Derp... Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 1 hour ago, PlanB said: Careful talking sense around here, the non-sensible will instantly label you a hater - as they prefer prospects to be overburdened by unreasonable expectations. WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HATER! jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messier's_elbow Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 5 hours ago, Fanuck said: The Boeser kid is good, very good. But don't forget, he's playing on a stacked team in ND. The Sioux have 10 NHL draft picks on their roster and are one of the higher scoring teams in college hockey right now. BBs numbers would likely look much different if he was on a team like Denver or Providence for example who survive on team defense. But no question, kid has skills & promising potential. Your right of course, but he sure looks good right now. Plus got to like his size and 2-way game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LaBamba Posted November 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2015 5 hours ago, Fanuck said: The Boeser kid is good, very good. But don't forget, he's playing on a stacked team in ND. The Sioux have 10 NHL draft picks on their roster and are one of the higher scoring teams in college hockey right now. BBs numbers would likely look much different if he was on a team like Denver or Providence for example who survive on team defense. But no question, kid has skills & promising potential. It's different in college sports. The fact that he has made this team and is playing such a predominant role as a freshman says a lot. Look at Alabama in football. Yes, their team is always stacked with the most future NFL drafted players because they have the best program in the country. The best players want to be there, they compete against each other more than anything. Right now Brock one of the best players at one of the most elite hockey programs on the planet. He is doing amazing. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 8 minutes ago, LaBamba said: It's different in college sports. The fact that he has made this team and is playing such a predominant role as a freshman says a lot. Look at Alabama in football. Yes, their team is always stacked with the most future NFL drafted players because they have the best program in the country. The best players want to be there, they compete against each other more than anything. Right now Brock one of the best players at one of the most elite hockey programs on the planet. He is doing amazing. I take a different approach. I like to keep a very level head regarding prospects. Do you remember how good Hodgson was? Schroeder? Kassian? That way it's not such a let down if theyou dont pan out. Which happens quite often to every team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEON.KNEE Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 18 minutes ago, Gooseberries said: I take a different approach. I like to keep a very level head regarding prospects. Do you remember how good Hodgson was? Schroeder? Kassian? That way it's not such a let down if theyou dont pan out. Which happens quite often to every team. Boeser's shot is too good for him to not be super excited about. I see playing on a stacked team as a benefit. He'll play in big games, playing a scoring role. Keep him in this role as he develops and he should be burying goals his whole career at every level. He should expect to be the guy relied on to score everywhere he plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 4 minutes ago, NEON.KNEE said: Boeser's shot is too good for him to not be super excited about. I see playing on a stacked team as a benefit. He'll play in big games, playing a scoring role. Keep him in this role as he develops and he should be burying goals his whole career at every level. He should expect to be the guy relied on to score everywhere he plays. Yeah I've heard of many can't miss prospects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Got an assist in a win against Michigan State. He now has a 5 game point streak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 @ryanbiech: #Canucks prospect Brock Boeser with 1A tonight - he now has 15 PTS (7-8-15) in 15 games 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronic.Canuck Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 18 minutes ago, TheRussianRocket. said: @ryanbiech: #Canucks prospect Brock Boeser with 1A tonight - he now has 15 PTS (7-8-15) in 15 games A PPG NCAA freshman is nothing to scoff at, especially the way he's been scoring his goals. We have a real quality prospect here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaBamba Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 On November 22, 2015 at 4:56:18 PM, Gooseberries said: I take a different approach. I like to keep a very level head regarding prospects. Do you remember how good Hodgson was? Schroeder? Kassian? That way it's not such a let down if theyou dont pan out. Which happens quite often to every team. Today he is amazing. Discrediting his success is unwarranted. Tomorrow? Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 1 minute ago, LaBamba said: Today he is amazing. Discrediting his success is unwarranted. Tomorrow? Who knows. Yes, but it's fun to be excited about our future, because our best players are now 35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaBamba Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 1 minute ago, Alflives said: Yes, but it's fun to be excited about our future, because our best players are now 35. You have an innocents about you, like elderly person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Just now, LaBamba said: You have an innocents about you, like elderly person. I think you are being too kind. It's called dementia!. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lock Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Alflives said: I think you are being too kind. It's called dementia!. Maybe that will solve our problems. Just relive the Canucks and Blackhawks game and think we won every game of the season 6-3! 82-0-0 record baby! Edited November 28, 2015 by The Lock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Just now, The Lock said: Maybe that will solve our problems. Just relive the Canucks and Blackhawks game and think we won every game of the season 6-3! 82-0-0 record baby! I'm waiting for us to win a Cup, then I'm stopping my medication. