SingleThorn
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I could see MB being offered an AHL deal if there are no NHL takers. The fact that JB used up all 50 slots may have been a factor. I don't know where the 50 man roster will stand on 1st July. If there is lots of room ( doubt it ) then a Woo like, delayed contract, could have been reached. I thought the exact same stuff with Carl Neill tho'. We'll strike pay dirt on one of these late pick RDs one day !
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3 hours ago, Wolfgang Durst said:
Iain My Intyre mentioned during the season ending press conference that there was a delay in getting the extension with Edler done before the trade deadline and asked Edler about the reason. I propose that you watch that Video and pay special attention to Edler's response, especially at Edler's last sentence.
Can't find the link.
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Good way to nudge Edler towards signing ! There's probably only room for one of them. Real or a bluff ?
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2 minutes ago, Odd. said:
I meant that Virtanen was the only significant pick that had injury problems before being drafted but this list is staggering to say the least.
I know it's not in your time frame, but a few of us remember JJ Daigneault coming on to the draft stage on crutches. ( evidently it caught the Canucks by surprise too ! )
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16 hours ago, Bure_Pavel said:
I think durability should be a factor for who we pick. Its the Canucks so of course their going to get hurt, but how much games missed is a big question?
I need some help here. How do we know who is durable and who isn't ? Capt Hindsight usually appears a couple of years after the fact, never before !
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Sounds like a good goalie battle. Luukkonen ( Sudbury Wolves ) was the 2nd Goalie taken in 2017 ( #54 ), DiPietro was 3rd goalie taken ( #64 ). Oettinger went #26.
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17 hours ago, Bertuzzi44ever said:
A menace to the game? The best commissioner in all of sports is a menace to the game. There’s a reason he got inducted into the hall of fame he’s one of the greatest if not the greatest. People just pretend he’s this villain because they want to find a scapegoat, it’s a victim complex I’ll never understand it’s fun to boo Bettman but anyone that actually knows or follows his work knows he’s good at what he does.
Bettman is very good in certain areas. His prime job is to enhance the NHL while protecting the owners interests. Three work stoppages reek of failure !
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6 minutes ago, dpn1 said:
Archie would have been part of the Alaska Aces if I am remembering correctly but I maybe wrong.
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18 hours ago, D-Money said:
Don't like my reply? Don't read it either then.
Or man up and don't take it personally when people disagree with you.
11 minutes ago, ChuckNORRIS4Cup said:You think this about me being mad that you're disagreeing with a hypothetical idea
no, it's that you were such a sissy by the sounds of it and couldn't handle reading another post with this kind of suggestion. What am I supposed to care that you are fed up with reading this narrative, guess what I don't give a crap if you were reading them all and it's got you upset, what am I supposed to feel sorry because you're sitting here reading everyone's post I guess suggesting the same idea. I didn't come on here to throw out a suggestion to have a poster cry to me because he's fed up with reading the same thing, don't like it don't read it, pretty simple.
Not sure how you know you don't like something if you don't read it !
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3 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said:
Leipsic has scored 13 goals in his entire NHL career. He is a borderline NHL player. Pearson was a first round pick, played on a top line in LA scoring 25 goals and won a Stanley Cup. The two players aren't even in the same stratosphere...
I much prefer Pearson over Leipsic, but you are cherry picking with the draft history. Pearson was not drafted his first eligible year. Not his 2nd year either. Drafted at 20 yrs. If Leipsic had gone undrafted, his 120 points for Portland in his D+1 year may well have made him a #1 round pick !
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1 hour ago, Boeserker said:
One French guy is more than enough for me, thanks.
Quelle chose stupide à dire
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9 minutes ago, timberz21 said:
I don't remember the stats exactly, but players drafted after 20th overall chances of playing more than 100 games in the NHL drop significantly. I think in the early 2nd round it drop to less than 10%.
Therefore, the only reason to move from 10 to 19, is if Benning think he found a gem that he really likes and is ranked outside the top 20. Usually, there is a significant drop in talent after the top 10, so I see no reason to drop 9 spot only to add an early 2nd.
Usually, the cost of moving 3-4 spots in the 20-31 range is a 2nd rounder. Therefore, if we are moving 9 spots back, I want way more than a 2nd and Abramov. I'd want at least 2 top 25 picks. Still i'd rather pick quality at 10 than quantity.
We have reached a point where we don't have a big need for 3rd/ 4th line forwards or 3rd pairing d-men. We definitely need quality over quantity ! Keep #10 !
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19 minutes ago, Riviera82 said:
Does anyone else kind of hope that the BJs win the series?
Yes and no. Yes............... Loved that Kekalainen went outside the usual comfort zone and threw everything he had at winning now. CBJ were a little too close to not being in the playoffs for comfort. No #1.............hated Totorella as our coach ! No #2..............If TML make it to the second round, I think TBL are better suited to making sure they don't get to the SCF !
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OP reminds me of those two idiots from HNIC/ SN Stock and Healy, the less they had to contribute, the louder they got !!
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8 hours ago, Canuckster86 said:
Forgive me if I am wrong, But Canucks should buy or own an ECHL team. Have lower end prospects and other players under contract or available to be signed to PTO's during the year that are playing in a similar system to what is being run on our AHL team. Injuries will always happen, so call ups then follow suit. To be going year in year out with countless random PTO signings to players from other bottom tier leagues in a different system too boot is never going to lead to success.
