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On 7/8/2017 at 0:28 AM, AlwaysACanuckFan said:
Already added this to a different thread but I'm going to put it here too anyway..
Jonah Gadjovich, prospect/blogger
by Jonah Gadjovich @JGadjovich / Canucks prospect
Check out Boeser's legs... Physically he is ready.
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26 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said:
Makes me wonder if Gaudette continues to improve, what trades will occur to make room for some of these players. If the future Cs of this team are Pettersson, Horvat and Gaudette, what becomes of Zhukenov, Burmistrov, MacEwen etc? I also wonder if Gaunce can take another step this year, or could he also be traded? On the right side there's Rodin, Virtanen, Boeser, Goldobin, Lind, Lockwood, and Palmu. Not all of these players will be Canucks.
IMO, (so far) the best future 3 of each forward position are:
L - Dahlen, Granlund, Baertschi
C - Pettersson, Horvat, Gaudette
R - Boeser, Goldobin, Virtanen
So, what would become of these players?
L - Gadjovich, Gaunce, Molino, Labate, Stukel
C - Burmistrov, Cassels, MacEwen, Zhukenov
R - Rodin, Lind, Lockwood, Palmu
Not everybody will work out, that is the long and the short of it. That is why we need the `critical mass` of prospects. However, back to your point, if too many of them do? That's a lovely problem to have. Also, on your list there appears to be a couple AAAA players, the tweeners who will spend their careers between the AHL and NHL. They are very useful to have and they also help the roster crunch.
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1 hour ago, Chucks said:
Duncan Keith is 6'1" and almost 200lbs.
Rathbone is more of a Tyson Barrie in my mind.
Very exciting prospect nonetheless. We need dynamic skating on the back end.
Brian Rafalski?
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The Sedins were tall and slight as well. He's 6'2 and super young. He's only grown up to this point, not out...
Take it from a somebody who was been there, come about this age your body changes and then it is everything you can do to keep the weight down, especially when you are that tall. (Caveat: all bodies are different)
Besides, listen to him talk: That low baritone voice is indicative of (though not a guarantee of) a hell of a lot of natural testosterone in his system which will help him quickly bulk out once his body allows him to... I am not worried about him size-wise.
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The more I think about the more I like the idea of the SHL with Pete, though we will have to start getting them used to the North American ice. Dahlen especially as he likes to work in the corners and come out from them... those corners are not nearly as deep over here.
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Holy crap, watching the video of this kid skating is soul satisfying- like a work of art. He is unbelievably smooth.
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20 minutes ago, funkyfresh said:
Maybe it wasn't because they were lesbians but they just didn't like them personally. I wouldn't be surprised if teams passed on players because their parents were turds. I mean you have to be an idiot to tell someone you aren't going to draft them because his\her parents are lesbians, even if that was the reason you didn't want them.
Or be just really old school employed in an industry which is a definitive 'old boys club'
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41 minutes ago, Rush17 said:
I wonder if njd would be interested in moving the first pick for Chris tanev and the 5th
?? crazy thought. or is it?
Why? What a massive overpayment for a spin of the wheel.
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We are guaranteed a shot at least at one of Mittelstadt, Vilardi or Glass so dropping to 5th is pretty much whatever. I think I'd be ok with either of those three.
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3 minutes ago, Lancaster said:
6'6 and currently at 215lb.... PPG in the Dub.
Any idea how is his skating?
"Good for his size"
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1 minute ago, JoesRooster said:
Why lol? What kind of information do you really have that will make you so mad if Heiskenan/Makar/Liljegren are picked?
Liljegren scares me. Mono is bad, sure, but dude...
And getting mono during some of the most important development times for him? I think he's going to go all Chychrun on us this year... maybe we can pick him up with the other 1st rounder Benning will gain (please please please)
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Maybe we should trade down for Suzuki...
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Just now, Warhippy said:
And with the 5th overall selection in the HL Entry Draft
vancouver selects
Rasmussen
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So... How about that Glass kid?
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19 minutes ago, Hutton Wink said:
If what the guy recently posted from an alleged "insider" is valid, then their rankings would seem to be:
1. Patrick/Hischier
2. Patrick/Hischier
3. Mittelstadt
4. PPQB
5. another (true and projected) C -- perhaps Glass or Necas
Do you have a link to this insider?
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3 minutes ago, Warhippy said:
I'm not sure, I am thinking ti is coming from the same group that swear Vilardi is a winger as well.
I do know Vilardi has far more appeal to me personally, and will be a full time center in Windsor after his top line graduates into the pro leagues though
For Vilardi I think the concern is his feet- my understanding is that if he managed to tick up his first couple steps a notch he would be a lock for center but, if not, a guy his size banging down the wings is not a terrible thing to have. I believe centers need to be more quick than fast. Still, he is plenty quick for his size.
