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  1. good bye gaunce. Last year we acquire Baer he takes Shink spot and shink gets dealt a year later to the day almost. Canucks acquire granlund who is almost what gaunce is, so now to next deadline dont be shocked to see gaunce moved
  2. Yes Granlund had good ahl numbers but they still gave him a shot in the nhl. SInce Granlund was drafted they also got lucky with gaudreau and drafted 2 studs in monahan and Bennett. They saw what Granlund brought in the nhl and decided to trade for a younger prospect with a scoring upside. Dropping Granlund down their depth charts Canucks, saw Shinkaruk make big strides in his 2nd full year of pro hockey, on pace to get around 30 goals in the ahl. Yes he is a winger similar to baertschi but whats wrong with that, he was our only true lw prospect. This also looks like Gaunce is gone. Lets be real what Granlund has to offer is exactly what Gaunce is. A 2 way C who can pk, play C and LW. They give Gaunce 2 nhl games and he scores a goal then gets buried in Utica. Gaunce must see this as a road block for him to make the canucks does he not? Canucks gave Shinkaruk 1 nhl game with 9min of ice time before giving up on him and saying his game wont translate to the nhl, Calgary gave granlund 86 nhl games spread over 3 different nhl seasons. I would say they gave him a true chance before deciding to move on from him. Canucks not so much, a knee jerk reaction. would have thought maybe benning would target Backlund over Granlund
  3. if shinkaruk turns in to a good scoring forward its not gonna make him look good thats for sure, calgary gave up on granlund for a reason did they not? they need a 2way guy for 3c do they not?
  4. Shinkaruk is more pure offense, one shot scores, thats what we lack... we got lots of 2way guys
  5. shinkaruk could have been a 3lw easily with horvat or sutter as his C. more a scoring line than a checking line.
  6. if your gm makes a deal moving out your top producing scoring prospect who he never gave a chance to and he then goes on to produce in the nhl while the acquired player doesnt do much, ya the GM should be under fire
  7. so granlund is a 2 way C? Add that to horvat and sutter How many pure scorers do we have? well 1 less now...who apparently was making strides on his two way game and getting lots of ice in Utica. Bad trade, Granlund hopefully comes in and scores, if he doesnt ppl are gonna go nuts!
  8. alot of pressure on this kid, if he fails to do much and Shinkaruk produces Benning has to be fired no?
  9. Is granlund not coming to the canucks immediately i thought he was on the flames roster?
  10. is rodin close to signing, someone posted benning mentioning baertschi and rodin as wingers we have or something
  11. i whole heartedly agree, but why was Weber recalled when we have Pedan who wont be waiver exempt next year so y not spot him in the rest of this season to see what he can do instead of weber?
  12. ya I wonder if the Canucks would ever consider recalling him? we did with weber, albeit he never played in utica. I just think that higgins could still be used. He is 2m less than burrows. We likely move out vrbata, maybe another forward and can also waive or move cracknell also. I think he will help a team a lot and likely wont cost much at all and we will be retaining. I dont see how the acquiring team really loses much at all by taking a chance on him
  13. Nice SH Goal by Higgins tonight in the win. He played hard and looked good. Sounds like he has taken the demotion well and is putting in the effort. His skating looked good to me. I hope he gets traded for his sake. Is it a a for sure no way we recall him and have him back in our line up? We have weber here yes he never played in utica. I would waive cracknell and have higgins back up here myself. He is a veteran. I know it may be sentimental of me but I think he deserves to be here, this year is his first down year since being a canuck and its very much due to his ankle injury to begin the year. Sure he has lost a step but he is still effective, he is showing it now, yes its the ahl i know that.
  14. He is going to basically following Schneiders blueprint. Not sure if he will stay in the AHL as long, but no need to rush him thats for sure. Was so happy when we picked him, has the size, good character, wont be that far from home either if/when he makes nhl. Any holes or issues in his game can be worked on once in Utica
  15. Great game by Gaunce, looks nhl ready, complete game tonight
  16. thanks i looked for a tsn podcast but wasnt up yet. Sounds like once his year is done the Canucks and him will likely have some form of a discussion. I just dont see him needing to prove anything else in College. He would benefit from being in Utica under our developement and letting him fine tune his game
  17. anyone able to provide a recap of his interview with tsn1040? Did they ask him if he was thinking of turning pro after the year? thanks for any info
  18. he is noticeable out thier. Nice to see in his first year of college. This was the pick from the Diaz trade....so lets move weber and hope benning finds a gem with that pick. Gaudette needs to add some muscle to his frame. Now if a player is drafted from college can he sign and go play in the AHL before say a junior hockey player can at 20/21
  19. Gaudette is on tsn again tomorrow @ 6pm as his team plays Massachusetts
  20. wonder how his recovery from injury is coming along? Is he still slated to be back before the end of his teams season?
  21. add stecher to the list? then trade for schmaltz north medicine canucks
  22. maybe we could always sign a backup and give him2 years in utica depending how it goes down their. I wouldnt want to rush him to the nhl
  23. look for benning to draft at the college ranks during the draft im sure. Lets hope he makes an offer to Oksanen think he is available to sign this spring
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