River City Moose Report (Black Aces Edition)
by arby_18 on May 15, 2011 9:19 AM PDT
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The Manitoba Moose are done for the year, following last Monday's heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to the Hamilton Bulldogs in Triple-Overtime of Game 7. The Moose had managed to come back from a 3-1 series deficit in Round 1 against the Lake Erie Monsters, and despite winning Game 6 on the road they couldn't duplicate the magic versus Hamilton as Winnipeg's own Dustin Boyd put one by Eddie Lack 6 seconds into the third overtime period. It was definitely a tough way to lose, but overall it was a pretty successful season for the Moose on a number of levels. Look for a season recap in the coming weeks.
Until then, though, the Moose and Canucks have managed to make some news. While most of the Moose roster are busy shining up their clubs and filling their golf bags with Titleist's, a few members of the club will have to wait before they can hit the links. Mike Gillis announced on Friday that 5 players have been recalled from Manitoba to add to the practice squad. The 5 "Black Aces" are goaltender Eddie Lack, defenseman Chris Tanev, and forwards Sergei Shirokov, Aaron Volpatti and Alex Bolduc. Let's have a look at these 5 players, plus a few players who didn't get the nod.
Eddie Lack
What a debut for rookie sensation Eddie Lack. "The Stork" was the regular season MVP for the team, was named to the AHL All-Rookie Team, and then decided to amp it up even further in the playoffs. The above stats are pretty impressive, but consider this: In the 5 elimination games that the Moose faced, Lack went 4-1 with a 0.976 save percentage, a 0.80 GAA and 2 shutouts. Talk about clutch. It is also impossible to hang the Game 7 loss on Lack either - he stopped 55 of 57 shots in the Triple-Overtime thriller. This kid is for real, and I think he could replace Cory Schneider as early as next year if in fact the Canucks decide to deal Cory.
Chris Tanev
Sergei Shirokov
Aaron Volpatti
Alex Bolduc
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great writeup
who would you say was the “ryan kesler” on the moose this playoffs? i.e. you’d notice him every shift, both defensively and offensively.
thanks and looking forward to your season-in-review.
Hard to say
The guy that did really impress me in the playoffs was Marco Rosa. Led the team in playoff scoring and just seemed to do everything well. But he doesn’t have the defensive presence. Desbiens and Bolduc were solid on the defensive side.
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Tanev needs to bulk up this summer a bit, but wow, he’s quickly becoming one of my faves.
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He was very solid in the playoffs
I noticed him a lot, and not because of defensive lapses but instead because of solid plays. He jumps in the play at the right times, and makes a solid first pass. If he does bulk up he has top-4 written all over him.
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Yep. He is a smart player alright. Reminds me of Hammer without the sandpaper.
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by Sean Zandberg on May 15, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
listed at 185 lbs
that’s actually not too bad? putting on maybe another 15 lbs over 2 years would be very good, i guess. but based on how often he gets knocked down maybe it’s strength that he needs improving the most, though size and strength i guess do go hand in hand.
Tanev was a late bloomer in regards to size (weight – height ratio)
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by Sean Zandberg on May 15, 2011 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
He was able to get by
purely on the strength of his hockey sense and his wonderful skating ability. Imagine if he got even stronger and worked on his shot… we could have a two-way stud in a few years’ time.
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by Big Blue Whale on May 15, 2011 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
He just looks smooth
and so polished for a youngster. I look forward to what he can bring in the future.
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shirokov
earlier in the season when he was called up he said he was proud of the improvement in the defensive side of his game.
was he at least above average defensively in the playoffs?
Hopefully he's learned enough defensively
for AV to start trusting him more.
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by Big Blue Whale on May 15, 2011 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought so
A few times I noticed his hustle back into the defensive zone. Definitely no cherry-picking or anything like that. I like what he brings to the table – he has nice dangles on the PP, that’s for sure.
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Black Aces
love the name. It just sounds so friggin’ cool!
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