Bur14Kes17 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the Canucks have reduced their pre-season roster by six players. The following players have been assigned to their junior clubs: Rodrigo Abols Centre Portland WHL Brett McKenzie Centre North Bay OHL Jakob Stukel Left Wing Calgary WHL Cole Candella Defence Hamilton OHL Tate Olson Defence Prince George WHL Carl Neill Defence Sherbrooke QMJHL i wouldn't have minded seeing Tate Olson or Car Neill stick get a game but with such an overload on D right now it makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceGeorgeGoon Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 A nice crop that might not be ripe till next year. What's significant is that the depth we have now will only get deeper. It's going to be competitive hockey in Vancouver and Utica for sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Thought Neill might stay a little longer, but really, no surprises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nux_win Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Meh, junior guys going back to junior. We'll see them again. There's still lots of competition at camp and it will be interesting to see who makes the opening night line-up. GCG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Only surprises might be the AHL elibigle (age 20+) players getting sent back fairly early to their junior teams. Once they join those teams they are committed to staying for the year and can't join the Comets until their junior season is over. But given that we already has too many players for the NHL spots and Benning has already made several free agent signings intended for the Comets, it's probably better for those guys to head back to junior versus likely having to go to the ECHL (as they likely wouldn't crack the Comets). At least this way the junior guys don't get a late start with their teams, which is probably best for all involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4ZZY Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Not surprised by any of the cuts today. All those players were bound to go back to their junior clubs for more development and playing time. We'll see them next year again, and hopefully many of them, if not all of them, will make huge strides in their games. Here's hoping! AND, on top of that, we'll have a few more draft picks, so the system of prospects is looking better and better with Benning at the helm here. I'm encouraged about the present, as well as the immediate and long term future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bur14Kes17 Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 28 minutes ago, PrinceGeorgeGoon said: A nice crop that might not be ripe till next year. What's significant is that the depth we have now will only get deeper. It's going to be competitive hockey in Vancouver and Utica for sometime. That's the biggest difference that I noticed too as compared to previous years. I'm pretty high on both Niell and Olson, but I think 4 of these 6 first round cuts project as NHL players at some point. It's been a long time since we've been able to say that about any first round cuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I'm actually a bit surprised that Olsen didn't get a preseason game but with the CHL season starting tomorrow, I guess management wanted to get them all back in time for their season openers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Hmmm I kind of liked Abols play at camp... but I guess maybe he just stood out more since he's huge? Hopefully he does well in Jr this year. Could be a steal from the 7th round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon Canucky Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Abols is making the winterhawks make some decisions. Were carrying two imports already, so one of the three is gonna get canned. I doubt it will be Abols, so I'll help keep tabs on him for fellow Canucks fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 If any of those kids were competing for spots with this club this year we would be in big, big trouble. Best get them back to their teams so they can get into meaningful games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'NucK™ Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 1 hour ago, Oregon Canucky said: Abols is making the winterhawks make some decisions. Were carrying two imports already, so one of the three is gonna get canned. I doubt it will be Abols, so I'll help keep tabs on him for fellow Canucks fans. I sure hope JB was aware of that and didn't just send the guy into some awkward situation in Portland.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaBamba Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Training camp isn't about development it's about getting veterans a fresh set of legs under them. The kids have yeeeeaaaarrrrrs before they are waiver eligible. They will develop themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 5 hours ago, apollo said: Hmmm I kind of liked Abols play at camp... but I guess maybe he just stood out more since he's huge? Hopefully he does well in Jr this year. Could be a steal from the 7th round I guess he was Abols to go back to junior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon Canucky Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Hmmm, It looks like abols might get canned. >.< One of our euros cant be traded. The other was brought here because hes projected as a high round pick this next year. Abols is also 20 making him take two limited spots (overage and euro) Apparently we have 2 weeks to decide but well probably play him a ton and try to rustle up some interest for a trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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