JM_ Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 14 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: pretty solid deal for all parties, with an eye to being there for a long time. Nice for fans in the valley. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnAntoski Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) On 6/29/2021 at 1:04 PM, -Vintage Canuck- said: Hope this is only the first deal that will lead to a much longer term deal. If this coming season is lost (hope not) and Green is still playing the vets - a short trip might offer a better hockey with the chance to see the future. Edited July 5, 2021 by ShawnAntoski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Personally watched a lot of Arseneau and really liked his game for the Comets. This is likely an AHL contract signed by RJ. Would not be surprised if he gets a look at training camp, as he provides a lot of physicality and edge. Very well liked as well by his teammates in Utica. Considering that the Comets might end up losing Gadjovich to either the expansion for Seattle or graduate to the Canucks roster, the Abbotsford team would need some muscle and toughness. He has a good scoring touch too. The first addition to team Abbotsford, will be exciting who else is coming over. Also important note according to the AHL rule, you can only have 5 veteran players (4 players playing above 320 pro games (NHL, AHL, European leagues) and 1 player between 261 and 320 pro games played). Vinny Arseneau has only had 135 pro games which certainly helps considering Utica ran into this issue in the 2019-2020 season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 I wonder if they have any interest in bringing John Stevens back as well. He is 27 but is not shackled by the veteran rule as he has only played 160 or so games at the pro level. He seemed to be a good fit in his time at Utica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Canucks trying to get depth for down the middle - according to Dhaliwal Canucks are interested in signing Brett Kemp to an AHL deal. So it wouldn't be a formalized ELC deal but an ATO for Abbotsford. https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/292550/brett-kemp https://tigershockey.com/video/nhl-draft-profile-brett-kemp Quote He is a smart two-way forward with a deadly shot release and a knack for scoring important goals. Kemp has great vision and he is also versatile with the ability to play centre or wing. This summer Kemp plans to work on all parts of his game emphasizing speed and strength as he believes speed is the biggest part of today’s game. It is an AHL development rule: according to what I can see Canucks would project to have Carson Focht, Will Lockwood, Karel Plasek, Kole Lind(RFA), Jett Woo, Guillaume Brisebois(RFA), Mitch Ellot(RFA) as the only guys projected to meet this criteria. Barring any moves that brings Toni Utunen and Petrus Palmu over to NA, I expect some CHL players to be given tryouts and looks with Abbotsford to fill out the roster. I am unsure if Vinny Arseneau contributes to that number, I think he would. Of the 18 skaters (not counting two goaltenders) that teams may dress for a game, at least 13 must be qualified as “development players.” Of those 13, 12 must have played in 260 or fewer professional games (including AHL, NHL and European elite leagues), and one must have played in 320 or fewer professional games. Will definitely be interesting to see who fills out the roster for Abbotsford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kootenay Gold Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 On 7/2/2021 at 2:15 PM, -Vintage Canuck- said: According to a post in the Abbotsford News their is a good chance that the new farm team will be named the Abby Canucks or Abbotsford Canucks. guess we will find out on Friday . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 So are they just going to go with the same uniforms then? Seems like kind of lazy naming but oh well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 The Comets unis of a couple of seasons ago - black with dark green neon hilites - were a huge hit with fans. And other teams too ..... so much so tha the Dallas Stars adopted it for their 3rd Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 On 6/29/2021 at 6:47 PM, ShawnAntoski said: Hope this is only the first deal that will lead to a much longer term deal. If this season coming season is lost (hope not) and Green is still playing the vets - a short trip might offer a better hockey with the chance to see the future. Michaelis and Vesey double shifted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 This will be an excellent option for Canucks fans, and I can see them selling out every game. Why not? Being able to see the prospects in games is a treat and it will be a lot cheaper than going to see the Canucks play in VAN. Going to try and go to some of these and I'll probably follow the AHL team more closely, now that they'll be local soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadcanucks Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 On 7/1/2021 at 2:00 PM, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: Canucks trying to get depth for down the middle - according to Dhaliwal Canucks are interested in signing Brett Kemp to an AHL deal. So it wouldn't be a formalized ELC deal but an ATO for Abbotsford. https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/292550/brett-kemp https://tigershockey.com/video/nhl-draft-profile-brett-kemp It is an AHL development rule: according to what I can see Canucks would project to have Carson Focht, Will Lockwood, Karel Plasek, Kole Lind(RFA), Jett Woo, Guillaume Brisebois(RFA), Mitch Ellot(RFA) as the only guys projected to meet this criteria. Barring any moves that brings Toni Utunen and Petrus Palmu over to NA, I expect some CHL players to be given tryouts and looks with Abbotsford to fill out the roster. I am unsure if Vinny Arseneau contributes to that number, I think he would. Of the 18 skaters (not counting two goaltenders) that teams may dress for a game, at least 13 must be qualified as “development players.” Of those 13, 12 must have played in 260 or fewer professional games (including AHL, NHL and European elite leagues), and one must have played in 320 or fewer professional games. Will definitely be interesting to see who fills out the roster for Abbotsford. Wonder if Ethan Keppen is part of the discussions? I would love to see him signed to an AHL contract. Described as "looking like a linebacker on skates" (paraphrasing Utica press). There isn't too many of these type of players in the Canucks organization. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 (edited) Abbotsford Canucks it seems. Nothing official yet but some speculation here. "The Abbotsford Canucks? New AHL team may share parent team’s name | Abbotsford News" https://www.abbynews.com/sports/the-abbotsford-canucks-new-ahl-team-may-share-parent-teams-name/amp/ Edited July 6, 2021 by GarthButcher5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 3 hours ago, GarthButcher5 said: Abbotsford Canucks it seems. Probably just as well off tbh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 It's a bit confusing, but I guess awesome for those single guys on the AHL team being honest with the ladies when they say they play for the Canucks Paycheque disagrees though. Ah well, I'm very happy the Canucks are close to the Canucks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Too bad we couldn't use that lumberjack jersey. Those are cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 3 hours ago, Hairy Kneel said: Too bad we couldn't use that lumberjack jersey. Those are cool. Definitely. I would love to see something different from them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedinyoureyesontheprize Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 On 6/27/2021 at 10:08 AM, Stierlitz said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Googlie Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Eyes on Abbotsford sounds like it should be an Optician's outlet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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