Boddy604 Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 The 2015-16 Season didn't go as planned right out of the gates. At this time last year, the predicted lineup was: Sedin-Sedin-Vrbata Baertschi-Sutter-Virtanen Higgins-Horvat-Hansen (remember all that hype of the "Triple H" line?) Prust-Vey-Dorsett Edler-Tanev Hamhuis-Weber Sbisa-Bartkowski Miller Markstrom Then Vey disappointed. Corrado disappointed. Hutton came outta nowhere. Cracknell wound up looking like a great option as a 4C. And McCann made a solid case for himself. And nothing went according to plan. So do you guys think we'll see anything like that again this year? Guys we can expect to see at young stars and preseason include: (I'll include pending RFA's for the sake of the hypothetical) Dubois/Tkachuk Pavel-Laplante Grenier Zalewski Friesen Nilsson Stecher Subban Cassels Demko Garteig I know there's a few more but I'm running off memory here. I'm predicting (if any) we'll see a big surprise out of Cassels. The guy has all the talent he needs but didn't put it together in his first pro season. Largely, in my opinion, because of injuries which caused him to try and play catch up all year. Tough to do, especially in your first year outta junior. But Utica has a long offseason and I'm sure he knows if he disappoints again, that's probably it for his shot at the bigs. Another is Subban. Knowing the Canucks are bringing in Larsen to score goals on the back end probably fuels him to go "hey guys, don't forget about me!" Who do you guys think, if any makes a surprise showing on opening night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwags Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Stanley Cup or Bust. Believe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam126 Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Cup baby! All the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solinar Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Sedin Sedin Hansen Baerschi Horvat Brouwer Ladd Sutter Virtanen Dorsett Granlund Burrows Vey Hamhuis Trouba Hutton Gudbranson Tryamkin Sbisa Pedan Larson Miller Markstrom My Candidate for Dark Horse of the year.....Benning. He trades Tanev to Winnipeg for Trouba, Edler to Montreal for picks, signs Ladd and Brouwer, and Hamhuis for veteran leadership on the back end while quietly showing Dan scenes of how he used to check back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggy Bank Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Edmonton wins the division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCNeil Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 I think last year you need to include Burrow if you included Higgins. Other than signing UFA's, I don't really see any surprises coming out of camp this year. Maybe Rodin makes the lineup, but I don't know if that would be a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pctlai@gmail.com Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Yes,Cassells could be the dark horse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond NHL Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Keller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Zalewski for sure is my dark horse. He's not even signed, but is someone I would have on our 4th line in a pinch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spotted Zebra Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 I think Etem will score 15-20 goals, and Rodin won't do as good as people are hoping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrytoolips Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 On 6/5/2016 at 1:30 PM, Spotted Zebra said: I think Etem will score 15-20 goals, and Rodin won't do as good as people are hoping I could see Etem scoring more, just with the way he finished last season, he looked great with Horvat..he is a former first round pick, he has some skill along with his speed and grit.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraken70 Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 My dark horse is Yan Pavel Laplante. As I've said in another thread, his game is one that translates well in today's NHL and he carries the hard nose style JB loves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuporbust Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 3 hours ago, Qwags said: Stanley Cup or Bust. Believe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 On defence, I look for Jordan Subban to have a really strong camp. Three possible results would be: 1) He stays up and starts the season with Vancouver, 2) He is traded for a roster player or 3) He is sent down to Utica where he becomes one of the top offensive defencemen in the AHL. I would really like to see Subban get five or ten games in the NHL just to see if his skills translate, but it doesn't look promising at the moment. At forward, I expect Brendan Gaunce to also have a great camp. While I'd love to see him with Horvat and Virtanen, it's more likely he plays the left side with Granlund and Dorsett. On defence, Tryamkin will make the team, unless he isn't in NHL condition when he arrives in September. I'd really like to see him tossing the Ducks, Sharks and Kings around like ragdolls. Finally, the penalty kill. Gudbranson and Tryamkin, Hansen and Horvat. Tanev and Edler, Granlund and Sutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyking Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 15 minutes ago, Curmudgeon said: On defence, I look for Jordan Subban to have a really strong camp. Three possible results would be: 1) He stays up and starts the season with Vancouver, 2) He is traded for a roster player or 3) He is sent down to Utica where he becomes one of the top offensive defencemen in the AHL. I would really like to see Subban get five or ten games in the NHL just to see if his skills translate, but it doesn't look promising at the moment. At forward, I expect Brendan Gaunce to also have a great camp. While I'd love to see him with Horvat and Virtanen, it's more likely he plays the left side with Granlund and Dorsett. On defence, Tryamkin will make the team, unless he isn't in NHL condition when he arrives in September. I'd really like to see him tossing the Ducks, Sharks and Kings around like ragdolls. Finally, the penalty kill. Gudbranson and Tryamkin, Hansen and Horvat. Tanev and Edler, Granlund and Sutter. The canucks usually run 3 forward pairings on the pk and 2 paring defense pairings. It will probably be Horvat- Hansen Sutter- Etem Granlund - Dorsett Edler - Tanev Hutton - Gudbranson Just because hutton isn't a rookie and couple of years older he will be on the pk over Tryamkin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boddy604 Posted June 6, 2016 Author Share Posted June 6, 2016 1 hour ago, hockeyking said: The canucks usually run 3 forward pairings on the pk and 2 paring defense pairings. It will probably be Horvat- Hansen Sutter- Etem Granlund - Dorsett Edler - Tanev Hutton - Gudbranson Just because hutton isn't a rookie and couple of years older he will be on the pk over Tryamkin. Not sure about Hutton over Tryamkin? I remember a certain pk where Hamhuis and Tryamkin stayed out to kill the entire 2 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McIlhargey the Lesser Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 I'd like to see Larsen and Stetcher make some advances this year. I don't think either will see time in the bigs (other than for management to have a look). I guess I'm not making any dark horse predictions but it'd be nice if some of the developing players pan out and achieve their potential in the next two years. I've said it about Subban before, but while I hope he turns out to be an offensive threat on the back end he has a lot to work on. If he does end up making a difference for our team it will be after a few more years of development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonass Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Quote If we don't land a gritty UFA winger I can see Pedan being the dark hoarse . Rotating in on nights we play the big teams, if he has a good off season and comes to camp fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanB Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 On 05/06/2016 at 0:44 PM, pctlai@gmail.com said: Yes,Cassells could be the dark horse In Utica maybe. I'm not writing him off, but he's done nothing yet to show he belongs in the NHL. I give him a pass last year because of the previous Memorial Cup run & associated injuries, but he needs a bounce back season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 18 hours ago, McIlhargey the Lesser said: I've said it about Subban before, but while I hope he turns out to be an offensive threat on the back end he has a lot to work on. If he does end up making a difference for our team it will be after a few more years of development. I'm not writing Subban off, nor am I even close to penciling him into the line up like some people here. At his size, in this conference, as a defenceman, you need elite skill to make it without being exposed, and he's not there yet imo. Does anyone think he's ready for the Kopitars and Benns of the league.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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