Abbotsford Canucks Thread | Prospects Starting to Heat Up
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Lotta empty seats
Looks pretty much empty. I'm limited to going on Sundays at 4pm since my kids are too young to stay up for a weekday game.
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I'd get out to a few games a season but I don't drive and transit from Vancouver to Abbotsford makes it more trouble than it's worth. Likewise for me getting to Giants games.
He is, but McWard is playing very well. Best so far of the d-men.
Plays like this and you see a future. His big problem is having those games where he gets bounced off the puck in his end.
Mancini has shown his physical side but some glitches in his down low coverage. Did not cut off the player who took puck to the net on the SD PP and allowed that player to make a wide open pass across the crease. Silvos had to make a very good glove save.
Mancini seems to have good speed bringing the puck up out of his zone but can see he is feeling his way on a new team and missing on some of his passes.
Pettersson having a quiet ho-hum game.
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I think EP2 just took a shot to the wrist and got hurt. Immediately went off the ice and down the tunnel.
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Lekkerimaki, Bains and Ray are a good line. They can skate and are good down low.
Haven't seen much else from the forwards.
McWard has played well. Solid but not flashy.
Kudratsev is so smart, not scared of contact but just uses leverage and his brain to make his plays. Really need guys like that. Scared that he doesn't fit the large, tall tree defender profile. All I can hope is that because he was drafted by this group that they will keep him. Gives me Orlov vibes.
Mancini can really skate. Wouldn't say hes creative, but hes smart and can make plays. Couple good step ups. Doesn't really hit which is fine but looks to be one of the better skaters on the team.
Petey Junior (think he may have got injured in the 3rd) is also an amazing skater.
Linus Karlson should be a 4th line figure by next year. Plays smart, great along the board. Will be cheap.
Silovs is meh, seems to overplay a lot of pucks and get himself out of position. Really hope they resign Lankinen asap, there isn't much that gives me hope between Tolopilo and Silovs.
Haven't seen much else from the forwards.
McWard has played well. Solid but not flashy.
Kudratsev is so smart, not scared of contact but just uses leverage and his brain to make his plays. Really need guys like that. Scared that he doesn't fit the large, tall tree defender profile. All I can hope is that because he was drafted by this group that they will keep him. Gives me Orlov vibes.
Mancini can really skate. Wouldn't say hes creative, but hes smart and can make plays. Couple good step ups. Doesn't really hit which is fine but looks to be one of the better skaters on the team.
Petey Junior (think he may have got injured in the 3rd) is also an amazing skater.
Linus Karlson should be a 4th line figure by next year. Plays smart, great along the board. Will be cheap.
Silovs is meh, seems to overplay a lot of pucks and get himself out of position. Really hope they resign Lankinen asap, there isn't much that gives me hope between Tolopilo and Silovs.
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Abby Canucks eke out a 3-2 win with a stacked lineup. Karlsson, Aman, Sasson, Bains, Di Giuseppe and Elias Pettersson II have all spent time in the NHL this season, along with of course Mancini with the Rangers.
Had to catch the game on the San Diego Gulls audio network, but the road announcer seemed pretty impressed with Lekkerimaki. Described his as 'slippery' out there. Also a strong game from McWard, who was voted the second star.
Maybe the Canucks will be rewarded for their patience with this kid. He's a rare right-shot defender, who's listed at 6'1" and 192. Unfortunately for him, Allvin likes his 'tree trunk' defenders. But McWard is quietly have a solid season in the 'A'.
Had to catch the game on the San Diego Gulls audio network, but the road announcer seemed pretty impressed with Lekkerimaki. Described his as 'slippery' out there. Also a strong game from McWard, who was voted the second star.
Maybe the Canucks will be rewarded for their patience with this kid. He's a rare right-shot defender, who's listed at 6'1" and 192. Unfortunately for him, Allvin likes his 'tree trunk' defenders. But McWard is quietly have a solid season in the 'A'.
Lots of players down from the Canucks and new player Mancini in the lineup. Team has something like 30 players around which is good given the number of games they will play over the 4 Nations tourney break.
Liked
Karlsson - gets the puck in the net. Looking like a superior offensive player in the AHL.
McWard - Skates like this and moves the puck like this and he starts controlling play. Thought he also did a good job pinching off people along the boards. Annoucers got a little gussy, but McWard was excellent.
