Carol Schram: Vancouver Canucks Jake Virtanen Injured, Jordan Subban Among First AHL Cuts

Thanks Carol…as always, you're the best

Thank you Carol, and I echo Lefty, you are the best..

Certainly got a chuckle out of this comment.."was amused to see AV using Max Lapierre and Tanner Glass as his forwards on a Rangers penalty kill. Seems like some things never change..."

I'm interested in seeing how Stecher performs... I read somewhere he said he's 5'10" not 5'8" or something like that... also, Gudbranson/ Hutton combination should, I agree, be good to see.

I'm pretty excited to see how the team performs this pre-season and what comes out of the non-draft pickups and PTO players. If one or more stick it'll be a great boon to what JB is trying to accomplish here.

Hopefully some of our D prospects make others expendable. maybe Sbisa learns a thing or two...

Thank you Carol, and I echo Lefty, you are the best..

Certainly got a chuckle out of this comment.."was amused to see AV using Max Lapierre and Tanner Glass as his forwards on a Rangers penalty kill. Seems like some things never change..."
- Makita

good ole AV... always playing favourites. I remember telling rangers fans after AV took em' to the finals that he can't make adjustments, plays favourites, has no rational basis for not liking some useful players, etc... etc... but they wouldn't have any of it, but now he's got these two there and they have been losing their minds about it for the past two seasons cuz of Glass...

Thanks Carol,

It sounds like Rendaluc really impressed again last night, hopefully he can continue his momentum.

Edit. The video I posted in the last blog showed him with at least one really strong offensive play.

Will be watching almost purely to see how Hutton-Gudbranson work together. A little bit for Rodin as well.

Subban deserves a much longer look. Put up great numbers at Utica.

Jeff Paterson ‏@patersonjeff 17m17 minutes ago
Cole Cassels among latest #Canucks cuts. No preseason games

Subban deserves a much longer look. Put up great numbers at Utica.
- mykokes

Too much depth ahead of him that can't go back down easily and realistically they need to trim down the roster a lot.

He will earn a call up at some point IMO.

Subban deserves a much longer look. Put up great numbers at Utica.
- mykokes

Feelings police he can't defend. That's his job

Jeff Paterson ‏@patersonjeff 17m17 minutes ago
Cole Cassels among latest #Canucks cuts. No preseason games
- hillbillydeluxe

The following players have been assigned/invited to Utica Comets Training Camp:

Darren Archibald Left Wing AHL
Kevin Carr Goaltender AHL
Cole Cassels Centre AHL
Derek Hulak Left Wing AHL
Yan-Pavel Laplante Left Wing AHL
Evan McEneny Defence AHL
Danny Moynihan Left Wing AHL
John Negrin Defence AHL
Marco Roy Centre AHL
Mackenze Stewart Defence AHL
Curtis Valk Centre AHL


The following player has been assigned to their junior club:

Rylan Parenteau Goaltender Prince Albert WHL

Feelings police he can't defend. That's his job
- CanuckDon

Kinda, its also his job to produce offense.

Kinda, its also his job to produce offense.
- belcherbd

Kinda? he doesn't have Karlssons skill so he won't make it unless he can defend.

Can't defend.....as opposed to say Sbisa and Larsen lol?

Don, did you happen to catch any Utica games last season?

Can't defend.....as opposed to say Sbisa and Larsen lol?

Don, did you happen to catch any Utica games last season?
- Whiskey-Tango

I did catch some Utica games Whiskey. no one mentioned Sbisa except you. Do you think Subban deserves to be on the team?

Jeff Paterson ‏@patersonjeff 17m17 minutes ago
Cole Cassels among latest #Canucks cuts. No preseason games
- hillbillydeluxe

It's too bad they're not giving him any kind of look in preseason games. I know he needs the year in Utica to catch up after last year but still would've liked to see him play a little.

It's too bad they're not giving him any kind of look in preseason games. I know he needs the year in Utica to catch up after last year but still would've liked to see him play a little.
- NorthNuck

Maybe they've seen everything they need to in scrimmages.

I did catch some Utica games Whiskey. no one mentioned Sbisa except you. Do you think Subban deserves to be on the team?
- CanuckDon

There is a difference between saying he doesn't deserve to be on the team, which no one is saying and he can't defend.

It isn't his strength but it certainly isn't as bad as you are suggesting. He has made good strides and as long as he continues to it is a good thing. If his name wasn't Subban I think people would in general of been much more excited for how well he progressed last year.

Everyone complaining about players being cut needs to remember the people making the cuts are the professionals.

Everyone complaining about players being cut needs to remember the people making the cuts are the professionals.
- A_SteamingLombardi

I don't think anyone is complaining.

It's too bad they're not giving him any kind of look in preseason games. I know he needs the year in Utica to catch up after last year but still would've liked to see him play a little.
- NorthNuck

I thought he still looked pretty slow from what I saw of the youngstars tourney. Hopefully he can improve as we have seen Bo and Gaunce do over the past couple of years.

Dave Tomlinson said on the radio this morning that Willie pretty much wants his roster set with three exhibition games to go, not like last year.

thanks Carol.

Cassels #assetmangement #firebennig #benningsucks #feelingspolice.

Realistically Canucks have 2 spots that they are looking to fill in forward group. Neither is Center. Cassels needs the time to gel and get as much playing time as possible this year to get back in the grove. This is a good move for him. On the flip side he could just suck and the brass had seen enough.

Not sure if you'd seen this on Gudbranson trade and perspective compared to other deals including the Reinhart deal to Edmonton...

http://edmontonjournal.co...-in-griffin-reinhart-deal