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  1. I don't think we've ever had a player in our system before that had gads anything like the gads that Lind has.
  2. Watched the shootout at the gym and before I knew it was OJ up last I literally said to myself I would hate to be the kid taking this shot... And then when I saw his face...LOL What immense pressure these kids are under. At least they have the unyielding support of the best fanbase in the world !!!
  3. scoreeeeszuh 0:54 could sample that onto a metallica track no problem
  4. this post x100. this is a discussion forum we are here to debate etc.etc. BUT some people are insanely pretentious on here. (its vancouver duh) They either belittle anyone who doesnt agree with their OPINION... or come back to gloat if something they SPECULATE comes to fruition. here is a timeline that I CAN ACTUALLY GUARANTEE if you came into this thread 10 seconds after pettersson was drafted to post how you have been saying all along to pick him, you are pretentious. honestly if some posters just changed the tone from 'as a matter of fact' to "in my opinion" this forum wouldn't be so obnoxious, it was refreshing to read your post though just to remind myself how insignificant our opinions are to the decisions of this management and the success of our players. all we can really do is complain on forums and twitter and then go to games and sit quietly and watch. our fanbase is WACK!! in my opinion..
  5. looks like 4 other gms are as dumb as benning at this point for not drafting vilardi... fire them aswell????? tbh i wanted glass but the Pettersson history with dahlen is enough that i like the pick. GCG welcome to the team i promise to be as patient towards you as i am towards all prospects.!!
  6. Its one thing to have wanted another player... But some people are being so short sighted about this. The Utica comets are a team of plugs and AHL lifers. We have maybe 4 good NHL prospects down there. A defender, a goalie, Jake, and now goldobin. (Goldobin has potted 2 goals today so far. Some much needed fire for Jake's behind). Most players would struggle to find offence on that team. Have some perspective and take a look at his circumstances... if you gave any player the linemates and icetime and straight up hee-haw jerk around of being in and out of games, in and out of leagues that Jake had to go through... It's going to be a tough time. It's going to be a longgggggg ass rebuild if this is the status quo of attitude some of us are taking towards development of a player. Also...Worst case scenario...if in two years time, jake only amounts to a bottom six player...Chipping in 10 goals and hard hitting... That's still great player to have. Its not a nylander or Ehlers but these are players who can change a game in a different way. But if he turns out to be a top 6 winger like many of us believe he can be... I will be here to say for the first time in my life "I told you so" Lol Stay salty my friend's.
  7. Idk man in my last post I said "they are both great players" about 3 different times. Maybe I did downplay them a bit but its true. They get more ice time with better players and have since they went pro. Virtanen has been skating in the bottom 6 on two very weak offensive teams. Sitting out games at times. Going back and fourth between leagues at times. They really jerked him around in alot of peoples opinions. Still now he is playing very limited minutes with guys who don't have much of any offensive talent. If you doubled his 10-12 minutes maybe he would have 18 goals... Who knows. But alas reports are the wheels are greasy and the attitude is good. He doesn't look like the cheese burglar anymore. Alot of people here are just willing to at least let Virtanen have a couple of years with a realistic approach at development before they declare him to be a bust. Also. If you put together a highlight reel of Virtanen goals the last two years...It would be short I will give you that lol... But the goals he has scored aren't bottom 6 goals. He's picking corners and using his speed. There's definitely something there with this kid. Also I can't believe this thread is 5 times longer than the combined season of UTICA GAMES THREAD...
  8. I'm trying to be reasonable about this because I don't like getting nasty and making enemies on these boards as we are mostly all fans and I can tell by your display name you do have good taste in players Nylanders and Ehlers stats are padded. You can't deny that. If they played on the same lines Virtanen did in the NHL...Or in the AHL for that matter...they wouldn't have CLOSE to the same production. Its ignorant of you to think they would. Nylander and Ehlers play MORE minutes with FAR better players than Virtanen ever did. That doesn't mean they aren't great players. Also.... I do whole heartedly believe their are a handful of players each draft year you could throw on a wing with Auston Matthews who could put up similar points. As long as you can pass Auston Matthew the puck... You're going to get apples. If you think that's the dumbest thing you've ever heard on these forums you are entitled to that opinion but 60 point seasons playing on a first line and with generational talent....Come on now son. Again.. not to say they aren't great players... Realistically Matthews scored 40 goals this season..How many apples to Nylanders on those goals alone? Its not like he went through the legs on the Blueline and then cross ice on every pass... He has ability no doubt but Matthews is the real hero there. Hell...Zach hyman (5th round pick from 2010 with not even 100 career games) is knocking on 30 points on that line.. Just saying it sounds like you think they are generational players.. they are high offense high IQ players... Available at the top of every draft. The only thing I could ask for is that we give Virtanen proper development in the ahl...And then give him every chance to succeed at the NHL level before we start dismissing him. And we all know Utica has the same problem as the Canucks. Utica only has Virtanen hopeful for the top 6. Other than that...any forward prospects they have down there won't make it to the NHL or are projected as bottom 6 forwards.. So don't forget to take those things into account when you are pointing out how great nylander and Ehlers are and how much you don't like Virtanen.
