Abbotsford Canucks | Training Camp Edition

[Bourne Endeavor]

For me, there's a lot more interest there in the d than in the forwards. Up front, Lekerimaki is the only guy with a legitimate shot at a solid NHL career. On the back end, there's no big deal prospect like Lekerimaki, but maybe three with a chance.

I hope the organization will make Pettersson and Kudryavtsev priorities, with lots of ice time with veteran partners. There's no way that Kudryavtsev should be sent back to junior for an over-age season.

I think Sasson and Karlsson have an outside chance of carving out a niche career. Ideally, they take a bigger step but I also wouldn't entirely be surprised if either was used in a trade package. We're almost certainly going to add again at the deadline. So picks and prospects not named Lekk and Willander will definitely be in play.

 

[iceburg]

Tolopilo gear is nice.

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This guy is unhumanly huge. All he needs is Garth Snow shoulder pads and Arturs Irbe style leg pads and he wouldn’t even have to move to make a save.

 

[arttk]

It’s also possible they loan Brannstrom to a different AHL team.

Wonder if Woo, Hirose annd Breisbois are out.

 

[Vector]

Wonder if Woo, Hirose annd Breisbois are out.

Woo is their best all-around defencemen. Brisebois participated in yesterday's scrimmage so he's at least healthy enough to practice. I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually send Hirose to Kalamazoo.

The defensive depth is going to be tricky:
LD:
Ahac
Brisebois
Hirose
Kudryavtsev
Pettersson
Wolanin
(Brannstrom)

RD:
Felton
McWard
Woo

At the scrimmage, in exhibition games, and at the Young Stars Tournament, Kudryavtsev was playing on the right side. Playing time priority certainly has to go to Kudryavtsev, Pettersson, and McWard. Woo and Wolanin are the two best defenders on the team and will play every night. No idea how to sort the other two spots out.

 

[Vector]

Side note, Lekkerimaki didn't participate in yesterday's scrimmage. I have no idea why. Didn't seem to be any announcement or reason. No idea what's up with that.

 

[VanJack]

Side note, Lekkerimaki didn't participate in yesterday's scrimmage. I have no idea why. Didn't seem to be any announcement or reason. No idea what's up with that.

I don't profess to understand it.....but didn't I read somewhere that if Lekkerimaki gets recalled to start the season and then gets sent back---it impacts the bonus provisions in his contract?

 

[Vector]

I don't profess to understand it.....but didn't I read somewhere that if Lekkerimaki gets recalled to start the season and then gets sent back---it impacts the bonus provisions in his contract?

This is the one thing about the salary cap
I don’t understand at all. I do know that would have no bearing on his participation in the scrimmage.

 

[Blue and Green]

Woo is their best all-around defencemen. Brisebois participated in yesterday's scrimmage so he's at least healthy enough to practice. I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually send Hirose to Kalamazoo.

The defensive depth is going to be tricky:
LD:
Ahac
Brisebois
Hirose
Kudryavtsev
Pettersson
Wolanin
(Brannstrom)

RD:
Felton
McWard
Woo

At the scrimmage, in exhibition games, and at the Young Stars Tournament, Kudryavtsev was playing on the right side. Playing time priority certainly has to go to Kudryavtsev, Pettersson, and McWard. Woo and Wolanin are the two best defenders on the team and will play every night. No idea how to sort the other two spots out.

Wolanin and Brannstrom are better hockey players than Woo and so was Brisebois prior to the concussion. Hirose would have to agree to be sent to the ECHL as he is on a one-way NHL contract.

 

[arttk]

Woo is their best all-around defencemen. Brisebois participated in yesterday's scrimmage so he's at least healthy enough to practice. I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually send Hirose to Kalamazoo.

The defensive depth is going to be tricky:
LD:
Ahac
Brisebois
Hirose
Kudryavtsev
Pettersson
Wolanin
(Brannstrom)

RD:
Felton
McWard
Woo

At the scrimmage, in exhibition games, and at the Young Stars Tournament, Kudryavtsev was playing on the right side. Playing time priority certainly has to go to Kudryavtsev, Pettersson, and McWard. Woo and Wolanin are the two best defenders on the team and will play every night. No idea how to sort the other two spots out.

I think it's more like Woo doesn't want to be here anymore, remember him saying bye to Abby and posting about it? Yeah I think they have given up on Hirose, he's just too physically weak. I wonder if they will move KK over to the right side and we end up with.

Brannstrom - KK
Wol - Felton
Petterson - McWard
Breisbois

I am assuming Breisbois will be eased back in due to him missing a full season.

 

[Vector]

Woo is the best 2-way defencemen in Abbotsford. I don't know what you guys are even talking about.

 

[VanJack]

Woo is their best all-around defencemen. Brisebois participated in yesterday's scrimmage so he's at least healthy enough to practice. I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually send Hirose to Kalamazoo.

The defensive depth is going to be tricky:
LD:
Ahac
Brisebois
Hirose
Kudryavtsev
Pettersson
Wolanin
(Brannstrom)

RD:
Felton
McWard
Woo

At the scrimmage, in exhibition games, and at the Young Stars Tournament, Kudryavtsev was playing on the right side. Playing time priority certainly has to go to Kudryavtsev, Pettersson, and McWard. Woo and Wolanin are the two best defenders on the team and will play every night. No idea how to sort the other two spots out.

Wow! If Brannstrom clears and ends up in Abby, that's a serious log-jam of left-shot d-men. Wolanin and probably Brannstrom are 'automatics. And Brisebois could also be included, if he's healthy.

After that, who knows? Supposedly your AHL team is all about 'player development'. So they have to find some major ice-time for D-Petey and Kudryavtsev somehow.

 

[arttk]

Woo is the best 2-way defencemen in Abbotsford. I don't know what you guys are even talking about.

He wanted out no?

 

[Vector]

He wanted out no?

He just posted a "Thank you Abbotsford" message on Instagram and everyone took that to mean he was leaving. If he wanted out they wouldn't have re-signed him.

 

[Vector]

 

[arttk]

logjam achieved

 

[Lindgren]

I suppose one potential upside would be that Branstrom does well enough that he'd be considered a positive asset later in the season—for a team headed for the playoffs and wanting a player on a fully buried contract that could be considered emergency depth.

 

[Reway10]

Wolanin might be heading to Europe.

 

[MS]

Woo is their best all-around defencemen. Brisebois participated in yesterday's scrimmage so he's at least healthy enough to practice. I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually send Hirose to Kalamazoo.

They can't send a guy on a 1-way NHL deal to the ECHL.

 

[Vector]

They can't send a guy on a 1-way NHL deal to the ECHL.

I did not know this.