stanleysteamersmyl Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, canuck2288 said: No name undrafted guy coming back has a whole 3 points this season meaning Dim Jim will sign him to 3 x 3 like Pearson chicago must be laughing in their trade war room Stats bubble playoffs 2019-2020 Highmore 9 games 3 goals 1 assist 4 points -1 Gaudette 10 games 0 goals 0 assists 0 points -1 Gaudette downfall began in last year's playoffs. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-23 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Was wondering what Gaud's future with the Nucks was a couple of days ago, especially with the team having a lot of confidence in Lind at the center spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darius Posted April 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 I was a big Gaudette fan when he was in College, thought he would have good potential. He had a great motor and enough of a scoring touch to put him in the upper echelon of his peers in College. I always thought that his line mate Dylan Sikura (who wen to Chicago in the 6th round) had a higher ceiling. In the games I watched it was Sikura who stirred the drink on that line. Who knows, maybe Chicago has plans to re-unite the two at some point. (Im assuming Sikura is still in Chicago's system) Now for some reality. Gaudette is roughly one year younger than Bo Horvat. I think we have seen everything we need to see to come to a pretty safe conclusion that what you have seen is what you get. Soft on the puck and the boards, average defensively, has a decent shot but as a package probably wont be a top 6 player and isnt specialized in anything enough to be a bottom 6 player. Who knows I could be wrong but I dont see much more upside from Gaudette. It was a nice story while it lasted. Hobey Baker winner drafted in the 5th round, look like a scoring machine in Northeastern during their cup run. 6 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rubik Posted April 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, canuck2288 said: No name undrafted guy coming back has a whole 3 points this season meaning Dim Jim will sign him to 3 x 3 like Pearson chicago must be laughing in their trade war room why are you so obsessed with a bottom 6 player's production? for scoring, there's your top 6. jimbo said gaudette wasn't going to work out that way, there's just no place for him there, especially with lind and podkolzin coming in. Highmore sounds like an awesome player: skates really well, goes to the net every time, plays his heart out and very good defensively/good PK guy. how about not panicking every time benning makes a move? Edited April 12, 2021 by Rubik 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, stawns said: I said when that video was leaked that he might have played his last game in Van if he was ground zero. If they flaunted the rules, how could he ever look Harmonic in the eye again? Also, if true, this is a "we've got your back" to a guy like Hamonic, who I'm sure they're good to sign again. I dont think your theory is crazy. At all. If, Guad and/or his wife were dismissive of their covid restrictions then I would ship him out too. I mean, the whole team is sick and she is on video mocking and refusing the idea of not being allowed to grocery shop. Not a wild idea at all to think there could be truth to it, in time the truth will likely come out. When I heard that it was Gaud that was traded and looking at the return we got, the covid angle popped in my head right away. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, canuck2288 said: His points last season suggest he is a whole lot better than the no namer we took off the Hawks hands gauds was snake bitten on many attempts this year He was. His release is terrible though. Way to slow and predictable. If he improves that then he will score more imho. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Maybe Jim had to cut back on his American content? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philtbc829 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 ...wtf....sigh....gave up too early on Gauds....and who the F!@$ is Highmore....#FIREBENNING 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bad alice french Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Darius said: I was a big Gaudette fan when he was in College, thought he would have good potential. He had a great motor and enough of a scoring touch to put him in the upper echelon of his peers in College. I always thought that his line mate Dylan Sikura (who wen to Chicago in the 6th round) had a higher ceiling. In the games I watched it was Sikura who stirred the drink on that line. Who knows, maybe Chicago has plans to re-unite the two at some point. (Im assuming Sikura is still in Chicago's system) Now for some reality. Gaudette is roughly one year younger than Bo Horvat. I think we have seen everything we need to see to come to a pretty safe conclusion that what you have seen is what you get. Soft on the puck and the boards, average defensively, has a decent shot but as a package probably wont be a top 6 player and isnt specialized in anything enough to be a bottom 6 player. Who knows I could be wrong but I dont see much more upside from Gaudette. It was a nice story while it lasted. Hobey Baker winner drafted in the 5th round, look like a scoring machine in Northeastern during their cup run. My concern is that he may not have been deployed properly by Greene and Co. I remember watching his scoring hi lights in college on youtube and thinking he reminded me of OV with that shot from the top of the circle. NHL coaches are always trying to turn scorers into checkers. Gauds bought in really well IMO, and was never really rewarded with offensive line mates or ice time. I'll be watching and curious to see how Chicago uses him. Maybe he gels with Dach... they kind of remind me of each other. We all saw glimpses of it. The kid likes to score goals. Shackled with Rooster and Sutter was never going to allow him to do what he is good at. Sniping. This one could come back to bite us. Edited April 12, 2021 by bad alice french 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squamfan Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 All I can say is wow, Fire the GM! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babalu Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Don't mind him being traded but the return is underwhelming. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, Squamfan said: Hmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convincing John Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, philtbc829 said: ...wtf....sigh....gave up too early on Gauds....and who the F!@$ is Highmore....#FIREBENNING I actually like Gauds a lot, but there is clearly something internal going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, bad alice french said: My concern is that he may not have been deployed properly by Greene and Co. I remember watching his scoring hi lights in college on youtube and thinking he reminded me of OV with that shot from the top of the circle. NHL coaches are always trying to turn scorers into checkers. Gauds bought in really well IMO, and was never really rewarded with offensive line mates or ice time. I'll be watching and curious to see how Chicago uses him. Maybe he gels with Dach... they kind of remind me of each other. We all saw glimpses of it. The kid likes to score goals. Shackled with Rooster and Sutter was never going to allow him to do what he is good at. Sniping. This one could come back to bite us. I agree there may be a possibility that he goes to the Hawks and puts up some goals. As far as his utilization here I don’t think he could have been moved up the lineup as a centre. could he be an effective scoring winger? I’m curious to see how Chicago deploys him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Laine Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Who's Gaudette? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comeback_Kings Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Liked the way Gaudette celebrated scorring goals, just didn't score enough of them. Has upside and speed, but is a tweener. Could develop into a top 6 goal scoring winger for the Hawks. Could also fill out with stomach issues in the past and become a good sized player. All that said, just didn't seem like there was a good fit for him on the roster. With up and coming prospects at forward I can see why management has made this move. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck2288 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 59 minutes ago, rekker said: He was. His release is terrible though. Way to slow and predictable. If he improves that then he will score more imho. More upside for sure than the plug we took in exchange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I'm not mad just extremely disappointed. No real rhyme or reason to these moves and again this just reeks of dysfunction from ownership down. What the hell is the plan? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, canuck2288 said: More upside for sure than the plug we took in exchange For goals yes. More upside all around except for potential at center. Gauds didn't have the skating for center whereas this new kid does. But ya, time will need to prove this one out and for now it's pretty underwhelming a return. Edited April 13, 2021 by rekker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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