Fact is we still need to draft even better and get more and more prospects into the AHL, ECHL or be able to bring them over from a european league. 4 years of JB now no, not too many mid to late round picks that are in the A helping and honing their game hoping to try crack the NHL. Gaudette may be down in Utica to start next year until we lose a C to an injury. Give him lots of ice in all situations, get him time with LInd, Gadj and maybe some other prospects to gel and hopefully compete for a playoff spot in the A next year.
Unless there is a big area of concern it makes 0 sense to fire Cull, then all the players will just have to learn another new system again.
Well, if you're wrong, join the club ! From last month.......
On 3/17/2019 at 6:24 AM, SingleThorn said:...........Agree. Plan A wasn't a bad plan using what we ( Canucks/ Comets ) had in the system. For the 3rd or 4th year in a row, both clubs have been decimated with injuries. Simple fix tho' ( tongue in cheek ). 'We' have to have our own ECHL franchise. I don't know if that's doable under NHL rules. Don't know if ECHL teams can/ do make a profit. I'm more than happy to spend Aqulini's money, but I believe it would be money well spent !
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14 hours ago, CupIsComing said:
I hope there are a lot of loud "draft lottery sucks" chants for Bettman to hear.
Make it so !!!!! CDCers should identify themselves by carrying 'lottery sucks' placards. Get the chant going and repeat for every pick !
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Under my simplistic system, NJDs would have moved up 7 spots, so still end up at #1. NYRs would have moved up 5 spots, so #2 again. Chicago would have moved up 3 spots, so #9 instead of #3. The Canucks would stay at #10 !
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26 minutes ago, jimmyking8888 said:I just checked this year's top 100 NHL player's age on ESPN. There are only 13 players out of 100 players are over 30.
These are the names. T. J. Oshie Anze Kopitar Justin Willams Kris letang Zach Parise
Keith Yandel Joe Pavelski Evegenii Dadonov Evgeni Malkin David Krejci
Mark Giordano Nicklas Backstrom
87% of the top point producers are under 30. So no JB , you winning combination should 25-30. 32 is reach, 35 is out of your mind.
Look at Tampa Bay's 4 lines. How many players over 30?
Oh DimJim !!!!.......and no, that's not aimed at Jim Benning !
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37 minutes ago, Grape said:
Schroeder’s downfall wasn’t even necessarily his size. He just stopped being a good hockey player. His production in college literally just dipped in half or something after his draft year. You can’t really attribute that to size because he was doing fine the year before
You may be correct, but 99% of the 'negative commentary' was around his size, so when things didn't work out, size was the villain ! ( true/ false, no-one knows for sure ! )
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4 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said:
Wasn't Schroeder supposed to be small and a can't miss prospect?
Yes he was ! Many of us were really jubilant when he dropped to us. We all suffer from 'remember Schroeder' syndrome ! Some wounds don't heal easily !
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Really enjoy all the draft talk. Wish I could join in, but I have seen ( not live ) about 10 players that I know of, and in minute samples. How do CDCers form their opinions ? Every now and then, someone will say that they watch the Giants or Cougars etc, but I fear that most are in the same boat as me. I refuse to watch YouTube clips ( got scalded by forming an oh so wrong opinion of Dane Fox from doing that ) and except for WJC and Mem Cup, I know nothing ! When CDCers churn out top ten lists, I would love to know if their lists are from first hand opinion or is from reading others' opinions. Looking forward to MyNHLdraft updating their 'scouting' rankings ! That's where I get about 90% of my opinion from.
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4 minutes ago, Samgagner'sface said:
So I wonder what would happen if you had two goalies with NMC's?
Probably a moot point, NMCs are for elite players. Be very odd to have a back up goalie with a NMC . If it did happen.......it's hard to say.
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1 minute ago, Samgagner'sface said:
That's where I misunderstood. Thanks! I also thought you could only protect one goalie. Thought it might have been an issue if expansion rules forced you to protect only one goalie but contracts forced you to protect two
At the last ED, there were two options for our protected list. Neither allowed us to protect two goalies !
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Final set of numbers from me.......the 2011 SCF ( yes we had a dog in the fight ! )
Boston Bruins ....26+ =13 ( 42x1, 36x1, 33x2, 32x1, 31x1, 30x1, 29x2, 28x1, 26x3 ) .....25- =7 ( 25x2, 24x1, 23x1, 22x 2, 18 x1 )
Vancouver......26+ =15 (35x1, 33x1, 31x1, 29x4, 28x2, 27x3, 26x3 )......25- =6 ( 25x1, 24x4, 20x1 )......only players with 10+ games.
no, it's that you were such a sissy by the sounds of it and couldn't handle reading another post with this kind of suggestion. What am I supposed to care that you are fed up with reading this narrative, guess what I don't give a crap if you were reading them all and it's got you upset, what am I supposed to feel sorry because you're sitting here reading everyone's post I guess suggesting the same idea. I didn't come on here to throw out a suggestion to have a poster cry to me because he's fed up with reading the same thing, don't like it don't read it, pretty simple.
[Proposal] Pettersson and Boeser chemistry, and 2 moves we can make this summer to help us contend next season
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Botchford is preaching to the choir. CDCers have noted that the 'missing pieces' are all top end pieces. #1 LD, #1 RD, #1 LW. If you ignore the constant whine of the eternally negative CDCers, consensus is that the foot soldiers of our team are pretty well taken care of ! A little tweeking will always be in the works, but three, maybe four, big pieces need to be added!