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Couture sent to Ottawa 67s (OHL) 

Post#1 » by FNQ » Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:21 am

http://www.realgmhockey.com/src_wiretap ... ttawa_67s/

Eh... my pipe dream of seeing Couture in SJ dies here. Still stoked about Setoguchi though, a couple of my friends went to see the Sharks open practice this past Saturday, and swore on him to be a Shark this year... he looked good against LA :D
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Post#2 » by Swift21 » Thu Sep 20, 2007 3:14 pm

I didn't expect Logan to have a shot this year, we're loaded at center.
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Post#3 » by FNQ » Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:38 am

I never expected him to stay, but I've seen so much video of him... I'm excited to see him in San Jose. At the very least I cannot wait for Setoguchi's rookie season :D
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Post#4 » by Swift21 » Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:03 pm

what Line do you think Setoguchi plays on ?

I wouldn't rule out the second line because we need a speedster on the second line with Marleau. Marleau was exellent when he had Milan on his line.

My top 6 lines

Michalek- Thornton- Cheech
Setoguchi- Marleau- Bernier

Pavelski or Clowe could be darkhorses for the second line.
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Post#5 » by FNQ » Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:45 am

From what I've heard, Clowe will be on the top line amazingly enough.

Its all unconfirmed and speculative, but:

LW - C - RW

Clowe - Thornton - Cheechoo
Michalek - Marleau - Bernier
Pavelski - Goc - Setoguchi
C. Brown - Roenick - Grier

That would leave the following players on the outs, best ones bolded:

Dennis Packard
Patrick Rissmiller
Torey Mitchell
Tomas Pilhal
Riley Armstrong
Craig Valette
Graham Mink
Nate Radums

on the outs as far as LW/C/RW go.

There are some good battles at D and G going on... I really want to see Semenov play lots of minutes for us - he's friggin huge!

Odds are though, that unless Setoguchi is unquestionably ready, Rissmiller starts the year in SJ and Setoguchi doesn't...
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Post#6 » by FNQ » Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:03 am

Guchi has 3 goals (2 PP) in 4 games now... it will be awful difficult to send him down if he keeps up this pace.

Couture has already racked up 5 pts in 3 games in Ottawa. Just found out recently, before his mononucleosis bout, Couture was in contention to be the #1 selection in this draft.

Also should be noted that Sharks project LW Jamie McGinn has 3 pts (2 G) in those 3 games, and both were assisted by Logan Couture. After seemingly calming down his aggression last year (49 PIM compared to 110+ in 2005), it looks like he's pissed again, getting 18 PIM in the first 3 games.

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