-Vintage Canuck- Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Remember when CDC wasin panic that vegas would take him lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyoung Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Hope he gets an opportunity elsewhere. I always liked him, just not his scoring touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 he needs to work on his footspeed if he wants an NHL job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanev Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Damn not qualifying our only point per game player last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckinEdm Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Utica deal similar to what they did with Archie? I don't like him as an NHL player but hes a good AHL'r. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Sad to see him go, I really do believe he is a smart player, but just doesn't have the motor to get to the places he knows he needs to be at. I hope he gets an opportunity elsewhere, I do think he is a quality role player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Clearing away the flotsam and jetsom! I guess we have to wait until the end of the playoffs to see much movement in actual NHL player movement. We need to clear the decks a little in the bottom half of our roster as well as veterans AHLers. Our kids need the development time and Cull has shown that he cares a lot more about how his winning percentage affects his future career than developing players for his current employer. Take away his lifer AHL toys and force him to play the guys who have a chance at developing still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCNate Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 If you haven't made any type of impact in the NHL 7 years after your draft year, your chances are pretty slim. We have 10-15 more promising prospects than Gaunce. Seems like a good kid, I hope the best for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhorvat Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Soo slow....makes lucic look like bure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 14 minutes ago, CanuckinEdm said: Utica deal similar to what they did with Archie? I don't like him as an NHL player but hes a good AHL'r. Gaunce is now a veteran of over 320 pro games and teams can only dress 5 per game + 1 between 260 and 320 pro games. Bancks and Hamilton are already under contract for next season. Also the Canucks have too many Fs so who knows how many vets are going to end up being demoted to Utica if they can't find trade partners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJSkingz Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I liked Gaunce and what he brought but I agree, he is not fast enough for the team we are trying to put together. I wish him luck wherever he ends up and I do hope he can put it together to find a regular job in the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Making room for the kids lol. Plus they want to add some ahl scorers to play with the kids I am glad they are starting to clear the clutter. Derrick Pouliot - Gone Brendan Gaunce - Gone Who's next? No point having that much depth. Granlund I can see us looking to trade over letting walk. Spooner imo gets another season. Does Schaller? he did ok at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonMexico Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Asset management fail!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I imagine we'll either sign him on a two-way deal or at least a cheaper deal, or just let him go as a FA. He'll find a job in the AHL at the very least and I wouldn't be surprised to see him on another team's bottom six at some point over the next few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Gaunce himself said that his philosophy was to avoid exerting any unnecessary energy... unfortunately that even when he is as effective as others, he doesn't necessary do it in a flashy way that is going to get attention/force coaches to take notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Just now, -AJ- said: I imagine we'll either sign him on a two-way deal or at least a cheaper deal, or just let him go as a FA. He'll find a job in the AHL at the very least and I wouldn't be surprised to see him on another team's bottom six at some point over the next few years. I have no rationale for this, but I bet he ends up on the Penguins 4th line by February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 7 minutes ago, Rush17 said: Making room for the kids lol. Plus they want to add some ahl scorers to play with the kids Gaunce is an AHL scorer. He puts up very solid top 6 numbers in Utica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroCanuck Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 6 minutes ago, Provost said: Clearing away the flotsam and jetsom! I guess we have to wait until the end of the playoffs to see much movement in actual NHL player movement. We need to clear the decks a little in the bottom half of our roster as well as veterans AHLers. Our kids need the development time and Cull has shown that he cares a lot more about how his winning percentage affects his future career than developing players for his current employer. Take away his lifer AHL toys and force him to play the guys who have a chance at developing still. Pyatt will be gone. Will be interesting to see who else doesn't get signed. Boucher, Kero, McEneny, Mazanec and Leighton could all go unsigned with NHL deals and I could care less. Id resign all our other RFA's (Granlund, Goldy, Motte, Leivo, Schenn, Edler, Hutton) and then create some competition in camp. If young guys look like they can take spots of others then make some trades or waive the worst players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I think we all love the character of Gaunce. He's clearly a fine young man. He would have an NHL career if he accepted he has to be a harder guy to play against. He needs to learn to hit to hurt guys, and fight too. Gaunce is a much better hockey player than Schaller, but Gaunce is too soft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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