Nuckin Kingsly 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! Yup, exactly. Be it shink, Cassels, gaunce, Virtanen. They get it done, haven't seen the most of McCann, so I dont really know how he does in that aspect. But your right, not a lot of Canucks know how to score that way. Kesler sure didn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spotted Zebra Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Yup, exactly. Be it shink, Cassels, gaunce, Virtanen. They get it done, haven't seen the most of McCann, so I dont really know how he does in that aspect. But your right, not a lot of Canucks know how to score that way. Kesler sure didn't Sure, but then let me know when one of those guys you listed hits 41 goals at least one. Because that Kesler guy did. Not sure why you even brought him up in this discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Shink goal https://streamable.com/mw4q Nice greasy one driving to the net. That's going to look real nice in Vancouver in the not distant future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniwaki Canuck Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Even one of Baertschi's hat-trick goals came from driving to the net. You don't have to be huge to do it, and it seems like Green might be teaching it in Utica. Can't wait for this to become part of the big club's MO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck_in_AB Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 guntrix replied: There is absolutely no way that every single one of our forward prospects pans out... I'm going to word it the way I think he meant to word it... Not every roster spot (minus Kassian) will be filled by someone we drafted. There will always be trades and free agents. Fortunately for your argument, Canucks ARE drafting smarter these days, overall. I think they nearly tripled their scouting budget a few years ago didn't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrChill Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Excited to see what he does next year in camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Excited to see what he does next year in camp. Score, hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrChill Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Score, hopefully. Not only that, hopefully. Strong on the puck, play good defense... That is what will get him a spot with the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 wrong thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Yup, exactly. Be it shink, Cassels, gaunce, Virtanen. They get it done, haven't seen the most of McCann, so I dont really know how he does in that aspect. But your right, not a lot of Canucks know how to score that way. Kesler sure didn't Kesler was obviously good enough to score 40 goals. Something we'd be very lucky to get from any one of our prospects. As for Shink. Hard not to love this guy. Has people riding him about his size, but is able to battle like a beast. Hopefully he stays tenacious at the NHL level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuckin Kingsly Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Kesler was obviously good enough to score 40 goals. Something we'd be very lucky to get from any one of our prospects. As for Shink. Hard not to love this guy. Has people riding him about his size, but is able to battle like a beast. Hopefully he stays tenacious at the NHL level. Oh for sure, Kesler unfortunately is my favorite player all time in any sport. I love him, but he didn't know how to get to the front of the net and score, something that would have even taken him to the next level. And yea man, I agree shink is such a beauty. I believe he will be quite successful in the NHL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuckin Kingsly Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Sure, but then let me know when one of those guys you listed hits 41 goals at least one. Because that Kesler guy did. Not sure why you even brought him up in this discussion. Still sour they way he went out, been my boy since day one. But that was one season, his next high was 26. cheechoo had 50 goals. Didn't have to bring him up in the thread, all I'm saying is its great to have some goal scorers come up ready to drive to the net for greasy goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobart16 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 One thing Shink has going for him is you get the impression that he really loves playing. Sometimes when you talk to some of these professional guys they look at things more like business and the sheer fun of playing a game seems like a distant memory. When you see Shinkaruk play you don't see any of that. Even when he is on the bench he has a huge smile going. That's the kind of guy who is going to go out with 25 pucks by himself and try and hit the crossbar ten times in a row just because. Easy kid to root for. I apologize for ending the last sentence with a preposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 One thing Shink has going for him is you get the impression that he really loves playing. Sometimes when you talk to some of these professional guys they look at things more like business and the sheer fun of playing a game seems like a distant memory. When you see Shinkaruk play you don't see any of that. Even when he is on the bench he has a huge smile going. That's the kind of guy who is going to go out with 25 pucks by himself and try and hit the crossbar ten times in a row just because. Easy kid to root for. I apologize for ending the last sentence with a preposition. He's got enough hockey skills to play at the NHL level eventually IMO. But what's truly going to make him excel is that attitude/spirit he has. Love the kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyLow_ Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Nice to see him coming along, don't think he makes the team this year but he's going to be good for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfstonker Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 One thing Shink has going for him is you get the impression that he really loves playing. Sometimes when you talk to some of these professional guys they look at things more like business and the sheer fun of playing a game seems like a distant memory. When you see Shinkaruk play you don't see any of that. Even when he is on the bench he has a huge smile going. That's the kind of guy who is going to go out with 25 pucks by himself and try and hit the crossbar ten times in a row just because. Easy kid to root for. I apologize for ending the last sentence with a preposition. I agree, that's why I would love to see him play with Kass and Horvat. What energy and fun that line would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronic.Canuck Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I wouldn't be surprised at all to see Shinkaruk start the year in the AHL after being one of the final training camp cuts, then getting called up after Christmas a la Kenins and sticking for the second half of the season. If he can repeat his improvement from the first half to second half of last season I could definitely see him getting a call up whether for injuries or simply based on merit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch_Canuck Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mA96sA_Svew Good highlight video of this past year in Utica. He has one of the best backhanders I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Love his energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernzie71 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Prediction gms 65 Goals 31 Assists 25 pts 56 and a few Nhl call ups . Go hunta go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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