oldnews Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I think it's fairly safe to say that Gaudette is and has NHL talent. And in fairness to the OP - he's also a Hobey Baker winner - which does not equal an inevitable and successful NHL career, but it's a hell of an indicator of elite talent. I also think that like many other guys that come out of college careers, there's no reason his development will necessarily take a long time - he's relatively mature and has faced some good competition for years. At 22 years of age, he's not quite as young a the typical CHL or Euro drafted prospect. But he also has 4 goals and 9 pts in 34 games, 56.6% ozone starts, 48.3% corsi, 44.2% in the faceoff circle.... He's not a 2nd line center in the NHL yet - clearly. He's a rookie playing 10 minutes a night..... But the future.....there's no reason he can't have a great NHL career - who knows his 'ceiling'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 4 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said: So are you suggesting that the Canucks medical staff is directly responsible for Sutter's groin problem? No I'm suggesting that the Canucks trainers and medical staff aren't putting enough effort into helping players prevent injuries. Exercises that help flexibility. Proper rest, improving body mechanics. Yes there's just going to be dumb luck on some injuries. I know the team can't control the schedule. But helping players avoiding some injuries even small things can help the team over the course of a season. Maybe bring in other strength and conditioning specialists to help players. They already work on nutrition, gym time. Shouldn't the team help the players the best as they can? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyoung Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Love these knee jerk threads after each game. It's one game guys, let's relax a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on the cycle Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Horvat is a 1st line center. I don't know why everyone thinks he's a 2nd line center, His production is consummate with a 1st line centers projected production. Gaudette is good but there isn't a large enough sample size to know what he actually is yet, I tend to think he's closer to a 3rd liner right now. I do think he has more potential than a 3rd liner though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat land fish Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 His desire to score and general tenacity are very encouraging as far as being a player that can play within a winning system/team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph. Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 51 minutes ago, on the cycle said: Horvat is a 1st line center. I don't know why everyone thinks he's a 2nd line center, His production is consummate with a 1st line centers projected production. Not only that, but lets not forget he's also still only 23, turning 24 in April. I don't think he's even quite finished developing yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 14 hours ago, Nuxfanabroad said: I suspect 3 billion women around the world will fall hard for these stud C's. Three billion men wanna be them. A God, an Ox & an alien. How d'ya match up vs that?! Likely to start sweeping the globe like Beatlemania! Maybe Madden makes 4? I just wanna be their Mom. Or their really cool aunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 hour ago, cyoung said: Love these knee jerk threads after each game. It's one game guys, let's relax a bit. "Each game" "one game" I think the sample size is large enough that we can start being excited about some of our up and coming youngsters. It's more fun that just wallowing in the negative in my view...and much more relaxing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on the cycle Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Gäz said: Not only that, but lets not forget he's also still only 23, turning 24 in April. I don't think he's even quite finished developing yet. every year his production goes up. If you prorate his season last year he would have had 56pts this year he is on pace for 62pts. I think it's going to be more than 62 because he has consistently had better production in the second half of seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Ghostsof1915 said: No I'm suggesting that the Canucks trainers and medical staff aren't putting enough effort into helping players prevent injuries. Exercises that help flexibility. Proper rest, improving body mechanics. Yes there's just going to be dumb luck on some injuries. I know the team can't control the schedule. But helping players avoiding some injuries even small things can help the team over the course of a season. Maybe bring in other strength and conditioning specialists to help players. They already work on nutrition, gym time. Shouldn't the team help the players the best as they can? Yeah I agree completely. I was just trying to be funny with the "groin" injury if you get my drift... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 6 hours ago, TheGuardian_ said: Gaudette, excellent trade bait if packaged for a top dman, say Trouba or one Peg's others. ? Bizarre proposal Wpg leads the Conference - are a legit contender Trouba and Morrisey make up one of the best young top pairings in the NHL. They have 104 pts from their top 2 centers - as well as Adam Lowry, Andrew Copp, Jack Roslovic.... Why would they deal Trouba for a C prospect package? Makes zero sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyoung Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 2 hours ago, debluvscanucks said: "Each game" "one game" I think the sample size is large enough that we can start being excited about some of our up and coming youngsters. It's more fun that just wallowing in the negative in my view...and much more relaxing. We can agree to disagree haha. I am very excited about the kids coming up, they are impressing big time but my point was the comparisons are over the top and we gotta slow it down haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieVedder Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Gaudette has 1 good game and now hes a 2nd liner? AND you put him in the same category as Horvat. it amazes me that people call Boeser a 1st liner but Horvat somehow gets pigeon holed as a 2nd liner. Horvat, along with Petey is the engine that drives this offensive. Hes the one carrying pucks, hes the one hustling and making plays, hes the one backchecking and fighting board battles like his life defends on it. Yes, Boeser has a good shot, and is opportunistic but there is so much more that goes into driving this teams offense. if we start caliing Boeser a 1st liner, and not Horvat, that is a major insult regardless of their positions. And Gaudette had 1 good game out of many where he has looked completely lost. Lets get real here please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 3 hours ago, debluvscanucks said: "Each game" "one game" I think the sample size is large enough that we can start being excited about some of our up and coming youngsters. It's more fun that just wallowing in the negative in my view...and much more relaxing. I agree with you, but it's also a *Buzzsaw* thread, a user known for reactionary spicy takes lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCNeil Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Let's see how he does against some better teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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