MoneypuckOverlord Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I wish we were even worse this season. I wanted Dal Colle really badly same here..... I want this team to be in a position were they will end up with either... Bennett Dal Cole (he's apparently a centerman that is playing on the wing. Multi positional player) or Draisaitl , Reinhart wouldn't be bad, but that's dreaming now because that's a top 2 pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonny_Bohonos_14 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I wish we were even worse this season. I wanted Dal Colle really badlyThere's always the lottery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messier's_elbow Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I want one of either Nylander or Virtanen. Which ever one hasnt been taken im good with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOHORVAT53 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Take Jake Virtanen 1st and then with our 2nd we take Nick Ritchie's teammate Eric Cornel who will be the steal of the draft wherever he goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOHORVAT53 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Oh agreed, It was only a pipe dream, but he's still ranked 41st in the March Report. http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/feature/?id=49649 Dont read Button's list he's an idiot.. Virtanen is a legit top 15 pick on everyone elses list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOHORVAT53 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I would be very surprised to see Ritchie slip by Calgary. He has Burke written all over him, not to mention they need a little more size in their future top 6 wingers. Reinhardt - Buffalo (Stacked on D, need that #1 Centre) Ekblad - Edmonton (Obvious) Dal Colle - Florida (Set at Centre, best winger available) Bennett - NYI/Buffalo (Best player available) Ritchie - Calgary (I could see Calgary trading up to get Ritchie if it's Buffalo's pick, especially if they keep playing well and drop) Draisaitl - Nashville (Most dynamic player for a team that needs to score more) Fleury - Carolina (Need a can't miss D) Perlini - Anaheim via Ottawa (Bobby Ryan replacement? Scary) Virtanen - Vancouver (Here's hoping) If it's Ritchie or Virtanen or Perlini or Draisaitl I'm going to be happy. #TankNation Nobody is mentioning Ehlers or Goldobin? Ehlers and Scherbak have top line potential, and Goldobin would be good for the fans who are losing interest.. To have a young Russian stud in the system would be very exciting for the city.. Vancouver was buzzing for weeks over Sergei Shirokov's 2 goal performance in PRE-SEASON lol.. We chose not to take Nichushkin last season, I wonder if MG sticks to his Canadians once again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOHORVAT53 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I'd take Jake Virtanen RW: (Abbotsford) 2014 then take Mathew Barzal C/LW (Coquitlam) 2015 if we could draft one more ELITE forward like Draisaitl we could make a pretty unbeatable top 9 Shinkaruk-Barzal-Virtanen Draisaitl-Horvat-Jensen Cassels-Gaunce-Kassian Barzal Mcdavid Eichel Strome Marner Konecny thats exciting.. 2015 could be the best draft since the Kesler Draft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOHORVAT53 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Here's something people should consider, that's not mentioned in the OP's post or 1st page Nick Ritchie: 6'3, 238lbs ......that's REDICULOUS for a 17 year old. He's all power, with a huge reach and 1-timer Jake Virtanen: 6'1, 215lbs.......Less sheer power, but looks to be the more passionate player. AMAZING skater and wrist shot Thing that worries me sometimes about big kids like them two is that they sometimes over perform in junior because they dominate the rest of the players physically.. When they reach the pro's, their strength is matched by opposing players, therefore not living up to their potential ceiling.. A more appealing body type to scouts is a lanky player who hasn't filled out his frame, yet they still put up big numbers.. Thats why many scouts say although Ekblad is a cant miss prospect, he won't be that number one guy on your backline like Seth Jones will be.. many people project him maxing out as a number 2 or 3 on the depth chart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 The only way the Canucks are drafting a Russian player is if we wind up like Buffalo and have stockpiled so many picks we can take a gamble. The threat of bolting to the KHL leaving you with an ex-draft pick and no compensation is too great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red Monster Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Probably the guys that I want the Canucks to draft are Ritchie, Dal Colle, Virtanen, Ho-Sang or Draisaitl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 If the draft were today where would we pick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 If the draft were today where would we pick? 9th overall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Nick the power foward Ritchie, literally carried the team on his back, his team was down 3 games to 0 against the power house Kingston team, Lead by Sam Bennet (will either be the 1st or 2nd foward drafted) and Roland Mckeown (only 1 of a handful of dmans that will be drafted in round 1). He notched 5 points in the 3 games, bringing it to game 7, were he had 1 goal and 1 assist in a 2-1 O.T win in game 7 were he scored the o.t winner. There is already no doubt in mind he will be drafted before Virtanen, and at number 10 we will have no chance at Nick Ritchie, the Canucks need to further lose more games and draft hopefully 6, (no way of catching the Islanders). Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thad Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Nick the power foward Ritchie, literally carried the team on his back, his team was down 3 games to 0 against the power house Kingston team, Lead by Sam Bennet (will either be the 1st or 2nd foward drafted) and Roland Mckeown (only 1 of a handful of dmans that will be drafted in round 1). He notched 5 points in the 3 games, bringing it to game 7, were he had 1 goal and 1 assist in a 2-1 O.T win in game 7 were he scored the o.t winner. There is already no doubt in mind he will be drafted before Virtanen, and at number 10 we will have no chance at Nick Ritchie, the Canucks need to further lose more games and draft hopefully 6, (no way of catching the Islanders). Regards. He'd sure be a badass addition. If cassels keeps exceeding expectations, imagine a hardnosed scoring second line of Shinkaruk Horvat Jensen Ritchie Cassels Kassian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOHORVAT53 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 If Islanders give up their 1st to Buffalo (5th overall), I would love for MG to trade our pick plus more for the 5th pick so we can get either Draisatl or Dal Colle If not, take Fleury.. If he's gone, best winger available (as tempting as Virtanen is, Perlini over him and Ritchie) If they are not available, trade down to 20-25 and get a 2nd+3rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOHORVAT53 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Look at the history of Canucks picks.. Hodgson Jensen Gaunce Horvat Cassels Subban and im sure many more if you look into it All these guys were drafted in the 1st round of the CHL import draft.. MG likes guys who were highly touted right from the start, which is smart.. I can see him going for Nick Ritchie first.. If he's gone and we get Perlini, Ritchie's teammate Eric Cornel could be our 2nd selection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustABandwagoner Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Dont want Virtanen. Apparently Ritchie is like Kassian. I want Ehlers Dal Colle would be best tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Dont want Virtanen. Apparently Ritchie is like Kassian. I want Ehlers Dal Colle would be best tho Where are you seeing this??? From scouting reports... and Petes fans, Ritchie has awesome sniping skills, and can literally run the power play. Like.. he's not a guy that you park in front of the net, of course you can make him do that, He is literally a play making winger, who can snipe goals from almost anywhere. Byron Ritchie is literally their most valuable player for the Petes. Kassian is a complementary support power winger. Their not alike. I personally believe Ritchie will end up being more productive then Kassian down the road. Their not even similar right now... The difference right now is Kassian is probably a more faster skater, and throws the body more, Ritchie is not as fast actually, but more capable offensively. Both are tough as nails, My head will be through the roof if we are in a position to draft Ritchie. Him and Kassian on the same line will be nasty. Ritchie has better vision and overall is a better offensive player then Kassian. Kassian overall has the edge on physical play due to him being able to skate at a high speed for his big body. Dont want Virtanen. same here. I'm not sold on him, unless we were drafting at the mid 20's. Right now he has the size and skating advantage, but not sold on him at all. A lot of his goals are off the rush, the goals he is scoring, he won't get much of that at the NHL level. I will actually much rather have Jared McCann over Virtananen ten out of 10 times, or Julias Honka before Virtanen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3aL Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 People see big, can skate and OHL petes and all of a sudden Kassian=Ritchie Ritchie is a much different player than Kassian, and I am not going to get into it as I have a few times already but I am SMH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 If people actually thought Gaunce would be a first line center then they need to go watch another sport. Remember the critics said that Kesler would be no more than a 3rd line centre? Or the Sedins will at best be a point a game players? I'm not saying he'll be a #1 centre, but you can't just dismiss it outright. Unless you have a crystal ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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