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Again you're misunderstanding my point. The fact that Domi got cut as well, just goes to further prove my point that Sutter comments and evaluation skills were lacking. what are you even trying to argue with me about? I used monahan as one example and instead of focusing on the point I'm trying to make, you're focusing on Monahan not being available AFTER he was cut. Injury aside, he kept Shinkaruk until the last cuts despite his injury. Again what I'm getting at his Sutter ability to accurately evaluate players. A lot of fans turned on Gaunce AFTER Sutter comments, I'm trying to make a point that fans, especially the fairweather ones, should have their opinions spoiled. Go pick an argument for no reason with someone else

YOu're misunderstanding I'm not talking about the actual tournament. Sutter cut him during the summer evaluation camp before the NHL season even started.

Sorry to beat a dead horse but remember how Sutter said during the WJC Gaunce was a 4th liner? He cut Monahan during the summer WJC camp. Monahan was one of his first cuts. He made the Flames, contributed and now he's going to the World Champions as a junior eligible player. There's a reason Sutter is no longer in the NHL and I said it before his opinion shouldn't bear that much weight on your opinion of Gaunce. Also Gaunce is playing pretty well right now.

Highlight reel assist just now. Gaunce isn't getting as much love as our other OHL prospects

People giving Ehlers a hard time saying he's a by product of Drouin. The same was said about Drouin last year leading up to the draft. He was always considered good at the beginning of the year but MacKinnon made him a great. Then nearing the end of the season people started to notice he wasn't a by product at all and he had his own superstar ability.

Would be very interesting if Pens or anyone for that matter, don't pick up Kesler NTC like Anaheim did to Visnovsky a few years back when they got him from Edmonton. But this should probably be discussed elsewhere. Go Gaunce!

Absolute nothing wrong with Horvat staying in major junior for another year. No player ever suffered from extra time in major junior. Want a guy who's too talented to be in major junior but is? Grigorenko and Drouin are two guys that are getting an extra year in major junior than being rushed into the league. If he shows he's not ready or he's out played by guys under contract, send him back and let him dominate the league for another year.

"Oh no! this team sucks because they didnt draft Zykov with their 23rd pick when he went 37th overall" Not only did the Canucks pass on him in the first round, 10 other teams passed on him before he was selected. MTL, ANA, CBJ, CGY, DAL, CHI, FLA, COL, TBL, BUF. MTL passed on selecting him 3 times. All those other teams that passed on him arguably have better prospects and scouts than we do BUT they all passed on him also. DAL took Nich early and had no issues drafted Russians but would had a place with his fellow Russian long-term but they passed on him. But don't bring that up, just focus on the Canucks not drafting him! If you're so good at knowing which players are going to be impactful NHL players go become a full time scout, im such with your great insight you'll move up the ranks in no time.

I'm not just looking at "shiny new toys" I was looking more toward the future as in 2+ years and whether Schroeder is a fit long term. Also, what you're replying to was a reply to another poster, wherein I mention it could be a better fit for us long term is Schroeder could move to the wing.

Fair enough but the second half of my post points to small players that are able to play well on the wing and a small winger can still work in MG "grand picture" based on line mates (Stl has Schwartz). This mentally is probably what led them to pick highly skilled but small Shinkaruk. It's tough to see Schroeder staying with the Canucks based on the centre prospects we have in the pipeline, LaBate, Horvat, Cassels and Guance being the most notable. What I'm saying and other posters are saying is, if he stays a Canuck longterm it likely has to be on the wing.

I can't speak for everyone but for myself, looking ahead a year or two, it's do you start Horvat or Schroeder as your 3rd C? In most cases it's Horvat. There is also Guance.

You're idea is that Schroeder needs to be able to crash and bang to be an effective winger but that's only one type of winger that makes teams effective. There are more than one type of winger that can make teams effective. You have Patrick Kane in Chicago that has consistently shown you don't need size and you can create space for yourself. Kane is an exception? Alright, Andrew Cogliano has show to be an effective third liner in Anaheim. Tyler Ennis in Buffalo (think he recently got shifted to center) . Nathan Gerbe has really shone this season in Carolina. Matt Calvert and Cam Atkinson in Columbus. Jaden Schwartz in St. Louis. Danny Briere has had a good career as both a winger and centre. Mats Zuccarello is again, another small winger that's effective cause of his skill. I will say that small wingers do a lot better with larger players on their line. Based on how the Canucks future is being built (tons of size). If Schroeder can shift to the wing at the pro level. He could be an effective top 9 winger.

I'd like to also see Schroeder adapt to the wing. The only time I've seen him on the wing was with the Moose where he struggled mightly

What are you arguing here? That one poster made a "mere comment harmless comment" and mine is somehow an attack on him or something? And yes, my expectation is that you watch more than a two week tournament to comment on a players NHL readiness. I say this about ALL prospects. A two week tournament, good or bad, does not make an NHL career nor is it an accurate display of a players talent. There have been countless players that make WJC and play well and do nothing in the NHL.

You really shouldnt judge NHL readiness by a two week tournament.