Abbotsford Canucks Thread | Prospects Starting to Heat Up
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Megaterio Llamas
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The AHL has a much skill as the SHL, How many AHLers go over there and lead the league in scoring?
WTG
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Glad to see you've become a Kudryavtsev truther.
Blue and Green
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I've been keen on him right from the first preseason game. In the last 10 days he's been the best defenceman except for perhaps Friedman.
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He can't just wait for someone to set him up. He needs to get more involved in a variety of ways. His recent games have not been good enough.
Wry n Ginger
Water which is too pure has no fish
Was McWard a primary PP specialist/contributer in college? I honestly don't remember his tool bag concentrating on that aspect of his game.
Nucks' mgmt seems to oddly profile college undrafted guys over their picks a lot without any obvious traits fans can use to relate to why they have such high expectations?
Megaterio Llamas
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Interesting observation. They really do seem have a jones for Americans and college guys for some unknown reason. McWard has clearly inferior offensive skills to Wolanin, Kudryavtsev and Friedman but they just keep throwing him out there. They clearly love him.
HairyKneel
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Who is Kaiser? Other than a grubby Kraut. When I think of Kaiser it's a bun or that meathead in the Lee Marvin movie. The Big Red One.
Megaterio Llamas
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It's a health insurance company in the states. They were one of the sponsors of the broadcast last night.
Thanks for all the updates and commentary, Meg.
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Megaterio Llamas
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Oh absolutely. Lee Marvin especially. But Hackman too. The depression era hobos ridin' the rails movie, The Emperor of the North Pole with Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine and keith Carradine. That one is a real favorite of mine. Of course the French Connection. Goes without saying.
Also The Killers. Lee Marvin, John Cassavetes, Angie Dickinson Ronald Reagan. I love that movie!
The Man Who Shot Liberty Vallance. Of course The Dirty Dozen.
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The Kurdyatsev pick was widely considered a very good pick on here since he was drafted.
Yeah, I’ve relayed the story before but Cam Robinson said that after the Canucks drafted him some teams were shocked he hadn’t been taken far earlier. Apparently he kind of got lost in the shuffle of scouts getting “their guy” on the last couple rounds.
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I don’t think ppl understand how big of an adjustment it is from playing on big ice to small ice, not even accounting living in a different country.
Fully expecting Lekk to need like 4 months minimum to adjust
Fully expecting Lekk to need like 4 months minimum to adjust
Canucks drop their first game of their SoCal road-swing with a 5-3 loss to San Jose. Basically a one-goal game with an empty netter.
Unfortunately Ty Young looked every bit the goalie just graduating from the WHL, and was pretty shaky throughout. But team battled back from an early hole to tie it early in the third. And the veteran Kambeitz finally awakened from a season-long slumber.
And Pettersson (with his first AHL goal) and Kudryavtsev continue to get it down for Abbotsford. The play of these two 20-year old rearguards has been one of the season highlights so far.
Unfortunately Ty Young looked every bit the goalie just graduating from the WHL, and was pretty shaky throughout. But team battled back from an early hole to tie it early in the third. And the veteran Kambeitz finally awakened from a season-long slumber.
And Pettersson (with his first AHL goal) and Kudryavtsev continue to get it down for Abbotsford. The play of these two 20-year old rearguards has been one of the season highlights so far.
Yup, a real actor, war veteran too, not one of those effeminate types you find on the big screen today.
