I agree both horvat and eriksson should play final shift or no shifts on the pk, eriksson needs to get back into his garbage spot on the pp either 1 or 2.ESQ wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 11:43 am I found this PITB article interesting.
I don't know why it hadn't occurred to me all summer, but acquiring PKers was a good move. Even though Eriksson excels on the PK, I truly believe he will have much more value (to the Canucks and as a possible trade asset) if his PK time is reduced and he gets on the PP. For Horvat, while he's improving as a PKer and that's a great skill for him to develop as future-captain, I'd like to see him in a reduced PK role.
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You need six pk forwards
Sutter
Beaglet
Schaller
Roussel
Then two of Baertschi, Horvat, Eriksson or Virtanen have to round out that group of six. Gagner can’t kill penalties neither will Brock or Petterson. Goldobin isn’t going to do it. Granlund and Gaunce are in tough to make the team and they aren’t good penalty killers either.
I’d like Jake to get some steady minutes killing penalties this season. He won’t see the PP so may as well bump his minutes up a bit on the pk.
Sutter
Beaglet
Schaller
Roussel
Then two of Baertschi, Horvat, Eriksson or Virtanen have to round out that group of six. Gagner can’t kill penalties neither will Brock or Petterson. Goldobin isn’t going to do it. Granlund and Gaunce are in tough to make the team and they aren’t good penalty killers either.
I’d like Jake to get some steady minutes killing penalties this season. He won’t see the PP so may as well bump his minutes up a bit on the pk.
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Never really seen Jake block shots much but his speed from A to B is good so he could make passing difficult and high risk for the PP team.Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 1:36 pm You need six pk forwards
Sutter
Beaglet
Schaller
Roussel
Then two of Baertschi, Horvat, Eriksson or Virtanen have to round out that group of six. Gagner can’t kill penalties neither will Brock or Petterson. Goldobin isn’t going to do it. Granlund and Gaunce are in tough to make the team and they aren’t good penalty killers either.
I’d like Jake to get some steady minutes killing penalties this season. He won’t see the PP so may as well bump his minutes up a bit on the pk.
Not to mention a good chance for a shorty or 8.
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I think Gaunce is a decent penalty killer.Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 1:36 pm You need six pk forwards
Sutter
Beaglet
Schaller
Roussel
Then two of Baertschi, Horvat, Eriksson or Virtanen have to round out that group of six. Gagner can’t kill penalties neither will Brock or Petterson. Goldobin isn’t going to do it. Granlund and Gaunce are in tough to make the team and they aren’t good penalty killers either.
I’d like Jake to get some steady minutes killing penalties this season. He won’t see the PP so may as well bump his minutes up a bit on the pk.
Yeah Jake might make a decent one, and I also hope he sees more icetime, but I'd rather it was on PP #2.
What about Gaudette, didn't he kill penalties in college?
He plays a 200' game and is very good positionally... and his skating seems vastly improved this year.
Lipstick might also have what it takes, who knows?
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True enough, but I'd like to see Bo and Loui at 1:30 shtoi/gp, instead of 2:30+. Bo was in that neighborhood last season, but Loui was one of the top pk forwards.Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 1:36 pm You need six pk forwards
Sutter
Beaglet
Schaller
Roussel
Then two of Baertschi, Horvat, Eriksson or Virtanen have to round out that group of six. Gagner can’t kill penalties neither will Brock or Petterson. Goldobin isn’t going to do it. Granlund and Gaunce are in tough to make the team and they aren’t good penalty killers either.
I’d like Jake to get some steady minutes killing penalties this season. He won’t see the PP so may as well bump his minutes up a bit on the pk.
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Why would Benning simply gift players a spot in the NHL?? How is that going to make people happy for more than a game or 2?? If the kids aren't ready to outplay your tweeners, they won't develop and they will simply get squashed during an 82 game grind.
If rookies outplay the tweeners, Benning will dump tweeners. But it will not help,this club at all to rush kids to the NHL if they can't outplay those tweeners.
That's why I like the acquisitions of Beagle and Rousell.. they are better tweeners.
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I think they learned their lesson with Virtanen & McCann. Earn your icetime,it's been repeated by all the players,so you know that's how Greene has told them its gonna be.Madcombinepilot wrote: ↑Sun Sep 16, 2018 7:05 am
Why would Benning simply gift players a spot in the NHL?? How is that going to make people happy for more than a game or 2?? If the kids aren't ready to outplay your tweeners, they won't develop and they will simply get squashed during an 82 game grind.
If rookies outplay the tweeners, Benning will dump tweeners. But it will not help,this club at all to rush kids to the NHL if they can't outplay those tweeners.
That's why I like the acquisitions of Beagle and Rousell.. they are better tweeners.
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Underrated players who get no love:
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I agree but they would probably slide through waivers at the end of camp if needs-be.
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The biggest thing learned from 2015/16 with McCann and JV is that you need to have better players than Cracknell, Etem, Prust, a broken Chris Higgins and Vey as the guys to beat out for ice time.
Our bottom 6 this year is light years better than that mess was, and a lot better than it was the past 2 years as well.**
**Disclaimer. If Gaunce is in our bottom 6 this year, then I retract that statement.
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Gaunce is no worse a player than Granlund or Goldobin for that matterTciso wrote: ↑Sun Sep 16, 2018 12:41 pmThe biggest thing learned from 2015/16 with McCann and JV is that you need to have better players than Cracknell, Etem, Prust, a broken Chris Higgins and Vey as the guys to beat out for ice time.
Our bottom 6 this year is light years better than that mess was, and a lot better than it was the past 2 years as well.**
**Disclaimer. If Gaunce is in our bottom 6 this year, then I retract that statement.
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Goldy and Pettersson showing instant chemistry.
Can the Canucks just win a Cup within the next 5 years.
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Lots of stuff. I love just taking whatever.
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Blob, you are gonna have a hard time erasing that comment from the internet.Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Sun Sep 16, 2018 1:01 pmGaunce is no worse a player than Granlund or Goldobin for that matterTciso wrote: ↑
Our bottom 6 this year is light years better than that mess was, and a lot better than it was the past 2 years as well.**
**Disclaimer. If Gaunce is in our bottom 6 this year, then I retract that statement.
While Granlund and Goldobin are not yet full time NHL'ers, and may never be, Gaunce has this big hole in his game called a complete lack of offense. The last guy we had who was worse offensively was Jason Struwick.
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