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Jokiharju is a stud. You won't get him with Edler and Nilsson. You will have to start a trade with one of our big 3 - EP, Boeser or Horvat which none I would want to part-ways with.

I would also add Detroit to the list. They had the 9th pick. EP played in Timira for his draft year, and that’s the same place where Zetterberg came from. Detroit likely still have strong connections in scouting that area and probably wants to draft EP. At 9th overall, I think they probably knew it will be very slim that EP falls back to them with Canucks at 5th and Rangers at 7th. Detroit probably was working on a deal to swap picks with Colorado/Dallas with the 9th pick+. But these are things we will not know until maybe years after.

Personally, I think so far he is outplaying Del Zotto. Many speculate that Juolevi would arrive at around December. If that's the case, wonder if they will work out a trade to trade Del Zotto?

Respect for Vasilevskiy for recognizing and praise of scorer who beat him. Matt Murray could take some notes from him.

My guess is Jim will go with Mittlestadt instead. Didn't seem like Jim was very high on Glass or Vilardi. In the 2017 pre-draft interview, when reporters asked him questions about different potential prospects available, and when questions were as about Pettersson, Jim just started talk about how much he likes Vilardi's game. In the 2016 pre-draft interview, Jim talk about he like Sergachev more than Juolevi. He always down play the guy he wants to draft. In the 2017 pre-draft interview, he talk about how much he likes Glass and Vilardi, which suggest to me he doesn't feel like taking them at 5. He also didn't talk much about Mittlestadt. So my guess is that if worst comes to worst, Pettersson isn't available at 5, they will go with Mittlestadt. Glad it worked out and we got Pettersson. We may never win a draft lottery conducted by the NHL, but we won the real draft lottery in 2017.

Stop watching at 8:30 mark when they talk about Auston Matthews. But EP!!!

To be fair 2011 Seguin was a rookie and nowhere near as dominant as the current Seguin and Julien limited his ice time so I don’t think it would of made any difference with or without him in that line up. There is a 3rd overall pick that year on the Bruins roster - Nathan Horton. However, you can also argue that he is not Toews level in terms of his play. He was just very clutch and shows up in the big games in 2011. Horton’s production in the regular season is a fringe 1st line/elite 2nd line production. It sort of is like Mikael Samuelson (a healthy Samuelson) would provide for the Canucks. The Bruins key to the Stanley Cup was Bergeron (2nd round pick), Krejci (2nd round pick), Chara (3rd round pick) and Tim Thomas (9th round pick). Their supporting cast is very good and the overall team was playing the same style of Big Bad Bruins style. To me they should be a good example of a team doesn’t need top 3 pick talent to win the cup (their 2nd and 3rd overall picks are not playing at other 2nd or 3rd overall pick level). It’s like saying this future Canucks core wins a Stanley Cup (lets just say pretend), and we we don’t win any draft lotteries the next year or two, the core will be led by EP (5th overall), Brock (23rd overall), Horvat (9th overall), Hughes (7th overall), OJ (5th overall), 2019 1st rounder (4th-15th overall) and Demko (2nd round pick). If Gudbranson is still on the team then, the Canucks would officially still have a top 3 pick in the line up cuz Gudbranson is a 3rd overall pick. In reality (and to no disrespect to Gudbranson and his game), Gudbranson’s play with the team could be replaced by another big physical D man, and is not as crucial as the elusive term of a “top 3 pick.”

Not sure if this has been posted yet but lol:

Expecting Bo to have a strong game Tuesday as he dominates the Carolina Hurricanes in his career games against them.

We got Hughes which is basically the same kind of defenseman as Makar. I can already see a fast and exciting team to watch the next decade.

Leafs and Oilers can keep talk about how great Matthews and McDavid are. Keep in mind that they tanked and luck out with the #1 pick in their draft year and pick a guy that everyone knows would go #1. Meanwhile the Canucks have to first get screwed over by the lottery system dropping from #2 - #5 in a so-called "weak draft" and able to steal this kid with the #5 pick because of our amazing scouting staffs. Wonder if New Jersey, Philadelphia or Colorado would be kicking themselves for not have drafted EP (excluded Dallas because I think Heiskanen fits their need perfectly and it is the only other player that I see would rival EP for best player in the 2017 draft).

