Carol Schram: Vancouver Canucks: Bo Horvat a Potential Youngstar at 2016 Hockey World Cup Daniel Sedin's house has sold, the Prince George Cougars are looking for volunteers for training camp and Bo Horvat's a candidate for the Youngstars Team at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

Nice read Carol! I think Bo fits the mold of bottom 6 on a stacked (All-Star/Olympic) team very well. His defensive awareness and shutdown capability with offensive upside is basically how those spots are assigned. He has some tough and established competition though. It'll be a big year but also no pressure for him to do anything extra this season as I doubt he will be focused on anything more than getting more icetime in Van

I hope he gets a look. He's shown quite a bit of promise in his rookie year. A second or third line center role this year could help his chances.
nudge nudge willy....

Now that it is out in the open , I was the one who bought Daniels house.

Now that it is out in the open , I was the one who bought Daniels house.
- VANTEL

Monoply money doesn't count

Vantel, when's the house warming party??

I can't see him cracking the roster but you never know.

THN posted their projected roster that looked pretty decent and Horvat was the 5th C on it.

Saad RNH Mackinnon
Gaudreau McDavid Strome
Huberdeau Monahan Jenner
Galchenyuk Couturier Eichel
Drouin Horvat

Jones Trouba
Ekblad Hamilton
Murray Rielly
Severson Ceci

Gibson
Subban
Fucale

I can't see him cracking the roster but you never know.

THN posted their projected roster that looked pretty decent and Horvat was the 5th C on it.

Saad RNH Mackinnon
Gaudreau McDavid Strome
Huberdeau Monahan Jenner
Galchenyuk Couturier Eichel
Drouin Horvat

Jones Trouba
Ekblad Hamilton
Murray Rielly
Severson Ceci

Gibson
Subban
Fucale
- belcherbd

I think Couturier is his biggest competition for that bottom 6 role. He has experience shutting down the best in the playoffs but hasnt broken through offensively (though Horvat hasnt yet either, but I think he has a better shot to at this point)

EDIT: Also just noticing the lack of NHL experience in net for the U-23 team, obvioulsy given how slow they develop. The position would definitely have to be the weak link on the squad

The only team I'll cheer for is the one with the most Canucks on it... don't care who that is.

Wow - never realized that Ryan N-H was that old. I always thought that Jagr was the oldtimer in the NHL.....

Now that it is out in the open , I was the one who bought Daniels house.
- VANTEL

Darn - I took too long. I was stilling trying to figure out how to place the trade wiith my current house for Daniel's in NHL 2015

Now that it is out in the open , I was the one who bought Daniels house.
- VANTEL

Fully stocked with Copper Moon??

whats a reasonable expectation on horvats offensive ceiling?
50-60 point guy?

I think Couturier is his biggest competition for that bottom 6 role. He has experience shutting down the best in the playoffs but hasnt broken through offensively (though Horvat hasnt yet either, but I think he has a better shot to at this point)

EDIT: Also just noticing the lack of NHL experience in net for the U-23 team, obvioulsy given how slow they develop. The position would definitely have to be the weak link on the squad
- WhiteLie

I think Schenn, Scheifele, Wilson, Lowry, Bennett, Pearson, Miller, Lazar, Tierney, Nieto among probably others will be also potential players in the mix.

Many of those guys can play the bottom 6 role very effectively, regardless as long as Horvat plays well he will likely be in consideration.

whats a reasonable expectation on horvats offensive ceiling?
50-60 point guy?
- nightmare3020

Kesler type production in my opinion.

Kesler type production in my opinion.
- pker2theend

I'd say a 50 point defensively responsible player is a good estimation for him.

whats a reasonable expectation on horvats offensive ceiling?
50-60 point guy?
- nightmare3020

I think that is very reasonable if not a little optimistic.

Last year the 50-60 point centers were:

Strome, Little, Staal (Eric), Stepan, ROR, Duchene, Bergeron, RNH, Backes, Brassard, Plekanec.

I think he will be more of a 40-50 point guy which I would still be very happy with.

With players scoring less, is 40 pts the benchmark for a top 6 C?

59 "centermen" scored 40 or more points last year.

13 teams including Vancouver had only 1 40 point center.

8 teams had 2 players with 40 points

7 teams had 3 players with 40 points

1 team (NSH) had 4 players with 40 points.

1 team (NYI) had 5 players with 40 points.
Obviously there will be argument about whether a player always plays C but I looked at only players that NHL listed as C's. For example ROR and Strome were included but played wing as well.

Edit. fixed numbers...

With players scoring less, is 40 pts the benchmark for a top 6 C?

59 "centermen" scored 40 or more points last year.

14 teams including Vancouver had only 1 40 point center.

10 teams had 2 players with 40 points

5 teams had 3 players with 40 points

1 team (NYI) had 4 players with 40 points.

Obviously there will be argument about whether a player always plays C but I looked at only players that NHL listed as C's. For example ROR and Strome were included but played wing as well.

All of NYI C's played at least 78 games. If Bonino was one point away (39 points, 43 point pace) and missed 7 games last season.

All of NYI C's played at least 78 games. If Bonino was one point away (39 points, 43 point pace) and missed 7 games last season.
- EastVan

Are you trying to say we don't suck as bad as we think?

Vantel, when's the house warming party??
- Marwood

Naked Grape for everyone

Vantel, when's the house warming party??
- Marwood


"Naked Grape for everyone"

For someone that just bought a $5 million dollar house you sure are a cheap @#$@#$!

Vantel, when's the house warming party??
- Marwood


"Naked Grape for everyone"

For someone that just bought a $5 million dollar house you sure are a cheap @#$@#$!
- Zogg

I prefer the words Penny Wise


It was actually my life partner Brad Marchand who paid for it

All of NYI C's played at least 78 games. If Bonino was one point away (39 points, 43 point pace) and missed 7 games last season.
- EastVan

The top 60 C ranked by points per game and all played over 40 games is a bit different but Bonino still doesn't make the cut.

9 teams with 1 player in the top 60
11 with 2
8 with 3
1 with 4 (NSH)
1 with 0 (ARI)

The top 60 C ranked by points per game and all played over 40 games is a bit different but Bonino still doesn't make the cut.

9 teams with 1 player in the top 60
11 with 2
8 with 3
1 with 4 (NSH)
1 with 0 (ARI)
- belcherbd

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