Sauve joins the Eurasian Elks just 3 months after a car accident (where he was not in a car) knocked him out of Canucks training camp. He was the Canucks' 2nd round pick in 2008 after two solid seasons in the QMJHL, but his development has stalled since then. While initially projected as a two-way defenceman, he's being considered mainly as a shutdown guy. This is not a bad thing by any means, as the Canucks' defense prospects are heavily weighted towards offensive types, with Kevin Connauton, Chris Tanev, Evan Oberg, and Lee Sweatt all playing in Manitoba currently.
Sauve is still a couple seasons away from making the big club, but his status as the lone shutdown defenceman with potential amongst Canucks prospects gives him a good shot. Even if he does not develop as hoped, he could still be a reasonably-priced sixth or seventh defenceman down the road. I am sincerely hoping that he responds well to this call-up to the Moose, unlike another 2nd round Canucks draft pick projected to be a shutdown defenceman.
Speaking of Taylor Ellington, this is the saddest looking picture in the world.
ReplyDeleteTrue. In that picture, Ellington looks like Marshall from Undeclared, at his most pathetic.
ReplyDeletethat picture must've been taken the minute he realized he doesnt have a chance in hell of ever making the NHL
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a power play
the horn
a minute away
fans forlorn
we’re reborn
six on four
the score
three to two
when bobby lou
just our luck
mishandles the puck
and we tie the canucks
but shucks
it’s nothing new
for bobby who
overtime
toews to kane
to toews again
like words that rhyme
in perfect flow
through the five hole
the puck does go
another game we stole
but shucks
it’s the canucks
it’s nothing new
for bobby who
deja vu
chicken hawk
wow, "anonymous", that's pretty sad.
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