vancan2233 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Note: This is not a prediction of line combos or player rankings just a list of players and their positions. Canucks Depth: Forward Left Wing Center Right Wing Daniel Sedin Henrik Sedin Loui Eriksson Sven Baertschi Brandon Sutter Jannik Hansen Alexandre Burrows Bo Horvat Jake Virtanen Emerson Etem Markus Granlund Derek Dorsett Michael Chaput Jayson Megna Rookies Brendan Gaunce Cole Cassels Anton Rodin Michael Zalewski Joseph Labate Alexandre Grenier Yan-Pavel Laplante Dmitry Zhukenov Borna Rendulic Michael Carcone Adam Gaudette Brock Boeser Mackenze Stewart Brett McKenzie William Lockwood Jakob Stukel Rodrigo Abols Lukas Jasek Defense Left Right Alexander Edler Chris Tanev Ben Hutton Erik Gudbranson Luca Sbisa Philip Larsen Chad Billins Alex Biega Rookies Nikita Tryamkin Jordan Subban Andrey Pedan Tom Nilsson Ashton Sautner Troy Stecher Evan McEneny Carl Neill Olli Juolevi Guillaume Brisebois Cole Candella Tate Olson Mike Williamson Anton Cederholm Goaltender Ryan Miller Jacob Markstrom Richard Bachman Rookies Thatcher Demko Michael Garteig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILL BILL NECRO Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Alrighty then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cramarossa Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Why is Gaunce listed as a winger? I know he slides, but I'd think of him as more center depth. I didn't realize we had so many left handed defensemen in the system. Is it true that as the game's evolved more players have shot left-handed? Sure seems like it. Even some right-handed players (Ex: Henrik) shoot left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Some real concerns pop up. No depth at Centre - if we have injuries we are screwed... Not much talent on the left wing - We really could use another top 6 left winger. How about an offensive D man that can get a few goals or rush the puck / PP QB ? - is this too much to hope four..... Would like to see another forward that can drop the gloves.. right now Dorsett will be pretty busy...... It could be tough year for Hank and Danny if we dont get another tough forward to stick up for them... Like the added toughness to our D - should help in our own end entries as well as protecting our goalies.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'NucK™ Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 5 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: Some real concerns pop up. No depth at Centre - if we have injuries we are screwed... Not much talent on the left wing - We really could use another top 6 left winger. How about an offensive D man that can get a few goals or rush the puck / PP QB ? - is this too much to hope four..... Would like to see another forward that can drop the gloves.. right now Dorsett will be pretty busy...... It could be tough year for Hank and Danny if we dont get another tough forward to stick up for them... Like the added toughness to our D - should help in our own end entries as well as protecting our goalies.. both gaunce and megna play C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 1 minute ago, 'NucK™ said: both gaunce and megna play C so does Zalewski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.DirtyDangles Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 4 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: Some real concerns pop up. No depth at Centre - We have Hank Sutter Horvat Guance Granlund not bad but not great. Not much talent on the left wing - We really could use another top 6 left winger. >>>>100% ! How about an offensive D man that can get a few goals or rush the puck / PP QB ? This season our D will be way different just wait n see Would like to see another forward that can drop the gloves.. right now Dorsett will be pretty busy...... It could be tough year for Hank and Danny if we dont get another tough forward to stick up for them... We need another bruiser but LW power is the most sought after position next to D, we are screwed in this dept for sure Like the added toughness to our D - should help in our own end entries as well as protecting our goalies.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chon derry Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 7 minutes ago, ThrustyPrusty89 said: Why is Gaunce listed as a winger? I know he slides, but I'd think of him as more center depth. I didn't realize we had so many left handed defensemen in the system. Is it true that as the game's evolved more players have shot left-handed? Sure seems like it. Even some right-handed players (Ex: Henrik) shoot left. thrusty i'm confused , this entire list doesn't show what hand the players shoot ;e.g. right or left but shows ,position only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.DirtyDangles Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 5 minutes ago, 'NucK™ said: both gaunce and megna play C 3 minutes ago, mll said: so does Zalewski. Sure but can they play the big minutes if we loose one of our top 2 for an extended period ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancan2233 Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 Zalewski, Gaunce, and Megna can and do play center or wing. They can be called up to fill in on the wing or center. For most[all] of them if they are going to make the Canucks on opening night it will be on the wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman64 