Drewman Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 On 1/19/2017 at 6:59 PM, Salmonberries said: It's not just that he isn't scoring, he isn't getting chances to score either. I'm not sure if it's a lack of hockey smarts to anticipate and get to the right place or a lack of quickness to get there but I suspect it's the latter. Skille plays the other side on the line and gets some quality scoring chances. Guance just doesn't; the difference is stark. I don't post often, but sometimes I see comments like this that really irk me. The difference is, how many years of NHL Skille has compared to Gaunce. It's absurd to compare the two, Skille was a 7th overall, Gaunce a late first rounder. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 3 hours ago, Drewman said: I don't post often, but sometimes I see comments like this that really irk me. The difference is, how many years of NHL Skille has compared to Gaunce. It's absurd to compare the two, Skille was a 7th overall, Gaunce a late first rounder. Sorry friend, I don't like to see people get upset. Skille is the only other fourth line winger on the team, hence the comparison. If there was anyone else I could have used as a comparable I might have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Glad to see Gaunce rewarded with an assist tonight. Hope it's a sign of things to come. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 34 minutes ago, ajhockey said: Glad to see Gaunce rewarded with an assist tonight. Hope it's a sign of things to come. For sure, he's now tied for the team league in points in February. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedLumme Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 15 hours ago, GarthButcher5 said: For sure, he's now tied for the team league in points in February. Gotta start somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 16 hours ago, ajhockey said: Glad to see Gaunce rewarded with an assist tonight. Hope it's a sign of things to come. At first I thought he was the one to tip the puck in, but it was deflected off a SJS player. I hope that they can shift back Gaunce from LW to Center. Chaput has been decent on faceoffs, but I want to see how Gaunce plays in this natural position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ryan Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 On 1/24/2017 at 1:05 PM, Boudrias said: Totally agree. If the Canucks did not invest in Gaunce's TOI then who? He has shown enough this year that he has upside. The 4th line is doing exactly what has been asked of them. Anyone notice how many shifts they are getting at critical moments in games. WD had them closing out periods and games more and more. Gaunce will be an NHLer and even Chaput might make it with the experience they have gotten this year. Also agree. Chaput and Gaunce have been pretty much what is asked out of a 4th line. They're being trusted in some critical situations; this helps long term, especially for wear and tear on the top players. In this day/age, if a 4th line scores 10-15 goals over the course of a season, they doing not bad...between Chaput, Megna, Skille and Dorsett, there are 9 goals (and no one get silly here...Megna is a 4th line player, he's just gotten some higher line chances due to injury). I wouldn't mind seeing Gaunce and Chaput brought back next year, same roles, with Skille and (insert random 4th liner). Dorsett...he likely comes back, but damn if I was him I would seriously think about life after hockey, before risking serious injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putgolzin Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I've always liked Gaunce a lot. I also liked how his scoring improved in the A. i hope he'll also get a chance to slowly move up our lineup. Even if that capped out at 3rd line and scoring 40 points a season while continuing his 2way play. 2nd line and 50 would be better, but perhaps not realistic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lock Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 (edited) This thread seems so weird to me. Gaunce is a prime example of someone who doesn't need to score to contribute on the ice. He has more facets to his game then mere scoring. Yet, there are people who are like "No points on the board for him! Send him to the minors!". While scoring helps, there's more to this game than mere scoring. If we were basing this on who's been scoring, as well as potential, and not so much in terms of how else they are contributing, then Virtanen would not have been sent to the minors and Gaunce would have been sent down instead. Who stayed in the lineup in the end? The person who is contributing in their own way. Edited February 4, 2017 by The Lock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 26 minutes ago, The Lock said: This thread seems so weird to me. Gaunce is a prime example of someone who doesn't need to score to contribute on the ice. He has more facets to his game then mere scoring. Yet, there are people who are like "No points on the board for him! Send him to the minors!". While scoring helps, there's more to this game than mere scoring. If we were basing this on who's been scoring, as well as potential, and not so much in terms of how else they are contributing, then Virtanen would not have been sent to the minors and Gaunce would have been sent down instead. Who stayed in the lineup in the end? The person who is contributing in their own way. Many fans do not look past the ppg when making a decision on how good a player is. I was bemoaning the fact that Gaunce could add some physicality to his game about a month ago. Low and behold he has upped his hitting since then. You see so many of the young guys come to the NHL and the speed freezes them. This is why I wanted Gaunce to get at least 40 games this year to get acclimatized. He has done that and more. As you mentioned the Canuck 4th line has been solid even after Dorsett went down. Chaput is another player often questioned. A big 215 pound center who wins his fair share of FO's. Fans should look at the team FO% which is one of the best in the NHL versus last year. Solid FO% equals puck possession. Yes, the Van d-core is much younger than last year yet are playing a better game. Some of that has to do with puck possession and the d-core not having to battle for the puck and the increased time to make a pass out of the zone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Bang Boogie Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Gaunce scored a beauty goal with Utica today: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Bang Bang Boogie said: Gaunce scored a beauty goal with Utica today: Nice to know he's picking up right where he left off in Utica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible.dee Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 On 12/9/2016 at 8:22 AM, nux_win said: Loui was actually a real good NHLer at one point and worth the contract. This year? Well, I have to agree that he isn't the Loui we signed on for. Maybe he will pick it up and return to form or maybe you are right and we should expose him. I agree that Gaunce flies under the radar. I mostly listen on the radio so he is really invisible to me. Occasionally this can actually be a good thing for a defensive player. They don't get mentioned much and they don't get much face time on camera but sometimes a good defensive player goes