gizmo2337 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 30 minutes ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: Harvard will qualify for the ECAC tournament, which is happening in March. They’d probably need to win that tourney to actually advance to the regionals for the National tournament, since they aren’t a top-20 team and won’t qualify on their rankings. So most likely they’ll be done sometime mid-to-late March (not sure the ECAC schedule this year) and won’t see Frozen Four action this April. TL;DR: they aren’t done this weekend. Ok, Thanks for the clarification, that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 40 minutes ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: Harvard will qualify for the ECAC tournament, which is happening in March. They’d probably need to win that tourney to actually advance to the regionals for the National tournament, since they aren’t a top-20 team and won’t qualify on their rankings. So most likely they’ll be done sometime mid-to-late March (not sure the ECAC schedule this year) and won’t see Frozen Four action this April. TL;DR: they aren’t done this weekend. So what’s the earliest we could sign Bone and get him here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo2337 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 19 minutes ago, Alflives said: So what’s the earliest we could sign Bone and get him here? Looking at the standings and ECAC tournament schedule, it's hard to say. The next regular season game vs Rensselaer is important. If they win, they get a first round buy in the tournament and play Mar13-15. If they lose, then pending results of the last games of the season, they could have to play in the first round Mar 6-8. Of course, if they keep winning, then the last championship game is Mar 21. Probably somewhere between 2-4 weeks away? And then, he may decide to continue at Harvard too. I think he's probably good enough to make our roster right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruilin96 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Are we actually signing him this season or are we letting him develop for another year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 55 minutes ago, ruilin96 said: Are we actually signing him this season or are we letting him develop for another year? Nobody will know anything for certain until it happens. But most indications point to him signing (and likely spending a year in Utica). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 5 hours ago, aGENT said: Nobody will know anything for certain until it happens. But most indications point to him signing (and likely spending a year in Utica). It’s interesting this year in Utica, impervious years usually three, sometimes four of the defencemen were not Vancouver picks - they were Utica signings. This year we can ice the whole defensive lineup: Brisebois Rafferty Juolevi Chatfield Teves. Sautner with Eliot for good measure. Adding Rathbone to the list will be amazing, if we also add Woo, it will be a wealth of riches for defensive prospects. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post aGENT Posted February 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2020 18 minutes ago, Ray_Cathode said: It’s interesting this year in Utica, impervious years usually three, sometimes four of the defencemen were not Vancouver picks - they were Utica signings. This year we can ice the whole defensive lineup: Brisebois Rafferty Juolevi Chatfield Teves. Sautner with Eliot for good measure. Adding Rathbone to the list will be amazing, if we also add Woo, it will be a wealth of riches for defensive prospects. Funny how I kept telling people to just wait a couple years, when they were complaining about the lack of home grown prospects in Utica... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmy Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 12 hours ago, WeneedLumme said: Considering some of the ignorant comments we see in Tram's thread, apparently it is. Like, "D'uh, are you guys still obsessing over that guy? You know he's never coming back, he hates Vancouver cuz it stinks of pot. And he's useless anyway, don't you know he's just a 3rd pairing Dman in an inferior league." Tree's legendary status is safe regardless of any amount of derision. I am more conservative in my appraisal of his merits and stay clear of even the mild/troll like vitriol you see on these boards from time to time. But this discussion needs to be moved to the proper thread! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo2337 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 19 hours ago, aGENT said: Nobody will know anything for certain until it happens. But most indications point to him signing (and likely spending a year in Utica). I'm not so sure about that. I put it 80/20 that he makes the jump directly to the Canucks. Our NCAA players seem more mature and ready for such jump. Not so much with the CHL players. I'll reference Stecher, Hughes, Boeser, and Gaudette as recent examples. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 11 minutes ago, gizmo2337 said: I'm not so sure about that. I put it 80/20 that he makes the jump directly to the Canucks. Our NCAA players seem more mature and ready for such jump. Not so much with the CHL players. I'll reference Stecher, Hughes, Boeser, and Gaudette as recent examples. Sure... but we've also got an incoming Tryamkin, Rafferty, OJ and Brisebois fighting for likely only a couple spots. And as good as he's been, he could likely use a bit of time acclimating to the pros in Utica (likely taking over Rafferty's 1D role in Utica/one of the first call up options). But by all means I'm happy to have him 'Stecher' the situation and force his way on if it happens. Still likely starts in Utica though until injury or trades make room, just as Troy did. Particularly as I have his rights in fantasy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieo Del Fuego Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I know Greener probably won't try it...at least for the first year or 2 but I want to see Rathbone play with Hughes...and quarterback the 2nd PP. I know they are small but if you have the puck all the time...it doesn't matter how big you are...those 2 together with EP should provide some on ice weeping by the opposition....especially on there way to and from the penalty box...shouldn't need to sit there long... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpn1 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 6 minutes ago, Rollieo Del Fuego said: I know Greener probably won't try it...at least for the first year or 2 but I want to see Rathbone play with Hughes...and quarterback the 2nd PP. I know they are small but if you have the puck all the time...it doesn't matter how big you are...those 2 together with EP should provide some on ice weeping by the opposition....especially on there way to and from the penalty box...shouldn't need to sit there long... Rathbone isn't that small. 5' 11" and I think he is a solid 190 lb. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, dpn1 said: Rathbone isn't that small. 5' 11" and I think he is a solid 190 lb. Yup. Bone is a tank. It’s all weight in his lower body too. Big assed boy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo2337 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, aGENT said: Sure... but we've also got an incoming Tryamkin, Rafferty, OJ and Brisebois fighting for likely only a couple spots. And as good as he's been, he could likely use a bit of time acclimating to the pros in Utica (likely taking over Rafferty's 1D role in Utica/one of the first call up options). But by all means I'm happy to have him 'Stecher' the situation and force his way on if it happens. Still likely starts in Utica though until injury or trades make room, just as Troy did. Particularly as I have his rights in fantasy I guess so? Stecher played a whole 4 games for Utica before making the jump. I won't be surprised to see that again soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, dpn1 said: Rathbone isn't that small. 5' 11" and I think he is a solid 190 lb. I needed to know this. Thank you. Everywhere I’ve seen has him listed 5’10 170 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, aGENT said: Particularly as I have his rights in fantasy Im was going to pick either Rafferty or Rathbone in my fantasy pool this summer. I’m so conflicted. Gotta think Raff plays next year and Rath the year after? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post theo5789 Posted February 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Alflives said: Yup. Bone is a tank. It’s all weight in his lower body too. Big assed boy. Creeps me out hearing you talk about him in this way. 1 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, theo5789 said: Creeps me out hearing you talk about him in this way. I understand. It’s just Rathbone’s build reminds me so much of my mother-in-law, and that’s how I talk about her! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo5789 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Alflives said: I understand. It’s just Rathbone’s build reminds me so much of my mother-in-law, and that’s how I talk about her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 23 hours ago, Ray_Cathode said: It’s interesting this year in Utica, impervious years usually three, sometimes four of the defencemen were not Vancouver picks - they were Utica signings. This year we can ice the whole defensive lineup: Brisebois Rafferty Juolevi Chatfield Teves. Sautner with Eliot for good measure. Adding Rathbone to the list will be amazing, if we also add Woo, it will be a wealth of riches for defensive prospects. Woo is already signed, so when his season ends, I can't imagine the Canucks not telling him to report to Utica, unless there's an injury issue. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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