WhoseTruckWasIt Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 4 hours ago, khay said: No. Boucher will only get a chance if basically everyone except him is injured. That's how it works when you are a fringe NHLer. I edited this so that it makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoseTruckWasIt Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 3 hours ago, mll said: Crazy stuff. I thought it was cool that he doesn't score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoseTruckWasIt Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 4 hours ago, stawns said: He created a lot of scoring chances that went completely unfinished, imo. Very smart hockey player and has a good, versatile career ahead of him. I've been on his bandwagon since day 1, and as disappointed as I am for him, personally, I get the numbers game and the fact that he doesn't have to clear waivers. On the flip side, I am excited for him to play some big mins in an offensive role and for Utica to get some help. His character and resolve are rock solid and he will take it as a chance to get better. Skille and Chaput also created a tonne of chances that Gaunce failed to take advantage. I think he also failed to be close. A guy can be a complete package, but he needs results. That said, Messier got like 1 goal as a rookie. Anyway, this won't hurt Gaunce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoseTruckWasIt Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 2 hours ago, xereau said: Gaunce reminds me of Brad Richardson. A very good 4th line center. He just needs to score more. Richardson has about as much offense as you can have on the 4th line. He's a high percentage finisher. Gaunce is on the opposite end of the spectrum at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoseTruckWasIt Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 2 hours ago, DeNiro said: Lol, Pretty much. We don't want him to lose his offensive game, but we're going to play him with a bunch of plugs in situations where it's going to be tough for him to produce... Just say what you wanna say Willie, he didn't wanna lose Megna to waivers, even though it's almost guaranteed he would have cleared. You're gonna complain that 67 games isn't a quality opportunity? He doesn't have the speed or hands of Megna....but hey, if you can't see that, it all looks like a crap shoot. Yeah, free Gaunce. He got to play 67 games without producing. That's such a rip-off. Does every 4th liner get to complain about ice time, or are they supposed to make do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoseTruckWasIt Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 2 hours ago, 250Integra said: Gaunce's upside is 2nd line center at the very most (unlikely), but a 3rd line center at the very least. He's just on the 4th line right now because we have three centers ahead of him. He'll be a very serviceable center for us after another year or two of development. Brad Richardson is very good comparable. Based on your gut? You've seen enough zero-production effort to be certain that it's 3rd liner at minimum? Hey, at least you've got nothing to go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoseTruckWasIt Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 1 hour ago, S'all Good Man said: no.... because he's not named Megna. And scored a ton in junior. And isn't named Megna. Your blind hate is so fun that it almost doesn't seem idiotic. (Stuff.....hahaha) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoseTruckWasIt Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Herberts Vasiljevs said: Shiny new toy syndrome. Not capable of evaluating hockey player syndrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Just now, WhoseTruckWasIt said: Your blind hate is so fun that it almost doesn't seem idiotic. (Stuff.....hahaha) blind hate? OK Captain Hyperbole. Just because i don't think Megna is more than a career AHLr doesn't mean I "hate" him. There is a middle ground here buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoseTruckWasIt Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 1 hour ago, TNucks1 said: i missed the game when boucher played, was he good? or they playing megna. Maybe, but he's three steps behind. Is that good? I guess it looks good when you're hoping we don't win many games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, WhoseTruckWasIt said: Maybe, but he's three steps behind. Is that good? I guess it looks good when you're hoping we don't win many games. The Canucks coaching staff did miracles with Tryamkin in just a few weeks, if Boucher is in game shape, why not try him? How is that "hate"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoseTruckWasIt Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 44 minutes ago, S'all Good Man said: kind of like when guys freak out over people just wanting to swap out depth players to see what we have in other prospects? Megna is what he is. He's not worth keeping in vs. seeing if there's anything to be had with Boucher, especially this year, with the caveat that Boucher is in actual game shape. No one is saying Boucher is a star (well I'm not anyway) but it would be interesting to see if he has any kind of chemistry with Sutter or Chaput. You're an armchair observer with no skin in the game, and your evaluations are deeply lacking in objectivity. Willy should definitely take his cues from you, since your just throwing stuff out there. You mostly comment in half-jest, so forgive me for not taking you seriously. I leave soon so that you can get your echo chamber going again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Just now, WhoseTruckWasIt said: Your an armchair observer with no skin in the game, and your evaluations are deeply lacking in objectivity. Willy should definitely take his cues from you, since your just throwing stuff out there. You mostly comment in half-jest, so forgive me for not taking you seriously. I leave soon so that you can get your echo chamber going again. Marc, is that you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoseTruckWasIt Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 28 minutes ago, austy said: I thinks its unfair to say he has no intensity. He hits, makes a lot of plays. If skille could he would look half decent. Skille is great. You're right, I shouldn't have said no intensity, but not nearly enough. He should watch some tape of early Burrows and Hansen shifts. That's how you break into the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoseTruckWasIt Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 40 minutes ago, S'all Good Man said: The Canucks coaching staff did miracles with Tryamkin in just a few weeks, if Boucher is in game shape, why not try him? How is that "hate"? You sure about that? Weren't you saying that it was Willy's error that we didn't play Tryamkin soon enough? I thought his success was in spite of the coaching staff. I thought he could handle 38 minutes a night (as long as he doesn't have to play with a weak partner). Are you honestly suggesting that the coaching staff can improve Boucher's footspeed in a matter of weeks, or is this another half-serious comment that allows you to live on the fence? Oh, and I'm so sorry for calling it hate when you slag a guy at every opportunity. (Btw - isn't Vey just absolute trash? Even guys like us can see that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoseTruckWasIt Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 40 minutes ago, S'all Good Man said: The Canucks coaching staff did miracles with Tryamkin in just a few weeks, if Boucher is in game shape, why not try him? How is that "hate"? They did try him. You said that wasn't good enough. Also, the answer to your rhetorical question is that they are trying to win, which you don't care about. Haha, he probably has a crush on Megna right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoseTruckWasIt Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 12 minutes ago, S'all Good Man said: Marc, is that you? Sorry man, I don't listen to hip hop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neko Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 1 hour ago, terrible.dee said: Don't screw this up buitterballIs he going to use a Mobility scooter on the ice? I mean, that' how people who are/.....over large get around right? Works for cookie monster Kessel doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcakes Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 7 hours ago, mll said: It's also Larsen out. Willie is slotting guys in as they come back from injury in the order of how he has them ranked. When Larsen came back, Biega came out. Larsen is ahead of Biega. Debatable but that's where he has him. Hutton is coming back, Larsen comes out. Obviously, Tryamkin has earned a spot higher than Larsen. This is good. 6. Gudbranson? 7. Tryamkin 8. Larsen 9. Biega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stelar Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 For guys like Boucher and Corrado, there should be a rule that you have to play them within a certain amount of time after claiming them on waivers. Or send them down which would require waivers again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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