Popular Post UFCanuck Posted October 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2013 Gaunce is the best player on a weak team. He will get lots of minutes but his plus/minus will not look good and this situation is not good for his development. It would be better if he were traded to contending team where he could play with other skilled players instead of developing the bad habits that come with trying to do too much yourself. Ryan O'Reilly is a prime example that playing on bad junior teams and then on bad NHL teams does not hurt development. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronic.Canuck Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Ryan O'Reilly is a prime example that playing on bad junior teams and then on bad NHL teams does not hurt development. If anything one could argue it would help his development in that he'll be the one relied on in all situations, and his ice time will reflect that. I really do hope he gets traded to a team like the Knights though. I'm sure any junior team would love to have him for a playoff push considering the way he stepped up last year and carried the Bulls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Would love to see Gaunce traded to London. Horvat Domi Gaunce McCaron The Ruperts That is one stacked top six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canvoucer Vanuck Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Would love to see Gaunce traded to London. Horvat Domi Gaunce McCaron The Ruperts That is one stacked top six. That'd be sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Gaunce having himself a game tonight. 2 Goals and 1 Assist after 2 in a 4-4 tie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 What I love is that Gaunce is on a not so great team, and yet is able to put up good numbers, if not really good for almost a one man team. Imagine he is surrounded by better players, he could be a literal force to deal with. Screw what Sutter said, Gaunce has offensive tools to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecoldstevebernier Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 hat-trick watch: Gaunce has two goals and an assist midway through the second period against Sudbury tonight (Subban has a goal and two assists, and they finished a 2-on-1 together for Gaunce's first goal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Hope he makes Team Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 hat-trick watch: Gaunce has two goals and an assist midway through the second period against Sudbury tonight (Subban has a goal and two assists, and they finished a 2-on-1 together for Gaunce's first goal). Nice. It's good to see him (and Subban) really stepping up his offensive game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Gaunce is really coming alive. 6 Pts in 5 periods. He's making a strong push to make team Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Wow, Gaunce and Subban with big games for Belleville. Both had 3 PTS on the night. Both had goals in the shootout. Gaunce with the game winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merci Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I can't believe Gaunce is playing on a bad team and he's relied on so much to be defensively sound, it's like the hockey gods are making us the perfect 3rd line center. Shinkuruk Henrik Kesler Daniel Horvat Kassian Burrows Gaunce Santorelli Higgins Richardson Hansen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Here's Gaunce's shootout winner from tonight. Nice deke to the backhand. And here's highlights from his other 3 point performance. He scores a beautiful highlight reel end to end goal at 2:06. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sestito Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 He has to get faster. It's as simple as that. He's smart, he can throw the body around, he's god damn solid defensively, but you need to have some foot speed to be a good top nine guy. That's literally the only thing holding him back from the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 He has to get faster. It's as simple as that. He's smart, he can throw the body around, he's god damn solid defensively, but you need to have some foot speed to be a good top nine guy. That's literally the only thing holding him back from the NHL. I'm hoping that he either joins Gary Roberts in the off-season or have whoever the Sedins used after the lockout to improve their skating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I'm hoping that he either joins Gary Roberts in the off-season or have whoever the Sedins used after the lockout to improve their skating. Gaunce has been going to Roberts camp for 3 years now. He is very well conditioned. I think he just needs to drop a bit of weight and work on his foot speed. Once he gets going he's a good skater, it's just those first few strides. Alot like Hodgson was early on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sestito Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 (edited) I'm hoping that he either joins Gary Roberts in the off-season or have whoever the Sedins used after the lockout to improve their skating. It's obvious what the Canucks management saw in him. I really hope he can improve his footspeed. He'll be a really good 3rd line guy then. Gaunce has been going to Roberts camp for 3 years now. He is very well conditioned. I think he just needs to drop a bit of weight and work on his foot speed. Once he gets going he's a good skater, it's just those first few strides. Alot like Hodgson was early on. Agreed! Edited October 27, 2013 by Tom Sestito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Lp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Slot Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 He had a nice game, I watched it. Takeaways 1. He had a beautiful rip on his first goal (drop pass from a Subban rush), in the slot (no pun intended!) shelf over the glove one timer as he walked into a nice drop from Subban who took the zone. 2. Subban, man when that kid rushes he just pushes guys back. If he can't make the nucks as a dman, put him on kesler's wing dammit! lol 3. Guance had 2 in regulation and seems (in all the game's i've watched) just to get goals by being in the right spots...its a bit weird actually because you don't notice him but then wham its on his stick and he's got an empty net....good positionally and hockey smarts clearly. 4. Yes his skating needs work and its not his stride. Its really his first 2-3 steps. He just doesn't have that 'explosiveness' he'll need at the NHL level. Once he's moving he's got wheels. This is correctable though, he's not slow, he's slow off the mark. Is that weight? nope, its core, its leg strength, its training. 5. I'd like to see him start using his body more in a more aggressive manner. He has good body positioning but he doesn't hit. He has the size to really impose on players and now with his experience should have the confidence. End of the day. I think the kid will be a decent 3c or winger on the second line. All he needs is some time and needs to get 'man strength'. Horvat is definitely ahead of him in all those categories (watch alot of knights games too) but With Horvat/Cassells/Gaunce as our centers of the future, we look pretty good! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noseforthenet Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I still like this guy as a regular and think he could be a second line center. He has an big league shot, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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