oh.
nvm.

- dbot

Ya.

After a week and a half in Fiji, with no internet, it's back to reality.
Saw that Canucks fell to LA in China and am up to date thanks to Carols dutiful work.
What else i miss?
- dbot

Boucher clear waivers, off to Utica
Kole Lind named CHL player of the week, 2 goals, 6 assists in 2 games.
Dipietro named CHL goalie of the week. 3-0 with 1 SO.
Dahlen sent to Utica along with most of the prospects.
Oh, and Virtanen is a bad prospect because his +/- in the preseason.

There was some high praise by TG about him. I'm sure the roster is set except for the 13th forward and the 7 and 8 D. I would much rather lose a D then a forward.
- manvanfan

Not so sure how set roster is right now. All those bubble forwards like JV, Goldy etc. likely are not kept around for 13th spot. The D I will agree they got their starting 6 and looking at who will stay on as extra. Interesting to see how they balance that number out with forwards they want to stay.

oh.
nvm.

- dbot

Yup

Boucher clear waivers, off to Utica
Kole Lind named CHL player of the week, 2 goals, 6 assists in 2 games.
Dipietro named CHL goalie of the week. 3-0 with 1 SO.
Dahlen sent to Utica along with most of the prospects.
Oh, and Virtanen is a bad prospect because his +/- in the preseason.
- Codes1087

where we at with the lines?

any idea of who plays with who, or is it still up in the air??

where we at with the lines?

any idea of who plays with who, or is it still up in the air??
- dbot

Boeser + Goldobin were the latest practicing with the Sedins.

I am not sure about the rest. Horvat hurt on a doughty hit in China as well.

where we at with the lines?

any idea of who plays with who, or is it still up in the air??
- dbot

Still up in the air....like one of our posters.

where we at with the lines?

any idea of who plays with who, or is it still up in the air??
- dbot

TG in experiment mode after combining split squad survivors.

where we at with the lines?

any idea of who plays with who, or is it still up in the air??
- dbot

Nighthawk!

Praise and recognition of astute assessment abilities is nasty? Isn't he better positioned to know how the kid is doing observing Lind in person?
- Nuck4U

No, but that's not what you said. Here's how you phrased it...

"sure changed your assessment"
You're suggesting the poster is flip flopping on opinion.

"guess the summer exposure helped his development curve"
You're suggesting now that the poster has actually seen the kid play (i.e. exposure) the poster has a better understanding of the kid's ability. That in turn suggests the poster didn't know what they were talking about in the first place.

But I may be wrong.

Horse walks into a bar and bartender says 'why the long face'?

Horse...'no reason just down on myself a bit'...Horse decides to leave.

Horse comes back in the bar but this time has a set of jumper cables with him...bartender says...'hey I don't mind the long face but don't you start nothing in here'.
- LordHumungous

That's terrible.

I might take a look at Rattie, he's a bit scrappy and can skate. #scraps

That's terrible.
- bloatedmosquito

It's bad I know…trying to lighten the mood...

No, but that's not what you said. Here's how you phrased it...

"sure changed your assessment"
You're suggesting the poster is flip flopping on opinion.

"guess the summer exposure helped his development curve"
You're suggesting now that the poster has actually seen the kid play (i.e. exposure) the poster has a better understanding of the kid's ability. That in turn suggests the poster didn't know what they were talking about in the first place.

But I may be wrong.
- bloatedmosquito

You're not wrong... although maybe the bold is praise.... of a type?

Anyways, I'm pretty glad that we drafted him and am happy with the development of almost all or prospects at this time, especially Cassells, her looks downright dominate out there this year.

Nighthawk!

- Pres.cup

Ok

Who plays with who?
Here is my next line-up





Nuck4u starts it all off.
Pres jumps in & says don't talk me.
Nuck4u cannot resist.
Pres cannot resist & answers again.
Who wins this tail chaser of a game?

Nobody cuz its a soap opera.
Tune in tomorrow same place same channel to see the next episode of this riveting tit for tat nonsense....

No, but that's not what you said. Here's how you phrased it...

