The upcoming Canucks season thread

[mattola]

torts fan boomer esiason

Boomer Esiason ‏@7BOOMERESIASON 3m “AV left the room to us a little more and let us run with it, but Torts is more in there after every period." H. Sedin. All I need to know

wasnt crawford like that near the end of his reign as well? he just let the vets do what they wanted?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

good lord

Gallagher thinks Torts, as an animal lover, might be letting his personal feelings about Booths hunting cloud his decision making ... mystified about the Torts decision to bench him last night

??? jesus tony!!!



/he is already backtracking lol ... he's really throwing the feces against the wall today

 

[puckhead]

@BradZiemer
Jannik Hansen sent back to Vancouver for further evaluation. #Canucks calling it an upper-body injury. Won't say how long he will be out.

still 2 more games on the roadtrip
Burrows is skating, but still in a boot otherwise?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

slightly odd ... trade coming???

Cam Tucker ‏@CamTucker_Metro 4m #Canucks have recalled defenceman Yann Sauve from Utica Comets

 

[mattola]

slightly odd ... trade coming???

Cam Tucker ‏@CamTucker_Metro 4m #Canucks have recalled defenceman Yann Sauve from Utica Comets

injury we dont know about? sit booth one more AND Ahlberts?

 

[mattola]

Hansen back in vancouver will draw Booth back into the lineup.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

In 2012-13, Booth managed 27 shots on goal and 11 missed shots in those 12 games, but in 10 games so far he has produced just 12 shots and four missed. This season so far, Booth has also enjoyed 1:21 more ice-time per game this season (14:06) as compared to last (12:45) while doing this.

With a new coach who wants a stiffer team with a heavy forecheck, Booth’s hits are also down from last season: 24 to nine in two fewer games.

 

[mooger_35]

slightly odd ... trade coming???

Cam Tucker ‏@CamTucker_Metro 4m #Canucks have recalled defenceman Yann Sauve from Utica Comets

New defensive scheme... 3 defensemen, 2 forwards

Easier to block shots that way

 

[mattola]

New defensive scheme... 3 defensemen, 2 forwards

Easier to block shots that way

outside the box

innovative

changing the game

money puck

 

[jstewismybastardson]

lol if they play Sauve at forward ... forwards in Utica might as well just quit hockey now

 

[mooger_35]

lol if they play Sauve at forward ... forwards in Utica might as well just quit hockey now

Utica's 0-4 to start the year

8 GF, 17 GA

Ugh!

 

[jstewismybastardson]

remember when Torts said he only wanted to keep 7 dmen?

theyre up to 9 now

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Utica's 0-4 to start the year

and averaging 2 goals for per game

 

[mooger_35]

and looking at the Utica roster, who would you want? Pretty bare at forward.

Alex Friesen
Alex Mallet
Alexandre Grenier
Benn Ferriero
Brandon DeFazio
Colin Stuart
Darren Archibald
David Marshall
Kellan Lain
Kelsey Wilson
Ludwig Blomstrand
Pascal Pelletier
Zac Dalpe
Zach Hamill

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Id bring up Archibald to play on the 4th line ... not a long term guy at this point but i think he can provide energy until Burrows gets back in

not like he would play more than 2 minutes anyways and better than playing a dman out of position



/edit: plus hes one of the few forwards in Utica that has gotten a point

 

[mooger_35]

Gaunce, Shinkaruk, Jensen and Horvat can't mature fast enough

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Jensen cant stay healthy

 

[jstewismybastardson]

wait ... theres people out there who still think strombone isnt Luongo?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Dan Murphy ‏@sportsnetmurph now Call up of Yann Sauve is "cap planning" according to Tortorella. Sounds like a conversation for Laurence Gilman. #canucks

spend more to maybe to help them utlize LTIR

might mean Hansen / Schroeder is out more than 10 games?

 

[mattola]

Hansen on LTIR