Anyone else catch game one?
Those Russians were dominant over Team Q, 5 different goal scorers, among them Yakupov and Grigorenko. It's a little frightening thinking of the World Jr's coming up. Hopefully Hockey Canada can find us a goalie cause I don't know if the Q's Etienne Marcoux will be able to cut it.
Vasilevski in net was especially impressive for the Russians and made some 10 bellers to just stonewall the Q's snipers, Nate MacKinnon and John Huberdeau. Bolts must be thrilled they nabbed another great prospect for their goalie stable, he could end up as something special.
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Posted 06 November 2012 - 03:35 PM
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Posted 06 November 2012 - 03:59 PM
Yes...! (holds hands up high and jumps up & down..)Anyone else catch game one?
Those Russians were dominant over Team Q, 5 different goal scorers, among them Yakupov and Grigorenko. It's a little frightening thinking of the World Jr's coming up. Hopefully Hockey Canada can find us a goalie cause I don't know if the Q's Etienne Marcoux will be able to cut it.
Vasilevski in net was especially impressive for the Russians and made some 10 bellers to just stonewall the Q's snipers, Nate MacKinnon and John Huberdeau. Bolts must be thrilled they nabbed another great prospect for their goalie stable, he could end up as something special.
Yakupov was truly amazing to watch in a full game... He & Grig.. were impressive, agreed..!
Vasi was outstanding!! This is why I was so adamant about us picking him last draft.. and why I considered him to be something we needed... Glad you are seeing this now, Taco... I know he is still young & has a lot tyo prove, but I think he is a future NHL star goalie.. Maybe we can get him in a trade..?
Notice how he doesn't get phased at all, with traffic around him..? I'd mention his above average puck handling abilities, too.., but he sort of kiboshed that fact with the one long shootout he made in the 1st half... LOL! He's normally quite effective with his stick...
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Posted 06 November 2012 - 04:24 PM
Yes...! (holds hands up high and jumps up & down..)
Yakupov was truly amazing to watch in a full game... He & Grig.. were impressive, agreed..!
Vasi was outstanding!! This is why I was so adamant about us picking him last draft.. and why I considered him to be something we needed... Glad you are seeing this now, Taco... I know he is still young & has a lot tyo prove, but I think he is a future NHL star goalie.. Maybe we can get him in a trade..?
Notice how he doesn't get phased at all, with traffic around him..? I'd mention his above average puck handling abilities, too.., but he sort of kiboshed that fact with the one long shootout he made in the 1st half... LOL! He's normally quite effective with his stick...
I saw it last year, I just figured he wouldn't last until our second round pick. And he definitely was not worth our 5th overall, not with Rielly, Dumba, Trouba, Grigorenko, Forsberg, and Faksa all still available. Any of those would've been smarter picks than Vasilevski, and I'm tempted to add Cody Ceci and Teuvo Teravainen to that list as well. Even the Bolts didn't pick him with their original pick (10th), but used the one they acquired from Detroit (19th). I would've been all on board with picking Vasilevski if we had acquired another pick, I was just not on board with wasting a top 5 with better players available and for the record, I still like Malcolm Subban better, I think Subban would've gone higher than Vasilevski if he hadn't been injured, and I'm hoping he'll start the game on the 8th and prove me right. IMO, Boston got Subban at a steal using the 24th pick for him.
The Bolts are deep in developing net prospects after acquiring Anders Lindback from the Preds. If Dustin Tokarski and/or Lindback end up great (or one ends up great and one ends up a serviceable back up) they might be willing to trade Vasilevski in a few years when his contract is up, like the Blues did with Bishop, another goalie who might be great (for the Sens now,
). But I doubt the Bolts trade him anytime soon. And if Tokarski and/or Lindback falter I'd expect them to hold onto Vasilevski.
"But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "otherwise you wouldn't have come here."
~ An excerpt from Alice's Adventures in Leafland
"Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "otherwise you wouldn't have come here."
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Posted 06 November 2012 - 04:28 PM
I still believe Vasi will prove to be better than Subb..., but only time will tell this...
I saw it last year, I just figured he wouldn't last until our second round pick. And he definitely was not worth our 5th overall, not with Rielly, Dumba, Trouba, Grigorenko, Forsberg, and Faksa all still available. Any of those would've been smarter picks than Vasilevski, and I'm tempted to add Cody Ceci and Teuvo Teravainen to that list as well. Even the Bolts didn't pick him with their original pick, but used the one they acquired from Detroit. I still like Malcolm Subban better though, I think Subban would've gone higher than Vasilevski if he hadn't been injured, and I'm hoping he'll start the game on the 8th and prove me right. IMO, Boston got Subban at a steal using the 24th pick for him.
The Bolts are deep in net prospects after acquiring Anders Lindback from the Preds. If Tokarski and Lindback end up great they might be willing to trade Vasilevski in a few years. But I doubt they do so anytime soon. And if Tokarski and/or Lindback falter I'd expect them to hold onto him.
On the other angle with the Bolts.., if Tokarski & Lindback DO prove to be solid, they may want to improve in another position and be willing to make a trade faster..? I can only hope..!
A combo of Reims & Vasi might be a nice future for us.. I would have traded to get him in the draft, if I were Burke, though..
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Posted 06 November 2012 - 04:33 PM
That's all I can find so far for the game, but I just thought I'd throw this one back up, as I can't say enough about this young goaltender.. What a glove hand & fast reflexes..!
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Posted 06 November 2012 - 04:40 PM
I still believe Vasi will prove to be better than Subb..., but only time will tell this...
On the other angle with the Bolts.., if Tokarski & Lindback DO prove to be solid, they may want to improve in another position and be willing to make a trade faster..? I can only hope..!
It's not going to happen anytime soon anyway. And if we trade for him, chances are it'll be because Reimer didn't work out.
I mean the Bolts were nervous enough about Tokarski to both trade for Lindback (who is only a year older) and draft Vasilevski. It doesn't scream confidence in Tokarski. Really if you want Vasilevski the only hope is that Lindback proves to be the second coming of Lundqvist, who just didn't get a chance to prove it cause he was playing behind one of the best (if not the best) goalie in the game today, Pekka Rinne.
"But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "otherwise you wouldn't have come here."
~ An excerpt from Alice's Adventures in Leafland
"Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "otherwise you wouldn't have come here."
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Posted 07 November 2012 - 11:42 AM
Yeah.., the OHL has the best record against the Russians.., I believe... Something like 18-0.., in the last meetings..?The Q is so terrible...
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Posted 07 November 2012 - 02:38 PM
The Q's chance for redemption tonight.
I'm hoping MackInnon has some magic in him.
I'm hoping MackInnon has some magic in him.
"But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "otherwise you wouldn't have come here."
~ An excerpt from Alice's Adventures in Leafland
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"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
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Posted 07 November 2012 - 05:05 PM
I'm hoping a bunch of them have some magic in them.., but yes.., it would be nice to see MacK. get a couple..The Q's chance for redemption tonight.
I'm hoping MackInnon has some magic in him.
It will be interesting to see how they do this time around against the OHL.. I'm even more curious about the WHL match-up.., as we will get to see how Rielly can defend against Yak & Grig...!
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Posted 08 November 2012 - 12:12 PM
QMJHL beats Russians 5-2, in the 2nd game of their series.. MacKinnon with 4 points: 1 Goal & 3 Assists..
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Posted 09 November 2012 - 12:18 AM
Leivo is playing on the top line tonight with Jenner.
Finn is the top pairing Dman, and Percy is the #5 Dman.
Finn is the top pairing Dman, and Percy is the #5 Dman.
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