Burnt Gravy
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2 hours ago, coryberg said:
Not all of us got the magic Crystal ball ring in the cracker Jack box when we were kids. Wish I could predict the future like you!
People either need to stop taking me seriously or I need to work on my delivery.
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7 hours ago, oldnews said:
Wow. The difference between Vancouver and St Louis is but one Loui Eriksson. Cool. Good to know. Bodes well for when the team looks to compete again. One top 6 away from being a top 10 team. Woot.
Why do you assume I meant we would be a top 10 team? We all know Jim Likes to take +\-5thbpa
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1 hour ago, 48MPHSlapShot said:
I didn't hate the signing at the time, but I sure as hell do now.
To be fair, I don't think anybody could have expected Eriksson to drop such a massive deuce this last season (and if they say otherwise, they're lying).
I was actually worried about him making us too competitive. I'm happy we have him. It's the difference between Robert Thomas and Elias Pettersson. No way we pick fifth if he would have scored like he did with Boston a year prior.
He is dead cap, which is exactly what we need right now. A good character guy who can mentor while holding Jim back from TJ Oshie's and stuff.
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8 hours ago, Hutton Wink said:
He can be traded in 3-4.
It would be a good problem if our young players performed good enough to force him out I guess.
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Detrimental to our ability to sign our emerging prospect pool to NHL contracts over the next 5 years. While Concurrently increasing the quality of our prospect pool by taking up dead cap and forcing us to finish lower in the standings. I realize the Sedins will be coming off the books, but we got some pretty big potential including a possible generational defender from 2018 to get on the books if everything falls into place.
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On 2017-07-12 at 8:02 PM, Me_ said:
Making the playoffs is ALWAYS. a good thing.
I don't disagree. However, there is a big difference between making the Stanley Cup your ultimate goal and making the playoffs your ultimate goal.
Doing everything you can to make the playoffs almost never turns out benifical. See what Montreal is doing. That's the counterproductive madness I'm referring to.
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9 minutes ago, J.R. said:
I'm of the opposite opinion. Earn your damn spot and start working harder when you don't have the puck or off to Utica you go until you figure it out.
I don't even coddle my own kids as much as your suggesting.
Wouldn't sending him to Utica so he doesn't make mistakes on NHL ice be a stronger form of coddling?
Im with @E. Lindros throw him out there and see if he sinks or swims.
I noticed a huge lack off swagger at times. He has Markstromitis (when he first entered the league) dominate the AHL and completely come off the rails in the NHL because you're so afraid of making a mistake. Marksy had to play through it and I think this kid needs that same treatment.
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If Gaunce can learn to skate anyone can.
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Goldobin is a bonus. Worse case scenario we lose something we didn't expect to have anyway. Nothing wrong with having him as an option.
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11 minutes ago, Rob_Zepp said:
Your best trolling attempt to date but so over the top no one will take the bait.
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2 hours ago, Rob_Zepp said:
Interesting your opinion is opposite to his coach from last season (who is now the Canuck coach) who said he was dominate in many key areas they had him working on by the end of the AHL season. Based upon watching games, the shoulder didn't seem to curtail his play at all and you don't skate on your shoulder so his speed looked good too.
Anyway, perhaps you know more than his coach. Will know soon as training camp is less than 10 weeks away.
No need to be rude sir.
His shoulder injury impeded his development IMO. When I saw him play live in his draft year he was the best player on the ice hands down. His shot and release was unbelievable. One of the best I've seen at the Jr level. D-men crumbled in his presence and he electrified the crowd. Maybe it was just a really good game that I happen to catch, IDK. Regardless, his potential was there. When we drafted him I was excited because of the impression he left with me.
We all talk about how the Oilers ruined their young stars by pushing them into roles they weren't ready to assume, while the exact same thing unfolded before our eyes with Jake Virtanen.
He should have been handled as a top 6 or nothing kinda guy. I don't like how he was forced into a checking role before he even experienced the AHL. People forget that this guy was drafted 6th OA because of his elite offensive talent. His offensive ability should have been the focus, not his physicality.
Unfortunately, most players don't recover from this type of downtrend. Could he become a serviceable bottom 6 guy? Sure, but that's not what we should expect from a guy who had such raw talent and the potential to be selected 6th overall.
I hope he recovers and becomes that player I saw a few years ago, but I don't expect that to happen. It's a shame.
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It's great that he is lean and everything but from watching him play I didn't see his lack of conditioning holding him back. He appeared to struggle processing the game at NHL speed. If conditioning was the issue, he would have dominated in the AHL by the end of the season. He just hasn't been the same since his shoulder injury.
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Watched a lot of this guy in Kelowna this year. I thought he would have been a dark horse to leap into the top 15 with how wide open the draft was. A lot of really average C's displaced a really good Right Shot RW'r. I would have thrown rocks at my house if we woulda skipped him.
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[Signing] Canucks sign F Loui Eriksson [6 year x $6M AAV]
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