fanfor42 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Personally I'd take bouquist. If Wahlstrom is there and bouquist is not take wally. Hughes is small and his brother will be the better one. Dobson is ok. Nothing wrong with him but not an exciting pick compared to boquist and Wahlstrom. Boquist on the pp setting up boeser and pettersson could be great. If he's gone then wally becomes a strong addition to the top 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 9 hours ago, Gnarcore said: No mention of Bouchard eh.... Remember pre Juolevi no mention of drafting a defenseman, only talked about a PLD type...slight of hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 3 hours ago, Hugor Hill said: Sorry. 9th. Got him mixed up with Bouchard: https://dobberprospects.com/cam-robinsons-2018-nhl-draft-rankings-top-115-april-2018/ The site has a pretty good analysis on comparison between Dobson, Bouchard and Smith, as well as Hughes vs Boqvist. Ah yes, I do enjoy the occasional read from that website. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny in Vancouver Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 New quotes from Benning: on Noah Dobson: "It’s just his overall game. He’s a good heads-up player and it’s his ability to read the game and move the puck up fast with good offensive instincts. He seems to find the holes and he’s got a good shot.” on Hughes during the World Hockey Championship: "The way he skates, it helped him on the big surface because he could get back and carry the puck up ice, and it was just magnified on the big ice. We thought he was real good.” Just wanted to note that Benning just used one of his favourite phrases ("real good") on Quinn Hughes. Note that he did use that adjective on Elias Pettersson last year: "We know these two guys (Dahlen and Pettersson) are real good together." Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuporbust Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 On 29/04/2018 at 9:45 AM, deus.ex.makina said: Hughes just doesn't need to have a rocket, he IS a rocket. They are pretty high on Boqvist obviously. i call this horrible season (and the lottery) a success if we'll land Boqvist or Tkachuk. Hughes or Wahstrom could be the extreme consolation prices, but not sure that would be enough to calm my stomach. We will get a good player no matter what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Oh whatever. Let's not read too much into his quotes. What I really want to know is what face was he making when he was talking about each player?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuporbust Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 On 29/04/2018 at 9:47 AM, N7Nucks said: Expects Tkachuk to be around though? Interesting if that's the case. Most have him all but assured a top 4 spot. I think these were just the guys he was asked about. Or were just the guys Botch was interested in and omitted the parts where he talked about some other guys. I'd rather hear Benning talk about these guys rather than read about it. Purely for the reason the writers can just leave out things that he said. Jason Botchford is an abolute fool. I trust nothing that comes from his pen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 On 2018-04-29 at 6:45 PM, IBatch said: Remember pre Juolevi no mention of drafting a defenseman, only talked about a PLD type...slight of hand? He did mention taking a D pre-Juolevi. It was pretty obvious we were drafting PLD, or if gone (as he was), Juolevi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuardian_ Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 This is the quote I wouldn't mind hearing; "We traded Boeser, OJ, Stecher and two 2nd round picks for Dahlin, we think he will be real gud for us" There are lots of good picks, it is a deep draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, TheGuardian_ said: This is the quote I wouldn't mind hearing; "We traded Boeser, OJ, Stecher and two 2nd round picks for Dahlin, we think he will be real gud for us" There are lots of good picks, it is a deep draft. You want to hear that? Then you write "There are lots of good picks; it's a deep draft"? Maybe the guy we get at 7 (Huges, Dobson, Bouchard, or Boqvist) develops into a better player than Dahlin? Let's keep our players, and our picks:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 1 hour ago, aGENT said: He did mention taking a D pre-Juolevi. It was pretty obvious we were drafting PLD, or if gone (as he was), Juolevi. Yup, the debate was around which one, primarily Juolevi or Sergachev, with Olli as the likely favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 13 hours ago, vinny_in_vancouver said: New quotes from Benning: on Noah Dobson: "It’s just his overall game. He’s a good heads-up player and it’s his ability to read the game and move the puck up fast with good offensive instincts. He seems to find the holes and he’s got a good shot.” on Hughes during the World Hockey Championship: "The way he skates, it helped him on the big surface because he could get back and carry the puck up ice, and it was just magnified on the big ice. We thought he was real good.” Just wanted to note that Benning just used one of his favourite phrases ("real good") on Quinn Hughes. Note that he did use that adjective on Elias Pettersson last year: "We know these two guys (Dahlen