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1 minute ago, Hutton Wink said:
From the video:
1. They have their top-5 set already
2. Play-making centerman or PPQB (i.e. no Tippett)
3. Didn't tip his hand on Patrick/Hischier, but did say Hischier "is built for today's game" although Patrick "has no real weakness in his game"
Interesting enough, the fact that he mentioned the PPQB at all indicates that one of his 5 is either Lilejegren, Makar or Heiskenan which omits one of Glass, Mittelstadt or Vilardi... Unless they are rated 6-10 and he is using 'top 5' as a shorthand for 'best players' which happens a lot. Makes a perverse kind of sense when there is much scout disagreement and the players are this close and your top 5 contains 7 or 8 players that interchange depending on the weather it is fruitless to try to pick between them anyways.
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9 minutes ago, Warhippy said:
Not sure how Cm is a playmaking center when most scouts now have him pegged as a winger now as he enters the NHL.
If we want a playmaking center it is Hischier or Glass
I've only recently heard Mittelstadt being pegged as a winger, I am not certain where it comes from. He looks like a center to me but I am in no way a scout and will always defer to their judgement. He seems to have the right size and mobility for it.
Do you know what it is? Is it his ability to backcheck down low or more of a fitness/endurance thing since centers generally need to skate so much more than wingers? At the very least he appears to have the brain for it...
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I don't get the point of spinning the lottery multiple times over- the odds are the odds.
The Canucks have a 1 in 8 chance at 1st and essentially even money between Top 3, 4th or 5th.
... you are also talking to a guy who believes in odds over luck. I know, I get it, it's like a slot machine (which I can never get into).
Our chances are below:
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19 minutes ago, Warhippy said:
That would be absolutely terrible IMO
Cost prohibitive.
people are under this belief that trading down will only garner a minor return, yet every single year continue to make posts where trading up costs everything we have and more.
If we're in 4-5 and have to trade up it's our first, plus a blue chip plus possibly another pick or two this or next year.
If we trade down though the return will be the same, which is why I have 0 issues trading down. If we can garner a return of a 1st in the top 7, a blue chip prospect/defensive or center (for skilled depth) plus a pick or two this or next year I am all for it. Hischier is really the only player I am sold on and he's still a 2 year project at least in regards to development
If we got 1st overall I would definitely advertise that the pick was for sale. The draft seems so flat that that as long as we keep top 7 or even top 10 we are walking out with a very good player.
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1 hour ago, R3aL said:
Patrick
Hischier
Vilardi
Glass
Necas
I don't want anyone else in the top 5 now.
Horvat
Patrick/Hischier/Vilardi/Glass/Necas
Gaudette
Then we solid down the middle for years to come.
Cant wait for the lotto to be over so we will know if Nolan and Nico are a reality or completely off the table!
Something you don't like about Mittelstadt? He has significant international and tournament pedigree....
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3 hours ago, 73 Percent said:
This is a draft where we need benning to just work his magic. I'm sure everyone realizes 3-9 is a crap shoot as far as armchair GMs go. This is where having a scouting GM will pay its dividends and nab us the best player in that tier.
Let's just let JB do what he's paid to do here.
3 to 9 is a crap shoot. So is 15 to about 50.
This year looks like a really flat draft.
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7 minutes ago, Sugar baby watermelon said:
If we get number 1 we select Patrick, if we get number 2 we select Hischier, number 3 we select Vilardi/Middlestadt/Glass
I'm not certain how highly Benning values Glass based on how much weight Benning gives to tournament statistics and Glass's generally meager performances there. He had 1 good game with Canada at the U18 then was quiet.
There are also rumours that the brass see Vilardi as more of a winger. When evaluating between two players of roughly equal talent and fuzzy future progression probability, always take the center.
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17 minutes ago, Beastmode33 said:
Weak draft + columbus position in standings = we already know were getting it
It only week at the very top as there is no McDavid but this draft is very heavy in that high middle tier from about pick 15 to 50.
This pick is I believe now locked to be between 22 and 25 based on the rather cumbersome pick ordering criteria. It all depends on what Washington and Anaheim do essentially.
- The teams that did not qualify for the playoffs the previous season (picks 1–15)
- The teams that made the playoffs in the previous season but did not win either their division in the regular season or play in the Conference Finals (picks 16–23 up to 27)
- The teams that won their divisions in the previous season but did not play in the Conference Finals (potentially picks 24–27)
- The teams that lose in Conference Finals (picks 28 and 29)
- The team that was the runner-up in the Stanley Cup Finals (pick 30)
- The team that won the Stanley Cup in the previous season (pick 31)
Elias Pettersson | #40 | C
in Current Roster
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So... Brendan Morrison, essentially?