Pre-Game Talk: [Pre-Season] GM03 | Vancouver Canucks @ Seattle Kraken | Fri. Sep 27th | 7pm PST | SNP | Heat Seaking Myers-ile

Mr. Canucklehead · 2024-09-26T14:16:14-0400

Also - if Woo can pick up where he left off before getting injured last year, I could easily see him being one of the first call ups if/when we run into injuries on our back end. Hope he can get there, too.

arttk · 2024-09-26T14:28:45-0400

Mr. Canucklehead said:
He only got into 8 games all of last season. It makes total sense to let him play and practice himself into game shape in Abbotsford. Really hope he can stay healthy - the poor guy seemed finally ready to get his big break when concussions waylaid him.

right, the asshole Tanev f***ed him up.

ephmrl · 2024-09-26T14:35:41-0400

Deeds26 said:
https://x.com/i/web/status/1839365584288620806

A couple cuts it seems.

I thought that Woo had a better game than Juulsen and Wolanin last night

iceburg · 2024-09-26T14:37:32-0400

For Woo’s sake, I hope he gets claimed. I highly doubt it happens. He’s now 24 years old and has established himself as a good AHL defenseman. I just don’t see him going any further in this organization. There’s a chance he could be a 7/8 defenseman with a number of different teams and have a shot at proving himself in NHL games. So, for his sake I hope he gets claimed. Obviously, from an organizational depth standpoint, it would be good to keep him.

Vector · 2024-09-26T14:38:46-0400

iceburg said:
For Woo’s sake, I hope he gets claimed. I highly doubt it happens. He’s now 24 years old and has established himself as a good AHL defenseman. I just don’t see him going any further in this organization. There’s a chance he could be a 7/8 defenseman with a numbe of different teams and have a shot at proving himself in NHL games. So, for his sake I hope he gets claimed. Obviously from an organizational depth standpoint it would be good to keep him..

Selfishly, I hope he doesn't get claimed. He's my daughters favourite player and she's really looking forward to watching him in Abbotsford.

Jovofan · 2024-09-26T14:41:14-0400

Wonder if Lankinen gets the start tomorrow of if he ends up playing Saturday instead.

iceburg · 2024-09-26T14:45:22-0400

Vector said:
Selfishly, I hope he doesn't get claimed. He's my daughters favourite player and she's really looking forward to watching him in Abbotsford.

I get it. He’s a fun player to watch and easy to like. It’s why I’ve always hoped he could succeed in this org.

Bojack Horvatman · 2024-09-26T14:46:58-0400

I'm not working when this game is on so I will actually be able to post icing.

TruGr1t · 2024-09-26T15:01:24-0400

Not surprised on the waivers, though I think there are other guys I'd send down on the blueline after that last game. That is the first time I can recall even hearing Brisebois' name during camp, so I assume he didn't do much of anything. He will always be famous in my mind for the Benning tire pumping.

Vector · 2024-09-26T15:04:10-0400

TruGr1t said:
Not surprised on the waivers, though I think there are other guys I'd send down on the blueline after that last game. That is the first time I can recall even hearing Brisebois' name during camp, so I assume he didn't do much of anything. He will always be famous in my mind for the Benning tire pumping.

Brisebois was practicing with Group C. Not even sure if he was taking contact.

tantalum · 2024-09-26T15:04:30-0400

It's the correct time to send these guys through waivers. Every other team in the league has comparable players in camp so highly unlikely they will get claimed.

Peen · 2024-09-26T15:04:47-0400

TruGr1t said:
Not surprised on the waivers, though I think there are other guys I'd send down on the blueline after that last game. That is the first time I can recall even hearing Brisebois' name during camp, so I assume he didn't do much of anything. He will always be famous in my mind for the Benning tire pumping.

During training camp, they put him in the group that had all the fringe junior players and tryout guys. No one from the media covered that group much if at all.

Vector beat me

wonton15 · 2024-09-26T15:11:14-0400

We might see Alriksson, Mynio in this game now that it seems like they survived the day

mathonwy · 2024-09-26T15:20:13-0400

SeawaterOnIce said:
Technically you're second.

Can we get the cuts over with? I don't want to see Juulsen, Woo or Wolanin.

Wolanin’s issues are between the ears.

Hopefully he eventually figures it out.

