R3aL Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Gaunce is a guy we should all be excited about, his play has developed steadily, and he is alwas improving. I do not expect him to make the team next year, but to lead Utica as a top player and leader. Not saying he isn't capable or won't make ye Canucks next season, I just see him being fully developed the right way. I think they are getting him to play wing because we have a bunch of C coming up the pipeline. By teaching/ developing all the ones that go through Utica to play the wing it will allow more line flexibility in the future. That's what I think at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-Hearted Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Gaunce is finding his scoring touch in the pros. Scored his 4th goal on the power play in a 6-3 win against Lake Erie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJamIam Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Gaunce is finding his scoring touch in the pros. Scored his 4th goal on the power play in a 6-3 win against Lake Erie. He and Shinky seem to have taken less time than Jensen to find their game in the pros. Although perhaps Chicago just being an absolute shitshow could have been the case since Jensen looks pretty damn good now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarGirl Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Gaunce has indeed been improving and he was always steady. Nice to see his development going well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsiders Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 (edited) Hope Gaunce makes it as 4th line LW next year. All he has to do he keep working on his first 2-3 strides and consistency Edited December 29, 2014 by Outsiders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I would not be surprised to see both Guance and Shink spend another year in Utica. Nothing wrong with that. They are AHL rookies on a winning team. Sometimes the mental approach to the pro game is more important over the long term. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Brendan Gaunce with 2 assists so far vs the Adirondack Flames today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Yup, sounded like he was quite involved and had a good game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActiveDouble Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 He's been skating very well and has been improving his all around game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snizzle_ Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I think he's jumped ahead of Shinkaruk in the pipeline, especially since he can now play the same wing. I watched the highlights for tonights can and see that he skates so much more powerful and efficient which makes up for his footspeed. He's using his body and size well too. Shows on his assists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 He's certainly starting to show his worth as a 20 year old. I think he will push for a spot next year, but ultimately spend another season in Utica, with potential call ups. He's going to be a great all round player for us one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horvat Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) He's certainly starting to show his worth as a 20 year old. I think he will push for a spot next year, but ultimately spend another season in Utica, with potential call ups. He's going to be a great all round player for us one day. in 3 season Gaunce will be 23, thats obvious but thats the same age as Vey right now, where do you guys see Gaunce in 3 years? 3LW 2LW ? Edited January 11, 2015 by Horvat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) in 3 season Gaunce will be 23, thas obvious but thats the same age as Vey right now, where do you guys see Gaunce in 3 years? 3LW 2LW ? Probably. Could be Richie's replacement if he walks this summer and Gaunce has a really good training camp. Edit: Could see him in a role like Vey is now. In and out of the line up, but usually consitent none the less. Edited January 11, 2015 by clgman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horvat Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Probably. Could be Richie's replacement if he walks this summer and Gaunce has a really good training camp. Edit: Could see him in a role like Vey is now. In and out of the line up, but usually consitent none the less. in 3 years i see him playing as a second liner or a really good 3rd liner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snizzle_ Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 in 3 years i see him playing as a second liner or a really good 3rd liner Alright, let's calm down a bit. The guy is doing fine but it's not like he's lighting the A on fire. There are many first year pro's who are doing way better than him, Charles Hudon, Chris Tierny, so are they going to be 1st liners in 3 years? Let's not forget he's a 1st round pick, so he was expected to have some offensive upside and scoring <0.5ppg in the AHL isn't that great, even for a first year pro. I like the way he's playing (heavy, strong and tenacious) and think he's 2 years from being a regular in the bottom 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horvat Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Alright, let's calm down a bit. The guy is doing fine but it's not like he's lighting the A on fire. There are many first year pro's who are doing way better than him, Charles Hudon, Chris Tierny, so are they going to be 1st liners in 3 years? Let's not forget he's a 1st round pick, so he was expected to have some offensive upside and scoring <0.5ppg in the AHL isn't that great, even for a first year pro. I like the way he's playing (heavy, strong and tenacious) and think he's 2 years from being a regular in the bottom 6. we'll see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) Alright, let's calm down a bit. The guy is doing fine but it's not like he's lighting the A on fire. There are many first year pro's who are doing way better than him, Charles Hudon, Chris Tierny, so are they going to be 1st liners in 3 years? Let's not forget he's a 1st round pick, so he was expected to have some offensive upside and scoring <0.5ppg in the AHL isn't that great, even for a first year pro. I like the way he's playing (heavy, strong and tenacious) and think he's 2 years from being a regular in the bottom 6. Hudon and Tierney are offensive scorers in the A. Gaunce is more of a two-way forward. He most likely gets much less O-Zone time than Hudon or Tierney. It doesn't surprise me his rookie campaign is rather underwhelming. But once he gets his offensive game going, I have no problem putting him in the middle 6 on the Canucks in a season or two. Edited January 12, 2015 by clgman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horvat Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Hudon and Tierney are offensive scorers in the A. Gaunce is more of a two-way forward. He most likely gets much less O-Zone time than Hudon or Tierney. It doesn't surprise me his rookie campaign is rather underwhelming. But once he gets his offensive game going, I have no problem putting him in the middle 6 on the Canucks in a season or two. i dont realy find .005 underwhelming either its kind of what i expect, both gaunce jensen and shinkaruk are all developmental prospects i dont expect to much scoring in the A right off the bat in 2 season gaunce will hopefully be playing on the 1st line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 By all accounts he is not playing a heavy game which is one of his assets ( size ) I' thinking until he makes progress in that area he's going to be in the AHL. I have no false hopes that he'll be a scoring star but if he uses size who knows he may make it to the NHL. It's up to him how much he wants it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snizzle_ Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Hudon and Tierney are offensive scorers in the A. Gaunce is more of a two-way forward. He most likely gets much less O-Zone time than Hudon or Tierney. It doesn't surprise me his rookie campaign is rather underwhelming. But once he gets his offensive game going, I have no problem putting him in the middle 6 on the Canucks in a season or two. Sure, but they were also later round selection. All i'm saying is that given his rather average point production, we'll see how he looks at training camps going forward before saying he's a lock for the middle/top/bottom 6, because in the 3 NHL training camps he's been to, he's been underwhelming in all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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