and Pettersson) are real good together." Just saying. ...or he could be hinting that he did well because it was on big ice ring. After watching the hitting between Caps and Bolts, I fear for smallish puck carrying D-men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 On 4/29/2018 at 9:03 AM, vinny_in_vancouver said: Since Jim Benning has been with the Canucks, he has been honest with giving his evaluation of the prospects. As an example, last year, there was good indication that Pettersson was in his top list. I'd like to collate quotes from him (and to a lesser degree, Linden) on the prospects. Here are some quotes from Benning on some of the players in this year's draft: Brady Tkachuk: "He plays similar to his brother but he’s longer. He’s always around the front of the net for dirty goals. He pays the price, gets rebounds and deflections. From the top of the circles in, he’s smart and has good offensive instincts." Quinn Hughes: on Hughes compared to Makar: "Makar can shoot the puck. He has a rocket for a shot. Quinn Hughes is more like Samuel Girard in Colorado. He’s a better skater than Girard, probably. He can carry the puck up ice and when teams are forechecking, he can really beat them with his speed. In that respect he’s like Makar. But he doesn’t have a bullet for a shot. He has an accurate shot, though, just not a rocket." on Hughes' performance during the World Hockey Championship: "The way he skates, it helped him on the big surface because he could get back and carry the puck up ice, and it was just magnified on the big ice. We thought he was real good.” On Adam Boqvist having the highest ceiling of all D not named Dahlin: "That sums him up, right on. He can rifle the puck and he’s a good offensive player. I still think, when he gets stronger he’ll be better defensively." On Wahlstrom's ability to play centre: "Wahlstrom can play centre too, and we want to be sure we get the best guy here." On Noah Dobson: "He’s a smart player and a good skater. He gets shots through and makes a good first pass. He plays a quiet, simple, skilled game. He’s another one who needs to get stronger but he’s smart." "It’s just his overall game. He’s a good heads-up player and it’s his ability to read the game and move the puck up fast with good offensive instincts. He seems to find the holes and he’s got a good shot.” Uh.......what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longsuffering Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 It looks like a decent D man whoever is picked BUt it sure would be nice to have someone NHL ready for September 2018. It seems like a long wait for Juolevi and it may be longer yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 35 minutes ago, longsuffering said: It seems like a long wait for Juolevi and it may be longer yet. Stupid 19 year old kids not being NHL'ers when I want'em to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny in Vancouver Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 1 hour ago, PhillipBlunt said: On 4/29/2018 at 9:03 AM, vinny_in_vancouver said: Since Jim Benning has been with the Canucks, he has been honest with giving his evaluation of the prospects. As an example, last year, there was good indication that Pettersson was in his top list. I'd like to collate quotes from him (and to a lesser degree, Linden) on the prospects. Here are some quotes from Benning on some of the players in this year's draft: Brady Tkachuk: "He plays similar to his brother but he’s longer. He’s always around the front of the net for dirty goals. He pays the price, gets rebounds and deflections. From the top of the circles in, he’s smart and has good offensive instincts." Uh.......what? Joe Thornton, is that you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, vinny_in_vancouver said: Joe Thornton, is that you? Only if Hertl's there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuardian_ Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 4 hours ago, Alflives said: You want to hear that? Then you write "There are lots of good picks; it's a deep draft"? Maybe the guy we get at 7 (Huges, Dobson, Bouchard, or Boqvist) develops into a better player than Dahlin? Let's keep our players, and our picks:) Sure do want to hear that, in this draft he is like McDavid and then everyone else, with everyone else being like a bunch of "Nylanders", good, but not franchise guys. This kid would grow with the team making others better around him. IF he lives up to expectations he adds the "stud" factor for over a decade. Not like this guy is that much of a hope and prayer. Besides my idea there would have had the Nucks retain the #7 pick and if they dangle Demko at NYI and they bite, maybe a #10 or #12 also. Now that would almost finish a rebuild in one draft, the team would still suck for another year or so, but the heavy lifting could almost be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickyoursedin Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 On 2018-04-29 at 9:16 AM, Gnarcore said: No mention of Bouchard eh.... Smoke screen Bouchard is his guy lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 On 4/29/2018 at 5:36 PM, Hugor Hill said: I have seen a list that has Tkachuk as far as down 11th. Thats funny, was it made on the CDC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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