Bell Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 32 minutes ago, Muttley said: He's a huge part of their team. So many highlight reel plays by him. The AHL is simply where he thrives. Good for him, he seemed like a pretty good player in his limited time with the big club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnAntoski Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 6 minutes ago, JamesB said: As Dries was one of the top players in the AHL last year and surprisingly good when called up as an injury replacement it was always obvious that the Canucks wanted to bring him back. He is a classic type -- star at the AHL level but not quite good enough offensively to play top 6 in the NHL but too small and without the other attributes you need to play bottom 6 in the NHL. Having turned 28 in late April he has probably hit his peak level of performance but if Abby is going to be a Calder Cup contender he will be an important part of the story and he is a good guy to have around as potential emergency callup, as happened last year. From his point of view, the AHL part of his two-way deal at $450 K is pretty good and is guaranteed for two years. I was wondering if the Canucks would bring back Brisebois one more time. It is only a one-year deal so this is probably his last kick at the can. I remember when the Canucks drafted him in the 3rd round in 2015. Benning was taking some criticism for having traded away their 2nd round pick that year but Linden claimed that Brisbois was the guy they would have taken if they had a 2nd round pick. He is fairly low on the depth chart at LD but let's hope he stays healthy and can take that one more step to get him into the conversation for a spot on the big team. Stevens is a career AHL player. As far I can find out at age 28 he has never played an NHL game, but he is a good AHL player who brings some size and toughness and good defensive play along with legitimate top 6 scoring (at the AHL level) and excellent PK skills. Wore an "A" last year for Abby. He looks to me like the kind of player who might get an AHL contract but obviously the Canucks think he is good enough to justify an NHL contract. Maybe next year he actually gets into an NHL game. Like Dries, he could be very valuable if Abby is to be a Calder Cup contender. The big question marks are now Rempal and Juulsen -- both UFAs who were very good in Abby last year. I would like to see them both come back and they would also be important to have a good Abby team next year. And a lot of people think Juulsen, as a RD and former 1st round pick (26th overall), might still be able to help the big team. At age 25 he might have one more significant step left in his development. Anyway, hoping to see both those guys re-signed. Good take; and I would also like to see Juulsen back and have an opportunity to secure a spot in Vancouver. Preferably, I would like to had seen him get a legit audition last year but the Canucks were stuck in a playoff hunt. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BureBurrito Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Good depth options Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 10 minutes ago, ShawnAntoski said: Good take; and I would also like to see Juulsen back and have an opportunity to secure a spot in Vancouver. Preferably, I would like to had seen him get a legit audition last year but the Canucks were stuck in a playoff hunt. He was clearly better than Hunt who was gifted an unearned roster spot and proved himself to be worse than useless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 1 minute ago, King Heffy said: He was clearly better than Hunt who was gifted an unearned roster spot and proved himself to be worse than useless. Come on Heff even you know this is inherently false. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 31 minutes ago, Pears said: Come on Heff even you know this is inherently false. Do you think the way Hunt played in his own zone was acceptable? There was no excuse for allowing that pylon to play a single shift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, King Heffy said: He was clearly better than Hunt who was gifted an unearned roster spot and proved himself to be worse than useless. Hunt at the start of the year I agree at the end of the year after Bruce came in I thought Hunt played pretty well actually. Edited June 27, 2022 by canuck73_3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 6 minutes ago, King Heffy said: Do you think the way Hunt played in his own zone was acceptable? There was no excuse for allowing that pylon to play a single shift. After a legitimate NHL level head coach came in and helped clean up yes he was a decent bottom pair Dman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 (edited) Dries over Petan please. Edited June 28, 2022 by rekker 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rekker Posted June 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2022 Just now, Pears said: After a legitimate NHL level head coach came in and helped clean up yes he was a decent bottom pair Dman. Hunt is. But I would rather see more of Burroughs. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 6 minutes ago, Pears said: After a legitimate NHL level head coach came in and helped clean up yes he was a decent bottom pair Dman. We'll agree to disagree. While he wasn't as bad as under Green, he was nowhere near good enough to allow to play NHL minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnAntoski Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 1 hour ago, King Heffy said: He was clearly better than Hunt who was gifted an unearned roster spot and proved himself to be worse than useless. Yeah, seems like Boudreau got bit with plug love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzukes Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 2 hours ago, VancouverHabitant said: Can't believe Canucks aren't letting the Avs have their spotlight today by announcing these three signings. Move over Makar and Mackinnon. Canucks be stealing the show from here on out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Decent news, got a few minnows signed; now when do they go deep sea fishing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I totally get why they didn't announce this yesterday. I'm sure that they didn't want to overshadow the Stanley Cup final with this major news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 5 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Persson was drafted out of Europe? So we don't lose his rights is my understanding. Is this part of new agreements to leave players with their Swedish teams... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 4 hours ago, rekker said: Dries over Pedan please. You mean the Lithuanian Mountain, Andrey Pedan? Jk, I know what you're saying. Petan is one of the biggest helicopters I've ever watched play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloubek Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Fine by me. Depth in case of severe injuries, and solid AHL players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Red Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 6 hours ago, Muttley said: He's a huge part of their team. So many highlight reel plays by him. The AHL is simply where he thrives. And at 450k, I'm very happy for him. Guys a success. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwijibo Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 8 hours ago, N4ZZY said: I'm hopeful about Juulsen making the jump to the big club, and yet at the same time, I'm not convinced he's anymore than a depth piece for the organization. 25 is that age where he he might have something left to prove, but he's also on the verge of just being a journeyman in either league - basically a depth player in the event the club faces injuries. I feel like Juulsen will wait and explore his options as a UFA. Vancouver could have kept him as a RFA if they had given him 19 more starts this season. But they chose not too even when they had injuries. It doesn’t really seem line they see him as an alternative for the big club. I think he’ll wait and see if any other clubs are interested in him before he resigns himself to being an AHL’er Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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