Sedins 55 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 The Memorial Cup starts today, correct? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 but cole's first game is tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 "Cole doesn't get a lot of credit because he isn't a pure offensive guy," Smith said. "When you look at hockey and NHL calibre guys, any NHL coach would see a guy like Cole and like him. He's probably more NHL-ready than a lot of guys out there. He's a 200-foot player that does the little things for us. He wins a lot of faceoffs and battles hard." Can he pull a Horvat this coming camp? Stay tuned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks Curse Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Can he pull a Horvat this coming camp? Stay tuned... He reslly think he can - he does the things that gain coaches trust- I really see him as a more nasty, less physically developed Horvat who could hit 20-25 points next year on 3rd/4th line duty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggy Bank Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Predictions: Draisatl finishes with 10 points. Duclair gets a hat-trick. Cassels has a good first 2 games, bad game 3, and strong final. Nick Merkeley isn't as great as some CDC'ers think. Mitchell Van De Sompel climbs your draft rankings. Remparts v Oshawa final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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higgyfan Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Cassels is looking like a player Van (and Utica) fans can get excited about, but I think people are starting to over-hype him. He's an overage player in a league of teenagers. I remember when everyone thought Dane Fox was going to be the Nucks sniper on the 2nd line. Now I think Cole has a more complete skill base than Fox, but I would be surprised if he is able to skip the AHL on his way to the NHL. We've yet to see how he can play against men at the pro level. It will be a whole new game for him next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Cassels is looking like a player Van (and Utica) fans can get excited about, but I think people are starting to over-hype him. He's an overage player in a league of teenagers. I remember when everyone thought Dane Fox was going to be the Nucks sniper on the 2nd line. Now I think Cole has a more complete skill base than Fox, but I would be surprised if he is able to skip the AHL on his way to the NHL. We've yet to see how he can play against men at the pro level. It will be a whole new game for him next year. He's not an over ager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieo Del Fuego Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Cassels is looking like a player Van (and Utica) fans can get excited about, but I think people are starting to over-hype him. He's an overage player in a league of teenagers. I remember when everyone thought Dane Fox was going to be the Nucks sniper on the 2nd line. Now I think Cole has a more complete skill base than Fox, but I would be surprised if he is able to skip the AHL on his way to the NHL. We've yet to see how he can play against men at the pro level. It will be a whole new game for him next year. Besides being younger then Fox at the same stage in his career Cole is a defensive specialist and that is a faster transition to the NHL then a scorer. Fox may yet get there, he has greatly improved his skating and was really coming on toward the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Cassels is looking like a player Van (and Utica) fans can get excited about, but I think people are starting to over-hype him. He's an overage player in a league of teenagers. I remember when everyone thought Dane Fox was going to be the Nucks sniper on the 2nd line. Now I think Cole has a more complete skill base than Fox, but I would be surprised if he is able to skip the AHL on his way to the NHL. We've yet to see how he can play against men at the pro level. It will be a whole new game for him next year. He's not an over ager. It is about time people on CDC stop making this error. As JR points out, Cassels is NOT an overage Junior. This year was his normal 19-year old season. And, while I agree with Higgy that we should not overhype Cassels, the comparison with Fox is completey misguided. First, we should compare apples with apples -- I mean we should compare 19-year-olds with 19-year-olds. As a 19 year old Junior Cassels was far better than Fox as a 19 year old. He was also better than Gaunce, Shinkaruk (before his injury) and several first rounders from Cassel's draft year in their 19-year old seasons. The basic fact is that Cassels has developed fast and is now playing at the level you would expect of a guy drafted in the lower half of the first round, not like a 3rd rounder. He still needs to show what he can do against pros, but McDavid is as good as professional player already and Cassels did well against him. including crushing him in the face-off circle. I know the odds are against it, but I agree Cassels has a shot to make the big team next year at 4C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 He still needs to show what he can do against pros, but McDavid is as good as professional player already and Cassels did well against him. including crushing him in the face-off circle. I know the odds are against it, but I agree Cassels has a shot to make the big team next year at 4C. By no means a favourite but definitely a dark horse IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerbera Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 It is about time people on CDC stop making this error. As JR points out, Cassels is NOT an overage Junior. This year was his normal 19-year old season. And, while I agree with Higgy that we should not overhype Cassels, the comparison with Fox is completey misguided. First, we should compare apples with apples -- I mean we should compare 19-year-olds with 19-year-olds. As a 19 year old Junior Cassels was far better than Fox as a 19 year old. He was also better than Gaunce, Shinkaruk (before his injury) and several first rounders from Cassel's draft year in their 19-year old seasons. The basic fact is that Cassels has developed fast and is now playing at the level you would expect of a guy drafted in the lower half of the first round, not like a 3rd rounder. He still needs to show what he can do against pros, but McDavid is as good as professional player already and Cassels did well against him. including crushing him in the face-off circle. I know the odds are against it, but I agree Cassels has a shot to make the big team next year at 4C. I don't think Cassels will make the team next year, even as the 4C. Unlike Horvat, he doesn't have to be sent back down to the OHL if he didn't crack the team next year. Unless there's some injuries or we let go a majority of our UFA C, I don't think Canucks will try to get him playing in the NHL and will prefer to send him down to get more minutes and play in all situations in the AHL. But I can see him being the 1st call up if he plays a somewhat similar style to his junior career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 He's not an over ager. If he gets sent back next year he will destroy that league and everyone in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 If he gets sent back next year he will destroy that league and everyone in it. If he's not on the Canucks, he'll be in Utica. There's literally no chance he plays another year of Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 If he's not on the Canucks, he'll be in Utica. There's literally no chance he plays another year of Jr. Well shucks. On the off chance he did though, he would own that league like none other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 "Cole doesn't get a lot of credit because he isn't a pure offensive guy," Smith said. "When you look at hockey and NHL calibre guys, any NHL coach would see a guy like Cole and like him. He's probably more NHL-ready than a lot of guys out there. He's a 200-foot player that does the little things for us. He wins a lot of faceoffs and battles hard." He still needs to show what he can do against pros, but McDavid is as good as professional player already and Cassels did well against him. including crushing him in the face-off circle. I know the odds are against it, but I agree Cassels has a shot to make the big team next year at 4C. The only thing Richardson (or pretty much any UFA 4C) brings over Cassels is pro experience and a few pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfstonker Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I would give him a shot at Van this year, the guy has got incredible vision. It's hard to say if he could bring that up to the NHL so early but I would like to see him given a chance. I would love to see him alongside a real sniper and someone who goes to the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I would give him a shot at Van this year, the guy has got incredible vision. It's hard to say if he could bring that up to the NHL so early but I would like to see him given a chance. I would love to see him alongside a real sniper and someone who goes to the net. So, in other words, Vrbata and...Burrows? Not many others fit the descriptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Schneider Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 So, in other words, Vrbata and...Burrows? Not many others fit the descriptions. The poster did mention "someone who goes to the net". Vrbata The closest thing we have to a sniper who goes to the net is Jake Virtanen, and we don't know yet how well he will translate to big league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 The poster did mention "someone who goes to the net". Vrbata The closest thing we have to a sniper who goes to the net is Jake Virtanen, and we don't know yet how well he will translate to big league. I think he meant "sniper" and "someone who goes to the net" as two different people. Y'know, like how there's two wingers along the center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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