TheGuardian_ Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 For some unfathomable reason they put Jake on a checking line and then bench him. He was far from the worst player on the team, just one of the lowest contracts. The team is small and has very little push back apart from Guddy, maybe they want Jake to fight. I wonder if this is a pretext to trading him Jake would be a perfect fit with McDavid, fast, can hit and win board battles, and can shoot as well as cheap. Jake, Tanev and ? for Lucic, JP, 2020 1rst & ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TU90 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 He's fast, he can hit (sometimes) and he's great at causing turnovers. I would argue that he has below-average shot accuracy, and his passing isn't great. If he can figure out his shot and passing, I think he could be a force. Until then, he's a prototypical 3rd liner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 imagine if we had a place where we could specifically talk about players! That would be something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, TheGuardian_ said: For some unfathomable reason they put Jake on a checking line and then bench him. He was far from the worst player on the team, just one of the lowest contracts. The team is small and has very little push back apart from Guddy, maybe they want Jake to fight. I wonder if this is a pretext to trading him Jake would be a perfect fit with McDavid, fast, can hit and win board battles, and can shoot as well as cheap. Jake, Tanev and Lucic for JP, 2020 1rst & ?. I'm not sure how Lucic gets traded from the Canucks to the Oilers in that proposal but I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure_Pavel Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 10 minutes ago, TheGuardian_ said: For some unfathomable reason they put Jake on a checking line and then bench him. He was far from the worst player on the team, just one of the lowest contracts. The team is small and has very little push back apart from Guddy, maybe they want Jake to fight. I wonder if this is a pretext to trading him Jake would be a perfect fit with McDavid, fast, can hit and win board battles, and can shoot as well as cheap. Jake, Tanev and Lucic for JP, 2020 1rst & ?. They just think he has more to give, so they are benching him. Not too much to read into, needs to be more consistent and produce when given opportunities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal.view Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 wow so much drama jake gets benched for 1 game so he can do a reset as his play has been falling off and he has not yet matured into a consistent reliable nhl pro but of course this must mean his time with the canucks is done and of course coach and management bear all the responsibility for failing to put him in the top 6 when he has not yet shown he deserves that this kid is still learning he is on a slow development path i thought this has been fully discussed and accepted on these boards in the past ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigmund.Palffy Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Jake needs to stop shotgunning and start sniping more goals ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, coastal.view said: i thought this has been fully discussed and accepted on these boards in the past ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlinkas wrister Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 25 minutes ago, HerrDrFunk said: I'm not sure how Lucic gets traded from the Canucks to the Oilers in that proposal but I like it. At least we don't have to buy him out.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuardian_ Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 13 minutes ago, The 5th Line said: Jake was paired with McD at the WJHC and produced nothing Wasn't Jake out already with the shoulder injury or was it only just injured and not operated on yet? 9 minutes ago, coastal.view said: wow so much drama jake gets benched for 1 game so he can do a reset as his play has been falling off and he has not yet matured into a consistent reliable nhl pro but of course this must mean his time with the canucks is done and of course coach and management bear all the responsibility for failing to put him in the top 6 when he has not yet shown he deserves that this kid is still learning he is on a slow development path i thought this has been fully discussed and accepted on these boards in the past ? Nope just stuff to talk about, not much else Canuck related I mean how many post can be about Pettersson or cheering for whomever? I have always thought they pushed Jake away from what got him drafted so high. His game has been no worse than Eriksson, Sutter, Beagle, Boeser, ...at various times of the season but they don't get benched. That this has been going on for years now maybe it is to set up the idea of a trade. Shooting accuracy can be practiced on, the innate ability to outskate opponents is a god given talent. With so little happening on the team it is not unusual to repeat topics, Horvat has been exhausted, Boeser as well, Pettersson is a hot topic every game, who else is there? Pouliot? Stecher? Other players not likely to be around in 3 or 4 years if replaced by all the super prospects? But this team is not really likely to trade Jake, they don't trade anyone really, Hansen and Burrows? Vanek? After 2014 not many players traded, non notable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beni Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I think Jake just needs a reset. He was playing great early on. I really doubt Vancouver would want Lucic. We already have one underperforming 6M$ man. I think he is even slower than the Sedins were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Or Green just wants to motivate Jake. Non-issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Very doubtful Benning trades Jake to a division rival. That could come back to bite the Canucks down the road. Then again, EDM wouldn't improve him or utilize him properly. Jake could be a nice trade piece though. My guess is they're giving Goldobin another chance, and if falters again, then Jake is back in and Goldobin is traded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I also don't get what the OP is saying, that they don't want Jake anymore. Because he might be a healthy scratch for the first time this year? Jake was progressing well, he was utilizing his team mates, good passing, good decisions, etc. But he stopped doing that. Green just wants him to reset. Nothing to see here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbriggs Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 1 hour ago, TheGuardian_ said: For some unfathomable reason they put Jake on a checking line and then bench him. He was far from the worst player on the team, just one of the lowest contracts. The team is small and has very little push back apart from Guddy, maybe they want Jake to fight. I wonder if this is a pretext to trading him Jake would be a perfect fit with McDavid, fast, can hit and win board battles, and can shoot as well as cheap. Jake, Tanev and ? for Lucic, JP, 2020 1rst & ?. We don't want or need Lucic for anything, return from Edm we should not be interested in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dombrova22 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I truthfully do see him being traded as well.... quite possibly involved in a swap for Ferland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 1 hour ago, TheGuardian_ said: For some unfathomable reason they put Jake on a checking line and then bench him. He was far from the worst player on the team, just one of the lowest contracts. The team is small and has very little push back apart from Guddy, maybe they want Jake to fight. I wonder if this is a pretext to trading him Jake would be a perfect fit with McDavid, fast, can hit and win board battles, and can shoot as well as cheap. Jake, Tanev and ? for Lucic, JP, 2020 1rst & ?. I'm okay with our team taking time to develop a complete player in Jake. Yes, he has the ideal skill-set to play with McDavid. I think Jake would be an ideal winger for Pettersson and Boeser too. Green needs Jake to become more consistent, so he can trust him every shift to compete his hardest. Jake, to me, looks like a guy who is slowly getting it. When he does completely mature emotionally, he will be an extremely impacting player every shift, and not just one out of 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Well, it's moot now since Jake looks like he'll be playing tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 1 minute ago, HerrDrFunk said: Well, it's moot now since Jake looks like he'll be playing tonight. Just heard (Auld?) on 650 that Goldy is not good in practice and wrecks drills. Maybe Goldy was going to play tonight, but messed up in practice? Auld added that the players hate it when a guy wrecks the drills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DADDYROCK Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Some young players have a strange entitlement attitude that most coaches DO NOT CARE FOR ,in fact they f@#$%ing hate it. Both Jake and Goldy have a long way to go to become "consistent" NHL top six forwards.But unless someone offers us good return on them we can teach them the right way and they are still young so they can pick up tips from watching BO OR ELIAS and hopefully become great players for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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