about his job unnoticed by everyone except the people they are playing against. I'm not sure whether Gaunce is that player but he might be. He's not lighting up the scoreboards but maybe that means that he is doing the little defensive things well (unlike Virtanen). At least he isn't a liability out there. Of course we have to score goals but winning generally starts with keeping the pucks out of your own net. GCG! Ehhh.... I think radio broadcasts are an interesting way of gauging a player's overall involvement, if you don't hear their name called they aren't having much to do with the game, I'm actuallly surprised, I would think a first rounder like him would be trying to get noticed a little more, ya know maybe a fight or two, get in the goalie's face and cause a scrum, be a PITA to specific other players, kind of like what Kadri had to do to get noticed, Gaunce is sooo vanilla, it's like he's resigned himself to being a fourth liner, or who knows maybe he's biding his time and trying to get the little things right before he expands on his game, but if that's the case it got him sent down and didn't work, I would love to know what he's actually thinking about all this, how he sees his possible future and where he could fit and what he's trying to do to get there, because right now his game has "AHL" written all over it. I hope not because it would be very cool to have a late first rounder earn a regular spot with this team, it seems like it only happens once or twice a decade. I still find his total lack of offense since turning pro odd, he scored in Unior you would think he would tryand push to score in the pro's but he doesn't seem interested in being a top guy. I hope he comes back and realizes that hiding out while trying to be defensively perfect is not enough, you have to attack no matter where you are on an NHL team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible.dee Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 On 1/19/2017 at 7:17 PM, The 5th Line said: If your team doesn't have 4 lines that can score you will go nowhere, especially when this team doesn't have a high powered first line anymore. No, sorry, if that were the case he would still be here, periodThe fact that he isn't means he is NOT doing what he needs to do. and BTW winning pouck battles and all the other stuff you mentioned IS sexy and gets you called by name in th broadcast booth, the fact that he isn't being mentioned shows that he is hiding out and being safe to a fault, that doesn't cut it in the NHL, Fourth lines are expected to attack. Gaunce has shown he can at least hang on NHL ice and not embarrass himself, but that isn't going to be enough to keep him in the league, he needs to start thinking bigger and playing with some swagger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible.dee Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 On 1/24/2017 at 7:07 PM, reyezone said: His intelligence was always highly touted and we're seeing that him use that IQ to adapt his style of play to be a regular in the show. He has done everything asked of him and then some and it's working. I think he turned some heads, like most great leaders, by being in phenomenal physical condition at training camp. Ok guys, let's get out of fantasy land,yes there ar4e things to like about his game and no I would not consider this a wasted 1st yet, But stop with the "H'se doing exactly what's asked and doing it well" stuff HE GOT SENT DOWN, end of story it's not enough, and as for this fabled IQ I think his plan to hid out and be like a third D man was not very clever at all, it got him a bus ticket. Gaunce needs to change some things up and start playing like a guy who people should be afraid of instead of playing like he is terrified of everyone else's skills, The way he has been playing it would be very easy to park him in Utica and only use him as an injury plug, likre there's other faceless AHL 4 life guys who come through here every year, we want more from him and i sincerely hope he wants more for himself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible.dee Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 On 1/8/2017 at 4:59 PM, ajhockey said: Frankly, I'd be willing to see Gaunce over Megna. I wouldn't have high expectations, but if he can finish in the AHL, I could see him finishing in the NHL with golden passes from the twins. He plays a style somewhat similar to Burrows so I could see it working somewhat. Damn straight, Let's invest that valuable ice into a commodity that could develop into something, playing with the Sedins used to turn fourth liners into top 6'res, at the very l;east it would get him to start thinking at the most sophisticated level of offense, we are wasting a precious commodity whenever we palya guy who isn't meant to stay here with the twins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormriders Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I'm lov'en what I am seeing with this kid, no pouting, just go out and do your business. Friday, he has 1 goal 1 assist, 7 shots and two minutes. Tonight he has a goal in a 2 - 1 win. Way to go Brendan ! For the sake of his career, I really hope when he comes up next year, that there is a new coach. I think Willy had him playing scared, scared to make mistakes and play way too safe of a game. He has some offensive upside, along with a very disciplined defense responsible style, all with a high hockey IQ. I think he has a lot more to show than he did this year. Things are improving and I think he will be a solid NHL player. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonald Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 33 minutes ago, Stormriders said: I'm lov'en what I am seeing with this kid, no pouting, just go out and do your business. Friday, he has 1 goal 1 assist, 7 shots and two minutes. Tonight he has a goal in a 2 - 1 win. Way to go Brendan ! For the sake of his career, I really hope when he comes up next year, that there is a new coach. I think Willy had him playing scared, scared to make mistakes and play way too safe of a game. He has some offensive upside, along with a very disciplined defense responsible style, all with a high hockey IQ. I think he has a lot more to show than he did this year. Things are improving and I think he will be a solid NHL player. Would love Bo to hook him up with his skating coach, and hopefully he sees himself as something more than a 4th line centre and plays like it once hes back with the big club whether its this season or the next. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-Hearted Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Nice to see Brendan scoring in back-to-back games since his return to the Comets. He's showing why the Canucks should never give up on him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I think the positive is the Canucks believe Gauncer has more to give than what he's shown so far. That's why they sent him down to get his confidence up. If he can come in and grab a spot on the team right away next year I hope it's on a third line where he can get a few more minutes. Either that or just play with some slightly better linemates. If he starts producing at 1.25 ppg in the AHL do you think he could get picked up in the expansion draft? I doubt it, but you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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