Chaput just got sent down to Laval. Burrows will coach Chaput

If he didn't had the surgery and get a full summer training he probably could of make the opening night roster. But AHL time won't hurt his development and I can see him being a very good defenseman for the next 15 years.

I will take a 38 point Juolevi over at 45-50 point Sergachev. Olli understands the game very well and plays really well defensively. Meanwhile, Sergachev is a high risk player who will rack up a lot of points but will also make many plays that will have the coach screaming from the bench. McAvoy looks to be the best D out of the 3 you mention but it is still too early in all their careers to put it into any conclusion. McAvoy defnitely exceeded the expectation of many scouts for that draft. Players are human, and human chance adn develops differently over time. It is easy to use hind-sight and said who we should of picked in stead. Just like atleast 15 other teams wish they have picked Boeser in the 2015 draft and atleast 3 other teams wish they drafted Pettersson in 2017. I am happy with the Juolevi pick and I will continue to support him for his career. Once a player gets drafted by the organization, whether we like the pick or not, as fans we should stand behind and support the player. The last thing fans should do is to run a player out of town. Once that happens, you truly lose the draft. Also worthy of note is that Juolevi has a much higher points per game in the Finnish league than John Klingberg at the same age.

I met Ron Delorme at the Young Stars Classic a couple weeks ago. I think he was slightly surprised that a fan recognizes him. I just went up and chat with him and he is such a nice guy. He spent quite a few minutes chatting up with me about hockey in general and he also mentions how excited he was for Pettersson. Very genuine kind man and he definitely doesn’t deserve some of the labels CDC gives him.

This kid is someone special. I can see him resetting Canucks scoring records throughout his career. In about 12-15 years, the Canucks franchise leader in points will be Elias Pettersson follow by Henrik and Daniel Sedin.

We end up with the best pronounciation name in the 2018 draft (Jett Woo) and if that trend continues we could end up with Kaapo Kakko! Love saying this name already!

I also think EP in his prime would be at his best playing C. However, short term I see him on the wing to start his career and he needs to work on his face offs. I was at both prospect games, and he hardly won any face offs in both games.

Same here! I can’t wait to see EP play live!

I want Pettersson to wear #40 instead of #14. Traditionally, #14 are often wear by wingers. I see EP as a center in his prime and i think EP40 looks good on him.

https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-players-that-could-be-named-captain/c-299877590 Bo is among 1 of the 9 players that could be named captain in this article. I personally think it won't hurt the team to go a year without captain (3-4 Alternate Captains made up of Bo, Sutter, Edler and Del Zotto) and then after this year, Bo is name as the captain and Boeser gets an A as well.