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Well at least we have more depth than we have had in yrs... not by tons but still better than yrs previous which have proved disasterous especially in the playoffs. (against boston and chicago) the worst it seems... I certainly hope this continues to "improve" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 i like that we have players who not only can play either wing, but some who prefer to play their off wing...i'ld love to ask virtanen, which wing he prefers to play?...in juniors, he looked good on his off wing.....i always thought that vrbata was more affective on the left side...etem, likes playing on his off wing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Avery Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Why are players like Chad Billins put ahead of players like Tryamkin and Pedan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 53 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: Some real concerns pop up. No depth at Centre - if we have injuries we are screwed... Not much talent on the left wing - We really could use another top 6 left winger. How about an offensive D man that can get a few goals or rush the puck / PP QB ? - is this too much to hope four..... Would like to see another forward that can drop the gloves.. right now Dorsett will be pretty busy...... It could be tough year for Hank and Danny if we dont get another tough forward to stick up for them... Like the added toughness to our D - should help in our own end entries as well as protecting our goalies.. What do you suggest they do with Baertschi? He's the only playmaker after the 1st line. I don't see the point of using him on a checking line. His strength is creating offence in the o-zone - that's why they were so high on him in Calgary (before everything spiralled downwards). In March he finally looked to be back on track. I would prefer they keep him in an offensive role and get a gritty goal scorer at RW that can create some space and finish his set-ups. I don't see Hansen as a true RW2 and Virtanen is not ready for the role - he still needs to find his scoring touch at this level. Benning has already said that Larsen will QB PP1. Hutton should be able to be more aggressive offensively now that Gudbranson can cover for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 57 minutes ago, 'NucK™ said: Agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 If Sven can't play top 6 then, Canucks will not renew at next contract. He would have to go play in Europe at that point.. He is top 6 or out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cramarossa Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 55 minutes ago, chon derry said: thrusty i'm confused , this entire list doesn't show what hand the players shoot ;e.g. right or left but shows ,position only? Yeah, it doesn't list it explicitly, but a lot of these players I know shoot left from just watching the games (the prevalence of left-handed shots caught my eye, so I've paid more attention than most probably would). To be sure, I just made a list of all the players above, and looked up (via biographies, videos, photos) which hands they shot with. The distribution (in alphabetical order) looks like this: Shoots Left (33): Shoots Right (21): Abols Biega Baertschi Boeser Billens Cassels Brisebois Dorsett Burrows Gaudette Candela Grenier Carcone Gudbranson Cederholm Hansen Chaput Jasek Edler Larsen Eriksson Lockwood Etem Megna Gaunce Nilsson Granlund Rendulic Horvat Stetcher Hutton Subban Juolevi Sutter Labate Tanev Laplante Virtanen McEneny Zalewski Mckenzie Zhukenov Neill Olson Pedan Rodin Sautner Sbisa Sedin, D. Sedin, H. Stewart Stukel Tryamkin Williamson I bolded the guys who played with the big club (or with another NHL team) consistently last year, or are likely to be in the NHL next season. From that perspective, 13 left-handed shots and eight right-handed shots (give or take) can be predicted to play regularly for the Canucks this season. This is all just speculation, but it's a trend I've noticed that peaked my interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 I am thinking shooting off wing is a good thing... better angles... But board work in your own end is tougher off wing... My thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 70's Red Army team would be aghast! I think they had a whole team of LH shots. Seem to recall everyone thinking WTFU, with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABNuck Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Just now, kingofsurrey said: I am thinking shooting off wing is a good thing... better angles... But board work in your own end is tougher off wing... My thoughts. After Bantam I converted from D to wing...I shoot right and prefer to play LW. All I can say about D-end play is that I was able to force the dman cycle vs. shoot more often as my stick was in a better defensive position vs. the shot. As for board play, I tended to use my feet more than my stick (soccer background)...stick was used to box out the opponent (and the occasional "control" move ie/ pitchfork or "accidental" stick lift into the gloves)...so board play wasn't too much of an issue...I definitely preferred the offensive advantage of the inside shot (that is when my grinder line actually got some O-time...hey even I scored a few!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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