[Toxic]

Editor in-chief

[Lost Canuck]

toxic rd, on Apr 26 2007, 09:39 PM, said:

Editor in-chief

ha ha yes. Breeze and Timw are want Editors and the rest of us columnnists? They'll give columns to anyone now...

[one night]

lost canuck, on Apr 26 2007, 09:37 PM, said:

Toxic, Timw, Breeze know more than anyone on the board about prospects and I use this as my source so I think it's like a... magazine sort of
I don't think people own it but Toxic is in cahrge

I have no problem with that what so ever, and tox is doing a good job here. I just don;t need to be told what I can say or not. Maybe smeone has forgooten that this Canada and not some Communist Country. It is my right to say that we need to draft CANADIANS FOR OUR TEAM, if someone does not like that just don't answer.

[Lost Canuck]

one night, on Apr 26 2007, 09:43 PM, said:

I have no problem with that what so ever, and tox is doing a good job here. I just don;t need to be told what I can say or not. Maybe smeone has forgooten that this Canada and not some Communist Country. It is my right to say that we need to draft CANADIANS FOR OUR TEAM, if someone does not like that just don't answer.

not.. what I meant
DRAFT TURRIS NONIS

[itzabreeze]

Hansen to play Friday

Source: Sportnet

This post has been edited by itzabreeze: 26 April 2007 - 10:33 PM

[itzabreeze]

one night, on Apr 26 2007, 09:43 PM, said:

I have no problem with that what so ever, and tox is doing a good job here. I just don;t need to be told what I can say or not. Maybe smeone has forgooten that this Canada and not some Communist Country. It is my right to say that we need to draft CANADIANS FOR OUR TEAM, if someone does not like that just don't answer.

I'm just curious, why do you think we *must* draft a CANADIAN kid?. Do you assume that every "non NA" player is soft?. What about would you take an Canadian kid over a American kid?.

We already have a couple good Canadian kids in the system

This post has been edited by itzabreeze: 26 April 2007 - 10:40 PM

[lfergs]

itzabreeze, on Apr 26 2007, 10:39 PM, said:

I'm just curious, why do you think we *must* draft a CANADIAN kid?. Do you assume that every "non NA" player is soft?. What about would you take an Canadian kid over a American kid?.

We already have a couple good Canadian kids in the system

Are you reffering to Bourdon and Raymond?

[itzabreeze]

Great place for videos of prospect for the upcoming draft:

http://www.isshockey...ideoarchive.asp

[itzabreeze]

lfergs, on Apr 26 2007, 10:50 PM, said:

Are you reffering to Bourdon and Raymond?

Yup.

This post has been edited by itzabreeze: 26 April 2007 - 10:53 PM

[Rinslet]

itzabreeze, on Apr 26 2007, 10:33 PM, said:

Hansen to play Friday

Source: Sportnet

Good. I love watching Hansen play, especially when he has the puck on the offensive zone.

[lfergs]

Here's a Rahimi fight: http://www.youtube.c...h?v=SahvwEtagnY



and a graduated prospect in Ryan Kesler, the most underated player on the team and will be the most desireable next year, fighting Jerom Iginla. Old I know but boy do I miss him:

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=u1u-O0LLmUA

This post has been edited by lfergs: 26 April 2007 - 11:47 PM

[King of Anarchy]

lost canuck, on Apr 26 2007, 09:37 PM, said:

Toxic, Timw, Breeze know more than anyone on the board about prospects and I use this as my source so I think it's like a... magazine sort of
I don't think people own it but Toxic is in cahrge

( )

I’m not really Anti-Euro, but I would like us to draft a big Canadian center man, or at least a center man that has played the North American game for at least a year. Preferably MacMillan or Sutter, and trust me, I know that Calgary’s probably going to draft him, but I can wish, can’t I?

[timw33]

Oscar Moller sure plays a NA gritty style, but he's Swedish, we shouldn't draft him.

