Hairy Kneel Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 19 hours ago, J-P said: There are young players that can do both offense and defense of course... But not saying you're wrong in general, I agree, and I think it's one of the reasons why Goldy hasn't produced as hoped while instead being a much more competitive and effective defensive player this year. You mean Gaudette? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-P Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Hairy Kneel said: You mean Gaudette? Nah, not so far. EP of course could do both offense and defense from the start, Bo and Boeser got it pretty quickly, but most rookies don't. As I said I agree that Green doesn't tolerate cheating on D, and that makes it that much more difficult to be in a position to score for a new player. In Gaudette's case I'm not sure what his offensive ceiling is, time will tell, but I also agree that a stint in Utica soon - scoring in a 1st line role - would probably be good for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Ok, enough is enough. Thursday Nov. 15th Gaudmode will pull a Boeser and score his first NHL in Minnesota against the Wild. The goal will come with 7:34 left in the second period. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 44 minutes ago, Tre Mac said: Ok, enough is enough. Thursday Nov. 15th Gaudmode will pull a Boeser and score his first NHL in Minnesota against the Wild. The goal will come with 7:34 left in the second period. The hockey god has spoken..... We're going to hold you accountable if this is not so. P.S. I would love to see it happen. The kid has a lot of try in his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoasting Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 On 11/11/2018 at 8:55 AM, Hairy Kneel said: He reminds me of Greg 'Gus' Adams with his similar size, the Greg Adams that scored 189 goals for us 88-95. I think Gauds could use a little more confidence in his game. Some of that Hobey swagger. Do you remember the other Greg Adams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Westcoasting said: Do you remember the other Greg Adams? Yes but not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoasting Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 33 minutes ago, Hairy Kneel said: Yes but not really. My brother went to school with Greg in grade 7 i'm guessing about 1972 or 73. I was five years younger. Playing street hockey at the school parking lot was like watching Gretzky in the 80's lol. Greg actually helped me with skating that year as he was constantly at the rink (could skate like the wind compared to anyone i had seen at that point in life) But it was really interesting to know someone as a young child who actually made it to the NHL. A number of years later we went to a Victoria Cougars game and he was on a line with Barry Pederson, the two of them ripped it up! Just wanted to throw out these memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, Westcoasting said: My brother went to school with Greg in grade 7 i'm guessing about 1972 or 73. I was five years younger. Playing street hockey at the school parking lot was like watching Gretzky in the 80's lol. Greg actually helped me with skating that year as he was constantly at the rink (could skate like the wind compared to anyone i had seen at that point in life) But it was really interesting to know someone as a young child who actually made it to the NHL. A number of years later we went to a Victoria Cougars game and he was on a line with Barry Pederson, the two of them ripped it up! Just wanted to throw out these memories That's a great memory! Thanks for sharing! any pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoasting Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 55 minutes ago, Hairy Kneel said: That's a great memory! Thanks for sharing! any pics? Lol nope, pics were not a thing back then! You know what is funny is that at the time you do not realize it, but later on you think about it and just how good this player was a skater etc at a young age... then by the time they get to the NHL... just a journeyman player making a living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoastsniper Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Don't know why Gaudette wasn't tried on the left side opposite of Pettersson on the power play. That was his natural position where he scored a lot of points in the NCAA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, westcoastsniper said: Don't know why Gaudette wasn't tried on the left side opposite of Pettersson on the power play. That was his natural position where he scored a lot of points in the NCAA. Why would Green do that? We now have Sam "save us" Gagme to play that role!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 4 hours ago, The 5th Line said: We need somebodies back asap, this kid needs to work on his offensive game in the AHL. He has a good motor but needs to learn how to score and get some confidence Bravo. One of your only posts I ever have totally agreed with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 4 hours ago, The 5th Line said: We need somebodies back asap, this kid needs to work on his offensive game in the AHL. He has a good motor but needs to learn how to score and get some confidence Gagme is back. Doesn’t he count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 13 minutes ago, Alflives said: Gagme is back. Doesn’t he count? Yep.... he can count all the way up to 3,150,000. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, The 5th Line said: We need somebodies back asap, this kid needs to work on his offensive game in the AHL. He has a good motor but needs to learn how to score and get some confidence It's more than just his scoring that needs work. Lots of stuff to love about Gaud, but he is still totally raw. Poor guy got absolutely schooled last night. Not that corsi is the be all of stats, but his stats vs the peg were just awful. Luckily he's a rookie. Lots of time for him to learn the game. He'll be fine Edited November 21, 2018 by luckylager New phone.. And I hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 10 minutes ago, luckylager said: It's more than just his scoring that needs work. Lots of stuff to love about Gaud, but he is still totally raw. Poor guy got absolutely schooled last night. Not that corsi is the be all of stats, but his stats vs the peg were just awful. Luckily he's a rookie. Lots of time for him to learn the game. He'll be fine I'm expecting he will hang around till either Sutter or Beagle is back. Canucks have a few other conundrums coming up shortly as Biega is just 4 days away from his 30 day waiver exemption and both Gaunce and Archibald are just 9 days away before having to go through waivers again. Not sure if the club wants to risk that or not but they may have little choice. Edler's return should take care of Biega's concern but neither Baertschi or Boeser look close at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Kootenay Gold said: I'm expecting he will hang around till either Sutter or Beagle is back. Agreed. Really no other option and it's a good learning experience. He seems to have the type of character to treat it as just that. Quote Canucks have a few other conundrums coming up shortly as Biega is just 4 days away from his 30 day waiver exemption Meh. Waive Biega whenever, no one is taking him off the wire. Quote and both Gaunce and Archibald are just 9 days away before having to go through waivers again. Not sure if the club wants to risk that or not but they may have little choice. Gaunce is more likely to be picked up. If he's not playing, send him back ASAP. Archie is pretty much in the same boat as Biega, I doubt he gets picked up and even if he does it's no big deal. I'd be happy for him actually. Quote Edler's return should take care of Biega's concern but neither Baertschi or Boeser look close at the moment. Can keep Biega and Archie up without too much worry over them being poached when they inevitability go back down. I would like to see Chatfield and Sautner back up at some point. Biega is just the safe call up, but I'm not convinced he's any more capable than either of the guys I just mentioned. Edited November 21, 2018 by luckylager This new phone sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingleThorn Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 9 hours ago, luckylager said: Meh. Waive Biega whenever, no one is taking him off the wire. The new coach in LA might ask his GM to take a low risk flyer on AB ! Huge loss for Utica. AB should be down in the AHL being an A grade veteran presence ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 They definitely could use Archibald in Utica right now, no doubt about that. I would also hate to see them risk losing him to waivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 1 hour ago, SingleThorn said: The new coach in LA might ask his GM to take a low risk flyer on AB ! Huge loss for Utica. AB should be down in the AHL being an A grade veteran presence ! If it weren't for injuries, Biega should have stayed in Utica all year. Sure, Willy has history with AB, but he was still a #9D under Willy. I'm not worried about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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