Canucks Season Predictions: 1). Horvat, Baertchi, Boeser and Pettersson all scored 20 goals or more 2). Virtanen, Leipsic and Goldobin: 2/3 players will use this season to prove that they belong in the NHL the rest of their career, and 1/3 will flop out. 3). Juolevi gets called up mid-season when our usual avalanche of injuries happen to our back-end. He will remain with the team and not get sent back down for the rest of the year. He also replaces Edler on the 1st PP unit. 4). Ben Hutton and Troy Stecher both will have solid season and will remain with the Canucks as part of the plan going forward. 5). Del Zotto continues to play physical and gets traded at the deadline for an extra 3rd round pick. 6). Gudbranson plays more physical and stablish himself as a hard punishing D-man for our team. 7). Edler gets resigned at 3 million x 2 years cap hit (CDC crying out rages the moment this signing is announce in February) 8). Tanev only plays 50 games. 9). Pouliot gets waived mid-season to make room for Juolevi. 10). Markstrom improves statistically, but overall still loses a lot more games than he wins. Nilsson will be the tank commander to help us finish bottom of the league. 11). Canucks will finish bottom 3 in the league and lose atleast 1 position after draft lottery. 12). Utica dominates the AHL and the young kids all play well with the farm team; Juniors/College/overseas prospects also have good seasons under their belt. Rest of the League Predictions: Playoffs: Western Conference: Pacific Division: 1). San Jose Sharks 2). Edmonton OIlers 3). Calgary Flames 4). Vegas Golden Knights ---------------------------------------------------- Playoff cut-off line ---------------------------------------------------- 5). Arizona Coyotes 6). Los Angeles Kings 7). Anaheim Ducks 8). Vancouver Canucks Central Division: 1). Winnipeg Jets 2). Nashville Predators 3). St. Louis Blues 4). Chicago Blackhawks ---------------------------------------------------- Playoff cut-off line ---------------------------------------------------- 5). Colorado Avalanche 6). Dallas Stars 7). Minnesota Wilds Eastern Conference: Metropolitan Division: 1). Washington Captials 2). Pittsburgh Penguins 3). Columbus Blue Jackets 4). Carolina Hurricanes ---------------------------------------------------- Playoff cut-off line ---------------------------------------------------- 5). Philadelphia Flyers 6). New York Islanders 7). New York Rangers Atlantic Division: 1). Toronto Maple Leafs 2). Boston Bruins 3). Tampa Bay Lightning 4). Florida Panthers ---------------------------------------------------- Playoff cut-off line ---------------------------------------------------- 5). Montreal Canadiens 6). Buffalo Sabres 7). Detroit Red Wings 8). Ottawa Senators Western Conference Playoffs: Western Conference (Round 1): (P1) San Jose Sharks vs. (W2) Chicago Blackhawks (Sharks in 6) (P2) Edmonton Oilers vs. (P3) Calgary Flames (Oilers in 7) (C1) Winnipeg Jets vs. (W1) Vegas Golden Knights (Vegas in 7) (C2) Nashville Predators vs. (C3) St. Louis Blues (Predators in 5) Western Conference (Round 2): (P1) San Jose Sharks vs. (P2) Edmonton Oilers (Sharks in 5) (C2) Nashville Predators vs. (W1) Vegas Golden Knights (Predators in 7) Western Conference Finals: (P1) San Jose Sharks vs. (C2) Nashville Predators (Sharks in 7) Eastern Conference Playoffs: Eastern Conference (Round 1): (M1) Washington Capitals vs. (W1) Carolina Hurricanes (Hurricanes in 7 - Capitals cup hang-over) (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M3) Columbus Blue Jackets (Penguins in 6) (A1) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (W2) Florida Panthers (Panthers in 7 - Luongo heroically lift the Panthers past the Leafs; Chaos in Toronto Media as they are out in Round 1) (A2) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Tampa Bay Lightning (Lightning in 6) Eastern Conference (Round 2): (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (W1) Carolina Hurricanes (Penguins in 5) (A3) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (W2) Florida Panthers (Lightning in 4 - Tampa proves to be too much of a fire power and Luongo's heroic performance comes to an end and he gets traded back to the Canucks for cast-offs to sit on the IR at the beginning of next season for his unofficial retirement) Eastern Conference Finals: (A3) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins (Lightning in 6) Stanley Cup Finals: (A3) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (P1) San Jose Sharks (San Jose in 7) Awards Prediction: Stanley Cup: San Jose Sharks President's Trophy: San Jose Sharks Art Ross: Connor McDavid (112 points) Maurice Richard: Patrik Laine (52 goals) Hart Trophy: Connor McDavid (other Finalists: Aleksander Barkov, Johnny Gaudreau) Ted Lindsay: Connor McDavid (other Finalists: Aleksander Barkov, Johnny Gaudreau) Selke: Patrice Bergeron (other Finalists: Anze Kopitar, Aleksander Barkov) Norris: Erik Karlsson Calder: Rasmus Dahlin (other Finalists: Elias Pettersson, Miro Heiskanen) King Clancy: PK Subban Jack Adams: Rod Brind'Armour (other Finalists: Bob Boughner, Todd McLellan) Draft Lottery Prediction: #1 Pick: Detroit Red Wings (picks Jack Hughes ) - the moment Detroit got the #1 pick, multiple threads started on CDC claiming Quinn will ditch us to play at his home and town and be with his brother #2 Pick: Montreal Canadiens (picks Kaapo Kakko) - A top Finnish line of Kotkaniemi and Kakko anchoring the Habs top line #3 Pick: Colorado Avalanche (picks Alex Newhook) - Ottawa fans once again put out the "Melnyk Out" Banners Canucks pick anywhere between #4-#6 () and will end up picking Bowen Byram ()

In the future 3 on 3 OT, we can have EP+Brock+Quinn.

Well I just checked the WJC schedule, it looks like Team USA will play all of its round robin games at Victoria. I will try and go to all 4 games if possible!