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  1. Agreed, Petterson will inevitably take over the number 1 centre position from Bo as early as this season. It will be tough for Gaudette to push aside Bo for the official number 2 centre role but I can see them as a 2A, 2B in a couple years time. Whatever the outcome, with the emergence of petterson we are looking better and better down the middle. With the injection of youth and exciting prospects not quite in the show, I'm excited to watch canucks games again.
  2. Hard to put a ceiling on him in my opinion. Hes definitely a late bloomer who's exceeded expectations at least from a draft position perspective. His first full season pro will be very telling. I personally see him as a clutch offensive threat third line centre but wouldn't be surprised in the least if he forced his way into the top 6. Just love the way he plays the game.
  3. What a beauty for your first goal. Love the way Gaudette plays the game. Tenacious with silky mitts.
  4. Just re watching the draft, noticed some remarks from the panel saying that all these kids go through rigorous questions from a sports psychologist. Mentioned that at least one of the top prospects dropped a lot of spots back due to his performance on those questions. Couldn't help but think of Vilardi. Obviously it is speculation but it does add up. Anyways, happy with tour pick and look forward to him takimg over the number 1 centre spot. (Eventually)
  5. I've seen a lot of hate for botchford on these sites but I think he's pretty accurate with his write up on virtanen. Virt still possesses the raw God given talent that shpuld serve him well in a few years. Far too talented to be number 10 on anyone's list.
  6. Jason Botchford counts down the 10 most promising (and perplexing) young players in the Canucks’ farm system JASON BOTCHFORD The Province Jake Virtanen shouldn’t be on a list like this one. He’s too good. His first year as a professional was much better than our collective memory of it. At 19, he had 13 points in 55 games and was arguably the most physical player on the team. His even strength shot-attempt differential was a plus-19. No one else crested plus-4 in Willie Desjardins’ second season, which unfolded like his team was a paper bag and opponents were slowly pouring milk into it. When it ended, Virtanen seemed poised to be a great offseason away from becoming a solid two-way winger with size and speed, and well on his way to a 10- to 15-goal season, a combination rare enough to make him a top-five pick, reach or not. Utica wake-up call Instead, Virtanen was forced back to the start, literally reshaping himself in Utica, and it raised hard questions about the future. There were some encouraging developments, none more important than Virtanen’s speed improving as he got in better shape, part of an in-season program Travis Green put together, including offseason-training-like two-a-days. But in the end, he had 19 points in 65 games. That, combined with a lot of innuendo from the Canucks and their coaches about the “young players” and their commitment during Virtanen’s NHL stay, has people wondering about what kind of player he can be. There are at least two scouts who watch him a lot concerned his career path could be the same as Jack Skille’s. No. 10: Jake Virtanen. Considering where he was picked, that would not be great. Like Virtanen, scouts were divided on Skille, who was drafted seventh overall in 2005. He was projected as a scoring power forward by some and a bottom six checking-line guy by others. Turns out, those in the latter camp nailed it. Others see a more encouraging future and believe Virtanen’s upside is like Tom Wilson, Washington’s physical third-line right-winger. Needs to stay physical Wilson, drafted 16th in 2012, has been effective this post-season, but still, you’d hope Virtanen with that great skating could give an NHL team more. If you watch a lot of Virtanen in Utica this season, especially down the stretch, you’d see a player who was flying, but you may wonder where the big hits have gone, and the physicality which fans in Vancouver loved and the team desperately needs. Top 10 Canucks prospects countdown: Jake Virtanen 2:59 Most of the nine goals he scored were on the rush. With his strength and size he should be doing a lot more in the slot and the so-called dirty areas, a point the organization is definitely aware of. “That’s what I think Travis was working with him on,” Vancouver GM Jim Benning said. “He does have the size and strength to play in the hard areas and that’s how he’s going to score goals in the NHL. “What’s happened with Jake is that in junior he was a big scorer, so he really didn’t have to play a well-rounded game, because his coaches and the team would always count on him to get the big goal. “What we tried to do this year, by sending him down, and practising he learned how to practise hard. He’s transformed his body. He’s in good shape.” Jake Virtanen is seen by the Canucks as a prototypical power forward, which is why they’ve been patient with some early conditioning issues. Deflections and rebound goals need to be a huge part of Virtanen’s game along with crashing the net, and it’s just not there regularly right now. “You see in the playoffs, the guys who can get in on the forecheck and are physical, they get the puck and take it to the net. They stand in front of the net and get rebounds, tip-ins,” Benning said. “We’re trying to get his game to a power-forward-styled game. We are happy where he ended up this year. The scoring part will come for him; he can shoot the puck. ‘Some guys take longer’ “But it’s getting him to understanding the details and what he’s capable of doing at his size and speed. It takes time. Some guys make the adjustment right away. Some guys take longer. We want to be patient because it’s hard to find power forwards. “Unless you draft and develop them, they’re hard to find.” The Canucks’ 23-man opening night roster, which included Virtanen, averaged 194.9 pounds, which was the lightest in the NHL and nine pounds on average lighter than the team that opened the 2013-14 season. In other words, the Canucks need Virtanen. They need his size and power. He does have the skill set to be much higher on rankings like this; he just needs to show it. JAKE VIRTANEN Age: 20 Canucks Prospects Ranking: 10 Last season: 19 points in 65 games in the AHL and one point in 10 games in Vancouver. The skinny: There’s no way Virtanen should be this low, but he has to prove it on the ice. jbotchford@postmedia.com twitter.com/botchford Published on May 10, 2017. COMMENT ntact
  7. Got a feeling about Dahlen. Either a feeling or wishful thinking but Imy hoping he's that gem the senators are going to look back on 5 years from now and ask themselves " what were we thinking trading this guy" kinda like what the Washington capitals probobly feel about letting Filip Forsberg go for Erat.
  8. Jake can still be that player we hoped for when we took him 6th overall. As people have stated, it's the first time thever kid has had to work through adversity on the ice. Being more physically mature and dominant over your peers in Jr allowed him to mask some of his deficiencies in his game. As long as he puts in the time this off season I think and hope were going to see a bounce back season out of Jake. If he's back in the ahl I'm hoping he puts up 15 plus goals. Needs to take that next step offensively for sure..
  9. My thoughts exactly. Definately a dissapointing lottery draft but I'm sure we will end up with a solid prospect.
  10. No mention of the other prospects. Stated there would be a scouting report out late February with his top prospects
  11. Just watching canucks lunch on tsn1. Caught the last 5 min of it but Button had some very flattering remarks about Brock Boeser. "one of the top prospects outside of the nhl. Top 10 and perhaps top 5". Great to hear
  12. Fair enough. Plenty of articles from less than reputable writers spreading the rumor but nothing from the top guys in the buis. Either way I'm glad Horvat is still with canucks.
  13. Pretty sure Tampa offered drouin for horvat plus and Benning told him to pound sand. Glad he did.
  14. Good to hear virtanen is hitting his stride. Confidence plays a major factor in a players abilities at any level of sports. Can only imagine it's amplified at the pro level. I'm guessing he's starting to get his swagger back which is allowing him to just play the game the way he knows how. Keep it up
  15. Excited to see what Rodin can do. Looked great in the preseason especially on the power play.
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