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Gaunce, playing I believe on the 4th line is 6th in team pts

I keep reminding folks that Gauncer was drafted 2nd overall into the OHL and was considered a goal scorer. Moving him to the wing was a great idea that (hopefully) will spark his offensive game.

I think he will end up having a better career than a lot of people think. He's a keeper.

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First year in the pros, switched to the wing, playing in the bottom-6... He's done quite well in his new role.

He has 9 points (3g, 6a) in his last 14 games (15 games including the first game in December).

Now if he can do that for the rest of the season.. I'd be ecstatic. I routing for this guy; the forgotten one. I like that monicker

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Gaunce is has very good offensive skills. I'm glad he's thriving. And I'm hearing that he's playing on the wing? If that's the case, we could have him convert into a winger for us.

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Now if he can do that for the rest of the season.. I'd be ecstatic. I routing for this guy; the forgotten one. I like that monicker

Forgotten? Seems his thread here is pretty routinely commented in....

Frack, I wanted him to be at least a checking center, not a bottom-6 winger. Bottom-6 wingers are a dime-a-dozen commodity in the NHL.

Middle 6 winger? Also this move to wing could be merely a developmental/strategic move and he could end up back at C further down the line.

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Frack, I wanted him to be at least a checking center, not a bottom-6 winger. Bottom-6 wingers are a dime-a-dozen commodity in the NHL.

Center is a tougher position to play well and Gaunce was not doing well enough at the center position. I like Gaunce but it looks to me like his ceiling is probably as a defensively responsible bottom 6 winger in the NHL. But frankly, there is no guarantee he will even make the NHL.

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Forgotten? Seems his thread here is pretty routinely commented in....

With the addition of 4 shiny new 1st round picks since, he's become somewhat of a novelty pick. People like newer shinier things and Gaunce doesn't hold the same caché as a Dynamic Shinkaruk, a Bergeron like Horvat, an offensive McCann and a historical pick like Virtanen.

People still follow him, its just so much has happen since his draft that he's been somewhat forgotten, ergo the monicker.

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With the addition of 4 shiny new 1st round picks since, he's become somewhat of a novelty pick. People like newer shinier things and Gaunce doesn't hold the same caché as a Dynamic Shinkaruk, a Bergeron like Horvat, an offensive McCann and a historical pick like Virtanen.

People still follow him, its just so much has happen since his draft that he's been somewhat forgotten, ergo the monicker.

Agree but I don't think many here expected him to become a first line centre or winger when we drafted him.

The top end I was hoping for was a shutdown centre who can score from the 2 line.

When we got Horvat, Gaunce was pushed to wing but they may end up on the psuedo 2nd line in a year or two anyway:

Gaunce / Horvat / Cassels would be a heck of a shutdown line.

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