Alflives Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 1 minute ago, UticaHockey said: To burn a year off the ELC you simply have to sign a contract in the current year (assuming the player is too old for the ELC to slide). To burn off a year of waiver exemption the player has to play at least one NHL game. I bow to your superior contract understanding. i still think Lockwood will sign with us next spring. He will be playing in Utica in October 2020. Lind Gadjovic Woo Jasek Lockwood Dipietro The depth of young guys in Utica will be looking pretty good soon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Alflives said: The depth of young guys in Utica will be looking pretty good soon. It looks to be improving at both wing and defence but they really need to sign some decent AHL calibre centers to fill a gaping hole in that position. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 On 4/14/2019 at 11:05 AM, Kootenay Gold said: It looks to be improving at both wing and defence but they really need to sign some decent AHL calibre centers to fill a gaping hole in that position. That is a major problem, though Gaunce and McEwan can (or have) both played centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) On 4/14/2019 at 12:00 PM, Alflives said: I bow to your superior contract understanding. i still think Lockwood will sign with us next spring. He will be playing in Utica in October 2020. Lind Gadjovic Woo Jasek Lockwood Dipietro The depth of young guys in Utica will be looking pretty good soon. I think there’s a good chance he’ll be in Vancouver instead. Or at least for a few games at the end of next season. Might seem biased on my part, but I think big time college players signed at the end of their fourth years generally play in the NHL pretty quickly. Edited April 16, 2019 by Grape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 53 minutes ago, Grape said: I think there’s a good chance he’ll be in Vancouver instead. Or at least for a few games at the end of next season. Might seem biased on my part, but I think big time college players signed at the end of their fourth years generally play in the NHL pretty quickly. Sorry, did you mean 'big-time' or 'big-10'....? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 On 4/14/2019 at 11:05 AM, Kootenay Gold said: It looks to be improving at both wing and defence but they really need to sign some decent AHL calibre centers to fill a gaping hole in that position. That’s for sure. Our biggest issue in Utica is a shortage of centre prospects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 19 hours ago, Grape said: I think there’s a good chance he’ll be in Vancouver instead. Or at least for a few games at the end of next season. Totally agree. When his season is over at Michigan, he will come play a few games with us. Then, I think, he's in Utica the following season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 On 4/14/2019 at 11:05 AM, Kootenay Gold said: It looks to be improving at both wing and defence but they really need to sign some decent AHL calibre centers to fill a gaping hole in that position. I imagine they intended to have Gaudette down there for more of this past season...but injuries... As for next year, they've got all summer to fill some depth there, including potentially, trades. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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higgyfan Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 On 4/13/2019 at 4:04 PM, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: Seems that Lockwood talked it over with the people around him, decided on going back for a senior year, and hopes to sign with Vancouver at the end of 2019-20. Posted again so folks can see that Will's still wanting to come to Vancouver next year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronic.Canuck Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 16 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Kinda saw this coming as soon as he announced his return. Good for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Chronic.Canucks.Fan said: Kinda saw this coming as soon as he announced his return. Good for him. What is obvious is Lockwood believes his chance to the best development is in the NCAA rather than Utica. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Fred65 said: What is obvious is Lockwood believes his chance to the best development is in the NCAA rather than Utica. Why would he leave the development program he's already in...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 20 minutes ago, aGENT said: Why would he leave the development program he's already in...? Well ... let's think about this. He could go to the Pros in a professional organization who can provide him with everything he needs ( or so the theory goes ) and get paid for to boot or he could return to his college where he still needs to attend the lectures and keep his GPA at an expected level where his parent still has to subsidize his life. Ummm what to do. What does he do, he speaks to his parents and his advisor and the decision is ..... stay away from Utica and entrust your future to the college development and I think he got it right. Why would a prospect even consider Utica ... maybe a goalie would they get individual coaching. Agents monitor AHL teams and roster spots, it's part of their gig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 59 minutes ago, Fred65 said: Well ... let's think about this. He could go to the Pros in a professional organization who can provide him with everything he needs ( or so the theory goes ) and get paid for to boot or he could return to his college where he still needs to attend the lectures and keep his GPA at an expected level where his parent still has to subsidize his life. Ummm what to do. What does he do, he speaks to his parents and his advisor and the decision is ..... stay away from Utica and entrust your future to the college development and I think he got it right. Why would a prospect even consider Utica ... maybe a goalie would they get individual coaching. Agents monitor AHL teams and roster spots, it's part of their gig That's a whole lot of editorialization. You're also missing the free education part. Never mind that he's already spent three years in the program and his main weakness (strength) is probably better served in the comparatively easy college schedule. But keep on keep'n on with the myopic narrative.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post theo5789 Posted April 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Fred65 said: Well ... let's think about this. He could go to the Pros in a professional organization who can provide him with everything he needs ( or so the theory goes ) and get paid for to boot or he could return to his college where he still needs to attend the lectures and keep his GPA at an expected level where his parent still has to subsidize his life. Ummm what to do. What does he do, he speaks to his parents and his advisor and the decision is ..... stay away from Utica and entrust your future to the college development and I think he got it right. Why would a prospect even consider Utica ... maybe a goalie would they get individual coaching. Agents monitor AHL teams and roster spots, it's part of their gig Finishing your degree, what a horrible thing. There's life after hockey. Lockwood has suffered some injuries that has kept him out for a while. Perhaps that has put into perspective that one could have a very short hockey career (that will certainly pay well, but for how long?). Let's face it, the reality is Lockwood is probably a bottom 6 guy with potential for more, but is no lock to be a star in the league. This really is no different than plucking one of the better college free agents when the time comes. I imagine he likely has some scholarship to his school, so he isn't simply freeloading off his parents and whether he makes it as a hockey player or gets a decent job from his education, I'm sure he will be able to pay them back. One more year in college and then signing at the end of the year to burn a year of ELC anyway isn't going to alter his life path too much. Lockwood needs to strengthen up and he has more time to do so with the less intense schedule that college offers. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethal_spaghetti Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 4 hours ago, Fred65 said: Well ... let's think about this. He could go to the Pros in a professional organization who can provide him with everything he needs ( or so the theory goes ) and get paid for to boot or he could return to his college where he still needs to attend the lectures and keep his GPA at an expected level where his parent still has to subsidize his life. Ummm what to do. What does he do, he speaks to his parents and his advisor and the decision is ..... stay away from Utica and entrust your future to the college development and I think he got it right. Why would a prospect even consider Utica ... maybe a goalie would they get individual coaching. Agents monitor AHL teams and roster spots, it's part of their gig Also the part where being a well-known student athlete doesn't hurt around campus if you all know what i mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan since 82 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 He made the right decision for Will Lockwood! The degree will help post NHL career, and he's going to continue to learn about leadership as the captain! Hopefully we see him in a Canucks uniform for a couple of games at the end of next season, and if we squeak into the playoffs he'll get that experience as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 16 hours ago, lethal_spaghetti said: Also the part where being a well-known student athlete doesn't hurt around campus if you all know what i mean. Sunshine this is business, not a grade a 12 popularity contest. This is his career, a limited career opportunity. Lockwood in his interview on 650 tells us this is about my future as a hockey player. His academic courses are mostly fillers. He believes his future as a hockey pro is best served in the NCAA league and coaching rather than Utica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) On 4/18/2019 at 6:34 PM, higgyfan said: Posted again so folks can see that Will's still wanting to come to Vancouver next year. Thanks Higgy... I don’t think it can be said any clearer... What tomorrow brings nobody knows but for now I would start worrying. Que Sera Sera Whatever Will be, Will Lockwood be... Edited April 19, 2019 by spook007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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