the way he wants (at least from the personnel that have been made available by management). Hopefully it all works out.
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I’m as disappointed as anyone to see Gadjovich claimed, but it’s not really surprising. We knew going into this year that our rather deep stable of waiver eligible “tweeners” created a risk of losing good players bound for Abbotsford. It’s just a shame it’s Gadjovich, as he’s one of the younger guys, with higher potential. But that’s why he was attractive to other teams and multiple claims were filed. I disagreed with the team not giving him a greater chance to prove himself this year, but I suppose doing so would have also served to showcase him even further to other teams. Ultimately, I think the club decided that those final forward spots needed to be filled with potential PK options. And other than Chiasson, I’d expect the other remaining forward roster candidates also mostly guys with the wheels to positively impact team speed (which Gadjovich didn’t have going for him, despite his work to improve his skating). I’d still have liked to have seen if they could possibly work him into the middle six, and just see if something clicked when playing him with some of our more talented players, but I can understand why the team didn’t see Jonah as an option for the type of fourth line they’re most likely hoping to create this year. It still sucks, though. I think Gadjovich has the potential to be a valuable player. His net front ability is really a strength, and teams need guys who can score the ugly goals. He’s also a pretty skilled fighter, and it’s nice to have a guy who can hold his own in that area, rather than just be “brave” while losing fights. I’m not sure Gadjovich was enough of a player (yet) to justify his place in our NHL lineup, but I do believe he was on the path to reaching that potential, and maybe even by this year, so I really hate losing him. That all said, there are lots of “almost NHL” level players out there, on every team, and passing through waivers multiple times every season. Gadjovich had some more unique characteristics to his game, but wasn’t so “special” as to be irreplaceable, or to represent (at least at present) a massive value loss to the team. He was “our guy,” but there plenty of similar guys out there, and they’re not all that hard to acquire. I think the Canucks took their best shot, on a day with the highest total players waived yet (IIRC) this preseason, but unfortunately, they couldn’t sneak Gadjovich through the crowd. I’m not sure they had a better chance, other than maybe on final cut day, when most teams are nearly “set” for their opening game rosters. Also, the Canucks have never been a team that stands in the way of players getting NHL opportunities, if they don’t have a spot on this roster. In many ways, the Benning regime goes more out of their way to be accommodating to players than most teams. I think they had a good idea that Gadjovich wouldn’t clear waivers, regardless of how they played it, so they just took the loss, and let him have his chance. So while I’m disappointed, I’m not really mad about it. I wish Jonah success in San Jose, and hopefully this is just his first step towards a long, successful NHL career. Just one without him enjoying any real success when he’s playing games against Vancouver (but hopefully he has countless Gordie Howe Hat Tricks versus the Leafs, Flames, Oilers, et cetera, et cetera… ).
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I wasn’t trying to suggest otherwise! Lockwood was a beast in college, especially when healthy, and without a doubt was the best Wolverines forward during Quinn’s sophomore year. Mel Pearson gave an interview after one of the games where he discussed Lockwood’s “game breaking” ability and how he creates special moments in games where he individually shifts the balance on the ice, and just makes good things happen, through his combination of talent, pace, effort, and will. I wholeheartedly agreed, at the time, and still do. Lockwood and Hughes were the two best players on that team, but what I was getting at is their chemistry made them even greater than the sum of their parts, and how this reflects positively on Lockwood. Quinn played with some other good players on those Michigan teams, and had great success. But the really exceptional, get out of your seat moments those two seasons often involved both Hughes and Lockwood sharing the ice. Watching games, I found the most exciting plays often happened when Quinn was skating with the puck and looked over and saw he had Lockwood with him. Both players just seemed to light up and would find their extra gears when they were skating together. Whereas, at times, other good players on that team would look slightly “outclassed” with Quinn, and not be able to keep up or maximize the opportunities he created. I meant the comment as a compliment, not just to Lockwood’s wheels, but his mind for the game, and his ability to make reads and anticipate plays that show he had the hockey IQ to “hang” with a world class talent like Hughes. Not every top college player has those kind of chops, but Will does IMO. He’ll still likely top out as bottom-six in the NHL, but if he plays with the Canucks, I expect there will be moments, when he shares the ice with Hughes, that the old magic will suddenly reappear, and the two of them will do something special together.
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I’m sure that behind the scenes they’re planning for all contingencies and getting their options in order. I’m sure they’ve also sought guidance from the league. There just aren’t many good choices, other than the ones the will get Hamonic back on the team, and able to travel and play a full schedule. I think the way they’re handling things probably offers the best chance for a positive outcome. The longer it takes, however, likely also lowers the odds of everything eventually working out. I just don’t know what else they can do, other than remain patient and optimistic, take a respectful approach, keep talking to Hamonic’s agent every day, and hope eventually they get a good result. As for whether or not Hamonic is training, I’d assume he is at least working out. As to whether or not he’s skating, I suppose (given that his vaccination status is in question) it might depend on whether or not the ice rinks in Manitoba are checking vaccine passports?
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I think they’re hoping a more supportive approach will eventually pay off, and remaining optimistic that they’ll be able to resolve the issue and have Hamonic in Vancouver, fully vaxxed, and able to play the whole season. I think they’re correct in being very patient and understanding at this time, keeping a tight media lid on the details (ever since the early days of camp anyway), and not getting confrontational or taking a hard line with the player, unless and until they’re absolutely forced to (and hopefully it doesn’t come to that).
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Yeah, Rob Simpson had a post up last week where he had spoken to some team execs re: Hamonic, and it doesn’t sound too good: The executives from US based teams said they didn’t even get to the point of discussing terms with Canucks GM Jim Benning, as the concept of bringing aboard a player who would be limited to approximately 2/3’rds to 3/4’s of the schedule because of cross-border Covid protocols was uninviting. This is also not the time of year when teams are looking to pick up salary just for the sake of picking up salary. The other NHL teams would have complete leverage in this situation, and there’s no word as to whether the Canucks were willing to sweeten the pot somehow to move the player. * * * “It’s a tough situation, a tough, tough situation,” one NHL executive stated. “Jimmy made a deal, tried to make his team better, and the player decides not to play. People shouldn’t be mad at him, and they really shouldn’t be mad at the player either. Every situation is different and it’s about personal choice. Part of life. But now he’s down a defenceman.” https://vancouverhockeynow.com/2021/09/30/vancouver-canucks-nhl-pacific-division-travis-hamonic-covid-rob-simpson/ I’m all for accommodating Hamonic, if he wants a trade to a US based team, but not if it means the Canucks having to add a sweetener, which is what it sounds like it would take, just to get a conversation started. In that case, I’d rather they just suspend him, rather than pay another team assets to take Hamonic.
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That must be why they put up with me.
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The Score craps on the Canucks playoffs chances
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME replied to grandmaster's topic in Canucks Talk
I appreciate the sentiment, but hopefully no one uses this garbage as bulletin board material. That “article” (from what I’ve seen here as I refused to check out the link) seems like the journalistic equivalent of a four year old calling someone a “poopypants dumbhead.” -
[Waivers] 29 players - Oct. 06, 2021
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
There are no “recall waivers” or “re-entry waivers” any more, so the player doesn’t need to clear waivers to get called up. Once up, they are exempt from waivers until they’ve either played 10 NHL games or been on the NHL roster for 30 days, at which point they must clear waivers again to be demoted back to the AHL.