Vancouver FTW :D Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 From all of the coverage and conversation on Horvat GP~52 G~28 A~43 Pts~71 Pim~34 +/- 20 its seems he will make the team next season. With Fox out performing him GP~64 G~62 A~39 Pts101 Pim~118 +/-42 Will he make the team as well? (This team could use a pure sniper like him IMHO) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long_John_Tavares Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Iuno, just glad this kid got signed. Didn't even have to use a draft pick :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Doubtful. I'd wager Shink and Jensen would be ahead of him for a pure offensive role and Horvat will be coming in because of his two-way abilities. In other words not remotely in competition with Dane Fox. Totally different roles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 if we have an offseason fire sale, yeah, i could see him joining the team during our rebuild. if we don't have an offseason firesale and only deal a couple pieces for a retool, i'd think he'd at least start in the AHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouver FTW :D Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 It will definetly be an interesting Camp, with Jensen, Shink, Horvat, Fox, Grenier, and Cassels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklas Bo Hunter Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Lol fox better than horvat? Lol. Keep in mind fox is an overager. They tend to do really well look at sestito but that doesn't mean they will be great nhl players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wshdrvvn Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 voted no because i think it'll be Jensen breaking onto the roster instead. My guess is shinkaruk-gaunce-fox will be ripping it up in Utica next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoaltenderInterference Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I'm going to say no. He's playing right now as an overager in the OHL. Please prove me wrong, Mr. Fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I'm going to say no. He's playing right now as an overager in the OHL. Please prove me wrong, Mr. Fox.I remember seeing somewhere that Fox is only 6 months older than Gaunce.. Not that much of an Over-Ager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanCityCanuck14 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I'm going to say no. He's playing right now as an overager in the OHL. Please prove me wrong, Mr. Fox.Why does everyone care about him being an over-ager? I get the CHL rules but he is still only 20... Is it really that big of a difference if he does these amazing stats at 19? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wshdrvvn Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 ^^^ a year can and does in a lot of cases, make a big difference. A lot of overagers who put up points dont pan out as pros just because they can physically dominate younger players. they get exposed in the ahl or nhl because they can't do that against grown men. thats a basic explanation of why people say that. one good thing about fox is that he isn't producing by being physically dominate. he scores with a lethal shot and good offensive instincts. Another positive to look at with dane is that he's been a PPG player his whole career. If he overcomes missing as much time as he has with injuries and off-ice issues, i believe his skill set lends well to being a professional player. But not an NHL player next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Dane Fox is 20 years old. If he was 17 we should be getting creampants excited, but he's 20. He's simply an overager. A really, really good overager, but an overager nonetheless. For some perspective, he's only a few months younger than Jensen, who's been a pro-level prospect for years and is finally getting a sniff of NHL hockey, and even then he's being a bit rushed. That being said, he's doing very well. It was a good pickup. Let's see how he does with the Comets and go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 It will definetly be an interesting Camp, with Jensen, Shink, Horvat, Fox, Grenier, and Cassels.What is Gaunce...Chopped Liver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Fox is a pretty good hockey player.To have been drafted (high) he would have had to have been a world class athlete as well. With observable attributes like explosive speed, dexterity,strength, endurance, and ability to shake and bake / make moves that leave defenders standing still. That his skill has surfaced more now that he is bigger and stronger, as he is 20, than guys he is playing against is the question.Well, he was not bad in London, 2 -3 years ago. Apparently some concerns were behaviours, and he was lost on peoples radar's when he switched teams. So if he was also not bad at 17 and 18 maybe he just slipped through the cracks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Kesler Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 What is Gaunce...Chopped Liver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouver FTW :D Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 What is Gaunce...Chopped Liver? haha i knew i forgot someone, its nice to have a stocked cupboard for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic1 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 fox can catch the puck and put it on net hard. None of the canucks or comets can do that right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 What is Gaunce...Chopped Liver?Kesler succession plan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Killer Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 If we're lucky, he'll be similar to Vincent Trochek. Not many overage signings pan out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glory_Days Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I don't think Fox will make the team next year, out of camp anyways, maybe as a call-up later in the season to fill in for injured players.Will be interesting to see what he does at the AHL/NHL level. Worst case scenario, he's a bust and it didn't cost us anything to sign him. If he turns into a 2nd line 20-ish goal scorer, huge win for us I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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