spook007 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Also should add, seems cool as a cuke. Can see this guy bein' a big-$ PO performer, when all our kids are here. For a 3rd line... Gaunce - Gaudette - Virtanen Will likely be the best in the league. Playing yrs like the Badger, Torres, Manny trio! Wow... if only.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 3 hours ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Also should add, seems cool as a cuke. Can see this guy bein' a big-$ PO performer, when all our kids are here. For a 3rd line... Gaunce - Gaudette - Virtanen Will likely be the best in the league. Playing yrs like the Badger, Torres, Manny trio! I believe in his final 2 years in the OHL, his PPG increased in the post-season. Same with his rookie year in the AHL, his PPG went from 0.39 to 0.43. Gaunce seems like a player that will do what's needed in the regular season, but once the intensity cranks up during the playoffs, he gets more intense as well (something coaches has been critical of him). As there will be more clutching and grabbing, and it becomes a game of attrition, a bigger body like him can excel in a longer series and deeper in the run. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 His game is suited to postseason play. He tries so hard to be intelligent about his hockey and does a lot of work to get the puck. The question is about what he does once he has it. I think what he's been doing is focusing so hard on his defensive play, partly because of his extremely defensive usage, that he's been extra cautious about any offensive breaks. He was maybe starting to try and jump in a little more and take better advantage of the chances he's been getting lately. Hopefully it's starting to click more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 If the season is a lost cause soon, I wouldn't mind seeing Gaunce with a taste of powerplay time, just to see what it's like to heavily focus on offense for a bit at the NHL level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borderline Canuck Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Play Gaunce with Sutter. They have chemistry. Both great defensively and both create a ton of chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakrami Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 It's overlooked that we are playing Gaunce over Boucher and Goldobin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Drakrami said: It's overlooked that we are playing Gaunce over Boucher and Goldobin. It's overlooked that Gaunce has 5x the effort of Boucher and Goldobin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanSeanBean Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Drakrami said: It's overlooked that we are playing Gaunce over Boucher and Goldobin. So your suggesting to we play 2 offensively gifted players in a 4th line roll instead of a young player who is defensively gifted? Makes sense. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhorvat Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Greener will make him our next Captain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakrami Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 48 minutes ago, shayster007 said: So your suggesting to we play 2 offensively gifted players in a 4th line roll instead of a young player who is defensively gifted? Makes sense. Gaunce is defensively gifted? lol.. people here will say whatever they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 38 minutes ago, Drakrami said: Gaunce is defensively gifted? lol.. people here will say whatever they want. I think you'd have an extremely difficult time giving evidence that Gaunce isn't defensively gifted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpn1 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I am not overly optimistic about BG. He doesn't seem to have any intensity for a guy 6' 2", 217 lb. His plus minus is 0 & 5 points (4 goals & 1 assist). He was also a first round pick. Compare him to Jake who is 6' 1" & 213 lb. His Plus minus is -2 and has 12 points (6 goals & 6 assists). He is biger than Jake and he never seems to use his size at all. He seems like a nice fellow but I am not convinced he is as good as some make him out to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 1 minute ago, dpn1 said: I am not overly optimistic about BG. He doesn't seem to have any intensity for a guy 6' 2", 217 lb. His plus minus is 0 & 5 points (4 goals & 1 assist). He was also a first round pick. Compare him to Jake who is 6' 1" & 213 lb. His Plus minus is -2 and has 12 points (6 goals & 6 assists). He is biger than Jake and he never seems to use his size at all. He seems like a nice fellow but I am not convinced he is as good as some make him out to be. He was never a physical guy. His game has always been molded defensively like Manny Malhotra. I don't ever recall Malhotra ever running guys over, pasting them to boards or anything either... and they're about the same size too. Just solid defensive plays, positioning, etc. Not every bigger player needs to be a physical force (although we wish Gaunce to be). He does finishes his checks and battles along the boards. For a player that's on the 4th line and on the PK, he's doing what is expected of him. Virtanen plays with the Sedins and is expected to provide some offense. His 12 points should be a disappointment. Gaunce has 5 points playing with Nic Dowd and whoever TG left off in the top-9.... that's what you expect from a 4th line player. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nucker 67 Posted February 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2018 I used to be on the bandwagon to trade Gaunce, get rid of him he's terrible and doesn't score...blah blah. But watching him play, he makes smart decisions, he's got a good stick, disrupts breakouts, good defensively, great on the PK, good in the dot, and apparently a good team mate. Canucks need a player like this. They can't fill a roster full of rookie hot shots who just want to show off their offensive flair. 2 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 7 hours ago, Drakrami said: It's overlooked that we are playing Gaunce over Boucher and Goldobin. Gaunce is an NHL player. Boucher and Goldobin at this point are not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 16 minutes ago, Hutton Wink said: Gaunce is an NHL player. Boucher and Goldobin at this point are not. Goldobin, might end up as an Nhl player; but imo it is too late for Boucher. Starting to get concerned about Goldy as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanSeanBean Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Drakrami said: Gaunce is defensively gifted? lol.. people here will say whatever they want. You are either a complete and utter troll or know literally nothing about hockey. Edited February 7, 2018 by shayster007 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakrami Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 lol. I dont see Gaunce as any more defensively better than our list of AHLers Chaput, Megna, Boucher, Archibald. Only point is Gaunce is still relatively young and can hopefully develop into a better player. But NHL is not the place for player development - its the real deal. Boucher is just 24 years old btw, 1 year older than Gaunce. And way more gifted than Gaunce offensively. So Gaunce getting so many games while Boucher is left in the AHL to rot seems unfair to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingleThorn Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 On 2/7/2018 at 3:37 PM, shayster007 said: You are either a complete and utter troll or know literally nothing about hockey. 4 hours ago, Drakrami said: lol. I dont see Gaunce as any more defensively better than our list of AHLers Chaput, Megna, Boucher, Archibald. Only point is Gaunce is still relatively young and can hopefully develop into a better player. But NHL is not the place for player development - its the real deal. Boucher is just 24 years old btw, 1 year older than Gaunce. And way more gifted than Gaunce offensively. So Gaunce getting so many games while Boucher is left in the AHL to rot seems unfair to me. I guess that settles it. The winner is 'know nothing about hockey'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lock Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) 18 hours ago, Drakrami said: lol. I dont see Gaunce as any more defensively better than our list of AHLers Chaput, Megna, Boucher, Archibald. Only point is Gaunce is still relatively young and can hopefully develop into a better player. But NHL is not the place for player development - its the real deal. Boucher is just 24 years old btw, 1 year older than Gaunce. And way more gifted than Gaunce offensively. So Gaunce getting so many games while Boucher is left in the AHL to rot seems unfair to me. You're right. We should not have developed Boeser in the NHL and kept him in the AHL this season. The NHL is not the place for player development.... This is the problem with generalized statements like yours. Some players develop nicely in the NHL. Other players develop better in the AHL. Some can even develop better in Europe. Everyone develops in a different way and will react accordingly. And I can't agree with you on Boucher. Boucher has holes in his defensive game that need filling. Hopefully he's improved now that he's back up, but time will tell there. Edited February 12, 2018 by The Lock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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