Devron Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Feels like Podkolzin may start in Abby which wouldn’t be a bad thing but when I look at some of the players he has to beat out I have a hard time seeing it. He doesn’t need to score yet. That’s the nice thing. Sure there’s expectations and such but not like 5 years ago. We already have our young stars. If this was 5 years ago the expectations would be so much higher imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wallstreetamigo Posted October 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2021 3 hours ago, CanucksJay said: While I agree with you, I do wonder who is not vaccinated then as JB has stated that the team is not yet fully vaccinated but will be. I can see that all the players are playing (Hughes and Petterson soon) Could it be staff he's referring to? Is it wrong to hope it’s Baumgartner? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt kilgore Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Locke Lamora said: I thought the latest on Brock was that he’d be good to go for Game 1 of the season? Has there been new news? Something I heard on the radio. That he may not start the season. I do know that the latest from Benning is that he is out at least the rest of the pre-season. Take that how you will. Edited October 5, 2021 by kilgore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilya Mikheyev Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 2 hours ago, the_impersonator13 said: I would agree. Based on what I've seen and who's available. Miller Pettersson Boeser Hoglander Horvat Garland Pearson Dickenson Podkolzin Gadjovich Petan Lockwood Extra - Highmore Hughes Myers OEL Poolman Juolevi Schenn Extra's - Rathbone / Bowey. Don't forget, just because they start the game that way doesn't mean in game adjustments won't be made based on how the game is going. Your likely going to see Pearson bump up into the 2nd line late in games over Hoglander because of his defense game. Same goes for Garland maybe flip flopping onto the top line for Boeser or Miller at times. The key will be to see how well they can build a true 3rd line around Dickenson and take pressure off Horvat for extra hard minutes and let him drive a more offense game. Podkolzin right now plays a defense first game so he may indeed fit well on that line as well. Yea, I'd be good with this. Gives Petan two higher intensity wingers to off set the size issues he's had at the NHL level. Could possibly step into a PP specialist role if there's 4 forwards on the first unit and Boeser is out. Lockwood has played like he deserves a spot, but I wouldn't be against MacEwen or Highmore in his place if they wanna give him first line minutes in Abby for a bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihatetomatoes Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Teemu Selänne said: Yea, I'd be good with this. Gives Petan two higher intensity wingers to off set the size issues he's had at the NHL level. Could possibly step into a PP specialist role if there's 4 forwards on the first unit and Boeser is out. Lockwood has played like he deserves a spot, but I wouldn't be against MacEwen or Highmore in his place if they wanna give him first line minutes in Abby for a bit. Does Petan Kill penalties? I'm just looking at this lineup and wondering who's going to kill penalties. Dickenson for sure. Does the coach trust Lockwood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disgruntler Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Boeser is Tanev. 1 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilya Mikheyev Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Ihatetomatoes said: Does Petan Kill penalties? I'm just looking at this lineup and wondering who's going to kill penalties. Dickenson for sure. Does the coach trust Lockwood? Definitely a question. He was amongst the leaders of SH TOI last pre-season game so Green might be testing his ability a bit. Remember, Green coached him when he absolutely dominated in the WHL so he might have more trust in him than other coaches. But I think you're right - Highmore might make it over one of the players in that line-up based on PK abilities alone. Highmore, Dickinson, Pearson and _?_ are the 4 forward PKers presumably until Motte and/or Sutter are back or a transaction happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck-lifer Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 16 minutes ago, Teemu Selänne said: Definitely a question. He was amongst the leaders of SH TOI last pre-season game so Green might be testing his ability a bit. Remember, Green coached him when he absolutely dominated in the WHL so he might have more trust in him than other coaches. But I think you're right - Highmore might make it over one of the players in that line-up based on PK abilities alone. Highmore, Dickinson, Pearson and _?_ are the 4 forward PKers presumably until Motte and/or Sutter are back or a transaction happens. Agree on Highmore for the PK. Petan appears to have the inside edge for 4C right now so will be interesting if they play him on the PK for his remaining games. Also Podz is been deployed more on the defensive end so he could slot in as well on the PK. If the real games are tight Bo and Miller are almost guaranteed to spend time there as well. need to get one of Sutter or Motte back sooner then later! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Disgruntler said: Boeser is Tanev. An integral part of our team that we have a hard time overcoming when they’re missing? