Tom Sestito Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Am I the only one who's happy with Gaunce and doesn't see him as a 'throw-in'? I really liked the idea of adding a bottom six C. He seems like he can be a 20-35 point guy on the 3C just because of his IQ. No doubt he'll be a fourth liner, but it's whether to see how high he can go. Some people forget that we pick in the range of 22-29 every year.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpop45 Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 (edited) Am I the only one who's happy with Gaunce and doesn't see him as a 'throw-in'? I really liked the idea of adding a bottom six C. He seems like he can be a 20-35 point guy on the 3C just because of his IQ. No doubt he'll be a fourth liner, but it's whether to see how high he can go. Some people forget that we pick in the range of 22-29 every year.. exactly this. you have guaranteed NHL player in gaunce. if he stays at center then i think his ceiling is a third line center. however if he is willing to play the wing in the NHL then he could be a second line winger who chips in 40-50 points in his prime Edited November 29, 2013 by Southpop45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigs_eye10 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Gaunce has 2 points in 2 games so far and he currently has an assist in the game right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonny_Bohonos_14 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Tyson Giuriato @TysonGiuriato 19s #Canucks prospects Hunter Shinkaruk and Bo Horvat have been named to the Canadian World Junior Evaluation Camp roster. No Brendan Gaunce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Tyson Giuriato ‏@TysonGiuriato 19s #Canucks prospects Hunter Shinkaruk and Bo Horvat have been named to the Canadian World Junior Evaluation Camp roster. No Brendan Gaunce. sutter is such a frack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Darn. Would have been nice to watch Gaunce play for Team Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Algur Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Tyson Giuriato @TysonGiuriato 19s #Canucks prospects Hunter Shinkaruk and Bo Horvat have been named to the Canadian World Junior Evaluation Camp roster. No Brendan Gaunce. Hopefully Gaunce uses this as motivation to prove Sutter and Company wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merci Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Wow Gaunce snubbed frack that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noseforthenet Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Does Sutter just really not like Gaunce?! I mean, there's gotta be a reason. Maybe it's his skating that didn't get him on the team. The WJs are overseas this year, so larger ice surface, but one could argue that he has played better than Shink so far. I just don't understand. Happy Horvat and Shink made the camp though. Shink is definitely a bubble guy though. Really needs to impress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nuckist Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I hope this has the same effect as when Samuelsson was snubbed from the 2010 Olympic roster. He took it so personally and absolutely went off after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Does Sutter just really not like Gaunce?! I mean, there's gotta be a reason. Maybe it's his skating that didn't get him on the team. The WJs are overseas this year, so larger ice surface, but one could argue that he has played better than Shink so far. I just don't understand. Happy Horvat and Shink made the camp though. Shink is definitely a bubble guy though. Really needs to impress. well Horvat does everything Gaunce does, but better, so if you can only take one, it's a no brainer. Besides, the only real place for Gaunce would be the 4th line, and you can't really make an argument for taking him over some of the other 4th liners, other than he's a canucks prospect. if anything, it would be a wash one way or the other, add to it that sutter doesn't really care that much for him, and there you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I hope this has the same effect as when Samuelsson was snubbed from the 2010 Olympic roster. He took it so personally and absolutely went off after. or when corrado was snubbed last year, despite being far and away the best D in all the pre tourney games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 or when corrado was snubbed last year, despite being far and away the best D in all the pre tourney games. I'm thinking that played a factor I the smaller selection roster this year. why was the roster so big if your play couldn't change anyone's mind? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Gaunce will be fine. He will probably be better not making this team. Just like Corrado last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Hockey Canada still think they just need to turn up and pick up the Gold at the end of the tourney...how else would you explain a coach saying this Turns out Sutter wasn’t entirely thrilled with the Canucks’ 2012 first-round draft pick, even though he actually had to ask Canucks assistant GM Lorne Henning about him as he’d never seen him play before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 (edited) Hockey Canada still think they just need to turn up and pick up the Gold at the end of the tourney...how else would you explain a coach saying this they meant before those 2 games he had not seen him play before. they meant he wasn't thrilled with his play in those games, specifically. even though Sutter didn't actually say that. what he said was: "He's a big guy and he's a ways away from being a pro player yet," "He's a very defensive-oriented guy as far as understanding the game. He knows his limits offensively, but he's a big power forward who's a decent skater and he's got some good skills. But I see him more as a third- or fourth-line player in the National Hockey League, more of a power guy." Edited December 2, 2013 by avelanch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sestito Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Skating. Calm down, it's not a snub. He isn't fit for the tourney like some of the other guys. Gaunce is a good player like I posted above. He plays a lot like oreilly. Won't be as good, but has the same qualities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wshdrvvn Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 the coach doesn't like the way he plays, simple as that.. personally he seems like a strong option for the 4th line at least, maybe as a defensive specialist to carry along as a scratch. sucks to hear he won't get the shot but maybe it will be motivating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Algur Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 (edited) Didn't see this posted yet, not a very positive article on Gaunce http://www.sportsnet...ade-for-gaunce/ then again the author didn't seem to realize Gaunce is used to playing wing. Edit, here's a more positive article also from the sportsnet site http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/versatile-gaunce-will-help-otters-defensively/ Edited December 3, 2013 by Langdon Algur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Needs to work on his skating. Until he does that he's gonna have trouble making the jump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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