Off_The_Schneid! Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 So no kassian yet? What are the lines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 John Gibson is 21 years old..A fine prospect, but still only that. He's got a ways to go before he's going to be a legit starter in the NHL. They're likely going to have him play in the AHL the rest of the season. He's shown he can play at the NHL level. There's no way they go with Bryzgalov or Labarbera as their backup. If Andersen struggles, they need a better option to go to. Neither of those guys are good enough. Gibson will be the next great American goaltender, just wait and see. The Ducks clearly trust him between the pipes, hence his 4 playoff games last season. He may spend a bit of time in the AHL, but he'll be back with the Ducks this season, no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebreh Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 i hope the lineup in the OP isnt updated... Weber is still in the top 6.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Has Vey played a whole lot with Bonino this year? I was wondering the same and had to look it up. They've only played about 60 minutes total icetime together at evens but they've been pretty successful. They've combined for two goals, with Bonino scoring off of Vey's setups, and helped generate a third (without either drawing points). They are a net plus-2 over those 60 minutes (3GF and 1GA). So maybe something we should see more of? I certainly envisioned them playing well togerher when I was drawing up lineups on paper before the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Zamboni Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 destroy those fowl bums! 6-2 Nux win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 you were right. To be fair, what I'm saying isn't always true. Look at the Clarkson signing for example - or the Phaneuf re-signing. Those are very very bad contracts, despite their 'roles' on the team. Sometimes you overpay and it doesn't work out. There's a lot of pressure when it comes to bigger contracts. Hell, look at Weber. He's making peanuts and somehow people manage to find some fault in him being a depth defenceman. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 He's shown he can play at the NHL level. There's no way they go with Bryzgalov or Labarbera as their backup. If Andersen struggles, they need a better option to go to. Neither of those guys are good enough. Gibson will be the next great American goaltender, just wait and see. The Ducks clearly trust him between the pipes, hence his 4 playoff games last season. He may spend a bit of time in the AHL, but he'll be back with the Ducks this season, no doubt. I agree with that. Gibson's a damn fine goalie, especially given his age. He's going to be a good player, barring any unforeseeable circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 i hope the lineup in the OP isnt updated... Weber is still in the top 6.............. What's wrong with Weber being in the top six? He's not been THAT bad not to warrant a look. Comparatively, Bieksa, for example... but I love Bieksa as a player. He's just a bit careless with the puck sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJamIam Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Oh god, Leggo is in. Genuinely worried about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 3-2 Canucks. Go Canucks GO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Vancouver Canucks @VanCanucks Based on warm-up, #Canucks will line-up as follows: 22-33-17/20-13-51/27-15-7/14-53-36 23-8/18-3/5-6 Miller starts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robongo Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 He's shown he can play at the NHL level. There's no way they go with Bryzgalov or Labarbera as their backup. If Andersen struggles, they need a better option to go to. Neither of those guys are good enough. Gibson will be the next great American goaltender, just wait and see. The Ducks clearly trust him between the pipes, hence his 4 playoff games last season. He may spend a bit of time in the AHL, but he'll be back with the Ducks this season, no doubt. No way eh? According to TSN’s Pierre LeBrun, it’s likely that the Anaheim Ducks will reassign netminder John Gibson to the AHL once he returns from a groin injury; LeBrun claims the team will instead go with veteran netminder Ilya Bryzgalov as backup to Frederik Andersen. http://fansided.com/2014/12/04/ducks-john-gibson-will-spend-majority-season-ahl/ Bryzgalov is still a good goalie, good enough to be a backup anyways. He had a solid showing in the playoffs last year. I'm not arguing with you that John Gibson will be great, I'm saying that he's not ready to be a NHL starter just yet. At 21, He's better served being the starter in the AHL getting the majority of the games than sitting on the pine most nights. Gibson also is a big injury risk. He's had groin problems since his Kitchener days and they likely want him to go through a prolonged stretch injury free before they commit to him as a backup after, yet again, suffering a groin injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks4life66 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 4-2 Canucks Bonino Vey Edler Burrows Getzlaf Fowler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhdlois Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Nice GDT OP ! Bonino is due to get back on track and I can't think of a better game to do it !! Go Canucks Go !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malkin Cookies Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 3-1 nucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Feels like off-season again with this break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaGuy Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 <p>Tonight's Referees: Dave Jackson (#8)Games 2014-15: 31Career Games: 1362First NHL Game: Dec 22 1990Birthplace: Montreal, QCMike Leggo (#3)Games 2014-15: 30Career Games: 1028First NHL Game: Mar 3 1998Birthplace: North Bay, ONTonight's Linesmen: John Grandt (#98)Games 2014-15: 16Career Games: 87First NHL Game: Jan 22 2014Birthplace: Denver, COMark Wheler (#56)Games 2014-15: 32Career Games: 1477First NHL Game: Oct 10 1992Birthplace: North Battleford, SK Why did you stop doing the home winning % and whatnot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal.view Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 game time... let's get this thing going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Why did you stop doing the home winning % and whatnot? If you're really interested, you can go here: http://scoutingtherefs.com/nhl-referee-stats/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 No Sestito against the Cali teams.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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