Popular Post kloubek Posted September 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2018 I'm not going to lie - I wasn't too big on Motte last year. I thought he was a fringe NHLer who really didn't bring all that much to the table. This season though, he's working his ass off and is probably the only moderately talented guy we have on our team who is actually turning heads and earning his position. 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 30 minutes ago, kloubek said: I'm not going to lie - I wasn't too big on Motte last year. I thought he was a fringe NHLer who really didn't bring all that much to the table. This season though, he's working his ass off and is probably the only moderately talented guy we have on our team who is actually turning heads and earning his position. I'm in the exact same position. He's really surprised me so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 i agree and see motte as our future 4th line checker who could fill in higher up, but can see him sent down until they can clear a spot for him. moving motte and archibald down, leaves only one cut to make when roussel returns. there will probably be injuries by then. we have 4 or 5 placeholders up front. we have many more on defense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I was expecting Motte's type effort from other young guys. But that wasn't in the cards I guess. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Props to JB for snagging a kid like Motte for Vanek. I truly believe JB when he says there were little to no offers out there for Vanek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Not gonna lie, I was pretty upset about the lack of value we got from Vanek at the time of the trade. But boy has Motte ever looked good so far this preseason. It's a shame he'll be in Utica while less deserving guys stay on the NHL roster cause of waivers. I really hope management rewards this guy by starting him here, but I can see him going down. Hopefully he stays the course and keeps up his hard work in Utica, if he should start there. He should be the first name called in the event of injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 51 minutes ago, N7Nucks said: Not gonna lie, I was pretty upset about the lack of value we got from Vanek at the time of the trade. But boy has Motte ever looked good so far this preseason. It's a shame he'll be in Utica while less deserving guys stay on the NHL roster cause of waivers. I really hope management rewards this guy by starting him here, but I can see him going down. Hopefully he stays the course and keeps up his hard work in Utica, if he should start there. He should be the first name called in the event of injuries. I think his age was a big factor in what JB was able to get for him as he was 34 at the TDL. Had Vanek been ten years younger JB probably would have gotten a 2nd rounder for him. All in all I think JB getting Motte was a fair trade considering Vanek was a declining asset vs Motte as an appreciating one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, Kootenay Gold said: I think his age was a big factor in what JB was able to get for him as he was 34 at the TDL. Had Vanek been ten years younger JB probably would have gotten a 2nd rounder for him. All in all I think JB getting Motte was a fair trade considering Vanek was a declining asset vs Motte as an appreciating one. And by all accounts nobody wanted Vanek. Great job JB. Maybe GM's do know more than us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Just now, rekker said: Maybe GM's do know more than us. GOD! I sure hope so lol or we are in real do do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kanukfanatic Posted September 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2018 1 hour ago, N7Nucks said: Not gonna lie, I was pretty upset about the lack of value we got from Vanek at the time of the trade. But boy has Motte ever looked good so far this preseason. It's a shame he'll be in Utica while less deserving guys stay on the NHL roster cause of waivers. I really hope management rewards this guy by starting him here, but I can see him going down. Hopefully he stays the course and keeps up his hard work in Utica, if he should start there. He should be the first name called in the event of injuries. If the coaching staff feel Motte deserves a spot on the Canucks right away, it doesn't really matter if they do proper asset management by sending Motte down for a few games while the GM tries to open a spot with either a trade or by waiving someone. It would be a piss poor job by management not to do this. And we all know one of our starting forwards will probably be in a coma 3 games into the new season based on Canucks past injury woes. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snacaracci Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 IMO give this guy a shot. Hussle is apparent and is a solid PKer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fecklund Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 This kid really earned his spot so i'm glad Benning didn't crap the bed on this one. People forget, Motte (105 pts in 107 games NCAA) was a Hobey Baker finalist in 2016 (along with Demko) Also somewhat unrelated, Tanner Kero was also a Hobey Baker finalist, in 2015 Team is stocking up on winners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 1 hour ago, fecklund said: This kid really earned his spot so i'm glad Benning didn't crap the bed on this one. People forget, Motte (105 pts in 107 games NCAA) was a Hobey Baker finalist in 2016 (along with Demko) Also somewhat unrelated, Tanner Kero was also a Hobey Baker finalist, in 2015 Team is stocking up on winners. There have been a lot of Hobey Baker award winners who have done nothing in the NHL. There have been a few however, who have done well. I hope Motte is the latter. 