vancan2233

I am not going to get into a debate with someone who clearly does not understand how to scout players. Yes all of Matthews, Laine and Thackuck all need to work on their games this is why two of them played in men's leagues before the NHL. You can have your opinion, but it's the result of not having the maturity to wait. No this is not an educated fan base you have to be really immature to believe that of this forum. There is only a hand full of posters on this forum that fall under that statement.

You do know that Columbus is the best team in the NHL right now? Nevermind I get it Doug Maclean.

The comparison is going to happen their whole career around here. Tkachuk has the the style of game that the average fan eats up, Juolevi has a style of game only the fine eye can appreciate. Tkachuk will more than likely be a 40 to 70 point forward that annoys other players. Juolevi should turnout to be an all situation leader that will put up 30 to 50 points a year. Have to wait and see anything could happen both could be bust (highly unlikely). You Know most people only care that tkachuk is producing in the NHL now and Juolevi is still only in the CHL.

OJ, if you know what to look for, is outstanding at reading the play. His hockey IQ is far ahead of most D man his age. He is not going to be a monsters hitter, but his positioning and stick work are what make him a excellent defender. If people really watch him closely he really does drive the play with smart first passing and knowing when to rush the puck up the ice. Like all players he has to work on his play to reach the NHL, but his understanding of the game is a star in the making if he gets the right mentoring and coaching. People need to stop stat watching and looking for highlight hits with this kid he has something that only come naturally and that's reading the play a step ahead of his peers. Too bad he was not developing with the Sedins when they were younger, because he is exactly the D man they needed to complement their game.

What is Boeser's injury, any write up on what happened?

You are such a meat head it was not right up the middle! it was closer to the board than the middle , it was just a lucky bounce for the other team.

He had so much speed in his first few strides, that he glided the last few feet, while the player chasing was still moving his legs as fast as he could.

The same can be said about fans who have no idea of how to evaluate the game of hockey. You have to have the hockey IQ to write about it most fans do not have a clue.

Would be a successful year if the goals against were around 200 or less. I am saying this because or D should be or strong point this year.

You actually proven my point if the jets had taken Boeser, you know all the talk would be how they just got a steal of a pick who in his draft plus year had a better year than Toews did at that age. It is about the now and you know they would be all over how Boeser had a monster year and looks to be just as good or better than Connor who was ranked higher.

I do not know about that! If you toke their season just played as their draft year, way more weight is given to playoff performance and Boeser dominated. How many time do you see players rise many draft ratings after having a good playoff performance. Now when the player is the best player in the playoffs they raise a lot in the rankings. Boeser's playoff was better then his and Connors regular season. He step it up to a an other level when it counted the most.

True, Kyle had a monster years as well, but because Boeser year can be compared to the likes of Toews and other big name NHLers there a little more to brag about.

Can Van get 220 goals next year: Forwards: Line #1 : 55 Line #2 : 35 Line #3: 30 Line #4: 15 Forward call ups: 7 Defense: Pairing #1 : 25 Pairing #2 : 10 Pairing #3: 5 Defense call ups: 3 The above is how I see it. 187 goals, need 33 more goals is it possible? 220 goals would put Van in the top ten in the NHL!

I think Boeser's +1 draft year is as good as any player in the past 10 years of the NHL. Could you imagine the hype he would be getting if an eastern team had drafted him.

Watch again his skate does hit Jake in the side of the face. 100%

The more I look back at Bertuzzi's progressing in the NHL, I see Virtanen's progressing in a similar trajectory.

Like a lot of people have stated JV needs to show in training camp that he has done enough in the off season and has the drive to stay on the roster. He needs to be a standout in preseason games.

Come on man the one person who is directly developing your young and up a coming prospect has a lot more input then you want to admit. How would consulting the head coach of your farm team, the man that see the player in question almost every day, be a weak move. There are a handful of people making these decision, you can bet the trade was made because most thought it was the best coarse of action. JB has put together a team of decision makers and you can bet 100% of the time Green is in on players being moved under his development.

If Stecher shows he deserve a spot then he will get one. You mention Travis Green and it has been bugging me how so many people get angry with JB trading Hunter. Well the number one soucre of the players developement and whether or not they are going to be NHL players is Mr Green. He had alot to do in trading Shinkaruk.

Man I remember the heated debate about using the 4th line for development(I agree 100% with and have been wanting this for years) and or as a grinder line. So many on here where writing" you can not put skill players on the 4th line it a waste " " the fourth line is for toughness and grit".