Popular Post Elias Pettersson Posted May 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2022 Aww my little friend who broke my record wants to come and play with me. So cute... 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby James Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Happy we signed him! My expectations are reasonable though. He isn't that young already and the North American game is different as we all know. Would be so stoked if he developed into a solid 3rd line scorer (at center would be even better). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Excited to have Karlsson (and Bains) developing next year in Abbotsford. He could be a good support player down the road, or who knows, maybe he excels and becomes a scoring machine in the A, with Bains and possibly Lockwood on his wings. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Very eager to see how he performs in Abbotsford, or even if he can surprise out of training camp. I don't have sky-high expectations, but I am hoping that he can be a top six AHL forward at the very least, given his SHL production. I think he has a very real chance at an NHL job eventually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollumpus Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Marble, arched & Michaelangelo is contemplating scenes & scale... The Marble Arrch...wasn't that a strip club, back in the day? And there was something about Motley Crue as well.... regards, G. Edited May 26, 2022 by Gollumpus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philtbc829 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 let the swedish invasion begin!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenhodgejr Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 I am happy about this but i think we need to consider Sheldon Dries making the team next year and putting up 20 goals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mustard Tiger Posted May 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2022 Remember to keep your expectations realistic and give him time to adjust to NA. It always seems to be the same people who write young players off after 1 or 2 seasons, Yet point to guys like forsling and claim how we lost a quality player... Not realizing he took 7 pro seasons to get to this level. Good luck LK! 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post -Vintage Canuck- Posted May 26, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2022 For the folks interested in detailed numbers: 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combover Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Good. hopefully the days of throwing away picks and prospects for nothing are behind us. Might even build up some young depth what a concept, or develop players in our system that we keep. (mind blown emoji) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucktican Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Plan the parade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 2 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: For the folks interested in detailed numbers: Potential 3C? Thought he as a winger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 10 hours ago, grumpyone said: whose spot does he take if he make the big club? if he is indeed a 3rd line player, then playing with Bo ? He, Petey & Hogz are going to be ours, and Sweden's, 1st line for a decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Alflives said: Potential 3C? Thought he as a winger. He’s a right winger. He doesn’t play much centre. He could play together with Petey… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks_fo_life Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Welcome to Vancouver Good luck in Canucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadcanucks Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 11 hours ago, Googlie said: He, Petey & Hogz are going to be ours, and Sweden's, 1st line for a decade If Hoglander was smart, which I think he is, he should re-invent himself to take Motte's role as 4th line LW. Take on this role, carve out an identity for himself and build his offensive game up slowly, but surely. This would beat playing in the AHL and becoming the next Cal O'Reily, Reid Boucher, Sheldon Dries, Sheldon Rempal, Andrew Ebbett, etc. I love the kid, but if his development trajectory does not change, it's more likely that he becomes a fringe NHL/star AHL player. Over the long term, I think Hoglander's got the chops to become a Samuel Pahlsson/Patric Horqvist hybrid type player if he can develop his defensive game. A player like that would be tremendously useful for the Canucks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 One takeaway I got from the highlights video a couple of posts above is how wide open he gets. He has a lethal release, and other teams must know this, yet he was Ovechkin-like in his ability to get free 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 22 hours ago, Mustard Tiger said: Remember to keep your expectations realistic and give him time to adjust to NA. It always seems to be the same people who write young players off after 1 or 2 seasons, Yet point to guys like forsling and claim how we lost a quality player... Not realizing he took 7 pro seasons to get to this level. Good luck LK! This should be pinned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, bigbadcanucks said: If Hoglander was smart, which I think he is, he should re-invent himself to take Motte's role as 4th line LW. Take on this role, carve out an identity for himself and build his offensive game up slowly, but surely. This would beat playing in the AHL and becoming the next Cal O'Reily, Reid Boucher, Sheldon Dries, Sheldon Rempal, Andrew Ebbett, etc. I love the kid, but if his development trajectory does not change, it's more likely that he becomes a fringe NHL/star AHL player. Over the long term, I think Hoglander's got the chops to become a Samuel Pahlsson/Patric Horqvist hybrid type player if he can develop his defensive game. A player like that would be tremendously useful for the Canucks. Interesting comment about Hoglander. I agree that he needs to change his style of play to avoid falling into the familiar trap of being good enough offensively to be an AHL star but not good enough to play top 6 in the NHL and without other aspects to his game that would allow him to play in the bottom 6 in the NHL. But I think he can be a lot better than just a 4th line energy guy in the NHL. He has enough offensive skill to be a solid "middle 6" NHL regular if he just improves his defensive game. I agree that he needs to focus on being defensively responsible first for a while until that gets to be a habit. Then, with good defensive habits in place, he can focus more on offense again. But I think he can do this as a middle 6 forward in the NHL. I also agree that he needs to take advantage of his natural aggression. He is not big but he can play with a bit of an edge and can play a high energy game and is a fast skater. He has those things in common with Motte. But he has more offensive skill. Motte is much better defensively and that is what Hogz needs to work on. No guarantee that he can transition in this way but he would be valuable to the Canucks if he can. If he can't, I would expect him to be traded. Edited May 27, 2022 by JamesB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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