Gaudette Celly Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Not blazing speed but above average and it's those edges and the lateral movement that are going to make him so dangerous around the net, especially with the quick hands and accurate shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guntrix Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I can see Shinkaruk making the team next year, however only if his training camp is "spectacular." Our prospects are indeed exciting and I can't wait to see who we pick this year. IMO this is what we will look like post Sedin era: Shinkaruk-???-Virtanen Baertschi-Horvat-Kassian Gaunce-McCann-Jensen Kenins-Cassels-Grenier I still believe we need that true first line centre. Bo could have it in him however I see him being more of a excellent second liner. Kesler quality. As for Cassels he has the offensive upside to play up in the lineup, however with our centre depth I believe 4th/3rd is where he will play and gaunce will be moved to the wing in favour of McCann. I also have a good feeling about Shink and Virtanen, if mixed with a good play making centre (Barzal) the trio could be lethal. Size, speed, smarts and skill. There is absolutely no way that every single one of our forward prospects pans out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsbergTheGreat Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 There is absolutely no way that every single one of our forward prospects pans out... Not saying they will all fit into those roles as realistically we will have some trades and some UFA signings but…. that’s not every single one of our prospects. There is a ton of other prospect drafted in the later rounds that likely don’t end up making the NHL, But in that list, there is 8 first round picks, 4 of them drafted in the top 15. All the players are on the right path in development and I won’t be surprised to see 8 of the 11 players listed make the NHL (3 of them already are). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Time will tell. I'm curious if will see mccan convert to wing at some point . That will likely depend on the development of cole Cassels. Kids an overage I believe but he's super talented. Curious how it will translate. He didn't look to impressing last pre season but he looks good in the o. ( this year ) -McCann and Horvat will likely be our #1 and #2 C's...whomever ends up with the higher offensive ceiling wins. -Cassels is not an overage player and he may not have looked impressive last preseason because he had mono and didn't play. The first year after his draft he had a great preseason and was one of the later cuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 -Cassels is not an overage player and he may not have looked impressive last preseason because he had mono and didn't play. The first year after his draft he had a great preseason and was one of the later cuts. He was actually cut early that year. I was surprised since he had a solid young stars tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Seems like Shinkaruk is snake bitten again. 35 shots still only 3 goals (0 for his last 25 shots, I think) Another year in Utica being "the guy" would definitely benefit him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch_Canuck Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Seems like Shinkaruk is snake bitten again. 35 shots still only 3 goals (0 for his last 25 shots, I think) Another year in Utica being "the guy" would definitely benefit him He does seem to be a bit snake bitten, but he is creating chances every game. He has gotten a lot stronger on the forecheck, and has started to win board battles. I could see him netting one tonight ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyhee Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Seems like Shinkaruk is snake bitten again. 35 shots still only 3 goals (0 for his last 25 shots, I think) Another year in Utica being "the guy" would definitely benefit him A turn to not scoring on chances is often puck luck and doesn't really say much about his game. I happen to agree that he will be best served with another year in Utica, but to me that isn't because he's on a 0 for ~25 streak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I'd be more concerned of he wasn't getting the chances, he looks a lot stronger than he did at the start of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Seems like Shinkaruk is snake bitten again. 35 shots still only 3 goals (0 for his last 25 shots, I think) Another year in Utica being "the guy" would definitely benefit him It'd be worse if he wasn't getting shots. It'd mean he's being shut down. As long as he is making plays happen that's good enough for me. Although getting some goals would be just dandy as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 SHINKARUK FINALLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch_Canuck Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Had a feeling ! He has been "real good" lately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3aL Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Yea hunter will have a good year next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I think he might make the team next year. He's always one of our best players in pre season and looks way better and stronger than he did at the start of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniwaki Canuck Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 He does seem to be a bit snake bitten, but he is creating chances every game. He has gotten a lot stronger on the forecheck, and has started to win board battles. I could see him netting one tonight ! Called it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 He does seem to be a bit snake bitten, but he is creating chances every game. He has gotten a lot stronger on the forecheck, and has started to win board battles. I could see him netting one tonight ! are you from the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 He does seem to be a bit snake bitten, but he is creating chances every game. He has gotten a lot stronger on the forecheck, and has started to win board battles. I could see him netting one tonight ! good call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Shink goal https://streamable.com/mw4q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuckin Kingsly Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Shink goal https://streamable.com/mw4q Gotta love them greasy, drive the net goals. Not all gunna be fancy, gotta be able to score the dirty goals. Which hunter knows how to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 A lot of our prospects seem to go to the dirty areas to score goals. That is something we're sorely lacking. Great to see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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