Abbotsford Canucks Thread | Prospects Starting to Heat Up
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Megaterio Llamas
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Abby is back in action tonight after a nine-day layoff. They play Calgary, the top team in the league.
I imagine they must be pretty healthy at this point, so the line-up might tell us something about how the organization is thinking about some of the prospects.
Hunter Brzustewicz and Joni Jurmo wlll be on D for the Wranglers.
Brzustewicz is almost a year younger than Kudryavtsev and Pettersson. He's doing pretty well to stay in the Wranglers' line-up and put up a few points. If he were on the Canucks I guess that he'd be considered the second-best prospect on the right side of the back end. (Though I suppose that's not saying much, because who is there after Willander? (OK—Parker Alcos))
I imagine they must be pretty healthy at this point, so the line-up might tell us something about how the organization is thinking about some of the prospects.
Hunter Brzustewicz and Joni Jurmo wlll be on D for the Wranglers.
Brzustewicz is almost a year younger than Kudryavtsev and Pettersson. He's doing pretty well to stay in the Wranglers' line-up and put up a few points. If he were on the Canucks I guess that he'd be considered the second-best prospect on the right side of the back end. (Though I suppose that's not saying much, because who is there after Willander? (OK—Parker Alcos))
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23-year-old Cole McWard!
Who knows—maybe management's puzzling interest in him will make sense somehow and we'll see him play in the NHL, but, like you, I doubt it.
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Well, lucky me. Thought it was a 6pm Pacific start, didn't tune in until the first intermission. Didn't frustrate myself waiting for a picture that apparently only appeared for the last couple of minutes, and Calgary scored the only goals in the first period anyway. I will settle in to watch the second period and hope for better things.
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Obvious high-sticking penalty on a Wrangler. He argues the call! Ref yells at him: "Get in the box!"
Abby rushes the puck up the ice on the PP, a pass to Lekkerimaki in the right faceoff circle, he goes far corner and the deficit is cut to 2-1. 13 minutes left in the second period.
Abby rushes the puck up the ice on the PP, a pass to Lekkerimaki in the right faceoff circle, he goes far corner and the deficit is cut to 2-1. 13 minutes left in the second period.
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A Calgary player tried to hurdle Karlsson who had fallen to the ice. Karlsson started to get up and the Wrangler fell when he hit Karlsson's head and shoulder. Ref gave Karlsson a tripping penalty. 
Abbotsford killed the penalty.
A few minutes later, with a Calgary defenceman stricken behind his goal line after falling into the boards, the Wranglers turn over the puck just inside their blue line. Karlsson walks in all alone, but inexplicably attempts to pass to Bains instead of just shooting; Karlsson duffs the pass and nothing comes of the golden opportunity. Still 2-1 Calgary after 40 minutes.
Abbotsford killed the penalty.A few minutes later, with a Calgary defenceman stricken behind his goal line after falling into the boards, the Wranglers turn over the puck just inside their blue line. Karlsson walks in all alone, but inexplicably attempts to pass to Bains instead of just shooting; Karlsson duffs the pass and nothing comes of the golden opportunity. Still 2-1 Calgary after 40 minutes.
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McWard gets caught pinching in the neutral zone, Calgary breaks in 2-on-1 but Klimovich hustles back and gets his stick on the pass to prevent a big scoring chance.
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Kudryavtsev is having a very good game. Constantly foiling Calgary with good positioning, quick reads, and using his stick to disrupt possession and break up passes.
Klimovich with a steal in the offensive zone behind the net, centred the puck to Blais-- he hit the crossbar. After the ensuing faceoff, Blais hammered a Wrangler who didn't have the puck; off he went for two minutes. Abbotsford killed the penalty adroitly, still down 2-1 with 10 minutes to go.
Klimovich with a steal in the offensive zone behind the net, centred the puck to Blais-- he hit the crossbar. After the ensuing faceoff, Blais hammered a Wrangler who didn't have the puck; off he went for two minutes. Abbotsford killed the penalty adroitly, still down 2-1 with 10 minutes to go.
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Trouble started after Raty carelessly lost the puck at the red line. Calgary eventually breaks in with numbers down the left wing, a well-placed shot beats a perhaps partially screened Silovs. 3-2 Wranglers with only three minutes remaining.
Bains was checked to the ice just inside the Calgary zone but made a nice play while sitting on the ice to get the puck to Friedman, he finds Klimovich at the left edge of the crease but the Calgary goalie stones him. 1:58 to go.
Bains was checked to the ice just inside the Calgary zone but made a nice play while sitting on the ice to get the puck to Friedman, he finds Klimovich at the left edge of the crease but the Calgary goalie stones him. 1:58 to go.
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Silovs pulled for the extra attacker. A shot by Lekkerimaki was blocked and a Wrangler lobs the puck high from his own zone right into the empty net.
Wouters sets up Karlsson for a goal with nine seconds remaining but too little, too late. The boys played a pretty good final 40 against a strong team but lose 4-3. Rematch is New Year's Day, 1 pm puck drop.
Wouters sets up Karlsson for a goal with nine seconds remaining but too little, too late. The boys played a pretty good final 40 against a strong team but lose 4-3. Rematch is New Year's Day, 1 pm puck drop.
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Two of the three goals scored on him were in the first period when there was no video, thus I can't determine who was at fault. Third goal wasn't Silovs' fault.
If I have crunched the numbers correctly, Kudryavtsev, Pettersson and Stevens are tied for the team lead in ES points at 11. Tie goes to Kudryavtsev based on GP. Good to see both are contributing offensively at a decent clip.
Kudryavtsev with 11 pts (1g/10a) in last 12 games and a +8. It's arguable that he's a better option than some currently on the big club's roster. That said, I prefer they leave him in Abbotsford through the year and see how he competes in camp next year.
That makes sense. If both can keep this up, the team may get to the point where they can reasonably bank on one of Kudryatsev or Pettersson to be ready for the NHL next training camp, which would open up their roster construction flexibility tremendously.
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