ChilliBilly
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Put him on the first unit PP, in front of the net.
Yeah, meant to put this in my 4th point. with Kesler out this guy could do the block the net thing brilliantly.
Put him on the first unit PP, in front of the net.
Yeah, meant to put this in my 4th point. with Kesler out this guy could do the block the net thing brilliantly.
Oh dear god...
Gillis seems to have this weird vibe that whenever a player switches team, he kinda has to **** on them a little in a way
Once again, Mike Gillis proves his ingenuity and his ability to adapt. He made a mistake putting Volpatti on waivers but quickly recovered by adding a 25 year old, 6'5, 230lbs monster in the line-up that can play.
There are not many players like Sestito in the league, not in the sense of ability, but his tools that he possesses.
- He loves to fight and is just a straight up physical beast! He just gets it, and is one of the few players that wants to drop it anytime, anywhere with anyone. Rypien was another player with this attribute.
- He can skate extremely well
- He has produced at every level he has been at, he has put up serviceable production that warrants him at least 8-10 goals a season in the NHL on the 4th line.
Claim to fame: He put 32 points, and 18 fights in 46 games in the AHL. That is quite the anomaly and not many players can actually do this. He also had three fights in one game, how many players in the league have that type of spirit and stamina?
I am looking forward to him develop under Gillis' tutelage along with Kassian, Weise, Jensen, LaBate, and Gaunce. Gillis is building a large team.
Funny enough, this is the first Russian guy to play on the Canucks (under Gillis) since Shirokovs 2 game experiment.
Ugh. Too bad Gillis botched the Volpatti waive - cause a guy who's played 7 games this year averaging 5 TOI isn't much of an addition IMO. In his team 1040 interview today, Gillis said they can get Volpatti back if Wash waives him at any point. He said they might eventually waive him - so hopefully he can come back.
Funny enough, this is the first Russian guy to play on the Canucks (under Gillis) since Shirokovs 2 game experiment.
Volpatti wasn't averaging much time either. I don't think Volpatti will be missed much at all.
Sestito is American.
That's true, but he was very familiar with Nucks system - something which a number of new players have had trouble adapting to quickly.
Also, Sestito hasn't played much this yr, only 7 games and averaged 1 hit per game. Volpatti avg'd 3. He's a big body, but not much else IMO.
I remember Bryz and Sestito having some sort of conversation about being Russian?
Edit: I guess Bryz said he should change his name to Sestitov after his 2 goal game this season Link Apparently I thought this meant he was Russian, lol
...why....
He's a goonier Volpatti pretty much. We'll be on the PK for longer.
He SUCKS!
Sestito is better than Volpatti. The reason he hasn't played much this year is because Laviolette favours the faster Rinaldo.
But really, both are just 4th liners. Sestito is a heavy weight, better along the boards. We'll see what he's like defensively. To contrast, Volpatti was beginning to bother me with his play in his own zone and his inability to get the puck out.