BanTSN Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Horvat was one of the better players out there tonight He's relentless with the stick checks His speed and puck handling ability looked better then ever Agreed. One of his better games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarGirl Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Saw how Bo was playing in the more offensive areas in this game, pretty nice to see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiboynux4lifee******* Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) Horvat was one of the better players out there tonight He's relentless with the stick checks His speed and puck handling ability looked better then ever I feel Horvat needs to improve his speed; he has great hockey iq, just needs to improve his skating. Edited December 30, 2014 by desiboynux4lifee******* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laoag Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Man I wish jumpstart was available when I was a kid Such a great program, glad Horvat is participating in it. me too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormriders Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I feel Horvat needs to improve his speed; he has great hockey iq, just needs to improve his skating.Some people might not say that. "Horvat was third out of six competitors in the fastest skater event (a lap around the rink), with a time of 14. 679 seconds, behind winner Jannik Hansen (14. 352 seconds) and Shawn Matthias (14.477 seconds). " the Province Dec 15, 2014. Not bad for the new kid that needs to improve his speed! What makes you think he is slow?http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Canucks+SuperSkills+event+nice+change+pace/10468676/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiboynux4lifee******* Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Some people might not say that. "Horvat was third out of six competitors in the fastest skater event (a lap around the rink), with a time of 14. 679 seconds, behind winner Jannik Hansen (14. 352 seconds) and Shawn Matthias (14.477 seconds). " the Province Dec 15, 2014. Not bad for the new kid that needs to improve his speed! What makes you think he is slow?http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Canucks+SuperSkills+event+nice+change+pace/10468676/story.html Just when he enters the zone, he doesn't seem to have that explosiveness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Not the best acceleration like Gauncer. Fast when they are at speed, but it takes some serious energy to get that body going where as Matthias, Virtanen, Hansen have that effortless acceleration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormriders Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Just when he enters the zone, he doesn't seem to have that explosiveness. I agree he hasn't really shown an explosiveness yet and maybe never will, but skating is not an issue. He is more than fast enough for the NHL and his game.Not the best acceleration like Gauncer. Fast when they are at speed, but it takes some serious energy to get that body going where as Matthias, Virtanen, Hansen have that effortless acceleration.I think he is faster than Gaunce and it does not take him that long to get up to speed. IF it takes you a while to get up to speed, you couldn't come in third in the skills competition. His speed is about the same as a guy like Matthias who you consider effortless. He was only .2 of a second longer than Matthias over an entire lap. The difference is only 1.3%, not really that measurable, and you guys think you can tell the difference with your eyes, right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dasein Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Anyone catch what Garrett was saying during tonight's game vs SJS that Getzlaf said about Bo the other night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) Anyone catch what Garrett was saying during tonight's game vs SJS that Getzlaf said about Bo the other night? It was a discussion about Getzlaf riding the ref, not Bo. After Getzlaf lost a couple of face off's early to Horvat he complained that Horvat was cheating. Did not have his stick down. So the ref warned Horvat. Then Getzlaf immediately won a clean draw and Anaheim scored straight off it. Where Bo had no chance to set up as he would like. In between games Horvat made mention he had no leeway with the ref and would have to earn his stripes with NHL ref's before he could get involved. He could chat to OHL ref's like Getzlaf did and be effective, but he did not have that respect yet here... Pretty savvy for a rookie, but he was had on that play. Maybe thats why suddenly he was taking no draws, and we saw all Hank, in the third tonight? edit: after Horvat and his line with Dorsett and Burrows were very good to start the game. They scored, but clearly were our best line, had the most jump in the 1st period. And were still good in the 2knd... Edited December 31, 2014 by Canuck Surfer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken. Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) Getzlaf was saying something to the linesmen I believe.. Bo said he hasn't been in the league long enough to be familiar with all the officials **edit… what he said ^^^^ Edited December 31, 2014 by Chicken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dasein Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) It was a discussion about Getzlaf riding the ref, not Bo. After Getzlaf lost a couple of face off's early to Horvat he complained that Horvat was cheating. Did not have his stick down. So the ref warned Horvat. Then Getzlaf immediately won a clean draw and Anaheim scored straight off the it. Where Bo had no chance to set up as he would like. In between games Horvat made mention he had no leeway with the ref and would have to earn his stripes with NHL ref's before he could get involved. He could chat to OHL ref's like Getzlaf did and be effective, but he did not have that respect yet here... Pretty savvy for a rookie, but he was had on that play. Maybe thats why suddenly he was taking no draws, and we saw all Hank, in the third tonight? Interesting. I don't think that's why Bo was not taking draws in the 3rd tonight (or even playing). Bo was 25% (3/12), and his only wins came against Andrew Desjardins (SJS 4C). He lost every draw against the SJS top 6 centers - probably the reason WD chose to sit the rookie in the 3rd. Bo wasn't great on draws in ANA either - just 30% (3/10). Despite this, WD had Bo out there in the 3rd in a 1-0 game and showed some trust. Unfortunately, WD and Bo got burned (by that Getzlaf play you're talking about). So with Bo going only 25% and not winning any draws against the SJS top 6 centers, WD wasn't going to take another chance tonight. It's tougher for centers to win faceoffs on the road - Bo is now 47.79% away from Rogers Arena (61.25% at home - 52.8% overall). I think this is where the youth shows itself, which is why WD has been sheltering him, it seems. He's still good for ~10 minutes per game and contributing - we have to remember that he's only 19 and still developing. Edited December 31, 2014 by Dasein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks1219 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Just finished watching the game on GCL. Was interesting to see him not get a single shift in the final 12.5 minutes of a 3-1 game. Vey and Matthias got benched as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Interesting. I don't think that's why Bo was not taking draws in the 3rd tonight (or even playing). Bo was 25% (3/12), and his only wins came against Andrew Desjardins (SJS 4C). He lost every draw against the SJS top 6 centers - probably the reason WD chose to sit the rookie in the 3rd. Bo wasn't great on draws in ANA either - just 30% (3/10). Despite this, WD had Bo out there in the 3rd in a 1-0 game and showed some trust. Unfortunately, WD and Bo got burned (by that Getzlaf play you're talking about). So with Bo going only 25% and not winning any draws against the SJS top 6 centers, WD wasn't going to take another chance tonight. It's tougher for centers to win faceoffs on the road - Bo is now below 47.79% away from Rogers Arena (61.25% at home - 52.8% overall). I think this is where the youth shows itself, which is why WD has been sheltering him, it seems. He's still good for ~10 minutes per game and contributing - we have to remember that he's only 19 and still developing. Yeah makes sense. Good post and discussion on it. We'll see how Bo goes on the road with draws. One of those underlying plots... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Zamboni Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 i wonder how well Bo would have done at the WJC this year? would have been nice to see him in that setting and how he compared to Max Domi. Domi looked great....after seeing him in this tourney, does anybody wish we had selected him over Bo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 i wonder how well Bo would have done at the WJC this year? would have been nice to see him in that setting and how he compared to Max Domi. Domi looked great....after seeing him in this tourney, does anybody wish we had selected him over Bo? Probably a lock at the 3rd C spot. Having moved Kesler drafting Horvat looks a lot more better so no I wouldn't of drafted Domi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiboynux4lifee******* Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 I was very impressed with Horvats last game against Detroit, as he managed to get quality scoring chances. I can see he is starting to show some more speed, but still in the off-season he has work to do, so send him to Gary Roberts lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 i wonder how well Bo would have done at the WJC this year? would have been nice to see him in that setting and how he compared to Max Domi. Domi looked great....after seeing him in this tourney, does anybody wish we had selected him over Bo? not me. Horvat made the NHL. Domi couldn't make a weak Phoenix team. That alone speaks for itself, and If Vancouver did Loan Horvat, he will be the captain, I am almost certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby_Lu1ngo Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 My guess is bo would have been playing in the spot of gauthier. Defensive zone face offs and mostly 3rd line. It would have been cool to see him lined up with virtanen though. Maybe a sneak peak into the future Domi - Reinhardt - Duclair Lazar - Mcdavid - Petan Fabbri - Horvat - Virtanen Ritchie - Paul - Crouse Point That would have been fun to watch too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaBamba Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 At what millstone does a players thread Graduate to Canucks talk? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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