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  1. Agreed. Juolevi should be stewing it up in the AHL and let him develop with big minutes. When there's injuries, he'll be the number 1 callup. Unless Juolevi blows the socks off in training camp, which is possible considering he is taking time off to nurse and be 200 percent ready, he's likely AHL bound for the time being.
  2. JP Barry isn't exactly small potatoes. I'd have to wonder if someone as famous as him would really care all that much about a B+ prospect in Dahlen when he has other high-end clientele to deal with. I agree. Dahlen should get a new agent. In the meantime, Dahlen can figure out the hard way that he made a mistake asking for a trade. Really serious blunder IMO.
  3. I believe the Canucks' scouting philosophy is to emphasize/focus on the center position as opposed to the wingers, which they might feel are "inferior" or "easier positions". With a Center, they can be both and thus more versatile in case they suck at being a center. If they're just picking wingers, it is literally boom or bust. Worst ones would be the tweener wingers where if they're not good enough to produce in the top six but not good enough bottom six. That's a wasted pick right there. If so, the Canucks are doing a marvellous job in the center position as demonstrated by your list of players.
  4. That's not quite how it works in Europe. From what I understand, the senior players get the bulk of ice time = means you have less of an opportunity to make an impact. Still, it is valuable development time that can be argued as being more important than dominating against Juniors. I think there's a different set of philosophies on how to develop. I don't think dominating in Juniors is necessarily the best way to develop, especially if you are an overager. You might develop all kinds of bad habits or be ill-prepared for future competition that doesn't make the same silly kinds of mistakes you'd see in junior. You might be stronger and faster than everyone there, but at the men's league, it is completely different. You could look like a bust by comparison. And these guys are not even that good.
  5. I'd also like to add that not every player is going to be "happy" with their situation. It's very subjective of an experience. Someone like Horvat (if he had been in the AHL), could've very well thrived in there, but someone like Jasek might not. I really don't think there is one solution for everything.
  6. I saw your other posts. I can understand your lukewarm reaction to this trade - and so was I. I couldn't believe they traded away Dahlen, despite the fact that Pettersson and him were supposed to be BFFFFFFS. There's going to be all kinds of speculation about what went down behind the scenes. I'd like to think that him/his agent requesting a trade out is a short-sighted, blunder, but maybe he genuinely feels like Utica wasn't representing his interests and/or he could truly flourish under a different environment. Baertschi was certainly in this category where Calgary "mismanaged" him and we traded away an unknown (Shinkaruk) who ended up being... unknown relatively speaking. It could very well happen that Dahlen = Baertschi. Yet at the same time, Shinkaruk is not equivalent to Karlsson. Karlsson is playing against men. Shinkaruk was playing against kids/AHL, where his game did not translate into the NHL. Shinkaruk has many more years in. Karlsson is just starting. MAYBEEEE we should re-evaluate the trade a little later to get a better idea of how good/bad this trade is?
  7. https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canucks-prospect-linus-karlsson Who is Linus Karlsson? That was the first thought running through the minds of many Vancouver Canucks fans upon learning the team had acquired him from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for 21-year-old Jonathan Dahlen before Monday’s trade deadline. A third-round pick by the Sharks in the 2018 draft, Karlsson is currently playing his draft-plus-one season in the Allsvenskan – the second highest tier of Swedish pro hockey behind the SHL, and the league that Dahlen played in last season. Looking at the raw numbers – 17 points in 48 games – the 19-year-old centre’s stats this season certainly don’t jump off the page, but there does seem to be some reasoning behind that. Karlskrona – the team Karlsson plays on – was just demoted from the SHL to Allsvenskan last season. Coincidentally, it was Dahlen’s Timra team that beat them and resulted in their demotion. See also Get to know new Vancouver Canucks winger Tanner Pearson Canucks asked Edler about waiving no-trade clause before deadline NHL teams make 22 deals in total on trade deadline day As such, Karlskrona’s roster is very deep by Allsvenskan standards, and Karlsson has been buried in the depth of that lineup. That’s a much different situation from Dahlen, who spent his 19-year-old season in 2016-17 playing with Elias Pettersson on Timra’s top scoring line. Scouting report Digging through old scouting reports from Karlsson’s draft year, there’s some intriguing facets to his game. At that time he had just finished an excellent season in the SuperElit (the top Swedish junior league) where he produced 52 points in 42 games – the second-highest total in the league that season. Draftin Europe described Karlsson like this: “nice shot and combines that with his ability to read developing holes in the offensive zone; quality game from faceoff dots to end-boards.” “Karlsson is an offensive player,” wrote Chris Legg of DobberProspects back in June. “He possesses a good shot, good hands, and he has the size that won’t hurt his chances of developing into an NHLer.” Så här firade Linus Karlsson i @KHKofficiella sin 19-årsdag! #twittpuck #hockeyallsvenskan pic.twitter.com/TQZzf0RKDJ — HockeyAllsvenskan (@hockeyallsvensk) November 17, 2018 The most intriguing report came from CanucksArmy, where it was pointed out by Ryan Biech that Karlsson had a couple of eye-popping statistics. That included the highest involvement percentage (earning a point on 41.6% of his junior team’s goals) of the top 100 prospects CanucksArmy profiled, and an absurdly high GF%REL (Goals-for percentage relative to his teammates) of 24.9%. Long story short, his junior team was very bad, so his offensive numbers seemed even more impressive than they would on a better team. Biech went into further details on Karlsson’s game, stating a liking for his “shot and puck handling in the offensive zone,” but described his skating as choppy and lacking speed. Karlsson came in at No. 81 on the ranking, and was later drafted by San Jose 87th overall. Prospect reset Karlsson doesn’t have the same high-end skill that Dahlen possesses, however his size (he’s listed at 6-foot-1 and 187 pounds) and respectable two-way game makes him more projectable to a bottom-six role at the NHL level. He also plays a more coveted position as a centreman. While some may be frustrated to see Dahlen traded, it’s also worth mentioning that the Canucks have a very strong history of scouting talent in Sweden. It will be interesting to track Karlsson as he continues to develop overseas and gets more opportunity with his team. He’s two years younger than Dahlen, who the Canucks acquired two years ago, so this deal sort of acts as a reset button on a young Swedish forward prospect. Context is everything. - He's been playing on a demoted, "bad" team that doesn't score very much. (Dahlen's team demoted them, no doubt they saw everything) - Canuck scouting in Sweden is very prominent; Benning/scouts mentioned that Karlsson was someone they wanted. - This is a 19 year old kid playing against MEN, so he's adapting to the style of game that Pettersson had been going through. - Potentially Pettersson can mentor him. What's NOT to be excited about this kid? Also, projections for a player may or may not be accurate. We've seen plenty of pre-draft projections of Pettersson that were flat out wrong or overlooked his other characteristics? Patience is key. But I do think they ran out of patience for Dahlen too quickly. There must have been something else going on that prompted them to make this trade so fast, despite being Pettersson's buddy. Follow Us Get social with us Facebook Twitter Instagram
  8. Baertschi would probably be the example you are speaking of with regards to a top six player being given away. However, you are also underrating this "long shot prospect". Eriksson has been regarded for his good range of skills, including passing, at such a young age. Is he Pettersson? No. But could he be a big time player like Gaudette (who himself is a 5th round pick)? He could be more than him and probably is, though Gaudette has been seasoned and is on the brink of being a full time NHL player, if not already. What I'm trying to say is that Gaudette has essentially graduated from the AHL and is ready for prime time. We've seen glimpses of how good he is, scoring goals when you don't expect it and not being a liability. Sure his game could use development, but despite the odds, Gaudette has come through. Eriksson is not really a long shot prospect anymore than Gaudette is.
  9. It's such a head scratching, short-sighted decision by him. I believe he had been poorly advised by his agent. If he stayed the course, there was no way the Canucks would've left him behind. Instead, he got a little haughty from what it sounded like, so the Canucks got rid of him.
  10. You don't have to believe it. It's your prerogative. Just because he's going back to Finland doesn't mean he won't come back ever. Next season, he'll probably here as an invite and subsequently, we'll determine how much progress he made the past summer. Why are you stressing out over a 19 year old 5th round pick?
  11. I feel like Schenn's youth has been wasted after seeing a performance like he did tonight. Hopefully he can stay with the team on a longer basis.
  12. Schenn deserves some love. Solid game.