2000 Mike Mottau Defense Boston College Boston, Massachusetts 2001 Ryan Miller Goaltender Michigan State East Lansing, Michigan 2002 Jordan Leopold Defense Minnesota Golden Valley, Minnesota 2003 Peter Sejna Left Wing Colorado College Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia 2004 Junior Lessard Right Wing Minnesota–Duluth Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec 2005 Marty Sertich Center Colorado College Roseville, Minnesota 2006 Matt Carle Defense Denver Anchorage, Alaska 2007 Ryan Duncan Left Wing North Dakota Calgary, Alberta 2008 Kevin Porter Center Michigan Northville, Michigan 2009 Matt Gilroy Defense Boston University North Bellmore, New York 2010 Blake Geoffrion Center Wisconsin Plantation, Florida 2011 Andy Miele Left Wing Miami Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan 2012 Jack Connolly Center Minnesota–Duluth Duluth, Minnesota 2013 Drew LeBlanc Center St. Cloud State Duluth, Minnesota 2014 Johnny Gaudreau Left Wing Boston College Salem, New Jersey 2015 Jack Eichel Center Boston University North Chelmsford, Massachusetts 2016 Jimmy Vesey Left Wing Harvard Boston, Massachusetts 2017 Will Butcher Defense Denver Madison, Wisconsin 2018 Adam Gaudette Center Northeastern Braintree, Massachusetts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fecklund Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Kanukfanatic said: There have been a lot of Hobey Baker award winners who have done nothing in the NHL. There have been a few however, who have done well. I hope Motte is the latter. 2000 Mike Mottau Defense Boston College Boston, Massachusetts 2001 Ryan Miller Goaltender Michigan State East Lansing, Michigan 2002 Jordan Leopold Defense Minnesota Golden Valley, Minnesota 2003 Peter Sejna Left Wing Colorado College Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia 2004 Junior Lessard Right Wing Minnesota–Duluth Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec 2005 Marty Sertich Center Colorado College Roseville, Minnesota 2006 Matt Carle Defense Denver Anchorage, Alaska 2007 Ryan Duncan Left Wing North Dakota Calgary, Alberta 2008 Kevin Porter Center Michigan Northville, Michigan 2009 Matt Gilroy Defense Boston University North Bellmore, New York 2010 Blake Geoffrion Center Wisconsin Plantation, Florida 2011 Andy Miele Left Wing Miami Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan 2012 Jack Connolly Center Minnesota–Duluth Duluth, Minnesota 2013 Drew LeBlanc Center St. Cloud State Duluth, Minnesota 2014 Johnny Gaudreau Left Wing Boston College Salem, New Jersey 2015 Jack Eichel Center Boston University North Chelmsford, Massachusetts 2016 Jimmy Vesey Left Wing Harvard Boston, Massachusetts 2017 Will Butcher Defense Denver Madison, Wisconsin 2018 Adam Gaudette Center Northeastern Braintree, Massachusetts That's a great list. Only 3 out of those 18 never played a game in the NHL. Some of them obviously ended up being better players than others, but that equates to 83% (using this is a sample) Those are pretty surefire odds of getting an NHL player should you be fortunate enough to sign one. Helluva lot better odds than getting a 1st overall pick in the NHL draft, which doesn't guarantee anything either I might add. Edited October 2, 2018 by fecklund 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedLumme Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 14 hours ago, fecklund said: That's a great list. Only 3 out of those 18 never played a game in the NHL. Some of them obviously ended up being better players than others, but that equates to 83% (using this is a sample) Those are pretty surefire odds of getting an NHL player should you be fortunate enough to sign one. Helluva lot better odds than getting a 1st overall pick in the NHL draft, which doesn't guarantee anything either I might add. Every winner on that list from the last 5 years I would be delighted to see in Canucks uniforms. The NCAA seems to be getting better and better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Motte looks like Chris Higgins on the ice. Compete level and two way game. More than impressed with getting him for Vanek. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yung1 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 On 10/1/2018 at 5:34 PM, Kanukfanatic said: There have been a lot of Hobey Baker award winners who have done nothing in the NHL. There have been a few however, who have done well. I hope Motte is the latter. 2000 Mike Mottau Defense Boston College Boston, Massachusetts 2001 Ryan Miller Goaltender Michigan State East Lansing, Michigan 2002 Jordan Leopold Defense Minnesota Golden Valley, Minnesota 2003 Peter Sejna Left Wing Colorado College Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia 2004 Junior Lessard Right Wing Minnesota–Duluth Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec 2005 Marty Sertich Center Colorado College Roseville, Minnesota 2006 Matt Carle Defense Denver Anchorage, Alaska 2007 Ryan Duncan Left Wing North Dakota Calgary, Alberta 2008 Kevin Porter Center Michigan Northville, Michigan 2009 Matt Gilroy Defense Boston University North Bellmore, New York 2010 Blake Geoffrion Center Wisconsin Plantation, Florida 2011 Andy Miele Left Wing Miami Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan 2012 Jack Connolly Center Minnesota–Duluth Duluth, Minnesota 2013 Drew LeBlanc Center St. Cloud State Duluth, Minnesota 2014 Johnny Gaudreau Left Wing Boston College Salem, New Jersey 2015 Jack Eichel Center Boston University North Chelmsford, Massachusetts 2016 Jimmy Vesey Left Wing Harvard Boston, Massachusetts 2017 Will Butcher Defense Denver Madison, Wisconsin 2018 Adam Gaudette Center Northeastern Braintree, Massachusetts On 10/1/2018 at 5:50 PM, fecklund said: That's a great list. Only 3 out of those 18 never played a game in the NHL. Some of them obviously ended up being better players than others, but that equates to 83% (using this is a sample) Those are pretty surefire odds of getting an NHL player should you be fortunate enough to sign one. Helluva lot better odds than getting a 1st overall pick in the NHL draft, which doesn't guarantee anything either I might add. Hobey baker hype is largely based on the varsity year in which they won. Winning as a senior is kinda like dominating as an overager in junior. Doesnt mean much. Gaudette won and Motte contended for the Hobey when they were juniors, which in encouraging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcakes Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 On 9/28/2018 at 12:28 PM, Hairy Kneel said: I was expecting Motte's type effort from other young guys. But that wasn't in the cards I guess. They all knew what was at stake. I guess we know who really wanted it. Happy for Motte 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-23 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Hardest worker on the team, well deserved goal tonight. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 It is not hard to see why Motte is going to be one of the stalwarts on the PK. Kudo's to Sutter, Motte, Beagle and Granlund for doing an excellent job last night. I am hoping for more of the same in games to come. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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