Boudrias Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Watching the Dallas game I could not help but see how well Roussel was playing. I thought Van lost him in the Sammy Pahlsson deal but no. They appeared to let him walk as a UFA. He earned a contract from Van for his play with the Wolves but I am suspicious that he was not resigned because of the numbers game in Chicago. 37 Games: 8 goals + 7 assists. 24 years old LW at 195 pounds. Likes the heavy going and crashes the net. Undrafted and another smart free agent signing by Gillis. Cannot wait until Van is running their own AHL team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Yea I was thinking that watching him play for Dallas the other day. He would have been a great fourth liner for us. I remember thinking he reminded me of a young Alex Burrows when I watched him play for the Wolves. Too bad we let him go. But I think we have some other good young players coming up that can fill the same role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Correct me if im wrong but Gillis did not sign him as a free agent, he had a tryout contract with the Canucks during the preseason; he only had an AHL contract with the Wolves (I believe we handed out a tryout contract to Longpre as well) But I agree, he was solid during the preseason and I enjoyed his grit and energy along with his fights against Murray and Desbiens. I thought he was signed for longer so I was stoked to see a Mallet-Roussel duo in the AHL, but apparently the Wolves didn't resign him. Oh well, he's gone now, and Mallet looks to be a carbon copy of him; not too big, gritty, heads to the net hard, and will drop the gloves whenever possible (except Mallet is a better fighter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckfan85 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 what is the point of that amateur training camp we held last year, I mean WTF - Roussel was there- we lost him -Langiere was there- lost out on him, ANA never held a camp -McEnery was there I guess but we signed him... I actually cried a bit when I saw how Roussel played over the last month...I guess Im just sensitive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Bang Boogie Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 He's playing really well for the Stars. He would've been nice to have on the fourth line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I think this is an instance of a late bloomer more than asset mismanagement. He really wasn't doing too well when he was with the Wolves in 2011-12. He scored 9 points in 61 games and was -13. Maybe in retrospect he was let go too early by Chicago? I wouldn't disagree with that. However, he would probably be too small to play on our 4th line esp. with the emphasis on size and toughness following our SCF run (Antoine's 6', 194 lbs-- not big by hockey standards) and he would not have had a role in the Top 9 here, esp. with Daniel, Raymond and Higgins as our top 3 left wingers. Who knows if he would have developed enough here to get one of those spots? It's good to see that he succeeded elsewhere but he would likely have been hit or miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rypien37 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 We have enough cheap and dirty players. He is gearing up to be one of the worst with the antics he pulls on a nightly basis. Fighting with a visor, jumping players before they can get there gloves off, cheap hits....no thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Yea I was thinking that watching him play for Dallas the other day. He would have been a great fourth liner for us. I remember thinking he reminded me of a young Alex Burrows when I watched him play for the Wolves. Too bad we let him go. But I think we have some other good young players coming up that can fill the same role. For sure. The depth is gradually building. Dallas must like what they see with his logging 37 games. I guess my under ridding point was Vancouver owning their own AHL team might keep more potential talent like Roussel. Again I am assuming it was a numbers situation and I have no proof of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 The Montreal Canucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wshdrvvn Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 tough to say how it all went down but im guessing after his contract with the wolves was up, he felt he had a better opportunity in dallas. seeing as how he actually plays for the stars, he was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 We have Mallet, don't worry about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drouin Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 We have Mallet, don't worry about it Indeed Edit : Skip to 0:28 http://youtube.com/watch?v=m_ZUx7t7xPg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austy Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 The Montreal Canucks. I think he is French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I think he is French. Is Montreal not a French speaking province errrr.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Bang Boogie Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Is Montreal not a French speaking province errrr.... Montreal is not a province. And he means Roussel is from France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 After his fight with Kassian when Zack was taking off his helmet and Roussell wouldn't and just started throwing punches, it made me really dislike him. So cheap, especially when you wear a visor.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drouin Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 After his fight with Kassian when Zack was taking off his helmet and Roussell wouldn't and just started throwing punches, it made me really dislike him. So cheap, especially when you wear a visor.... Exactly, no point of fighting if you're gonna keep the visor on.. Should be made mandatory to take off before fighting. I forgot who, but this guy in the AHL broke his hand from a fight cause he hit his hand on the helmet to hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1Luongo06 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Yes we did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Yes we did Necro... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Loll at the people calling Burrows down, Roussell fights with his visor on and tries to jump guys when they are taking off the gloves. Can't wait for Kassian to beat the crap out of this puke next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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