    1. Ossi Vaananen

      Ossi Vaananen

      Great night for him. Coach praised him after the game. 

  13. Schenn's lack of skating ability was heavily exaggerated, or at least seems that way. Schenn also has crisp break out passes. His shot is also more accurate than Gudbranson's. I think people owe Schenn a huge apology.
  14. LOL did the forum crash?

    1. Master 112

      Master 112

      I don't know.

       

      Hope this helps.

  15. This guy has decent playoff numbers tho...
  16. We wish we saw AHL Goldobin. AHL Goldobin is too good for the AHL. LOL. He was a constant threat scoring, but at this level, he's invisible. I'd wish he'd turn his game around.
  17. And... training skilled personnel only to be sent off to another country does? We've seen it with Avro Arrow. We've seen it with the space industry. We've seen it with the auto industry to some extent. I swear... politicians need to have a historian background to see the trends.
  18. The team didn't play well enough for the win.


    Yes, there were contributing factors for the loss, but the team still needs to improve.

     

    I'd love for the Canucks to get into the playoffs, but even if they don't, the season will play out and we can look forward to the draft.

    1. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      canucks were outplayed by a better team but they were trying. green played the young stars almost twice as much as the other players. 

    2. bree2

      bree2

      I disagree! the Canucks played well enough to win, they outshot the sharks by a lot. in the second alone  I think it was 16 to 5, and overall we out shot them. if Biega never made that slip, they would have gone into overtime. 

    3. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      i agree they could have won and at times outplayed the sharks but it was very obvious that the sharks were a better team. markstrom held the canucks in while the sharks outplayed us. sharks were more dangerous than our team for most of the game. canucks played good and kept it close but they just don’t have the number of talented players that san jose does. 

  19. I understand what you're trying to do, but your execution is lousy at best. Don't be a stand-up comic; it's not in your forte.
  20. WTF is wrong with you? Why are you making a joke out of this? You should be put on the special category list to be purged in the toilet.
  21. Goldy is not really considered a 'vet'.
  22. If you were coaching or assessing talent then, you'd never pick up on St. Louis, Burrows or Rousell then - and many others. Progression is the most important. If they DON'T improve in one facet or another, that is an issue. Goldobin and Virtanen are showing SOME signs that they are improving. Whether or not it is enough is an entirely different debate. So far, both players look like they are working harder. I am hoping Goldobin keeps up his effort because he CANNOT afford to slack off.
  23. It's a work in progress. We're seeing more commitment from him, which is a good thing. Now it just needs to be consistent. Look at Virtanen. Patience goes a LONG way. Yes, I know you think Virtanen is a bad pick and have next to nothing good to say about him. Improvement is what we want to see in a young player, yes?
  24. Thanks for the advice, though I wasn't the one asking to get my name changed It's the poster above me.
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