Right now Chicken, You're not taking the Best player available.
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Posted 21 June 2009 - 11:28 PM
nick_winch, on Jun 18 2009, 11:35 AM, said:
we dont need another defenceman
Fail. After the Bourdon tragedy our defensive prospect cupboard is looking bare when it comes to impact players.
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Another gem from the CDC brain trust:
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Also - he doesn't seem to care like Trevor did. He had better get hot quickly to preserve any of the dwindling respect anyone has for his abilities. He needs to prove that he's even a starter.
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Posted 22 June 2009 - 12:14 PM
Calvin De Haan is one of the best puck moving d men in the draft. he will be gone before we try to get to him, but that would be a sick pick up for sure
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Posted 22 June 2009 - 12:17 PM
Sanford, on Jun 20 2009, 07:05 PM, said:
Right now Chicken, You're not taking the Best player available.
http://www.mynhldraf...s/Calvin-deHaan
Initially, de Haan’s numbers dropped off following the John Tavares trade to the London Knights, and some presumed that his points total for the first half of the season were inflated. But he shook these presumptions over the last month of the season, registering 17 points over his final 13 games. He really seems to have a strong grasp of the offensive side of the game. De Haan has fantastic puck control and is one of the top puck moving defenseman in the draft. He skates well, and isn’t a liability in his own end, as he led the 9th place Oshawa Generals with a +3 rating this season.
http://bleacherrepor...mprove-the-team
In general, a defence corps that was lauded around the league for being as solid and deep as anyone's, lacks the star that can make a difference with breakout passes, rushes and, most important, running the power play.
Luc Bourdon's death last summer exposed the Canucks' glaring lack of depth on the farm, unless you happen to be a huge fan of Nathan McIver or Zack FitzGerald.
Shane O'Brien was a nice pickup for the sixth spot, but the Canucks can't go with Ossi Vannannen and/or Rob Davison as regulars next season.
Jay Bouwmeester will be costly, for the same reason Brian Campbell gets $7.143 million from Chicago.
• Special teams were an enigma.
The power play isn't going to get much better without the acquisition of a mobile, puck moving defenceman and it was pretty good as is in the playoffs, scoring at 25 per cent.
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