Herberts Vasiljevs Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 With Drouin healthier now, Rychel's play thus far in camp and Mantha being a proven scorer as well, there may not be many spots in the lineup for scoring wingers. It's been an unfortunate go for Shinkaruk ever since he left Main Canucks Camp battling two different injuries and it has effected his play in the dub. What I don't know about is the state that he is in as of now? This is one hell of a competitive kid who wants to make this team and I am rooting very hard for him. Does anybody know where he stands at this point? We know exactly what he's capable of, but a healthy Shinkaruk will be the only Shinkaruk that has a chance of cracking a spot in the lineup. I'm hoping this deserves a thread. There is a lot of WJC talk on this board but this is a topic that deserves very close and specific watch. We all want Hunter to make this team, so if anybody knows anything recent about his progress or has any news on him this would be a very useful thread to keep. I think it's 100% certain that Horvat is a lock. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AriGold Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 They had him practising in Drouins spot which to me means hes the odd man out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 They had him practising in Drouins spot which to me means hes the odd man out. I hope not I hear he hit a post and had another good scoring chance in the first game. It was a good opportunity to show what he's got but I'm hoping it's been enough so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 They shafted Corrado, so it wouldn't surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AriGold Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Hes not offensivly better then our top 6 and hes not defensivly better then our bottom 6. Thats the way i see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sestito Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 They shafted Corrado, so it wouldn't surprise. That was an actual bad choice, but this time around it seems as if there may be no space for Shinkaruk due to his play post-injury. meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I thought for sure when he left Canucks camp he would make team Canada easy, but doesn't look like it now which sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Boudreau Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I know this is not a Guance thread. But how big of a damnation on Guance is it for him to not even get an invite to camp and getting ripped by Sutter earlier basically saying he was an overrated player. For me one of two things can happen. Either Guance uses that as motivation to prove he is a legit 1st rounder and improves his skating and comes into camp next year with a chip on his shoulder to outshine Horvat and Shinkaruk and try to make the Canucks. Or Guance could lose his confidence and get buried in the minors while Horvat makes the Canucks next year and falls down the prospect totem pole behind even Jensen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronalds.Kenins41 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 With the amount of luck we had with Bourdon, Hodgson, Schroeder, Lack injury wise (putting them all behind at least a year in development) this comes as no surprise to me. Our prospects it seems always run into injury problems. Just Sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sestito Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I know this is not a Guance thread. But how big of a damnation on Guance is it for him to not even get an invite to camp and getting ripped by Sutter earlier basically saying he was an overrated player. For me one of two things can happen. Either Guance uses that as motivation to prove he is a legit 1st rounder and improves his skating and comes into camp next year with a chip on his shoulder to outshine Horvat and Shinkaruk and try to make the Canucks. Or Guance could lose his confidence and get buried in the minors while Horvat makes the Canucks next year and falls down the prospect totem pole behind even Jensen. Gaunce^ Gaunce is a great player, and management knows this. He just needs to get more physical and throw the body around. The guy has one of the highest hockey IQ's. He's always in the right place at the right time, and we saw that in the preseason. He won't ever be the player who shocks you like Kane, or destroys someone with a hit. Gaunce will be a top nine player - a 2LW or 3C/LW. I'm convinced that if we had thrown him in the lineup last season, he would have been able to survive in the NHL - purely based on his IQ. I doubt he would have put up 20+ points, but he only needs to add a bit more energy into his shift and he can be a 40+ point guy. We're getting a surefire player here - it's not a bust/boom scenario here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SofaKing Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Edler & Hunter for E.Kane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegionOfDoom Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 His speed might just be enough to land him a spot on big ice but not going to be heart broken if he doesn't make it, kid had some injury problems and is sure to be a lock next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 With Drouin healthier now, Rychel's play thus far in camp and Mantha being a proven scorer as well, there may not be many spots in the lineup for scoring wingers. It's been an unfortunate go for Shinkaruk ever since he left Main Canucks Camp battling two different injuries and it has effected his play in the dub. What I don't know about is the state that he is in as of now? This is one hell of a competitive kid who wants to make this team and I am rooting very hard for him. Does anybody know where he stands at this point? We know exactly what he's capable of, but a healthy Shinkaruk will be the only Shinkaruk that has a chance of cracking a spot in the lineup. I'm hoping this deserves a thread. There is a lot of WJC talk on this board but this is a topic that deserves very close and specific watch. We all want Hunter to make this team, so if anybody knows anything recent about his progress or has any news on him this would be a very useful thread to keep. I think it's 100% certain that Horvat is a lock. Thanks in advance! Were are you actually watching this so called "progress?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Shink is a beauty. Won't get cut IMHO. Guy is clutch, always has been. Medal winning goal last year, super series winning goal this year. Those are the types of guys you want on your team. Guys who can increase their level of play when the pressures on. Sutter knows his game from the W and it would be hard for him to leave a guy off who scores great goals. Girard seems Logical to get cut, and one of the guys who isn't great at D/compete level. I feel like it will be Mantha, kinda perimeter player. "I know all these guys can score goals," said Sutter. "So it's getting them to become a team first and foremost. Getting them to understand roles they'll have to play on this team and making sure everything is within the confines of how we want to play, our identity as a hockey team," said Sutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 Were are you actually watching this so called "progress?" Well it's nice to know/see how he's doing prior to the tournament. Smarten up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks3322 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 just cause he was in Drouin spot doesn't mean he's the odd man out .. Sutter could possibly trying him there for chemistry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocanuck Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Hes not offensivly better then our top 6 and hes not defensivly better then our bottom 6. Thats the way i see it. I personally think he has the best shot and scoring instincts of anyone in our top six right now....defensively,,, probably has a way's to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklas Bo Hunter Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I don't see why you guys are worried. Drouin Reinhart Mantha Shinkaruk Horvat Mcdavid Rychel Laughton Petan Hudon Gauthier Lazar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Not exactly "Canucks Talk" but aside from that I don't see the big issue here. If he's the best option he'll be in. If he's not he'll be out. I'd rather the best options be on the team regardless of whose prospects they are. It's about Canada after all, not the Canucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chauncey Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Edler & Hunter for E.Kane. Hunter and Edler for Neal, Bennett and Orpik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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