Rush17 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 4 minutes ago, Rush17 said: Yeah the one year we would get the 1st overall pick it would be an american player lol. Nothing wrong with them just makes me sad. Mathews is gonna be legit tho so no worries there take what we can get! kids gold. 6'2 215 pounds at age 16-17? not bad lol. kids fast, big, and strong. we have had some very good american players. Kesler, Sutter, Demko, Boeser all really solid american players. Miller ant to shabby either. Just one of those things. Got a lot of canadian kids tho so all good. See if we can get him or chu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsedin33 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 10 minutes ago, Canucks Prophet said: Who's that lol? Virtanen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Fitting that a bottomfeeder like the Province should be pushing bottomfeeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 1 minute ago, hsedin33 said: Virtanen nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks Prophet Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Just now, hsedin33 said: Virtanen Virtanen was 6th overall, so he's actually the definition of top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedish elite3 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 If we get the 1st pick I am torn between trading it or drafting Matthews. Matthews isn't just a every year draft I believe he will be a generational player competing with McDavid each and every year. Now trading the pick you could get something amazing. The value would have to be top 5 pick, true #1 defenseman and maybe even a 2nd as well. It would have to be a massive overpayment for me to be happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I can see them landing a top 2 or 3 pick. Oilers will improve once McNugget gets back and the lames are picking it up lately. Miller keeps blowing tires, I cant see that D improving and the Sedins at 35 years old are bound to run out of gas in the new year. This is kinda similar to 98-99 where they finished with fifty something points and the ended up picking up the Sedins in the draft. That changed this franchise for at least 15 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead44 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Matthews would be amazing. That said, Chychrun would also be incredible. Realistically we would be looking at Matt Tkachuk or Jake Bean. Hope we could also pickup a late first for Hamhuis (Hamhuis, Prust + 3rd for Tinordi, Smith-Pelly, 1st would be a dream come true). A haul of Tkachuk and Markus Niemelainen would be solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Mathews all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SekaniCanuck Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I'm thinking that we should pick Mathews guys. He's just too special of a player and he's that big dominant centre that you need to succeed in the west. Chychrun is gonna be a good player as well but I just cant see us picking him over Mathews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 33 minutes ago, hsedin33 said: I'd be happy with a top 10 pick tbh. Top 5 would be fantastic, but our last top 5 pick isn't doing too great so far. You mean Henrik Sedin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I also think there will be the usual chorus of moral preachers who will say they should not tank for a pick. I dont think that they will tank, i actually think that the D plus the coaching, plus the Sedins fading in the second half will all amount to not a very good team. If Benning does something unwise, like try to improve the team in order to sneak in, and they do finish middle of the pack, then that will do more damage for the long term health of this team than just watching this horror show till the end. The top 3-4 picks will be fantastic players, the middle of the pack picks will be luck of the draw in terms of being impact NHL players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 54 minutes ago, Ruxin'sVinegarStrokes said: I only had to run it like 6 times. I'll take it Ha! Just to taunt 'dem Leafers.."WE'RE # ONE!!!", (repeat ad nauseum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 20 minutes ago, Swedish elite3 said: If we get the 1st pick I am torn between trading it or drafting Matthews. Matthews isn't just a every year draft I believe he will be a generational player competing with McDavid each and every year. Now trading the pick you could get something amazing. The value would have to be top 5 pick, true #1 defenseman and maybe even a 2nd as well. It would have to be a massive overpayment for me to be happy Was also pondering this. Would be a vicarious blast, for all aspiring armchair-GM's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Go for Matthews. Kids only 17 and better than half our forwards already. Is he going to school over there or did he drop out? Who needs high school when you're already playing pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 2 minutes ago, Tortorella's Rant said: Go for Matthews. Kids only 17 and better than half our forwards already. Is he going to school over there or did he drop out? Who needs high school when you're already playing pro. Smartypants-kid if you ask me. Hangin' in the neutral zone of alps-chocolate & women with lovely accents, just before WW3 gets underway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocksterh8 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 43 minutes ago, Canucks Prophet said: Who's that lol? Last top 5 pick we had was Sedin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks Prophet Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 #1 rule of drafting: if you have first overall pick, always draft the best rates player And if you don't want/need that best player, simply trade the pick for a lower one and other high quality assets. But if you ask me, we need a future franchise center like Mathews, who should nicely inherit Henrik's spot once he's retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks Prophet Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 4 minutes ago, Rocksterh8 said: Last top 5 pick we had was Sedin. Exactly. Ironic, considering who I was replying to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC20.0 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Matthews or Chychrun might revive this franchise, but the road to either of them is rough, and only getting worse. When your best player tells the team to panic in December, there are a lot of problems with this club. Part of it is WD's horrible system and getting out coached, part of it falls in the vets not named Sedin, they're playing like uninterested 40 year olds. Part of it falls on the defense for their spectacularly bad play, and part of it falls on the management before Benning. The kids are struggling because it's pretty much the first year we've had kids in our line up. This should have happened in 2012 or 2013, and now we have old uninterested vets, and prospects to young to be game changers. I think Benning and Linden are doing good with what they have to work with, but unfortunately they were left a steaming pile of crap. WD's been a disaster. And that's coming from a WD supporter. The only 6 players that get passes in my books right now are Daniel, Henrik, Hansen, McCann, Hutton, and Sutter. Those 6 and those 6 only. McCann's effort is there every game, and his defensive game is largely improving, even though he's not scoring. The top line has been stellar. Literally everyone else though has failed miserably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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