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I have no expectations of Jake and frankly, at his age his and with the role he is given, offensive production is irrelevant. I want him to succeed, and I only question his NHL viability out of genuine concern.
I see you use words like Dynamic very loosely by the way, cute.
Under no circumstances would ownership or management at any level put the success of Utica above the multimillion dollar operation that is the Vancouver Canucks. Guance is playing in Utica because he is able to play in Utica. If both Guance and Virtanen were able to play in Utica, you can bet Virtanen would be down there. It has absolutely nothing to do with how "Dynamic" he is. Stop kidding yourself and stop fishing for up votes.
Guance has gone through the process best suited for long term success. He and even Shink should both have their much deserved roster spot. They earned it, Instead, Jake Virtanen gets to waltz into the lineup because he is "Too good for Jr"
Absolute BS.
If I was Guance I would punch Jim Benning right between the eyes. This way he would have a legit reason to keep me in Utica.
Who is this "Guance" you speak of?
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I'll spell it out for people like you wearing rose-coloured glasses. Horvat passes to center, Virtanen has the puck in the neutral zone moving through. The Toronto player goes for a hip-check and misses Virtanen but steals the puck off him with everyone moving up ice. That is 100% Virtanen, don't be stupid and blame Bartkowski who never had the puck. That's a Virtanen turn over.
Bartkowski shouldn't be responsible for Virtanen to not turn the puck over, that's on the rookie. He messed it up and now that's the difference in the game. Nice try though buddy.
Seriously what's with all your hate for Virtanen? Just cause you believe Virtanen should be in junior doesn't mean you can go around and insulting other fans when he has a bad game just because they don't agree with your views.
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How is that a penalty
At least he crushed the guy, so he's got that going for him. (:
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Some fans might not like Virtanen but at least he wants to be here and wants to play for the Canucks.
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if it's Draisaitl that drops then pass, take Ehlers, Nylander
Why is that? Draisaitl is also highly skilled along with having decent size that he uses to protect the puck. Although I do have to admit that Ehlers and Nylander probably have more skill than Draisaitl but I think he is a great candidate for being the future first line centre when Henrik is done.
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2014 NHL Draft Profile: Nicholas Ritchie
By FlamesFan99 on May 18 2014, 4:00p +
As the third round of the playoffs are getting underway, only a few NHL fans are cheering their on their favourite teams due to all the upsets the have occured. On the other hand, Brad Treviling and the Flames have other plans.
With five picks in the first three rounds of the draft they will be scouting tons of players over the next month and a half. One of those five picks however, happen to be in the first round, fourth overall and will hopefully become another crucial piece in our rebuild. Nick Ritchie of the Peterborough Petes in the OHL is a candidate for the Flames top pick in the draft.
Prospect OverviewBorn: December 5th, 1995
Position: LW/RW
Shoots: Left
Height: 191 cm (6'3'')
Weight: 107 kg (236 lbs)
Country: Canada
CSS Ranking: 7th - North America Skaters
Nick Ritchie was drafted second overall in the 2011 OHL Priority Selection by the Peterborough Petes of the OHL. He was able to get 39 points in 62 games that season, and was named to the OHL First All-Rookie team. In the 2012-2013 campaign however, he suffered a shoulder injury that kept him sidelined for the first half of the season. This of course, did not slow him down when he came back as he got 35 points in just 41 games.
This year was by far his best year of the three that he's played in the OHL. His amazing stats prove that he is probably going to be one of the top prospects in the 2014 draft and possibly the fourth overall pick by the Flames. Apart from this 74 points in the season, Ritchie also got five goals and six points on February 7, in a shootout loss to the Kingston Frontenacs. The last player to get five goals in one game in the OHL was Nick's brother Brett Ritchie who plays for the Dallas Stars.
StrengthsNick Ritchie is a big man with a nice frame, and given he has the skills, he could jump right into the NHL following the draft. Many players get hyped up for all their skill and talent, but cannot manage to compete at a high level like the NHL due to their lack of strength. This may be one of Ritchie's biggest assets as someone like Leon Draisaitl does not have the same advantage as him and is expected to go lower in the draft than projected.
Nick also has a lazer beam of a shot and likes to use his size and strength to get around defenders. He is your typical Brian Burke type of power forward and should get some attention from the Flames' scouts.
WeaknessesAlthough many people say that Nick Ritchie can skate very well, I tend to disagree and agree with that as well. From what I've seen, his skating itself, the technique and the way he accelerates, is pretty good. However, I do believe that he can try to improve his speed as it's hard to call a player a good skater if his skating is sub-par.
I also think that Ritchie can sometimes get too streaky and that can have an effect on his stats and how his own team plays. Nonetheless, he still has great upside and depending on the development team he has, he could easily overcome the weaknesses.
Peterborough Petes Head Coach Jody Hull on Nicholas Ritchie:
He's a smarter player this year. He's more aware, especially when he doesn't have the puck or when the other team has the puck. Those are things you develop over time; it doesn't just happen overnight. I think he's starting to realize the amount of work that you have to put in if you want to play on a consistent basis at the next level.Comparables: Corey Perry, James Neal, Evander Kane
So...does that mean we're probably going to draft Draisaitl?
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Sorry to intrude but Asian captioned your post so I was able to see it. Its so ludicous that I had to say something.
Hey guys.
This is another example of how full of crap Minister is. There is no scout on the planet who watched Beach play who had him any lower than #24 in the draft.
But good ol Minister says (6 years later in hindsight) 'he knew it all along' and wouldnt have drafted him in the first round. No sir. He would not even drafted a point a game power forward in the second round. No way.
