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    Brendan Gaunce | C/LW

    in Alumni

    Posted

    On a side Note Benning mentioned Gaunce as a physical, hard forchecker in his Interview earlier today

    That is exactly what we need, although he doesn't have much speed, wish he could gain a bit more like Bo did.

    Gaunce has been playing the wing a fair bit, so to start next season (assuming we trade away Higgins), I think Gaunce will get a very good look at a bottom-6 winger position.

    Sedin - Sedin - Kassian

    X - Bonino - Vbrata

    X - Horvat - Hansen

    Dorsett - X - Burrows

    Those 3 spots are wide open for Jensen, Kenins, Baertschi, Vey, Shinkaruk or Gaunce. Cassels and McCann aren't going to jump straight into the NHL before doing their time in the AHL. If the kids aren't good enough, the veterans will get more ice time and this team will be pretty average. We NEED Gaunce and co. to step in and put up some offence.

    Vey and Baertschi both are waiver eligible so highly likely they are both with the team.

    Willy didn't sound like he thought sedins needed Vrbata on the wing so Kassian/burrows/Hansen it is.

    Sedin Sedin Kassian/Burrows

    Baertschi Bonino Vrbata

    Gaunce/Kenins Horvat Hansen

    Dorsett Vey Burrows/Kassian

    Is probably the start but I hope Horvat switches spots with Bonino.

    Love to see

    Baertschi Horvat Vrbata

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    Burrows? Do We Really Need Him?

    in Canucks Talk

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    I love Burrows, but if we could trade him to Pit for a good defensive prospect (Pouliot or Harrington) I would be ok with it. Opens space for Horvat and Jensen.

    Ditto with Bieksa going to Toronto.

    I only want to trade them to teams that they would want to go too. Both have been warriors for the canucks. My view even without the no trades.

    Happy If we keep them too.

    Kassian RFA year

    in Canucks Talk

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    Wonder what the offer was? He hasn't shown anything to start requesting more money yet. He should take a one or two year offer and run with it, he can take that time to improve his game THEN ask for more money.

    QO are based on a formula, Kassian was 10% increase still less than a million. Very normal for QO to be turned down, just means they need to negotiate a deal.

    The whole going to camp without a contract is silly, that is 2 months away!

    Bo Horvat | #53 | C

    in Alumni

    Posted

    It's hard to include Horvat in the NHL lineup if we don't move any players and sign 1 or 2 free agents.

    Competition for spots is a good thing, unless we need cap space think we keep most players till camp then make a trade or two making space for our roster.

    Bo Horvat | #53 | C

    in Alumni

    Posted

    In guessing you've done nothing but watch the Memorial Cup this year.

    And Valeri had 34 points playing next to Seguin amd Benn. 14 goals. It's not like he was a 30 goal, 60 point player. People around here act like he set the world on fire. We'll see how their careers look in a few years, but the love that CDC has for him is near-undeserved. Bo Horvat took one extra year of junior. That's not a flaw, that's proper development.

    So true.

    Question right now is does Horvat make it next year, we have a ton of guys for bottom 6 jobs, u have to think they want to give Horvat a spot rather than send him to junior again. AHL would be perfect but not in the cards as he isn't eligible.

    Excited for camp this year.

    [Rumor] Ryan Miller to Vancouver Thread

    in Trades, Rumours, Signings

    Posted

    Regarding the bolded: Pierre LeBrun: (Late May)

    ...a source told ESPN.com Wednesday that the Ducks have decided to stick with the kids in net, John Gibson and Frederik Andersen, and do not plan on courting Miller. You can also rule out fellow California club San Jose. The word out of there is that the Sharks are going to continue to focus on their mini-rebuild and it’s about youth for them. Adding veterans players is not in the cards in San Jose.

    Other than Edmonton and Calgary, not sure who wants a vet goalie

    Jim Benning has placed offer for 1st overall; impressed by local prospect Reinhart

    in Canucks Talk

    Posted

    NYtimes article

    Like many Canadians, the brothers Max, Griffin and Sam Reinhart grew up playing hockey.

    Their competitive nature came out during mini-stick hockey games at the family home in Vancouver, British Columbia, resulting in broken windows as the boys simulated playing together in the N.H.L., where their father, Paul, spent 11 seasons as a defenseman.

    I think every kid at some point plays mini-stick hockey with the two nets, and then play against each other and usually have a friend or something over to make it two-on-two or play one-on-one with one goalie, Griffin, 20, said. Its a lot of fun, and I think its something, as you grow up, you obviously remember.

    Sam, 18, is set to become the third Reinhart selected in five drafts on Friday, after Max (64th overall in 2010 by the Calgary Flames) and Griffin (fourth overall in 2012 by the Islanders).

    Im pretty excited for that, Sam said. Saw it firsthand when Griffin was able to do that in Pittsburgh, and that was probably the first time I really started to visualize that.

    Playing for the Kootenay Ice, Sam finished the 2013-14 regular season fifth in the Western Hockey League in points with 105 in 60 games. He added 23 points in 13 playoff games and won the leagues Player of the Year award.

    He had a very good season this year, but he took his game to another level in the playoffs, said David Burstyn, the director of scouting for McKeens Hockey, which publishes an annual draft guide. Sam is arguably the smartest player in this years N.H.L. entry draft. He approaches the game very similarly to a Ron Francis type of player. He sees plays unfold well before his peers do.

    McKeens and International Scouting Services ranked Sam, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound center, as No. 1 for the draft in Philadelphia. N.H.L. Central Scouting rated him third among North Americans.

    He is one of 21 draft-eligible players with relatives that have previously gone through the process. Dominic Turgeon, the son of Pierre and nephew of Sylvain, will likely have his named called, as will Ryan MacInnis, son of Al. Others include Brendan Lemieux, son of Claude and nephew of Jocelyn; Josh Wesley, son of Glen; Daniel Audette, son of Donald; and Ryan Donato, son of Ted.

    Griffin Reinhart, who has completed his final year of junior eligibility with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the W.H.L., said he and his brothers had not discussed much about a possible reunion in the N.H.L., even though the Flames and the Islanders hold top-five picks.

    As a defenseman, Griffin got firsthand experience trying to contain Sam the last three seasons as they played in the same division.

    Hes really smart, and his hockey sense is probably his biggest attribute, Griffin said. He makes a lot of defensemen in that league look like they shouldnt belong there. Hes really tough to contain, and I think hell continue that at the next level.

    Sam has represented Canada twice at the under-18 world championship, winning gold in 2013, and at the 2014 world junior championship. He got a brief taste of the N.H.L. pace this spring when he was invited to the senior national teams world championship camp and dressed as an extra forward during an exhibition game.

    It was pretty amazing to see just how I handled Practice 1 compared to Practice 3 and really picked up the pace, Sam said. I felt comfortable and pretty quick out there. Really turned out to be a positive experience, and its really paying off right now.

    Projected as a two-way center, Sam needs to work on finding an extra gear in his skating, Burstyn said.

    Paul Reinhart, who played 648 N.H.L. games in his career with Atlanta, Calgary and Vancouver, is proud of his sons success in hockey.

    I think the best moment in any mans life or any fathers life is when his son surpasses his accomplishments, and theyre well on their way, if not already there, he said. In that respect, its been very satisfying.

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