5 decades and no cup Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 An interesting sideplot for me is, can Sutter get 25-30 goals this season? If he gets 15-20 the trade was just not worth it. Bonino could have gotten similar. It's not just about the goals. Didn't you watch Bones in the playoffs last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 yeah it was all over the place really. most of the drills guys were subbing in constantly so lines were always changing. What an awesome day. pretty sweet to see these guys up here. I cant really say anyone stood out as of yet. Lots of positional drills, zone breakouts ect. One thing i noticed is how hard it must be to earn a spot over the vets in camp. All the vets just seemed so sharp and on point. Not that any of the kids looked bad or anything, you can just see the experience and natural instincts take over for the older guys. Ive always been a keep hansen over higgins guy if were making room for jake but honestly higgins looked like maybe the best guy out there today. some notes(again not a lot of standouts, seemed like a warm up day) Gaunce really looked like he belonged. seemed real comfortable out there. sven looked real sharp, very shifty. had a real nice one timer from right in close at the side of the crease that somehow hit the top shelf vey seemed a lot stronger once the intensity ramped up in the end. i was watching him close in the puck battles behind the net and he didnt seem so easily pushed over like last year. stewert seemed real solid like in the prospects tourney. i thought he looked lanky on tv but seeing him live he looks pretty thick and can really skate well for his size. quite impressed with jb on this pick. i was front row just inside the blueline and not too long into a drill labate stopped in front of us and appeared a lot more gassed than the rest. leaning on his stick hard and breathing heavy. i could be over analyzing it but the guys around him didnt look as tired that early Jake looked solid, didnt really wow but nobody did. couple nice shots, put at least one puck in the net. he was signing my scarf and a said quite loud your a beast jake and he looked up me and laughed. then i brought up the mcdavid hit and got some cheers and laughs from the crowd and he let out a pretty good chuckle.... talk about solid though. his arms looked huge when he was moving through the autograph line. Nice summary. Thanx for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nave Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I like the lines they're using. Especially Burrows-Cassels-Virtanen. I would not want to play against that line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfstonker Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Kenins with Sedins while Horvat is stuck with Higgins and Hansen LOL. Don't underestimate Kenins. He showed with Bo that he has good hands and a good way of finding a team mate. Add to that his speed and physicality and I think he will be refreshing with the Sedins (as long as he is not overawed and goes into his shell) Bo apart from anything else is a centre, so how could he play with the Sedins (the 2 best face off guys in the one line ???) Bo was great with Hansen last year and Higgins is a crafty grafter who can put up decent points, what's not to like? Anyway it is too early to get your pants knotted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfstonker Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I actually think we look better at forward than we have since like 2012. Goaltending is largely a wash. The D-core though.... Why the gloom about D? We have Hammer, Edler, Tanev and yes Sbisa, Weber (both who many wrongly underrate imo) That is a strong base. If Bart/Corrado can't make the grade then we have Pedan and Biega, both of who I really like. Actually I wouldn't mind seeing Hutton and Pedan get a chance to show their stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Why the gloom about D? We have Hammer, Edler, Tanev and yes Sbisa, Weber (who many wrongly imo underrate) That is a strong base.If Bart/Corrado can't make the grade then we have Pedan and Biega, both of who I really like. Actually I wouldn't mind seeing Hutton and Pedan get a chance to show their stuff.Is Pedan fully recovered from his concussion yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfstonker Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 An interesting sideplot for me is, can Sutter get 25-30 goals this season? If he gets 15-20 the trade was just not worth it. Bonino could have gotten similar. But it is not always about points if you are a centre. He may be exceptional in taking the load of his D and linking up. These factors alone could bring another 20 points to others on his shift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_The_Schneid! Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Don't underestimate Kenins. He showed with Bo that he has good hands and a good way of finding a team mate. Add to that his speed and physicality and I think he will be refreshing with the Sedins (as long as he is not overawed and goes into his shell) Bo apart from anything else is a centre, so how could he play with the Sedins (the 2 best face off guys in the one line ???) Bo was great with Hansen last year and Higgins is a crafty grafter who can put up decent points, what's not to like? Anyway it is too early to get your pants knotted. Kenins has no finish He's a grinder, he was constantly in position for a goal and couldn't bury it He makes tanevs shot look hard His first two goals were terrible shots that somehow went in I would much rather see Jensen make the team over Kenins, he can actually shoot the puck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surtur Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 So I'm taking the kids tomorrow. It says 9:45 start time for on ice. Anyone that's been to it so far is there anything going on prior to this that's worth showing up earlier for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernzie71 Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 When are they going to have Roster Cuts ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B Cooper Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Kenins has no finish He's a grinder, he was constantly in position for a goal and couldn't bury it He makes tanevs shot look hard His first two goals were terrible shots that somehow went in I would much rather see Jensen make the team over Kenins, he can actually shoot the puck Don't say anything bad about Kenins. In another thread, I said I wouldent play him with Bo. Then 3 pages telling me how I know nothing about hockey. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogolol Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Kenins has no finish He's a grinder, he was constantly in position for a goal and couldn't bury it He makes tanevs shot look hard His first two goals were terrible shots that somehow went in I would much rather see Jensen make the team over Kenins, he can actually shoot the puck Kenins has no finish He's a grinder, he was constantly in position for a goal and couldn't bury it He makes tanevs shot look hard His first two goals were terrible shots that somehow went in I would much rather see Jensen make the team over Kenins, he can actually shoot the puck lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyhee Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Can anyone tell me how cap compliant the team is? and how many contracts the team has signed for the year? Is there space to pick up players through waivers this year? After reading the Rangers issues with Dylan McIlrath, I was wondering if the Canucks had the cap space and contract space to pick up some players like that. Not necessarily McIlrath (although a top 10 pick and 6"5 is appealing). Last year Benning did a great job of hiding Markstrom, wondering if this year he could pick up some quality players for a good price. This has been answered in a general way, but to be more specific, according to hockeyscap.com Canucks have $1,273,333 projected cap space after counting 22 players (Daniel, Henrik, Vrbata, Burrows, Sutter, Dorsett, Prust, Higgins, Hansen, Vey, Baertschi, Horvat, Kenins, Edler, Hamhuis, Tanev, Sibsa, Bartkowski, Weber, Corrado, Miller, Markstrom.) That is after accounting for $850,000 in bonuses and $800K retained for Luongo. That leaves one roster spot unfilled. Any of Grenier, Gaunce, Jensen, Shinkaruk or Virtanen would fit under the cap, though in Virtanen's case only by shifting his bonuses, if earned, to the following season unless the team finds some cap relief in some way (which normally happens, even beyond the relief for long term injuries.) Hockeyscap.com lists Canucks as having 47 contracts, not including Ehrhardt and Kurtz who are on pro tryouts and not including players who are clearly going to slide-they haven't listed, for example, no 2015 draft picks are included in that 47, nor is Kyle Pettit. As for McIlrath, it would appear the Canucks have the available contract, the roster spot and the cap space to sign him if they thought it appropriate to do so. If they wanted to send him to Utica, though, they'd have to waive him (or offer him back to the Rangers if they acquired him on waivers from them.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_The_Schneid! Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Don't say anything bad about Kenins. In another thread, I said I wouldent play him with Bo. Then 3 pages telling me how I know nothing about hockey. Lol Yeah people love players that hit Having the least amount of points on the team for any forward gets overlooked He's a good 4th liner, he's not going to all of a sudden get that offensive flare and an amazing shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3. Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Poor Witt is getting absolutely lit up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deized_kanuck604 Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Updated: September 16th. Main Camp Schedule (subject to change): Sept. 17, 10:00 a.m. Rogers Arena Media Availability (Media access through Gate 16)Sept. 18, 9:00 a.m. CN Centre (Prince George) On-Ice (1st group) 11:20 a.m. CN Centre (PG) On-Ice (2nd group)Sept. 19, 9:00 a.m. CN Centre (Prince George) On-Ice (1st group) 11:20 a.m. CN Centre (PG) On-Ice (2nd group)Sept. 20, 9:45 a.m. CN Centre (Prince George) Power Play Practice (mostly veterans) 11:20 a.m. CN Centre (PG) Intra-Squad Scrimmage (mostly prospects) Main Camp Roster: A total of 58 players were invited to the Vancouver Canucks 2015 Training Camp: 33 Forwards, 20 Defencemen, and 5 Goalies. There are currently 58 players left in Training Camp. Forwards (Invited: 33 | Remaining: 33)Sven BaertschiCarter BancksLudiwg BlomstrandAlex BurrowsCole CasselsAdam CracknellDerek DorsettDane FoxAlex FriesenBrendan GaunceAlex GrenierWacey HamiltonJannik HansenChris HigginsBo HorvatNicklas JensenBlair JonesRonalds KeninsJohn KurtzJoe LabateJared McCannKyle PetitBrandon PrustDaniel SedinHenrik SedinHunter ShinkarukMackenzie StewartBrandon SutterLinden VeyJake VirtanenRadim VrbataMike ZalewskiDmitry ZhukenovDefenceman (Invited: 20 | Remaining: 20)Matt BartkowskiAlex BiegaGuillaume BriseboisAnton CederholmFrank CorradoAlex EdlerTravis EhrhardtTaylor FedunDan HamhuisBen HuttonEvan McEnenyCarl NeillJohn NegrinTate OlsonAndrey PedanAshton SautnerLuca SbisaJordan SubbanChris TanevYannick WeberGoalies (Invited: 5 | Remaining: 5)Joe CannataRichard BachmanJacob MarkstromRyan MillerClay WittAssigned -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Released -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Waived -- Who is wearing 12? Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Who is wearing 12? Anyone? Stan Smyl, it's in the rafters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzy Desjardins Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Who is wearing 12? Anyone? 12 is retired by the Canucks (Stan Smyl) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Numbers 10, 12, 16 and 19 are retired. With 11, and 28 out of circulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeefcakeBo Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Baertschi and McCann have a great shot. Prust and Dorsett were paired up earlier for a drill a had a few really nice goals. Subban has been really impressive. Higgins looks really good in the second group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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