Pears Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 We've 3 guys in our system capable of being tweener or bottom 6 LW's plus Shinkaruk who is a potential top 6 C/LW Added all the guys in our actual roster as well. Virtanen, Tuch, Vrana, Watson Bleakly Kapanen. All of these would be solid pick ups for the club because we need RW players. We could get 2 in the first 2 rounds or provided we get another 1st round pick 2 in the 1st which could make a difference as early as 2015. Virtanen will be the perfect 1st line RW to have. If we do miss the playoffs and finish high enough in the draft lottery (9th-11th) to get Virtanen, what I would do is deepin our prospect depth even more by trading to get a top 10 pick and another 1st in the 13th-16th range. Say we trade for the 7th and 15th overall 7th - Draisaitl 9th - Virtanen 15th - Tuch Virtanen - Draisaitl - Kassian Shinkaruk - Horvat - Tuch Gaunce - Cassels - Jensen Archibald - Lain - Grenier Then next year we can work on adding to the defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 2015 is a pretty staked draft. I wouldn't mind if we waited until then, but if the value is around this year why not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchlove Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 My vote if picking in the vicinity of 8-10 is for Kapanen. Speed and skill with a good frame is the kind of player I enjoy watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedins 55 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I think we should try to get nikolay goldobin by trading to get him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 2015 is a pretty staked draft. I wouldn't mind if we waited until then, but if the value is around this year why not! I wouldn't mind either, but if we finish with a top 10 pick this year, we should focus on building up forward depth then next year work on defence and goaltending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 can we get the 12 2014 draft threads we have going combined please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davinci Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 I hope/pray we get Lemieux with our 2nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Eric Cornel would be a good choice in that spot as well. I'm hoping Karlsson or Kempe fall to us in the second though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Useful ranking, recent update http://thehockeywriters.com/2014-nhl-draft-rankings-february-edition/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Blake Clarke in the third would be a great pickup. The tools are there just needs to build that consistancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nuckist Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Its funny but I am really excited to see who our 5th round pick is going to be. We are on a hot streak for finding gem defensemen with that pick; Corrado, Hutton, and Cedarholm in the last three drafts. In fact, could you imagine how bad our defense prospect pool would be without our finds in the 5th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Some interesting 4th to 5th rounders in my opinion. http://www.elitepros...p?player=151146 Aube-Kubel http://www.elitepros...p?player=191376 Clarke Bishop http://www.elitepros...p?player=112375 Pavel Jenys http://www.elitepros...hp?player=86197 Vaclav Karabacek http://www.elitepros...hp?player=86197 Daniel Bagenda http://www.elitepros...p?player=151707 Julien Nantel http://www.elitepros...p?player=168683 Arkhip Nekolenko http://www.elitepros...p?player=176557 Brandon Prophet http://www.elitepros...hp?player=39022 Lucas Wallmark http://www.elitepros...p?player=147720 Pierre Engvall http://www.elitepros...p?player=120201 Rourke Chartier http://www.elitepros...p?player=214198 Nikita Yazkov http://www.elitepros...p?player=194119 Dylan Sadowy http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=151539 Francis Perron Some Interesting later round picks who were highly touted in their junior drafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davinci Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 And back to the draft... becomes more interesting with Kesler and maybe Edler. Could look to add another 1st. You guys notice Ehlers lately?? Holy... I'm starting to drink the Ehlers kool aid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jejejester Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I'm wondering about the second round, this is where the Canucks need to hit a home run IMO In the first round I would like : Perlini Virtanen Ehlers Who's a good pick for that 35-40 range? Any good LHD Ds? We have a lot of right side guys in our system now, or do we go with a forward? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanTSN Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Virtanen will go very high in this thin draft I think. I'm worried. Our drafting history makes me think that we'll burn a high pick on Willie Nylander, who I would avoid, personally, because he looks more like a Belieber than a future NHLer. His old man was brilliantly-skilled, but never really did much when the games started to matter. Best season was the one he had with Jagr post-lockout. The no contact one. I would not think the apple falls far from the tree. Seen enough of that here, I think. Would also avoid Ehlers, as we already have Shinkaruk, and this guy is basically as softer, more Danish Shinkaruk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edler's Mind Tricks Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I bet this thread explodes in popularity as we fall further and further Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jejejester Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Here's an interesting 2d round D pick for Vancouver Joshua Jacobs 6-2 195 Shoots Left USHL Talent Analysis Jacobs has the size and skating ability to be an effective defender with some offensive elements to his game. He can also hit long passes from his own zone and looks to make quick plays in the transition game. His judgement and ambitious nature sometime gets him into trouble but that is something that should improve as he continues to progress. Future Jacobs has the prototypical size and skating and passing skills that scouts look for in a pro defenseman. He is headed to Michigan State in September 2014 to play college hockey and should have plenty of time to iron out the inconsistent parts of his game and become the effective two-way defender that his skill set suggests he can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlinkas wrister Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I know they typically don't have the size of the Canadian kids, but we definitely should be looking at drafting some of those kids off of the Finnish junior team. They won the gold with like 12 un-drafted players, and its never a bad idea to draft winners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adniel_g Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Pretty sure if we finish with the 9th overall pick and get the 30th overall for Kesler, we could snag the 3rd or 4th overall, which is a pretty good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Virtanen will go very high in this thin draft I think. I'm worried. Our drafting history makes me think that we'll burn a high pick on Willie Nylander, who I would avoid, personally, because he looks more like a Belieber than a future NHLer. His old man was brilliantly-skilled, but never really did much when the games started to matter. Best season was the one he had with Jagr post-lockout. The no contact one. I would not think the apple falls far from the tree. Seen enough of that here, I think. Would also avoid Ehlers, as we already have Shinkaruk, and this guy is basically as softer, more Danish Shinkaruk. Looks like he played for Team Iceland in Mighty Ducks: D2 EDIT: Yup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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