CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 25 minutes ago, meh_wassup said: I thought it was Gaunce centering the 4th and Bo on the 3rd between Baertschi and Virtanen? yesterday WD had the lines like this Twins- Eriksson Gaunce-Sutter-Hansen Baertschi-Granlund-Skille Burrows-Horvat-Dorsett Virtanen skated as an extra dman (yeah I know, bizarre, but mostly because Guddy took practice off) WD is making weird combos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putgolzin Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 ^ It just occurred to me that this is almost exactly the lineup I've been hoping for. If we just switched up Gaunce with Horvat we'd be set. i think Horvat - Sutter - Hansen (or Horvat - Sutter - Eriksson) would be a killer second line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentSam Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 4 hours ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: yesterday WD had the lines like this Twins- Eriksson Gaunce-Sutter-Hansen Baertschi-Granlund-Skille Burrows-Horvat-Dorsett Virtanen skated as an extra dman (yeah I know, bizarre, but mostly because Guddy took practice off) WD is making weird combos Versatility. and a great shared wealth of special team players. The trickle of better players into the 3-4 lines will only make all players better, and times on ice more evenly spread. Our schedule is never a fair one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horvats_Big_Head Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Gaunce has made it to the show. Lets see if he can prove some of the old haters wrong! I remember reading a guy named dangler on the gaunce prospect page. There were a few of those guys saying he would never be anything more then a 4th line C. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny in Vancouver Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 So given the limited amount of NHL games he has played before, is Gaunce still considered a rookie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckledraggin Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 13 hours ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: yesterday WD had the lines like this Twins- Eriksson Gaunce-Sutter-Hansen Baertschi-Granlund-Skille Burrows-Horvat-Dorsett Virtanen skated as an extra dman (yeah I know, bizarre, but mostly because Guddy took practice off) WD is making weird combos If Granlund is going to be the 3rd line C anyways, I'd rather see Sedins Sutter Baertschi Horvat Eriksson Burrows Granlund Virtanen/Rodin Dorsett Gaunce Hansen I prefer Gaunce at center, plus it makes a legit 1st and 2nd line instead of a 1 and 3 third lines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 that might happen as w all know we need more scoring and Sutter was awesome with the twins me I would like to see Twins Eriksson Granlund Sutter Hansen Baer Bo Virt Burr Gaunce Dorsett/Skillie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyg43 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 18 hours ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: yesterday WD had the lines like this Twins- Eriksson Gaunce-Sutter-Hansen Baertschi-Granlund-Skille Burrows-Horvat-Dorsett Virtanen skated as an extra dman (yeah I know, bizarre, but mostly because Guddy took practice off) WD is making weird combos If Granlund is going to be the 3rd line C anyways, I'd rather see Sedins Sutter Baertschi Horvat Eriksson Burrows Granlund Virtanen/Rodin Dorsett Gaunce Hansen? I like the look of the lines here also ,perhaps WD should structure lines just for western conference ,The eastern has little more latitude to experiment with his weird line combo s he dreams up. His in game line player juggling last minute rather than line matching causes me alot of consternantion ,I hope that the shortened bench syndrome does not reappear very often this season,If it does the team is in trouble.Right now the combo you mention look real good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyhee Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 11 hours ago, vinny_in_vancouver said: So given the limited amount of NHL games he has played before, is Gaunce still considered a rookie? Yes, the definition for Calder Trophy and All-Rookie team being someone who has not played 25 games in any NHL season, nor 6 or more games in any major professional league in two separate seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny in Vancouver Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 2 hours ago, tyhee said: Yes, the definition for Calder Trophy and All-Rookie team being someone who has not played 25 games in any NHL season, nor 6 or more games in any major professional league in two separate seasons. Awesome, thanks for the clarification! Ok, Gaunce, not to put any pressure on you, but a certain player from the Leafs scored some goals yesterday. While the Toronto Sports Network probably wouldn't give you the same amount of props as that other player, it would greatly please the fans of CDC if you can, oh, score the same or more points in your first game. Again, no pressure. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 With Etem's loss Gaunce is now going to be a staple on our roster, we really don't have much competition for him apart from say Skille and Virtanen at wing. If Gaunce can get back to taking faceoffs we'll have a very valuable commodity in him. I hope he starts on our 3rd line and gets an opportunity to score because the kid knows how to play a decent 200 foot game. Maybe having him with Horvat and a veteran would be a decent checking line to start the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfstonker Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Ok guys, hands up if you spotted that sublime "Sedin like" through the leg pass by Gaunce, against the boards, in the build up to the tying goal? He's a keeper, the guy is always so damned calm I don't think he has a pulse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 1 hour ago, alfstonker said: Ok guys, hands up if you spotted that sublime "Sedin like" through the leg pass by Gaunce, against the boards, in the build up to the tying goal? He's a keeper, the guy is always so damned calm I don't think he has a pulse. How could we miss it? Stronger game than the Flamers. Uses the body. Understated speed. Played 4C with Burrows and Dorsett can help Gaunce just as it would for Horvat. I hoped that a 4C game would re-establish Horvat's FO% but it was no diff there as it was against Carolina. Not sure what is going on there. Very strong in rookie season and now he struggles to climb above 40%. Gaunce has until Rodin is healthy before he faces any threat of being a scratch. He strikes me as the kind of kid who has to play a lot to adapt to the NHL. Who doesn't I guess? Impressive start in any event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I like what I am seeing from Gaunce. He's not noticeable in the sense that he's not creating a lot of errors, making bad plays or anything.... something very good for a 4th liner. Over 50% for faceoffs and does seem to create or get an offensive chance at least once or twice per game. All in all, pretty good development going on with the kid. I just hope WD will be able to trust him and groom him to be one of the "go to" guys for the PK and defensive zone starts. While he's not a guy with an edge, I do hope to see him paste people in the boards a bit more, since he is still a big guy. Hopefully he'll get himself onto the scoresheet more, but that will come once he's more fully adjusted to the NHL. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, Lancaster said: I like what I am seeing from Gaunce. He's not noticeable in the sense that he's not creating a lot of errors, making bad plays or anything.... something very good for a 4th liner. Over 50% for faceoffs and does seem to create or get an offensive chance at least once or twice per game. All in all, pretty good development going on with the kid. I just hope WD will be able to trust him and groom him to be one of the "go to" guys for the PK and defensive zone starts. While he's not a guy with an edge, I do hope to see him paste people in the boards a bit more, since he is still a big guy. Hopefully he'll get himself onto the scoresheet more, but that will come once he's more fully adjusted to the NHL. Maybe Gaunce is part of the Kane deal? Sbisa and Gaunce for Kane? I think that makes the Cap about the same, doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I feel like Gaunce is one of those guys who will slowly but surely develop into a bottom six gem. We won't really notice it until he's in his late 20s maybe, but all of a sudden, we'll realize what a great player we have. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngould21 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, ajhockey said: I feel like Gaunce is on of those guys who will slowly but surely develop into a bottom six gem. We won't really notice it until he's in his late 20s maybe, but all of a sudden, we'll realize what a great player we have. In other words, one of the Canuck prospects that was brought along properly in the minors. That, plus I'm part of the crowd that thinks that Gaunce is probably one of the easiest guys in the organization to coach. He might be one of those guys that can go up and down the lineup, like Burrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroCanuck Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 4 hours ago, johngould21 said: In other words, one of the Canuck prospects that was brought along properly in the minors. That, plus I'm part of the crowd that thinks that Gaunce is probably one of the easiest guys in the organization to coach. He might be one of those guys that can go up and down the lineup, like Burrows. You know I was thinking the same thing. I'd like to see him get a chance on Horvats left. I think those two could work well together. Maybe a Gaunce horvat and boeser line will be good in the future. You never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 1 minute ago, RetroCanuck said: You know I was thinking the same thing. I'd like to see him get a chance on Horvats left. I think those two could work well together. Maybe a Gaunce horvat and boeser line will be good in the future. You never know I think Gaunce is JB's dangling bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuck-Shot Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 I bet brendan gaunce is going to make ryan kesler look very foolish in the not so distant future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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