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Agent confirms Brendan Morrison WILL accept a PTO (Professional Tryout) offer from Canucks. Said the centre wants to make the club, not just showcase talent.
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Player try out. I’ll edit the post,
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by Sean Zandberg on Sep 16, 2010 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, at this point you never know what can happen (trades, buyouts). B-Mo is a UFA so he could play for well under $1 million this season as his value has dropped.
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by Sean Zandberg on Sep 16, 2010 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
PTO actually means Professional Tryout. My bad
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by Sean Zandberg on Sep 16, 2010 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I always liked B-Mo. Maybe he can play top 6 while Burrows is out, or line 3 if somebody else gets promoted to the top 6.
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totally agree
why did he fall out of favor in washington?
or was it a cap thing?
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by My Landed Immigrant status just expired! on Sep 16, 2010 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
they must like who they have at center now. So much that they even shafted Eric Belanger (another centerman)
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by Sean Zandberg on Sep 16, 2010 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
sigh
how the mighty have fallen
i miss the WCE good old days
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by My Landed Immigrant status just expired! on Sep 16, 2010 9:54 AM PDT reply actions
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by My Landed Immigrant status just expired! on Sep 16, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
i love it
if hodgson or any rookies fail to impress to make the team, we have morrison that can slot in with spot 3rd line duties and 4th line centre position, as well as play on the pk
this just further improves our depth on our bottom 6… especially if he does make the team and signs for 750k or less
Only problem is that is doesn’t make us any meaner or bigger
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by Sean Zandberg on Sep 16, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
just added you to the Squid, Twitch.
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huh…well, ok then. Make that 15 guys gunning for the bottom six.
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Yeah, I know. Good place for him. Keep him and Isbister as far away from North America as possible.
Shove it in your addendum.
Isbister! Jesus christ no.
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by Yankee Canuck on Sep 16, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I count 20...
CoHo
Stefan Schneider
Bill Sweatt
Shirokov
Perreault
Oreo
Torres
Prab Rai
Tamby
Schroeder
Ripper
Bolduc
Volpatti
Gendur
Bliznak
Desbiens
Malhotra
Glass
Hordisuck
Hansen
22
Pierre Olivier Morin has done enough to earn a definite look. Was our top scorer in the prospects tourney.
Hell, 22? 23 if Clark gets invited.
Yeah…I know, I am stretching.
Morin is pretty good tho’.
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Morrison was really streaky for the Caps last year
I believe he had a 14 game point streak and then went 22 games without a point streak, which is rough on the caps. If he’s 3rd line or 4th line center I am down for it. I worry about trips down memory lane for guys like this. He’s a quality guy, tons of heart and wheels but after a few seasons of injuries the chances of him regaining 50-60 point seasons are slim… (on the plus side he did play 74 games and was scratched a couple of times)
Looking at this makes me thinks management didn’t see any of the center rookies pushing for a 3rd/4th line center
Looking at this makes me thinks management didn’t see any of the center rookies pushing for a 3rd/4th line center
Almost agree. We’ll see with Hodgson. But it costs nothing to have Morrison try out here. And you never know…more injuries could happen. If they don’t, I don’t see Morrison even making the team. In fact, I’d prefer Peter Schaefer in there over B-Mo at this point.
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by Sean Zandberg on Sep 16, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
The good thing about
More people trying out is the increased competition. Hopefully it will bring everyone’s game up
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I don’t get it. What the hell is Washington doing about centre? After Backstrom, they have crap, they don’t have a clear 3rd line centre, let alone a second line centre. Why would they just let both Belanger and Mo go like that? Weird.
by Beantown Canuck on Sep 16, 2010 11:42 AM PDT reply actions
i was wondering that too.
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by Sean Zandberg on Sep 16, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
They’ve been planning in secret to put both 3rd and 4th lines in the magic hands of Kyle Wellwood.
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by Twitchy2010 on Sep 16, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
i think they want to start bringing up from prospects from Hershey. besides, they need more of a challenge now, after winning the Calder Cup 2 years in a row….