Daniel Rahimi is a big bruising bad donkey, but he's European, we should trade him.

Hansen layed out Daryl Sydor ( A canadian), but he's Danish so that means he's a p*ssy.

Esposito plays a passionless selfish game without any edge or grit, we should draft him, he's Canadian.

The Euro Argument is flawed, Europeans can play the North American game and they have for years.

SOME europeans shy away from physicality, but so do some North American players.

This board obviously watch too much Coach's Corner.

Tons of poeple are hounding after Nonis for "not DRFTING K0ptar!1! Goalz!"

but I guarentee you that if we were to draft Kopitar on that day, the fans and CDC would be hounding him for drafting some soft Euro from Slovenia(where the f*** is that?) and that we should've got some good Canadian talent like Bourdon.

[King of Anarchy]

timw33, on Apr 27 2007, 12:01 AM, said:

Oscar Moller sure plays a NA gritty style, but he's Swedish, we shouldn't draft him.

Daniel Rahimi is a big bruising bad donkey, but he's European, we should trade him.

Hansen layed out Daryl Sydor ( A canadian), but he's Danish so that means he's a p*ssy.

Esposito plays a passionless selfish game without any edge or grit, we should draft him, he's Canadian.

The Euro Argument is flawed, Europeans can play the North American game and they have for years.

SOME europeans shy away from physicality, but so do some North American players.

This board obviously watch too much Coach's Corner.

Tons of poeple are hounding after Nonis for "not DRFTING K0ptar!1! Goalz!"

but I guarentee you that if we were to draft Kopitar on that day, the fans and CDC would be hounding him for drafting some soft Euro from Slovenia(where the f*** is that?) and that we should've got some good Canadian talent like Bourdon.

Overreact much? All I said is that I hope we draft a big Canadian center man; I didn't go ripping all prospects like you just did. Calm the f*** down buddy.

This post has been edited by TonyG: 27 April 2007 - 12:34 AM

[Edler #23]

Aslong as we don't draft any wussy donkey players like the Sedin, Naslund, Morrison I will be happy!

Draft a Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton, Lecavlier type power forward!

[timw33]

TonyG, on Apr 27 2007, 12:30 AM, said:

Overreact much? All I said is that I hope we draft a big Canadian center man; I didn't go ripping all prospects like you just did. Calm the f*** down buddy.

That was not directed at you TonyG.....

The was just a general rant I was having about the Euro prejudice going on around here.

[King of Anarchy]

timw33, on Apr 27 2007, 02:29 AM, said:

That was not directed at you TonyG.....

The was just a general rant I was having about the Euro prejudice going on around here.

Oh, well, carry on then.

[timw33]

TonyG, on Apr 27 2007, 02:48 AM, said:

Oh, well, carry on then.

Always do.

[Cooke_Hart]

timw33, on Apr 27 2007, 02:29 AM, said:

That was not directed at you TonyG.....

The was just a general rant I was having about the Euro prejudice going on around here.

I think for the most part the anti Euro sentiment comes specifically from the Europeans on the Canucks. None of them have particularly stepped up and there are high profile contrasts such as captain Naslund really struggling (according to most) where as the people's captain Linden has stepped up his game.

I always feel that we sould take the best player available. All things being equal then choose the one that best fits our needs. All things still being equal choose a local who may have a little extra pride in playing for a team they grew up watching.

Leaning towards needs is obviously common sense but I don't think it's something to lean over board about. Situations change so much by the time drafted players are ready (unless you're talkin Crosby etc...) that the needs probably won't be the same anymore. Players you didn't expect have stepped up, injuries and trades have taken place etc... Take Cory Schneider for example. We obviously need goaltending when we took him. That's obviously not the case anymore. But wait, we may need him again in 4 years when as a goaltender he's just coming into his own. You just can't account for the future.


Sheesh. I ended up putting a lot more into that post then I expected.