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlerberry Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 man, lots of draft picks from that year and 2014 from ncaa are doing good. will be interesting to see how they transition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manroth19 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 That whole boeser being on a stacked team that is why his point totals are so high is a crap comparison. Since hes on a good team they probably roll their lines where as ifbhe was on a crap team hed get more ice time. There's alot of examples that go the other way. You think lee stepniak or travis zajac would put up the points they do if they were on a team like chicago? No theyd get no pp time and be third liners. A ppg as a freshman nevermind the team he plays for is an accomplishment all on its own and we should be happy he got drsfted by us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robongo Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) 24 minutes ago, manroth19 said: That whole boeser being on a stacked team that is why his point totals are so high is a crap comparison. Since hes on a good team they probably roll their lines where as ifbhe was on a crap team hed get more ice time. There's alot of examples that go the other way. You think lee stepniak or travis zajac would put up the points they do if they were on a team like chicago? No theyd get no pp time and be third liners. A ppg as a freshman nevermind the team he plays for is an accomplishment all on its own and we should be happy he got drsfted by us Yea what Brock is doing right now is phenomenal. Brock's third on the team in points , second in goals and first in shots on net. Nick Schmaltz, who is in first in points on the team, was a higher draft pick than Brock in 2014 and he only had a .68 PPG in his freshman year. The only other player ahead of Brock in points and goals on his team is Drake Caggiula (undrafted) and he's in his fourth year in the NCAA and is 21 years old. Caggiula is putting up a PPG or more pace for the first time in his NCAA career. There are only 2 NHL drafted players in the top 5 of scoring for North Dakota, Brock and Scmhaltz. Definitely seems like we have a hell of a player here folks Edited November 28, 2015 by Robongo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robongo Posted November 28, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted November 28, 2015 Good article from SB nation last week: Quote You could excuse Vancouver Canucks fans for being a bit leery when the Canucks selected Minnesota native Brock Boeser in the first round, 23rd overall in last summer's NHL Draft. The Canucks track record at the Draft has not been stellar overall of late, but when it comes to selecting players from Minnesota, it is downright dreadful. Two of the most infamous picks in their draft struggles this past decade came when they selected Minnesota high schooler Patrick White in the first round of 2007 and Minnesota-born NTDP forward Jordan Schroeder in the first round in 2009. White struggled through two seasons at the University of Minnesota before the Canucks gave up on him, packaging him in a deal for defenseman Christian Ehrhoff. White would end up never playing a professional game in North America. It took Schroeder four years after being drafted to finally make the Canucks roster, and after two meh seasons, the Canucks let him walk in free agency by not giving him a qualifying contract offer. After those two disasters, the Cancuks only went back to Minnesota once prior to last summer, using a fourth round pick on Joseph LaBate in 2011. But new Canucks general manager Jim Benning, whose nephew Matt played in the USHL before heading to NCAA hockey, did not hesitate to pick Brock Boeser, one of the top prospects out of the USHL last year. Judging by the early returns on Boeser, it looks like the Minnesota nightmare for Canucks fans may be over. Boeser has 14 points in his first 14 NCAA games--only 40 players averaged a point per game in the low-scoring NCAA last year. I took a closer look at Boeser this past weekend as his North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State in a weekend series in St. Cloud, Minnesota to see how Boeser is playing and what is making him so effective. Boeser is currently skating at right wing on North Dakota's first line, with fellow first round NHL Draft pick Nick Schmaltz centering and senior Drake Caggiula on the left wing. Boeser is listed at 6-0 191 lbs., which looks very accurate. He's very physically developed for a player his age. Size won't be an issue for him at the next level because he's so strong. Boeser's combination of strength, along with his skating ability allow him to do some special things on the ice. His straight line speed is average, but where he really excels is in his acceleration with a powerful first step. This makes him extremely effective in the corners because once he gets possession of the puck, he can spin away quickly and be in position to start attacking before the defender has a chance to pin him against the boards. His ability to stop-and-start or change directions constantly keeps defenders off balance and opens up quality scoring chances for him. I also really liked his ability to play through traffic. He didn't show any fear taking the puck into tough areas of the ice, and is a strong enough puck-handler that he can make moves in traffic to create chances. Boeser will be more of a goal-scorer than a set-up man at the next level, though he was held to just two assists this past weekend. It wasn't for lack of effort that he didn't score a goal. He was credited with seven shots on net for the weekend, and his best opportunity came on a 2-on-1 on Friday night in which he kept the puck for a shot, but put it off the glass. Boeser favors his heavy wrist shot, and if he gets any sort of time and space, he's trying to fire it into the upper corner. He just wasn't able to hit his spot this weekend, though he did put one shot off the goalie's mask late on Saturday. He still made an impact on the scoresheet though with those two assists. Boeser is playing on a line with two experienced, skilled players. that love to make the extra pass, and that is to Boeser's benefit; not just because he gets to shoot more, but some of that mentality rubs off on him too. His assist on Saturday night was a pretty one when Boeser used his speed to gain the blue line on a zone entry. Then he pulled up at the top of the circles and waited to hit a trailing defenseman with a pass for a wide open shot and goal. You can see a highlight of the play here. That's a subtle play to attack the defender along the dots, then pull back towards the boards and create space for himself, and good vision to find the open man for a goal. On the power play, Boeser plays on North Dakota's top unit. The Fighting Hawks run an overload power play that sets up on the right half boards. Boeser is positioned in the high slot to take advantage of that big shot. He wasn't able to convert, though he did pick up one of his assists when he tipped a puck from that position, and the net front man was able to put his rebound back in. In all, Boeser is doing everything Canucks fans might have hoped he'd do in his first season at North Dakota. He's playing with talented linemates, but he's definitely doing his part to make that arguably the most dangerous line in all of college hockey right now. His stay in college will likely be a short one. Because he's so physically mature, and playing so well so early, the Canucks will likely try to sign him as soon as possible. The decision will likely be Boeser's whether he wants to sign this coming summer or return for one more year at North Dakota in hopes of maybe bypassing some extra time in the AHL. Long-term upside for Boeser is as a top six forward. The ceiling of a legit top line guy is there, though far from a guarantee. He'll be a guy that plays a tough two-way game and is a dangerous goal-scoring threat capable of providing 20-25 goals a season. http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/2015/11/23/9778548/brock-boeser-north-dakota-vancouver-canucks-scouting-report 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex425 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Another goal today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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