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Ferarro on whether Pettersson should have been one of Sweden's players of the tournament

Elias apparently sustained a minor injury and is day-to-day Inserted as picture as I couldn't get the tweet to embed

Demko currently has both the best GAA and SV% of all goaltenders to play more than 3 games this season in the AHL

Saw this on the Canucks reddit a few days ago, not sure if this was already posted but gave me a good laugh

The last 2 goals were pure hustle to get into the right spot. Love it

My favourite part of the game last night, Jake pops into the camera with a huge sh*t eating grin on his face You could really tell the Canucks were getting under the skin of the opposition last night. I think I've heard "we're gonna be hard to play against" repeated over and over, every new coach we get. Last night was the first time I finally saw some substance.

Really excited to see the steps Jake takes this year, be it in Utica or the Canucks. Now that his conditioning is improved and he can use that speed more consistently throughout a shift, his ability to create turnovers is really standing out. Seems like he creates a turnover every time he's on the ice, and I was really happy to see that hold true even against a more veteran Edmonton squad last night. There's a lot to like about Jake's game in all three zones so far this pre-season.

Was really impressed with how effectively Gunnarsson uses his body. Really keeps players out of the dangerous spots and makes it hard to come down the boards on him. Crushing body checks are great, but one thing I really admired watching the playoffs this year was the Ducks use of physicality to separate players from pucks. Here's hoping Gunnarsson can provide some of that effective physicality for us in the future!

Inititial reaction was shock, but I recalled feeling the exact same way when we picked Boeser and settled in pretty quick. Trusting Benning on this one, and very excited to follow Elias this coming year.

Great point, this is such a key mental part of the game for defenseman, that quick decision making on whether to attack or retreat on a close play. I know as a plug beer leaguer defenseman my timing can be thrown off pretty bad by mental fatigue, so as a guy who has done a complete 180 on his sleeping schedule and probably has some new team/league jitters I think he'll fix this up quick. I've never heard bad things about his decision making.

There there, hushhh shh shh shh, of course you are right, no need for tantrums you're a good boy. You said it right there.. I never said the NCAA was more talented, I said it's stiffer competition because the talent their is more developed. This is why I referenced the many undrafted 20 year-old overaged players who dominate juniors. Not even saying Boeser is better than Konecny, just that it's apples and oranges when comparing stats from the two leagues. When they are both in the NHL we'll see but until then, stat lines don't tell the story and Brock shouldn't be sold short for what he is doing right now. Not even going to comment on the riding on Schmaltz's coattails remark...

Exactly, thank you

Apples and oranges... the average age of college hockey teams is 21-22 years old, much stiffer competition. Seeing how many undrafted 20 year olds dominate juniors each year, can you imagine what the average college team would do to an OHL team? What Brock is doing in the NCAA right now as a freshman is extremely impressive, don't sell him short.

Was pretty sad originally with the trade but the more I learn about this guy, the more I like. I think most of my frustration with the trade came from years of anticipation to see Hunter hit the ice for the Canucks and never seeing that come to fruition. His personality is infectious and that quick strike offense is easy to get excited about. But Benning is a scout first and foremost, and when I take a step back and look at the trade I think this was a smart move. We get a player with comparable AHL success and although there's seemingly a higher ceiling for Shinkaruk, our organization isn't in a position to have one of our top prospects bust. Granlund looks like a surefire young player, great on the third line and can move up the lineup if need be. Once we have a better base of young players I think we'll see a little more willingness to have those high risk/high reward type prospects in the pool. This one may bite us in the ass, but I trust in Benning's scouting and I think at worst, it will just be a nibble. Looked great in the first game with us and hope to see more great play from Granlund for years to come!

Having watched the last 4 UND games in full, I haven't really noticed his foot speed lacking. I think this may come from the fact that he seems to look like he's coasting sometimes, but he's always in the right spot. Shows good hockey sense that he doesn't need expend a lot of energy to be in the right spots, never chasing the play just plays sound positionally and puts it in gear when he needs to. Pretty common for good goal scorers to roam the ice like this and slip into soft spots on the ice unnoticed. Definitely showed some good foot speed to beat out the icing on that play, but of course the NCHC isn't as fast as the NHL so can't wait to see him at camp next year. On a side note, man is college hockey fun to watch.