TheRussianRocket. Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Another college signing. Gillis is gold at these, have full faith in this signing. Edit: guy seems very intelligent. He's a old school PF (the best kinds). Always ready to drop the mitts, would prefer a big hit over a big goal, and has a massive frame. Ontop of that, he's very hard to knock off the puck and defend and has solid hands for a big guy especially infront. Moneyball signing...here's to hoping he just pans out and this is a win. MG doing his thing again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsedin33 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Projections?1st liner?2nd liner?3rd liner?4th liner?Career AHLer?Hard to tell with these signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edler's Mind Tricks Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Looks like bottom six for sure. Is there an interesting back-story on this guy? Gillis has been "good" at these, yes... But don't get too excited. He could end up being an AHL tweeter or 4th liner, easily. These are still just educated guesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaSwede Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 After hearing that he had a youtube channel I just couldn't help myself not to creep.Check this beauty out! The future has arrived!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YutgAMPkXmU&list=UU4d041jEipjvtSZbWsjizZQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everybody Hates Raymond Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coach Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Glad we got that guy. He could be a good player one day... maybe even worthy enough to be able to trade away for a 5th rd pick, if he makes it to the NHL. Unless of course he doesn't want to leave. This is theeeeeee ____ ____ _____ ____ __ ____ ____ __ ___ __ __ ______... Fill in the blanks to receive your free cereal toy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Seems like a decent pick up, gives us even better potential bottom 6 depth. Now if we can just find more skill for our top 6 to even things out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Gillis is good at these so I'll trust him on it. Hopefully a solid 3 or 4th liner in the future for us I'll take that point and agree with it. Curious as to position? seems to be a center... took the last sec Faceoff for team in Mayor Cup.fought a little @0:25 of the video#19 btw. Did you see that idiot coach looking like a Sestito brother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal.view Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 probably a decent signing all round even if he never makes the nhl the canucks have to establish a better core of AHL players in Utica so there is proper competition and a quality team to help develop and push our elite prospects if our AHL team is not successful how can we really expect many players to be elite at the NHL level any steps to increase our overall player depth in the organization is sold in my view good job MG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lui's Knob Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Could the team not sign a couple snipers please? Yes I know they signed fox but how bout someone who can SCORE goals!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millerdraft Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Interested to see what stawns has to say about this guy given his time with the Vipers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Could the team not sign a couple snipers please? Yes I know they signed fox but how bout someone who can SCORE goals!!! Yeah, Gillis should walk down to the pure goalscorer factory, order like 6 of them, and sign them all. Because it is that easy to find pure sniper players who will succeed at the NHL level, and he is an incredibly horrid GM for not doing so earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 MG has sure supplemented the drafting with these free agents. Welcome to the Nucks Mike. I still think the org could use some more Finnish. Ahti Oksanen, D Sophomore, Boston University (Hockey East) Ahti Oksanen has been arguably the most consistent player on a struggling Boston University team this season. Although he’s been on the scouting radar for quite some time, Oksanen’s developmental progress and numbers are making NHL teams pay closer attention to him this season. The Kirkkonummi, Finland native currently ranks second on the team with 24 points (seven goals, 17 assists) in 35 games to date. His four power-play goals lead the Terriers, while his 17 assists co-lead the team. Oksanen, who has played much of the season as senior Garrett Noonan’s (NSH) defensive partner, logs upwards of 20-25 minutes of ice time per game playing in all situations. He is as effective on the penalty kill as he is on the power-play. Oksanen is an excellent skating, two-way defenseman with size (6’3”, 207 lbs.) who possesses excellent puck-moving ability and has improved his decision-making with the puck. He shows good poise and patience with the puck and can make crisp, tape-to-tape passes. He can also quarterback the power-play quite well, too. One of Oksanen’s attributes that has really gotten the attention of scouts is his shot, particularly from the point. He possesses a very hard shot and can get pucks to the net. For a man his size, Oksanen skates remarkably well. His improved footwork has added to his overall speed and allows him to be quicker in transition. On the defensive side, Oksanen has made great strides in his one-on-one play. He uses his strengthened frame and added grit effectively in limiting time and space. He is also an outstanding shot-blocker. Perhaps draft Julius Honka - maybe the best puck mover in the upcoming draft... a Fin who wears the #6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Aren't we near the roster limit? Does this spell doom for guys like Lain and Archibald for next year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Any real scouting report on this guy? Interesting choice, since we have an overabundance of centers in the pipeline Horvat, Gaunce, Cassels, Lain, Friesen, Labate,, Fox, but i guess having enough makes room to deal for other needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Could the team not sign a couple snipers please? Yes I know they signed fox but how bout someone who can SCORE goals!!!Who can we sign that is a sniper? No one is left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babych Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Interested to see what stawns has to say about this guy given his time with the Vipers. Stawns played for the Vipers? What years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standing_Tall#37 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Aren't we near the roster limit? Does this spell doom for guys like Lain and Archibald for next year? Well for archibald it should spell out "do something other than fill a roster space" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Could the team not sign a couple snipers please? Yes I know they signed fox but how bout someone who can SCORE goals!!!Because by age 21 those guys have usually been drafted already and aren't just magically floating around waiting for an NHL franchise to find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Bull" Horvat Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Players that are/should be in the minors next year - Eriksson, Cannata, Shinkaruk, Gaunce, Fox, Mallet, Tommernes, Kenins, Cassels, Grenier, Blomstrand, Lain, McEneny, Corrado, Blain, Friesen, Stuart, Ferriero, DeFazio, Welsh, O'Reilly* (Comets contract but UFA and should be getting a NHL contract from the Canucks if they think he's an important part to the AHL team, to keep him there)... guys like andersson and sauve ... Shinkaruk - O'Reilly - Grenier Mallet - Gaunce - Fox Stuart - Lain - Ferriero Welsh - Cassels - Blomstrand Then you got guys like Zalewski, Archibald, and a lot of these guys that are still playing in college ... seems like a log jam to be honest. what happens to Schroeder, Dalpe? (UFA) Even the player the Canucks got for Mullen - Costello, I can see the Canucks trying to form them selves a bottom 6 like the Kings have .. It'll be interesting. Oh yeah, i tweeted Craig Button, you can see on his timeline that he labels Zalewski as just a project player nothing more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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