GDT: Canucks Training Camp Thread | FINISHED
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I really wouldn’t read into the lines too much until we see exhibition games. I also agree that Blueger is close. We won’t see any real indicators of season opener lines until the last few games.
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It strikes me a giving a kid a spot with another extremely talented swede for what is, IIRC, his first NHL camp/preseason.
Yeah, Tocchet said not to read too much into these early line combos. But they used Pettersson, with other skilled, somewhat one dimensional wingers in a less demanding role for much of last year in the hopes he would feast on weaker competition with his skill, while letting Miller and Bleuger handle the tougher matchups. Putting Lekk with Pettersson seems like a continuation of that thinking.
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The Pettersson wing position is not a hard spot to win. There’s Debrusk that solidifies one wing spot, but the other is wide open considering the revolving door of wingers Petey had last year. We have more winger depth, but that is bottom 6 depth. Lekk is far more skilled than those new guys, and more skilled than Hog, who spent a lot of time on the Pettersson line.
Bold prediction - Lekk scores 30 if he sticks to the Pettersson line.
Bold prediction - Lekk scores 30 if he sticks to the Pettersson line.
TruGr1t
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Yeah, probably nothing. But interesting nonetheless that Raty is skating in the de facto third-line spot and Sasson in the fourth. Obviously, those guys are probably the top two call-ups, but will be intriguing to see how they perform in those roles in pre-season action.
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Possible for sure, but this team couldn’t risk that gamble and did well to move him so I think it made sense for both teams.
WTG
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You should be required to post highlights via streamables. Twitter video player has been absolutely garbage for years.
That's not a bold prediction that is a a screecher of an prediction.
WTG
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480p is an understatement, it's like 144p then turns into 480p after 5 seconds, then MAYBE 720p after 10s. But what ever, Twitter is going to go bankrupt anyway, the company is in 12.5 billion in debt. It has to pay annually a 1.2 billion in debt servicing it makes about 250m quarterly in revenue meaning that revenue is lower than just the debt payments.
Elon ran the company into the ground. Which is a shame because it used to be so good for sports. The trending tab is a mess, the for you page is basically just interaction bots. It's a disaster.
If twitter actually invested in video services it could have been really good for sports highlights and potentially streaming games even. Instead it's been a disaster for years.
Would like to see him with Petey/DeBrusk soon.
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He probably will, but I don't think the issues with Sprong's game are necessarily related to sniping goals in practice.
I suspect that the third member of the Pettersson & DeBrusk line will be pretty healthy rotation between damn near everyone else on the roster. Will depend on a bunch of factors like opponent weaknesses, who's go the hot hand, etc.
Mr. Canucklehead
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Agreed. If someone gets hot, they'll stay - if not, it'll be a revolving door.
I do think Sprong is the intended target for the third man for that line - but again, especially with Joshua and Blueger questionable to start, we could see some different deployments, and it looks like the Canucks are at least toying with the idea of someone like Lekkerimaki, Bains or Raty playing at the start of the season.
The Stig
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I know Petey 1.0, Hughes, and Myers are all promised for the Abbotsford game. Inwonder who the rest will be.
At this point, I'll be surprised if Blueger isn't ready for the start of the season. He's at practice today in a non-contact jersey and Allvin, on Wednesday, said he's about a week away.
Exactly why we need to see him in game situations. The scoring and talent is there, but we need to see if he can adapt to the systems or flail a bit like Kuzmenko. Very curious if he can do what he says he wants to do.