Kudryavstev - my favorite player on this team. So smart all the time and so consistent all the time. Is very good at reading the play and seeing what to do. Skill level is very high. Has good shot but if it ever gets that to the next level could be a good offensive player at any level. Has great stick around the net defensively. Size the only question but he plays like a vet.
Lekkermaki - showed good speed in circling around the offensive zone. Didn't always result in much but great to see him controlling the puck like that. Can see he is starting to feel more confident. Might well be in Vancouver next year.
Bains - Made some good set ups and likely the most dangerous Abbotsford player.
Others
Mancini - got better as the game went on and started asserting hinmself in the third. Skating looked fine. However, adjusting to a new team and some of his passes missed the mark or not in sync with teammates. Had some coverage problems around his net and that seems the area most in need of work. Don't think you can call him NHL ready, but looks mobile enough to see him getting there. A minus 2 but one of those minuses was totally Silvos's fault.
Silvos - made a couple of very good saves but too prone to letting in the bad goal. Canucks better hope Demko is ready to play.
Liked
Karlsson - gets the puck in the net. Looking like a superior offensive player in the AHL.
McWard - Skates like this and moves the puck like this and he starts controlling play. Thought he also did a good job pinching off people along the boards. Annoucers got a little gussy, but McWard was excellent.
Kudryavstev - my favorite player on this team. So smart all the time and so consistent all the time. Is very good at reading the play and seeing what to do. Skill level is very high. Has good shot but if it ever gets that to the next level could be a good offensive player at any level. Has great stick around the net defensively. Size the only question but he plays like a vet.
Lekkermaki - showed good speed in circling around the offensive zone. Didn't always result in much but great to see him controlling the puck like that. Can see he is starting to feel more confident. Might well be in Vancouver next year.
Bains - Made some good set ups and likely the most dangerous Abbotsford player.
Others
Mancini - got better as the game went on and started asserting hinmself in the third. Skating looked fine. However, adjusting to a new team and some of his passes missed the mark or not in sync with teammates. Had some coverage problems around his net and that seems the area most in need of work. Don't think you can call him NHL ready, but looks mobile enough to see him getting there. A minus 2 but one of those minuses was totally Silvos's fault.
Silvos - made a couple of very good saves but too prone to letting in the bad goal. Canucks better hope Demko is ready to play.
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Bains has been the best forward over the last five or six games after a subpar stretch by his standards. Karlsson got fortunate bounces on his two goals tonight. Di Giuseppe was good tonight after some rather average play in preceding games. Lekkerimaki showed good poise with the puck on his stick, as he often does, but I'd like to see a little more from him in other areas. Mueller has hit a bit of a flat stretch offensively and has atypically made a couple of bad defensive coverage errors in the last two games. (Don't know if anyone remembers the Vancouver home game several years ago where Tanev was screaming at Goldobin after a simple 3-on-3 rush got turned into a glorious scoring opportunity for the opposition; if you do, you'll know exactly what Mueller did early in the third period tonight because it was a carbon copy.) Raty is playing pretty well and I wouldn't mind if he got another NHL chance soon.
Mancini: you watch him and you wonder how/why he was such a limited offensive producer in the NCAA. There's some skill there and plenty of size that suggests upside, but at times he looks a little... unrefined? My early impression is C+/B- prospect and we'll see if he can iron out some of the details. McWard had one of his best games and Kudryavtsev was good. Pettersson was alright but nothing special.
I had expected above-average goaltending this season, but nope. Silovs made a couple of nice saves but didn't face much rubber and allowed a weak second goal. At this point, I'm wondering if/when Patera might return from injury as Silovs and Tolopilo have been a very ordinary pair.
Mancini: you watch him and you wonder how/why he was such a limited offensive producer in the NCAA. There's some skill there and plenty of size that suggests upside, but at times he looks a little... unrefined? My early impression is C+/B- prospect and we'll see if he can iron out some of the details. McWard had one of his best games and Kudryavtsev was good. Pettersson was alright but nothing special.
I had expected above-average goaltending this season, but nope. Silovs made a couple of nice saves but didn't face much rubber and allowed a weak second goal. At this point, I'm wondering if/when Patera might return from injury as Silovs and Tolopilo have been a very ordinary pair.
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