Abbotsford Canucks Thread | Prospects Starting to Heat Up

[VanJack]

For Willie D, it was Jayson Megna. For Tocchet it's PDG. As baffling as it is for outsiders, I guess they have their reasons.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

For Willie D, it was Jayson Megna. For Tocchet it's PDG. As baffling as it is for outsiders, I guess they have their reasons.

PDG has been a solid bottom-six player who's had some streaks of excellent play as a Canuck. And he's paid his dues on the farm on a number of occasions as well.

Megna was comically misplayed all over the lineup for absurd amounts of time by Willie D, and was largely pilloried by the fandom for being played well over his head.

I don't think these two are comparable at all. Credit to Megna for sticking around as a journeyman player and getting his name on the Cup, though.

 

[Vector]

Abbotsford doesn’t play again until Friday so if anyone is sent back, it should only affect the team for one game.

 

[orcatown]

Sure helps having Linus Karlsson back and a healthy Wolanin.

That's true IMO. Wolanin showing best form he's shown for quite a long while.

Hope Karlsson can bring something to Vancouver but not overly confident.

DiGuiseppe, at his best, probably ahead of someone like Sasson although Sasson has been better than expected.

 

[ManVanFan]

For Willie D, it was Jayson Megna. For Tocchet it's PDG. As baffling as it is for outsiders, I guess they have their reasons.

Michael Chaput!

 

[ManVanFan]

That's true IMO. Wolanin showing best form he's shown for quite a long while.

Hope Karlsson can bring something to Vancouver but not overly confident.

DiGuiseppe, at his best, probably ahead of someone like Sasson although Sasson has been better than expected.

Sasson has played really well. Hats off to Abbotsford staff. It was always talk to of them doing their best to get Sasson to be a 13th forward in the NHL.

 

[VanJack]

PDG has been a solid bottom-six player who's had some streaks of excellent play as a Canuck. And he's paid his dues on the farm on a number of occasions as well.

Megna was comically misplayed all over the lineup for absurd amounts of time by Willie D, and was largely pilloried by the fandom for being played well over his head.

I don't think these two are comparable at all. Credit to Megna for sticking around as a journeyman player and getting his name on the Cup, though.

Nothing against PDG, who's a hard-worker and a decent fourth liner. But he's on an expiring contract and it would almost zero sense for the Canucks to ever offer him a new contract.

I'd much rather see a younger player like Raty, Karlsson, Bains or even Lekkerimaki get more minutes at the NHL level this season.

 

[Szechwan]

Nothing against PDG, who's a hard-worker and a decent fourth liner. But he's on an expiring contract and it would almost zero sense for the Canucks to ever offer him a new contract.

I'd much rather see a younger player like Raty, Karlsson, Bains or even Lekkerimaki get more minutes at the NHL level this season.

Come post season PDG fills the need of low event minute eater that can PK if needed. He has some vet savvy that those young guys don't, so I don't find it to be any surprise that Tocchet would want to see him back up at some point.

 

[ChilliBilly]

Nothing against PDG, who's a hard-worker and a decent fourth liner. But he's on an expiring contract and it would almost zero sense for the Canucks to ever offer him a new contract.

I'd much rather see a younger player like Raty, Karlsson, Bains or even Lekkerimaki get more minutes at the NHL level this season.

Is the nature of the NHL. If you ever talk to guys who had up-and-down careers or even ones where they were regular for five or six years, you get the message that there’s always someone looking for your job. In PDG has been a serviceable player for the Canucks, but there’s no real future here. The young guys are coming up behind him. I remember talking to a Canuck who said after his first four or five years you’re always looking over your shoulder about who wanted to take your job.

 

[Stealth JD]

Sammy Blais has only played four games in Ab’sford. Is he hurt again or just getting healthy scratched?

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Sammy Blais has only played four games in Ab’sford. Is he hurt again or just getting healthy scratched?

Injured, I believe - although the AHL is a total gong show in terms of providing updates on player status.

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

Sammy Blais is back

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

Tucson Roadrunners

#		Skater	Pos	G	A	PIM	Shots	+/-
5		Russo, Robbie	D	0	0	0	0	0
13		Sokolov, Egor	RW	0	0	0	0	0
22	A	McCartney, Ben	F	0	0	0	0	0
26		Barron, Travis	LW	0	0	0	0	0
27	C	Poganski, Austin	RW	0	0	0	0	0
28		Douglas, Curtis	C	0	0	0	0	0
29		Agozzino, Andrew	C	0	0	0	0	0
36		Drew, Hunter	RW	0	0	0	0	0
38		Räty, Aku	RW	0	0	0	0	0
39		Hebig, Cameron	C	0	0	0	0	0
42		Moore, Lleyton	D	0	0	0	0	0
44	A	Connauton, Kevin	D	0	0	0	0	0
55		Szuber, Max	D	0	0	0	0	0
56		Yamamoto, Kailer	F	0	0	0	0	0
71		Lipkin, Sam	F	0	0	0	0	0
78		Duda, Artem	D	0	0	0	0	0
79		Onyebuchi, Montana	D	0	0	0	0	0
91		Doan, Josh	F	0	0	0	0	0

#		Goalie	GA	Mins	SA	SVS	G	A	PIM
31		Villalta, Matthew	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
32		Wells, Dylan	0		0	0	0	0	0

Head Coach: Steve Potvin

Assistant Coach: John Slaney

Assistant Coach: Zack Stortini

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

This Tuscon group is a total goon squad right out of the Federal League.

 

[Blue and Green]

This Tuscon group is a total goon squad right out of the Federal League.

"Here's a name for you nostalgia fans: Clarence 'Screaming Buffalo' Swamptown."

 

[Blue and Green]

First Abby PP of the night looked dangerous but didn't score. Second PP, Lekkerimaki walked in free to the top of the faceoff circle and zinged a beautiful wrist shot top corner on the blocker side for a 1-0 lead.

 

[Nuckles]

 

[Blue and Green]

Bains with a holding penalty, then a stupid trip by Raty, the Canucks get through that 5v3 but then Bains takes a stupid tripping penalty of his own and it's back to 5v3 for Tucson. But... they kill that one, too. Will still have the final 40 seconds to kill on Bains' second penalty at the start of the second period.

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

1-0 Abby after the first with Jonny Lekkerimaki ripping the Abby goal behind Matt Villalta.

Canucks had to kill two late 5 on 3 situations to keep it at 1-0.

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

Good sequence for Silovs there to keep it 1-0.

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

Hunter Drew beats Silovs high blocker side through a screen.

1-1

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

Woo has left gthe game. Presumab;ly we'll see Kudryavtseb back in the lineup tomorrow if Woo can't go.

And we can probably assume he'll be back on the wrong side where he is far less effective.

Seldom used Felton would be a righty option.

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

Klimo goes top shelf glove side on a nice feed from Bains.

2-1 Abby.

 

[Blue and Green]

I liked that Klimovich stationed himself in front of the net and got a deflection that just went wide, immediately before the goal. Needs to keep doing more of that. And then the shot... well, we all know that he can shoot.

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

Klimo sets up Bains in cold on Villalta but he hits the post.