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyHarry Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) Any cuts yet? i guess VCs post on the previous page answers my question. Go Canucks Go Edited October 5, 2021 by HockeyHarry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deus.ex.makina Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 5 hours ago, MattJVD said: The 2009/10 team had all 6 top 6 forwards score 25+ goals. That has never happened (on any team) since then. good argument, that's mean you put your best 6 buys on your top 6, which is my main point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post teepain Posted October 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2021 4 hours ago, Devron44 said: Feels like Podkolzin may start in Abby which wouldn’t be a bad thing but when I look at some of the players he has to beat out I have a hard time seeing it. He doesn’t need to score yet. That’s the nice thing. Sure there’s expectations and such but not like 5 years ago. We already have our young stars. If this was 5 years ago the expectations would be so much higher imo. Hes adjusting to life here, give this man 9 real regular season games to get comfortable 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes we can nucks Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 6 hours ago, deus.ex.makina said: good argument, that's mean you put your best 6 buys on your top 6, which is my main point. My best buy would be a costco hotdog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conscience Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 I wonder how A.Anisimov would fit in for some center depth and Pod mentor. Hes on a PTO with Colorado now but if they dont sign him, might be worth a look 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngould21 Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 11 hours ago, Devron44 said: Feels like Podkolzin may start in Abby which wouldn’t be a bad thing but when I look at some of the players he has to beat out I have a hard time seeing it. He doesn’t need to score yet. That’s the nice thing. Sure there’s expectations and such but not like 5 years ago. We already have our young stars. If this was 5 years ago the expectations would be so much higher imo. No, he'll start in YVR, because once camp breaks and he's settled into a 3rd line role with regular line mates he will become more comfortable with. He's in a new Country, lifestyle, team, and League with his new bride. This kid is mature beyond his years, and it seems he couldn't get here fast enough. So, don't worry about VP. The guys on the bubble, and, there are lots of them are, in no particular order, Highmore, Petan, Chiasson, DiGuissepe, Dowling, Gads, Mac and Lockwood. One of these games I'll get to watch the entire game, but what I've seen from Lockwood, I like, and I'm growing on Petan for a temporary role until Sutter and Motte get back. Highmore skates like an NHL'er, but that's about it, and I noticed that from him last year. I haven't seen the snarl everyone was talking about with DiGuissepe, and Mac has had more than a long look. Gads has more skill, speed and toughness too. So, until Boeser, Sutter, and Motte are back, I think Gads, Lockwood and Petan fill those spots on the roster. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 11 hours ago, Devron44 said: Feels like Podkolzin may start in Abby which wouldn’t be a bad thing but when I look at some of the players he has to beat out I have a hard time seeing it. He doesn’t need to score yet. That’s the nice thing. Sure there’s expectations and such but not like 5 years ago. We already have our young stars. If this was 5 years ago the expectations would be so much higher imo. What is it about his game that makes you think Abby is the place for him? Who's beating him out? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Conscience said: I wonder how A.Anisimov would fit in for some center depth and Pod mentor. Hes on a PTO with Colorado now but if they dont sign him, might be worth a look I think guys on PTOs can be signed by any team, and at any time. Aren’t they still considered UFAs? If we want this guy we should be able to sign him, regardless. @mll help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 15 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: I'm guessing the next round of cuts will include players like: Bailey, Dowling, Dries, Focht, Bowey, Brisebois, Burroughs and DiPietro. If that were to happen, that would bring us down to 31 players and we would then still need to trim the roster by eight more players. I feel the decisions this year are far tougher than in previous years. Don't rule out Bowey and Dowling to stick for the start of the season. Even though we would still have 31 guys in camp, a number of them are injured, so we're really pretty close to a final roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 18 minutes ago, johngould21 said: No, he'll start in YVR, because once camp breaks and he's settled into a 3rd line role with regular line mates he will become more comfortable with. He's in a new Country, lifestyle, team, and League with his new bride. This kid is mature beyond his years, and it seems he couldn't get here fast enough. So, don't worry about VP. The guys on the bubble, and, there are lots of them are, in no particular order, Highmore, Petan, Chiasson, DiGuissepe, Dowling, Gads, Mac and Lockwood. One of these games I'll get to watch the entire game, but what I've seen from Lockwood, I like, and I'm growing on Petan for a temporary role until Sutter and Motte get back. Highmore skates like an NHL'er, but that's about it, and I noticed that from him last year. I haven't seen the snarl everyone was talking about with DiGuissepe, and Mac has had more than a long look. Gads has more skill, speed and toughness too. So, until Boeser, Sutter, and Motte are back, I think Gads, Lockwood and Petan fill those spots on the roster. You're growing on Petan? Does he know? Does he need an antifungal or something??? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locke Lamora Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 12 hours ago, kilgore said: Something I heard on the radio. That he may not start the season. I do know that the latest from Benning is that he is out at least the rest of the pre-season. Take that how you will. Yeah, the “at least” sounds a bit ominous. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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