That boy is a third round pick. Yuppers. Well I guess he can go show us his posts in Late 2007 or early 2008 to verify this. Minister is WAY smarter than all the professional scouts.
Its outright absurd. He has no idea what he is talking about. He makes up bull crap right off the top of his head. If you guys want to convince yourself a 'smart poster' makes posts like this , then I again suggest you find new a guru.
Here is one fairly high profile mock draft for 2008
He is projected to go 10th.
Wow...that personal attack was totally uncalled for, even if you don't like him.
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I'm pretty sure it's been stated many times but Ritchie's acceleration is very good, it's just his top end speed that is lacking.
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http://thehockeywriters.com/2014-nhl-mock-draft-playoffs-edition/
Have you guys seen this? They predict us taking Dal Colle at six.
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Here is a good take on Ehlers (pronounced EEL-HERS )
http://www.mynhldraft.com/2014/NHL-Draft-Profiles/Nikolaj-Ehlers
Nikolaj Ehlers's Player Profile"An incredibly skilled forward, Ehlers makes plays at high speeds and doesn’t mind going to the tough areas in order to score. Scouts see him as an excellent complementary player and have even hesitantly brought up teammate Jonathan Drouin as a comparable, as lofty as that sounds. While playing for Biel last year, he even got to practise with locked-out NHL stars Tyler Seguin and Patrick Kane. And along with getting the Mooseheads back to the Memorial Cup for a title defense, Ehlers will be counted on at the world juniors next season with Denmark.
In the past 12 months or so, he helped the Danes get up to the top bracket at both the under-18s and the world juniors; an obvious point of pride for him."
From Ryan Kennedy in a The Hockey News 'NHL prospect hot list' post - March 4th
Imported from Denmark, Ehlers has replaced the scoring void quite nicely after Nathan MacKinnon made the leap to the Colorado Avalanche. Like his predecessor in Halifax, Ehlers is one of the fastest skaters in the draft, blazing past defenders and utilizing his dynamic elusive cuts in and out of traffic to create room. The depth of intelligence Ehlers possesses for the game allows him to adopt both a shooter and playmaker’s mentality. Rising up draft boards quickly.
Profile from: Brendan Ross of Dobber Prospects - Feb. 16th
I'll give you one thing, Nikolaj Ehlers was a dark horse coming into this draft, slotted to be a second round choice at the beginning of this season. Now he's gaining serious consideration, and a likelihood, of getting picked in the top ten of this year's 2014 NHL Entry Draft. The correct pronunciation of this offensive dynamo's name is ("Nick-oh-LIE" "EEL-hers"). He hails from Denmark and played in the Swiss Men's League in Biel posting strong numbers like 12 points in 2 games and 8 points in 2 games at the age of 14. He is by far the fastest player in the draft, and faster than almost all of the players in last year's draft, which sets him apart by a huge margin. He's had his speed compared to that of Pavel Bure and his style of offensive play compared to Peter Forsberg - something which scouts may well use to further back their opinions of Ehlers as being one of the most dynamic players in this year's draft. He has voiced his want and need to gain size, particularly to about 185-190lbs, so he knows exactly what he needs to work on, where his goals lie, and how he will get there. He has an absolute laser of a wrist shot; an accurate rocket that he snaps off at top speed. He plays for the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL. He's 5'11 and about 175 lbs so the same size of William Nylander. The thing that is going to make him a special player in the future is that he's a leader. He played with the Dallas Stars' Tyler Seguin and the Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Kane during the NHL lockout, and learned amazing english and a very unselfish style of play from them during that time. He sees the ice with an uncanny eye and makes plays for the team, not himself. If there is a tiny slit in the defense, he's already slid through it and scored on the goalie before you can blink. He works the hardest out of most of the players on the team, first to get to training last to leave. Vancouver Canucks fans have already dubbed him "The Electric Ehl" due to his electrifying, explosive style of play.
Comparable Players:
Markus Naslund (Skill)
Pavel Bure (Speed)
- Peter Forsberg (Seeing the ice)
- Mix (Nathan MacKinnon/Jonathan Drouin)
- Patrick Kane (Style of play)
- Profile from: Curtis Joe - Feb. 11th
Why do I get the feeling that SNYPERS was the one that wrote the last profile...
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Ehlers sucks...keeps hitting the post.
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I wouldn't mind drafting Kasperi Kapanen, the kid's pretty skilled.
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Nylander could very well be out of the top 10, and in many lists I see him in the 10-15 slot. He plays in Sweden so it's hard to judge him vs. North America competition, and like many recent drafts the lack of European scouting could mean he falls. I mean in 2012, Filip Forsberg fell to 11th, Hertl to 17th, and Teravainen to 18th. These were all top ranked European skaters, who are now steals with where they went. I assume this is why FLA took Barkov at 2, so they didn't risk missing a steal. However, even if he falls to us at, let's say 10th, and Perlini, Ritchie or Fleury are still available, i'd rather take one of them.
Actually, if I remember correctly, Tomas Hertl was picked a bit higher than where he was expected to go.
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Good to see the young players hit the score sheet.
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And Torts still won't go OFF.
At least we got to see him facepalm...
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I don't understand how Reinhart hindered him, Reinhart's a smart player himself and was also relied on the PK. Sam's not that much younger than Bo either, they're 7 months apart and both are playing in their third CHL season.
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Is Horvat even human? 92% in faceoffs?!
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2 assists for Bo Horvat tonight.
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Pretty sure he's being sarcastic, hence that emoticon at then end of the post lol