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That seems like a rather risky and odd plan to me. Clearly both Belanger or Mo, inconsistent or not, are better than any of their current centres after Backstrom. And if Mo is willing to work for low $$$, it just seems very strange to me. I can’t imagine they saw him as a problem player or anything. Maybe under-performing, but still better than what they got left.
by Beantown Canuck on Sep 16, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
But in all seriousness
I was wondering that too. Most of the guys at Japers seemed to be really wanting a good 2nd line center over the off season, but they don’t seem to have even thought about it. Or picking up anyone else really
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May as well call back Viktor The Suck Kozlov
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by Sean Zandberg on Sep 16, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
For centers they have:
Fleischmann – 51 points in 69 games
Mathieu Perreault – AHL 56 games = 50 points NHL = 21 games = 9 points
David Steckel – 6’5" 222lbs monster with the an great face off %
Boyd Gordon 3rd/4th line center who’s back better be healthy
Then they have a series of long term good talent prospects
Anton Gustafsson
Marcus Johansson
Dimitri Kuznetsov
Isn’t Fleischmann primarily a winger though? Or did they just have him at wing last year because they also had Mo and Belanger?
And Japers folk complain about him all the time anyway!
by Beantown Canuck on Sep 16, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
He had a 43.1% face-off winning percentage last year, and primarily played wing. You want that for your second line?
By comparison, our current line 2 and 3 centres stats from last year:
Kesler: 55.1%
Malholtra: 62.5%
by Beantown Canuck on Sep 16, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Belanger last year was 56.4%
Morrison was 51.2%
by Beantown Canuck on Sep 16, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I would not want
A 43.1% as my second line center. Of course, Malkin is pretty shit in the dot too but whatever, he’s a bit better than The Flash
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If you’re a shity face-off man, but an otherwise passable offensive player, that’s called a winger :)
Only if you’re really spectacular at the other aspects of being a centre (i.e. setting up your wingers) should you still get the centre gig if you’re shit in the dot.
by Beantown Canuck on Sep 16, 2010 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually don’t like bringing in 542 players to gun for roster spots. It seems like almost noone gets enough time to showcase anything in the preseason because it limits everyone’s playing time.
Same thing happened last year. When we pulled in anybody possible as reclamation projects. Probably even invited Krutov. These things pan out 1 in 40 and I just don’t see how it’s worth the effort.
The odd guy here and there is fine. But it seems like it makes almost impossible to get a solid read on someone this way.
Shove it in your addendum.
of course
something i was reminded of on twitter this morning: next tuesday, we have 2 games at once against the flames. one game in calgary at 6:00 pm, then another game at 7:00 in vancouver. this means both teams are splitting their squads in half.
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2 games at once?
Disregard previous comment then. People think the league is watered down with 30 teams. Let’s make it 60. Great way to gauge NHL abilities. Play them against ECHL opponents.
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Bah! None of you know anything about hockey anyways. Isbister should center the third line.
Shove it in your addendum.
I disagree
there are WAY too many preseason games for most teams anyway. I mean we know who our top 8 forwards are and our D is pretty set and in goal we are set as well. So if there are only really 5 forward spots up for grabs there is no reason you can’t bring in 10 or 12 guys to go for those spots. There is more than enough time in camp and preseason to see them all a couple of times.
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by Section 312 on Sep 16, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Agree
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They have lots of pre-season games, and they split the squad in two. I’m not concerned.
by Beantown Canuck on Sep 16, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
As long as one of the 542 isn’t Isbister.
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by Yankee Canuck on Sep 16, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Oi
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prospects game just started
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It will be good
to see Mo in a Canucks jersey again. But I don’t really want him as a 4th line center.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Sep 16, 2010 1:12 PM PDT reply actions
Goodness gracious no.
I definitely don’t want to see B-Mo as a fourth-line centre. But it did give me a chance to write a new post for Pass it to Bulis.
Canucks fans talking about the Canucks: Pass it To Bulis!
shameless plugging. how dare you
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by Sean Zandberg on Sep 16, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s easier than re-typing the whole thing in the comment box?
Canucks fans talking about the Canucks: Pass it To Bulis!
yeah yeah I know a squeege when I see one :)
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by Sean Zandberg on Sep 16, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
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