Hodgy · 2024-09-26T15:22:16-0400

I am sure the Canucks would be quite happy if Brisebois is claimed. I know its insensitive, but he's a 27 year old defensemen coming off serious concussions, and at this point its unclear whether he can even regain his form which was essentially just a 8-10th depth defensemen in the NHL.

I used to think there might be something there with Wolanin, but he's a soft defensemen that doesn't play very good defense, and isn't able to contribute much offensively. There is no room for him on a competitive NHL team. I could see him being a depth defesenmen on a bottom ten team though.

Billy Kvcmu · 2024-09-26T15:35:15-0400

ephmrl said:
I thought that Woo had a better game than Juulsen and Wolanin last night

doesn't matter

we know Juulsen and Wolanin can play under the system

VanJack · 2024-09-26T15:37:56-0400

iceburg said:
For Woo’s sake, I hope he gets claimed. I highly doubt it happens. He’s now 24 years old and has established himself as a good AHL defenseman. I just don’t see him going any further in this organization. There’s a chance he could be a 7/8 defenseman with a number of different teams and have a shot at proving himself in NHL games. So, for his sake I hope he gets claimed. Obviously, from an organizational depth standpoint, it would be good to keep him.

Don't think it really matters much whether or not he gets claimed. Canucks only signed him to a one-year deal, and barring some sort of miraculous breakthrough season in Abbotsford, it's doubtful that he's qualified next spring. Canucks have a bunch of younger d-men coming who will need time in the AHL. And at 24, Woo has probably topped out as an AHL d-man.

Just another draft pick in the last few years of the Benning regime who simply never really panned out. Podkolzin is already gone; and Klimovich may as well be. Didn't matter whether they drafted guys 'early' or 'late'......other than Hughes of course, Silovs and Hoglander,, from 2018-onward it was draft day 'death valley'.

tantalum · 2024-09-26T15:41:58-0400

VanJack said:
Don't think it really matters much whether or not he gets claimed. Canucks only signed him to a one-year deal, and barring some sort of miraculous breakthrough season in Abbotsford, it's doubtful that he's qualified next spring. Canucks have a bunch of younger d-men coming who will need time in the AHL. And at 24, Woo has probably topped out as an AHL d-man.

Just another draft pick in the last few years of the Benning regime who simply never really panned out. Podkolzin is already gone; and Klimovich may as well be. Didn't matter whether they drafted guys 'early' or 'late'......other than Hughes of course, Silovs and Hoglander,, from 2018-onward it was draft day 'death valley'.

It's astonishing how bad Benning drafting was. So much for we feel we can get a NHL player at any point in the draft.... From the last 4 drafts it may only be Hoglander, Podz, McDonaugh and Silovs that see NHL time in their careers. One of those guys likely won't see any more time than his 6 games and I think Podz has a good chanc eto not be long for the league. That leaves Hogs and Silovs.

Vector · 2024-09-26T15:44:03-0400

wonton15 · 2024-09-26T15:47:15-0400

Sounds like we’ll get all the regulars in one game this weekend. Maybe the home game?

StreetHawk · 2024-09-26T15:47:28-0400

tantalum said:
It's astonishing how bad Benning drafting was. So much for we feel we can get a NHL player at any point in the draft....

Under Benning, if you didn't walk right in from your amateur team into the NHL, the AHL wasn't going to help you get there, unless you were a goalie.

Only reason why Hutton and Stecher made it was because they spent basically no time in the A. Everyone else like Bo, Brock, Petey, Hughes arrived right out of wherever they were playing.

It's part drafting, but also player development in the AHL.

And also, for the NHL, you don't have much control over the player in the first 2 years post draft. Relying on Woo's WHL coaching, McDonaugh's coaches at Northeastern, Forsell's coaches in Sweden, etc for their teenage years.

LemonSauceD · 2024-09-26T15:50:20-0400

If there’s a player I wish we kept it would be Kole Lind from the Benning era. He got dicked around in Seattle despite having some really good showings and has continued his success in the AHL.

If he’s on waivers I would love for us to grab him. IMO he would be an upgrade over pretty much most depth guys we have.

Mr. Canucklehead · 2024-09-26T15:58:28-0400

wonton15 said:
Sounds like we’ll get all the regulars in one game this weekend. Maybe the home game?

I'd bet money on it being the home game.

Vector · 2024-09-26T16:05:59-0400

Vector · 2024-09-26T16:14:03-0400

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