-Vintage Canuck- Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Another player Benning wisely cut bait from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Emerson Elitem ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chon derry Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 good luck to him hope it works out in his hometown ..again ,could be win win for him and an aging team although he's no spring chicken either ,I liked him he seemed to take his fitness pretty seriously ,just seems like an incomplete pkg for what ever reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubik Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I love this goal. + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Only played 25 games (3NHL) since he left Vancouver. Like the guy though, so wishing him all the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead44 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I liked Etem and was routing for him. 7 goals in 39 games for Vancouver and top 3 in hits per game if I remember correctly. Thought he had potential to be a physical 15 who could move between the bottom 3 lines. Only 26 games played over the last two years and didn't perform well. Loooong shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Has the talent, size and worth ethic. Not sure why he hasn't put it together yet. I think it's a lot to do with not given a long enough stretch of playing time in the show. Best of luck to him on the PTO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 This guy is like a cockroach who won't die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 He used to remind me of a young Burrows, definitely has the work ethic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 One of those guys where it doesn’t make sense that he isn’t good enough. He has lots of tools, but the sum seems to equal less than the individual parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Good kid. Lots of talent. The hockey sense gods didn't do him any favours though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Reminds me of Pyatt, he has all the tools but just can't put them together for whatever reason. That being said, Pyatt had a respectable career. I'm hoping he can catch on with LA, he always seemed like a likeable guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Shows how important off-season conditioning can be. His wife had issues with her pregnancy and Etem didn't work out as much as he needed to. His camp was less than ideal and we cut him loose. Competition is fierce when you're not a top guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcam Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 7 hours ago, higgyfan said: Only played 25 games (3NHL) since he left Vancouver. Like the guy though, so wishing him all the best. He was amazing when he played for Medicine Hat..Sure hope he turns career around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lock Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I think he was certainly worth a shot for us. It's unfortunately that he didn't put 2 and 2 together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 The Ontario Reign have signed forward Emerson Etem to a 25-game professional tryout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salacious Crumb Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Wonder why he’s never tried any of the European leagues - EE sure has some wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 On 8/22/2018 at 5:33 PM, RWMc1 said: Shows how important off-season conditioning can be. His wife had issues with her pregnancy and Etem didn't work out as much as he needed to. His camp was less than ideal and we cut him loose. Competition is fierce when you're not a top guy. yeah - he was a helluva prospect. Good speed, good size, lots of scoring talent, and a good, young two way player. A pretty complete game for a young guy - but everyone has a life outside of sport and things don't always line up. His window seemed to be right in the time frame you're describing (somewhat like, although different in content, to what happened to Linden Vey). So many talented players internationally nowadays that not only young waiver bubble players are losing careers - guys in their early 30s are also seem to be falling out of the game / shortened careers, with more frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 8 hours ago, oldnews said: yeah - he was a helluva prospect. Good speed, good size, lots of scoring talent, and a good, young two way player. A pretty complete game for a young guy - but everyone has a life outside of sport and things don't always line up. His window seemed to be right in the time frame you're describing (somewhat like, although different in content, to what happened to Linden Vey). So many talented players internationally nowadays that not only young waiver bubble players are losing careers - guys in their early 30s are also seem to be falling out of the game / shortened careers, with more frequency. It sure is a different environment for the modern player. I know we all like to think of how they have it made in the shade. We would all trade careers in a heartbeat. Fact is for a large percentage of players it's a stressful year to year, contract to contract existence. Enormous pressure to perform for these players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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