"sure changed your assessment"
You're suggesting the poster is flip flopping on opinion.

"guess the summer exposure helped his development curve"
You're suggesting now that the poster has actually seen the kid play (i.e. exposure) the poster has a better understanding of the kid's ability. That in turn suggests the poster didn't know what they were talking about in the first place.

But I may be wrong.
- bloatedmosquito

No. You are not wrong.
He is an antagonist.

Carol,

Thank you for yet another informative and enjoyable blog post! Picking up on your notes on DiPietro & Lind...

"The big news from Monday is something that I believe is unpredecented. The Canucks don't seem to have standout prospects in major junior very often but Mike DiPietro and Kole Lind both made bold statements in their first week of the 2017-18 season."


...while I wouldn't want to over-state the first 2-5 games of their respective seasons, it is really is encouraging to see some of the youngsters get off to a great start!

I'm hoping the last group heading to Utica over the next couple of days (Virtanen? Boeser? Goldobin?) go there to work hard and show they are ready for their opportunity when they are called up!

#Playoffs2020

Carol,

Thank you for yet another informative and enjoyable blog post! Picking up on your notes on DiPietro & Lind...

"The big news from Monday is something that I believe is unpredecented. The Canucks don't seem to have standout prospects in major junior very often but Mike DiPietro and Kole Lind both made bold statements in their first week of the 2017-18 season."


...while I wouldn't want to over-state the first 2-5 games of their respective seasons, it is really is encouraging to see some of the youngsters get off to a great start!

I'm hoping the last group heading to Utica over the next couple of days (Virtanen? Boeser? Goldobin?) go there to work hard and show they are ready for their opportunity when they are called up!

#Playoffs2020
- SlightlyOffside

I don't see either JV nor Goldy as ready for the show. BB is undoubtedly ready.

Goldy needs to know how to play without the puck & find ways to impact a game other than the occassional offensive foray. JV continue on his new approach to stay fit & hungry & stick with it.

I don't see either JV nor Goldy as ready for the show. BB is undoubtedly ready.

Goldy needs to know how to play without the puck & find ways to impact a game other than the occassional offensive foray. JV continue on his new approach to stay fit & hungry & stick with it.
- Nighthawk

I completely agree on Boeser...he makes smart plays with the puck, battles and finds space. Not to mention he can find the back of the net.

Also agree on Goldobin. You can see the talent, but he does seem lost without the puck and sometimes with it.

JV is the question mark for me. He is strong on the rush and on the back check, but he seems like he's trying to think through what he needs to be doing otherwise. I'd like to think he'll progress more with continuity with Green, rather than simply playing time in Utica...perhaps that's optimistic.

The D all seem like a crapshot, still.

I completely agree on Boeser...he makes smart plays with the puck, battles and finds space. Not to mention he can find the back of the net.

Also agree on Goldobin. You can see the talent, but he does seem lost without the puck and sometimes with it.

JV is the question mark for me. He is strong on the rush and on the back check, but he seems like he's trying to think through what he needs to be doing otherwise. I'd like to think he'll progress more with continuity with Green, rather than simply playing time in Utica...perhaps that's optimistic.

The D all seem like a crapshot, still.
- SlightlyOffside

My take on the D is where will the offense will come from?
Nothing there to get excited about & i say it will further be a drag on scoring as well as the PP. The D prospect pool doesn't have what we need to change our fortunes. Still in need of drafting our way out of it. idk why the PK cannot improve though.

another sh*t show

Kole Lind
- LeftCoaster

Steal of the draft! Fortunately I get to watch him all year! He lead a very talented Rocket team in scoring in his draft year, that alone says a lot!

another sh*t show
- VanHockeyGuy

Only if we could use the poop emoji

Steal of the draft! Fortunately I get to watch him all year! He lead a very talented Rocket team in scoring in his draft year, that alone says a lot!

- K-man25

Still a prospect, but yes so far he looks pretty good.

http://www.thehockeynews....-look-like-in-three-years


I still like the looks of that 2020 roster.
My curiosities r who else might be on it.
Eg that line-up will be different imo