Whale Tail Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Per Twitter #Canucks assistant coach Glen Gulutzan at the mic. Says Higgins is feeling better, but is still being evaluated after blocking shot Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missioncanucksfan Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Oh....I can see the bubble guys' ears perked right up and going to be going gang busters fighting for Higgins spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaBamba Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 How many honest people out there are happy? A little voice inside me was like "sweet" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyoung Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 sedin sedin virtanen baertchi sutter vrbata kenins horvat burrows gaunce prust dorsett cracknelk edler tanev hamhuis bartkowski sbisa corrado hutton weber miller marky i think hansen is gonzo as is higgins youngsters will out play them at a 4th the price so long Lol what makes you think Hansen gets cut over kenins, gaunce, virtanen and even Baertschi. He hasn't done anything to lose his position on this team. In fact he is one of our hardest working players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyllenhaal Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 That's too bad for poor Higgy. How come no one mentions Kenin-ball? With Bo he was one of the most productive guys on the team last year, and he's got the skating, physicality and enough scoring touch to make a difference in the bottom 6. Sure, Brendan and Jake have impressed but Ronnys Hockeys shouldn't be discounted b/c he's still young. Kenins has a 1-way contract so I'm guessing most people assume he already has a spot on the team. Plus he's playing with the Sedins so that has to mean something. But this will be a good opportunity for Jake to get his 9 games or if Jake isn't ready then Gaunce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 If we really want to give Virtanen a legitimate shot, he will have to play on the right side. We already have Burrows, Vrbata, Hansen, and Dorsett. With Higgins injured I could see the Canucks moving Dorsett to the left side for a while. We could still give Virtanen, Gaunce, and another forward a look. Bad luck for Higgy, but good news for at least one prospect. If Sutter is going to match lines with the opponents best, then Baertschi s not the best fit there. I could see Dorsett, Sutter, Hansen/Vrbata as a good shut-down line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinatcc Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Lets face it. Some of us are happy about this. Seeing one of our guys get hurt? Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Where's Elvis at?? Told ya there's always injuries in the preseason! I'm right here, do you need me for something? Sure there are often injuries but you shouldn't count on them as a part of making roster decisions apart from a depth perspective. Guaranteeing someone a spot who wouldn't otherwise have one is a pretty poor method (I assume that's what you were doing) In any case, the trade to put us at 14 forwards and 7 D (instead of 13/8) allowed more space for forwards and this injury (assuming it is longer than a few days) could leave a little more room as well. See?: Per Twitter #Canucks assistant coach Glen Gulutzan at the mic. Says Higgins is feeling better, but is still being evaluated after blocking shot Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJamIam Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 It's a JB conspiracy to sit Higgins and give an extra youngster a spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Kenins has a 1-way contract so I'm guessing most people assume he already has a spot on the team. Plus he's playing with the Sedins so that has to mean something. But this will be a good opportunity for Jake to get his 9 games or if Jake isn't ready then Gaunce. I'm not going to pretend that I know what's going on in the room, but I wouldn't think that Ronny would stay with the Twins for any extended period of time, unless Willie plans to turn him into Burr 2.0. I'd still expect that Burr would stay with the Twins, and Verb would be on the 2nd to spread the scoring, while Ronny, being a left wing, may not be the most natural fit with them, at least to start. I would agree with the 1-way contract comment that he'd stick with the team, except that when everyone's healthy I think most people have him as the 13th guy or even the A.H.L. if he's exempt from waivers. The wings on the big club are pretty filled at the moment with Danny, Verb, Burr, Sven, Higgins, Hansen, Prust and Dorsett (and I'm only counting the NHL players so far) and maybe this would be Ronny's shot to oust a vet and reclaim his spot while fending off the other youngsters. Nothing against Higgins and Hansen, but if they can be moved for assets so that spots open up for Ronny, Jake and Brendan that might be the best thing for the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 It's a JB conspiracy to sit Higgins and give an extra youngster a spot! We're all frantically looking for ways to be entertained! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Lol what makes you think Hansen gets cut over kenins, gaunce, virtanen and even Baertschi. He hasn't done anything to lose his position on this team. In fact he is one of our hardest working players.. thing about having a team of vets they get comfy just because hansen out works alot of players doesnt mean he will win out over youth baertchi has more upside when virtanen and gaunce dont have stone hands they seem to get better scoring opportunititys plus they make less in cap space id rather free up 1.6 mill and play a youngster than have all these vets do the saje thung we do every yr which is mediorcrity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Screw it, I'll admit it. I'm not happy that Higgins is hurt at all but he'll recover soon enough and one of the rookies might get an extended look now. So from a net happiness perspective, this makes me happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuongo Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Gives the young guys a chance.. or they bring back Brendan mcMillan.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo.Horvat53 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 About time we give guys who work hard a chance on this team. Brendan Gaunce has been working his tail off, and been one of the better forwards every game he's played from camp till last night. He needs to be given a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Barzal Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 If this means Horvat has to work with some plug and Hansen again I'm going to be pisssedddd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 If this means Horvat has to work with some plug and Hansen again I'm going to be pisssedddd. Kenins Horvat Hansen seemed to work pretty good. I would imagine that would be the default line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 . thing about having a team of vets they get comfy just because hansen out works alot of players doesnt mean he will win out over youth baertchi has more upside when virtanen and gaunce dont have stone hands they seem to get better scoring opportunititys plus they make less in cap space id rather free up 1.6 mill and play a youngster than have all these vets do the saje thung we do every yr which is mediorcrity I find it odd that you put the period at the beginning of your post and not the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekey Pete Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 About time we give guys who work hard a chance on this team. Brendan Gaunce has been working his tail off, and been one of the better forwards every game he's played from camp till last night. He needs to be given a chance. Gaunce looked pretty damn good last night too. He is one of our most underrated and forgotten-about prospects I would say. He's a big kid, has a nice shot, and his skating is not as bad as people make it out to be. He will fit nicely into a third/fourth line role this season or next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAY JAY Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I find it odd that you put the period at the beginning of your post and not the end. I think that canuktravella just missed the right side shift key and the comma, was a key too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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