Brandon Wheatkings 23/24

[wksfan]

Wow! The Regina Pats got a decent forward and 1st round prospect pick from Everett for Jaxin Vaughn???? He is hardly an impact player. He may be tough but takes a lot of dumb penalties. This is head scratcher to be sure. Everett GM must have thought he needed to add some grit to his lineup but that’s quite the cost!!

 

[TheAppleCorps]

Wow! The Regina Pats got a decent forward and 1st round prospect pick from Everett for Jaxin Vaughn???? He is hardly an impact player. He may be tough but takes a lot of dumb penalties. This is head scratcher to be sure. Everett GM must have thought he needed to add some grit to his lineup but that’s quite the cost!!

This is not a post I want to be hearing. :-( I don't know much about Vaughn over here in the W. conference, but Brown was a very good forward for the Tips. Not sure if he's solving a problem the Tips really have. Any other details?

 

[Molsonsman]

I attended this game and I was impressed by Lethbridge, great shut down game is right, the Wheaties had a hard time sustaining any extended time in the Hurricanes zone. They are close in the standings but Lethbridge clearly looked like the better team. That Edwards line is a force offensively too, very impressive.

Not sure if Jacobson doesn't have the right linemates or what but for all the hype, I can't say I really noticed him all that much.

Hope Nguyen bounces back, that looked pretty tough. Also, that was a crazy open-ice hit on Wormald too, when he went down I was worried that he was in trouble. Good job by the stripes on breaking up that fight before he could get checked out.

I don't disagree on the Jacobson comment with linemates. But they have moved him up and down the top two lines. He is only 16, and plays very predictable zone coverage in high slot and face off circle looking for that errand puck or pass. McQueen didn't start of so red hot in his rookie year either. So time will tell.

 

[wksfan]

Tough weekend coming up with 3 games in 3 nights in Alberta. Not sure which WK team will show up. The one that was outplayed and out muscled against TC or the team that basically controlled the whole game against SC. Jacobson will be OK. Great hockey sense you cannot teach. Hope the team gets to host Mem cup but the competition in the WHL to be the host is stiff and I predict MH or Kelowna will win the bid. Trade dominoes may fall after that. To build for the future we trade Bjarnson to a contender for a number of assets. The team should be stronger next year with Mantei,Johnson, and Michael’s as OA. Our defence should be very good with our 16’s a year older. Eskit should be good in goal.Two very good incoming16’s with Surkan and Bhatal. McQueen healthy.Lineup filled with 2 imports ( not sold on Belusko) and assets from Bjarnson trade.