  9. Like I said they are good players. Sorry I don't have time to make a list from every NHL draft and show you the players every year that became top point producers in the NHL from all rounds and at different rates. All I'm saying is good and great players are picked every year. The difference is that you are so fixated on it being their rookie seasons. That doesn't mean to say that other players wont develop later and have the same ceiling. And I'm not saying Virtanen has the same ceiling as then either. As I said if he becomes a 20 goal scorer witg blistering speed and a heavy checker that's an awesome player for a team to have. I think he can score more goals than that with good linemates though. Anyways the NHL is getting younger...Players like ehlers/nylander will become more and more common who can come into the NHL and make an impact right away. Not to say other players won't still need more time to get to the NHL and need more development than others. The game is played fundamentaly different by Canadians and Europeans. I like the Canadian brand of hockey more. That doesn't go to say that their aren't gritty Europeans players and not to say we shouldn't draft Europeans players who don't have and edge to their game. As for your 'people like you're comment.... We have literally had two exchanges on a Canucks forum so you don't know anything about me other than how I feel about the Virtanen draft pick. But if you wanted to make assumptions about me...You seem like the chief of fun police. Getting your panties all twisted up because I called a couple of people you don't know daisy pickers. TBH juolevi has probably picked a couple Daisy's in his life. Doesn't mean he can't be a great defenceman... It is a joke pal. Not an insult. Not salty. And of course I'm jealous of Ehlers and Nylanders. We obviously don't see eye to eye so I'll leave it at that.
  10. You must be European. The comments about those players were tongue in cheek not to say they aren't good players.... But I honestly believe players like them are in every draft year. And there is definitely star players in every draft.The thing you aren't taking into account is that more players are starting to be able to come into the NHL and produce at a young age. Its going to be more and more common players putting up those points when they first come in. Development is just that much better. But still not all players. Plus playing with generational talent (which Ehlers/nylander aren't) and first line players couldn't hurt their stats... You have your opinion on what you like to see a team built around and I have mine... But I prefer players with grit and the strength to back it up It wasn't salty at all thats just how you chose to read it. You have a salty mind.
  11. One day Jake is going to run those daisy pickers Nylanders and ehlers through the boards. No problem with the pick at 6. Jake's goals since he went pro have been few and far between but when you look at the goals he has scored, it's obvious why he was picked. The kid just needs to find his consistency. If he can score even twenty goals a season and staple those thin bearded eurotrash players Nylander and Ehlers to the glass everytime we play them...I'm more than happy. Jake is looking fast.. His first goal tonight.. look at the seperation he creates to get a clear 2 on 1. Almost put himself offside lol. Wheels on wheels. A hard shot and he likes to pick corners. And the kid likes to hit. Of course everyone is entitled to post whatever their opinion is (as long as it's within the forum rules)... But it is very annoying when people are doing a redraft after every single year.... seriously though players like Ehlers and Nylanders turn up in every draft year... Dainty little Europeans with finesse... You cant have every player. We all know the best players are homegrown
  12. @The 5th Line Guntrix owned 5 people in talking about a prospect? Players might have similar stats and skill sets, but that can only be used for 'comparing' players , or making a 'potential' 'projection'. None of those words are definitive. We can only wait and see.
  13. You sound like you have club seats. The point I was trying to make is that even some GREAT players struggle coming into the show. Virtanen is struggling but IMO I believe the issue is his maturity, not a lack of skill. Snooty. Condescending. Ring a bell? That's because those words describe you.
  14. It doesn't matter we would just do a redraft every year if other players were performing better. Just like we do with every draft pick and then pretend like we have infinite hockey knowledge and foresight. Jake was slightly off the board... Some GMS say BPA, some GMS go off the board and take a player that they really like.
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