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Jyrki21
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 Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:52 pm Post subject: Prospects Thread 2007-08 |
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Formerly the "Luc Bourdon and other Canucks prospects thread".
Discussion topics include:
Luc Bourdon
Cory Schneider
Michael Grabner
Mason Raymond
Ryan Shannon
Juraj Simek
And why not -- Pierre-Cédric Labrie
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monsieur parafect
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| After 9 games the Manitoba Moose are 5-3-1. Bourdon is playing well on the farm, he has 3g 4a 7pt in those games. Josef Balej leads the team with 9 pt, Jaffray has 8 pt. The big surprise is PC Labrie. He went pointless in the first 5 games and has scored 3g 3a 6 pt in the last 4 Moose games. He, Bourdon and Jaffray have been physical and getting fighting majors as well as scoring. I'm impressed with Balej and Jaffrey in that they didn't pull the pouting routine that Jesse Schultz/Brandon Reid pulled when they didn't make the big squad. Any of the four deserve a chance with the Canucks for call up based on their play so far. Grabner has been OK, not spectacular for his first pro season with 2g 3 a 5pt in 9 games. Schneider isn't starting off well, he is prone to giving up the odd bad goal and the Moose seem to win when MacIntyre's in net. Hansen played his first game last night after coming back from injury. |
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Jyrki21
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Dan Gendur -- a quintessential Ron Delorme "WTF?" pick in the seventh round last offseason -- is quietly doing very well with the Everett Silvertips. He's playing with a couple of highly-touted prospects in Kyle Beach and Zach Hamill, but apparently hasn't looked out of place. He's currently second in Silvertip scoring with 7 goals, 14 assists for 21 points in 14 games, a -1 and 16 PIM.
A few months ago, Shane Malloy of FOX Sports said of him:
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10. Dan Gendur, RW, Vancouver Canucks, 206th pick (Everett/WHL)
The Canucks may have picked a diamond in the rough who slipped under the radar the due to unlucky injuries last season. He has a hard shot and is a responsible two-way player who can play the point on the power play.
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Cannots Luvah
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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| he looks like a young Colby Genoway! |
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Cannots Luvah
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| Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Raymond was sent down today... man , Shannon could've been called up at this point. Dammit. |
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the New Cunning Linguist
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I'm guessing that they want to give Raymond plenty of playing time what with the long break between games; they'll probably be recalling him sooner rather than later...
On the other hand, all of these injuries mean another farmhand gets a shot: Hansen is getting called up...
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Jyrki21
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:09 am Post subject: |
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Bourdon has apparently been impressing as of late in Winnipeg, where he has 3-5-8 in 10 games:
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| But the biggest reason why the Moose should be smiling in their own zone has to do with the stellar play of highly touted prospect Luc Bourdon. His last two games have been his best at this level and if it keeps up over the next few games, one has to wonder just how long it is before Bourdon gets his opportunity to skate with the club that drafted him 10th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. |
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Cannots Luvah
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:20 am Post subject: |
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| He's also been very phsyical and dropping the mits too apparently. Im feeling better again about Bourdon , he dipped a bit this past season .. I've been waiting to see how he does in the AHL. So far so good , lots to do and go. |
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saskhab
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I'd keep him down there all year. If he's progressing at that level, that's a good thing. Compared to not progressing while in the Q (which happens). Could be a similar situation to Barker in Chicago. He didn't do any improving in the W after being drafted, and didn't do much last year with half a season in Chicago. He's back in the AHL, and it's probably for the best (though I don't know if he's also stagnant there or really stepping up).
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monsieur parafect
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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I agree about Luc staying down for the whole season and gaining valuable experience and confidence as a first year pro unless there's a slew of injuries on the Canucks D. Having Jason Spezza in the A and playing Eric Staal down there during the lockout didn't hurt their progress. Besides, defence is the one position it takes longer for players to mature at.
The reason Hansen is being called up after one AHL game is because of the injuries to Balej, Shannon and Jaffray. With Raymond not ready for prime time, AV had to look at that roster and go with Hansen. They know what Hansen can do as opposed to the 10 games Labrie has played as a pro and it maybe too early to put Pierre in an NHL lineup. |
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Cannots Luvah
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Luc has been called up |
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Av-merican
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Cannots Luvah wrote: |
| Luc has been called up |
At this point the Canucks don't have a choice. Hope he does well. Seriously. |
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Jyrki21
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| Cannots Luvah wrote: |
| Luc has been called up |
I picture him emerging from a misty corridor, with the theme of "The Running Man" playing in the background.
We're hoping to count on him to be a monster, a cornerstone for the defense, etc., and you just know he'll get killed by the metaphorical Arnold Schwarzenegger (be it injuries, confidence loss, whatever) with the greatest of ease very quickly.
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Cannots Luvah
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| That flick was filled with Arnoldisms.... my favourite was after he cut one of the hunters , Buzzsaw with his own chainsaw up the groin and afterwards Arnold meets up with his crew and somebody asks "where's Buzzsaw?" ..classic Arnold " he had to split"..man, thats good writing. |
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Jyrki21
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Cannots Luvah wrote: |
| That flick was filled with Arnoldisms.... my favourite was after he cut one of the hunters , Buzzsaw with his own chainsaw up the groin and afterwards Arnold meets up with his crew and somebody asks "where's Buzzsaw?" ..classic Arnold " he had to split"..man, thats good writing. |
I don't know if that could compare to the 213 "cold" puns made in Batman and Robin. Of course, you probably have too much self-respect to have seen that.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Jyrki21 wrote: |
I don't know if that could compare to the 213 "cold" puns made in Batman and Robin. Of course, you probably have too much self-respect to have seen that. |
"Don't fawget to vinterize...your pipes!"
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Cannots Luvah
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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I thought he was great in that one. Im a big fan of Arnold's cheeziness
Anybody remember Commando , the final battle.. Arnold spears a pipe into the chest of the bad guy who happened to be standing in front of a industrial sized hot water tank . When the pipe speared right through him into the tank , steam shoots out of the pipe as the bad guy dies and Arnold closes it out " Let off some steam , Bennett" ... people were robbed of an Oscar that year.
genius writing. |
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Cannots Luvah
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| Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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the best part of the Colorado game was seeing Edler's developement . Edler looks like the 10th overall pick and Bourdon looks like the project prospect.
Looking forward to seeing Hansen over the next few weeks along with Bourdon and Edler. |
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the New Cunning Linguist
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| Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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Bourdon sounds like he's coming along nicely. Hopefully, he won't try to play above himself during this call-up.
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Jyrki21
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| Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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The legend of Alexander Edler continues to grow.
Fans back in Vancouver are awfully excited about what he's shown so far, at so young an age. Edler was born right as Expo '86 was starting and has played all of 30 NHL games in his life -- yet by all accounts is playing like a seasoned veteran, and that goes all the way back to his very first game. He's gotten the HFBoards-equivalent of a wood thread going over there on that site.
I don't get to see him play, so this is all second-hand, but it's still something to make the Canuck fans smile. (And then frown when thinking of the career-threatening injury he will inevitably face as a member of the Canuck blueline corps).
The fact that the Wings were apparently scouting Edler hard and racing the Canucks to get him is an experience the Canucks should learn from. In fact, they should stop scouting players -- they should just scout the Wings' scouts.
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