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First star: Tolopilo by a mile. Colorado's goalie was solid but not as good.
I thought tonight was Pettersson's best game so far. Solid defensively and looked more comfortable with the puck. Conversely, thought it was Kudryavtsev's weakest game, too many passes/clearances onto Colorado's sticks although he wasn't terrible.
None of the forwards had eyecatching games.
I thought tonight was Pettersson's best game so far. Solid defensively and looked more comfortable with the puck. Conversely, thought it was Kudryavtsev's weakest game, too many passes/clearances onto Colorado's sticks although he wasn't terrible.
None of the forwards had eyecatching games.
Bad when probably your best offensive player is Neilsen.
Tolopilo was 1st, 2nd and 3rd star in this game. Both teams took turns being awful and, in both cases, getting out their zones, was a wild adventure. Trunover after turnover
Of the Canucks:
Thought Pettersson was the best of the young d-men. Did not seem out of place and was more mobile than he previously showed.
Kudryavstev had a good first but then seemed to disappear.
Woo was given plenty of game time (maybe trying to move him) and was decent. However, there is just not enough smoothness in his play. Never showed much control over the play which he must if he can be considered for a callup.
Brisebois - was best overall d-man. Maybe a consideration for the Canucks on a limited basis
Hirose - don't see how he is a consideration. Has to an be outstanding skater to overcome size, etc.. but he isn't
McWard - some glitches but was generally solid. Good skater and did hit some stretch passes. Still needs to play his blue line better.
Klimo - just not happening. Way too individual and can't read play.
Blais - can see the pedigree but at times too casual. If he could up the intensity would be consideration for Vancouver. Really the closest to NHL standard when he bares down.
Mueller - can't handle puck well enough. Thought he had a real tough night in his zone.
Kambeitz - good on the PK and positionally sound
Twarynski - never got much done. Provided some size but that seemed all.
Raty - played a ton and got better as the game moved on. Giving it what he's got
Karlsson - did little all game. If he isn't scoring, he's of little use. Got very awkward at times. Write off as far as the NHL is concerned
Sasson - overall the best forward. Always seemed the most likely to create something offensively
Stevens - useless waste of a vet position. Buddy of Johnson so isn't going anywhere. Average ECHL player in reality.
Thought the most promising thing, in this game was play of Pettersson and Tolopilo.
Otherwise, it's disappointing that some of our so called major prospect can't dominate more at this level. There is always the talk that Abby is doing a great job of development. However, that seems more lip service than anything else. In truth, no one has come up and shown much over the last couple of years. You can legitmately say that no one has emerged from the minor league club to improve Vancouver in any major way. Maybe Hoglander but he wasn't there very long and most of his development seem to have happened with the big club.
Tolopilo was 1st, 2nd and 3rd star in this game. Both teams took turns being awful and, in both cases, getting out their zones, was a wild adventure. Trunover after turnover
Of the Canucks:
Thought Pettersson was the best of the young d-men. Did not seem out of place and was more mobile than he previously showed.
Kudryavstev had a good first but then seemed to disappear.
Woo was given plenty of game time (maybe trying to move him) and was decent. However, there is just not enough smoothness in his play. Never showed much control over the play which he must if he can be considered for a callup.
Brisebois - was best overall d-man. Maybe a consideration for the Canucks on a limited basis
Hirose - don't see how he is a consideration. Has to an be outstanding skater to overcome size, etc.. but he isn't
McWard - some glitches but was generally solid. Good skater and did hit some stretch passes. Still needs to play his blue line better.
Klimo - just not happening. Way too individual and can't read play.
Blais - can see the pedigree but at times too casual. If he could up the intensity would be consideration for Vancouver. Really the closest to NHL standard when he bares down.
Mueller - can't handle puck well enough. Thought he had a real tough night in his zone.
Kambeitz - good on the PK and positionally sound
Twarynski - never got much done. Provided some size but that seemed all.
Raty - played a ton and got better as the game moved on. Giving it what he's got
Karlsson - did little all game. If he isn't scoring, he's of little use. Got very awkward at times. Write off as far as the NHL is concerned
Sasson - overall the best forward. Always seemed the most likely to create something offensively
Stevens - useless waste of a vet position. Buddy of Johnson so isn't going anywhere. Average ECHL player in reality.
Thought the most promising thing, in this game was play of Pettersson and Tolopilo.
Otherwise, it's disappointing that some of our so called major prospect can't dominate more at this level. There is always the talk that Abby is doing a great job of development. However, that seems more lip service than anything else. In truth, no one has come up and shown much over the last couple of years. You can legitmately say that no one has emerged from the minor league club to improve Vancouver in any major way. Maybe Hoglander but he wasn't there very long and most of his development seem to have happened with the big club.
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I didn't watch closely enough to make reports on individual players, but I will say that the game was very choppy and had little flow. Neither team seemed able to get clean breaks through the neutral zone and even on the PP both teams often looked in over their heads just making simple passes to get a clean shot away. I'll need to watch more to see if this was just an off day for the AHL team or if we're in tough to play a simple clean game.
Is Tolopilo getting enough love from the Canucks? He just looks so huge and composed in the net, and moves so well down low for such big man.
He actually 'outplayed' Silovs in Abbotsford last season. And tonight he was toying with those Colorado shooters in the shoot-out. As others have observed--he was the first, second and third star tonight.
He actually 'outplayed' Silovs in Abbotsford last season. And tonight he was toying with those Colorado shooters in the shoot-out. As others have observed--he was the first, second and third star tonight.
