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  1. Sounds like he just needs to find the space between his natural play and what Rollie wants him to do. Probably just over thinking his positioning etc instead of playing on instinct.
  2. Bang on with pretty much everything HB. I'd be just fine if he goes back to London next year (we don't have space for him anyway) and spends at least part (if not all/most) of the following season in Utica. Shame he can't go there next year though. It'd probably be better for his development.
  3. No, this is an OJ thread. I'm not sure why you're talking about Calgary Flame, Mathew Tkachuck in an Olli Juolevi thread on the Canuck forum.
  4. http://fans.flames.nhl.com/community/ Sarcasm is not 'bashing'.
  5. Nobody 'bashed' MT Bob. He is a good player.
  6. Virtanen always has been and likely will be, a complimentary player. His size and speed can push back defenders and make room for more creative guys to make plays and he's got a great shot to finish off plays they then create. We have any of those guys on Utica this year? Anybody...? You combine that with Green being tasked with rebuilding his game, making him in to a pro, getting rid of his bad junior habits etc and you have to wonder why so many seem surprised he's not scoring a ton onabad Utica team. I'm sure someone will twist that in to 'making excuses' Hopefully, after getting back to basics this season and learning what it takes to be a pro, we get to see him on a line with say Gaudette next year. He's seems to have a nice north south, hard working game with the requisite skill required to match well with Virtanen.
  7. The irony hasn't escaped me Sure does seem to escape them though...
  8. Both really. People can't seem to wait for players to develop and assume that more nhl ready players automatically equal 'better'. Or that more rebuilt teams have 'better' prospect pools. Well sure, they've been rebuilding twice as long + as we have. How much 'better' was their prospect pool 3 years in to their rebuild though? It's as though almost nobody can consider context or critically think anymore. And those of us who do get slammed for 'making excuses' and being 'Homers'. Ridiculous, impatient and infantile.
  9. Damned instant gratification society. No patience. No joy of pleasure delay.
  10. Yeah but how many times do we see top 2 picks traded? There's a reason for that. The selling GM wants too much and the teams interested in buying want to pay too little. I just don't see it happening. If they'd actually meet the high asking price, sure, you have to consider it. I do REALLY want Hischier though too
  11. I'm saying I doubt we'd get their likely top 10 pick next year by trading down if that were the lay of the land. More likely a B prospect and a 2nd rounder this year etc. This is why I see Domi (+ say a 2nd or 3rd) as a real possibility in trade for say Tanev and Baer once they know where they're picking. They add a much needed RD in Tanev, replace a good chunk of Domi's production now with Baer and add Patrick/Hischier for a couple years down the line, at the draft. We upgrade at forward and better position ourselves for the ED.
  12. No actually what I said and here you are continuing... I'll not feed you any further than this post.
  13. If I have a top 2 pick this year, I'm taking Hischier. 3+ I'd certainly consider trading down but I doubt we'd get value we'd want to make it worthwhile.
  14. This. Nobody's asking anyone to pretend anything. He has underwhelmed thus far and has numerous issues to deal with if he's to become an NHL'er. By all accounts, he's slowly dealing with those things down in Utica. While dealing with those things, he's not bound to put up a ton of numbers, particularly on a team that's not particularly good this year. He's only 20 years old, he's far from a closed book. Yes, he's not been great, let's give him some easily afforded time to see if he can mature and learn to play like a pro. That's all we're saying. I simply do not need to come to this thread and read today's update on how someone feels he's still hot garbage in their opinion and we should have drafted 'X' and adding literally nothing to the discussion and then derail the thread further by whining about being 'picked on' for their views when really it's because of their attitude and adding nothing to the discussion that is the issue and not in fact their 'view'.
  15. Also, Brisebois' natural side is left if I recall.
  16. According to CDC, draft +1 whole whopping year and PLD, Poolparty and OJ...all busts and MT is a future hall of famer. Man this place has gone cesspool.
  17. Watch us finish 28th+/- and drop 3 spots again Come on hockey gods, we're due!!!
  18. Exactly! Green is not a good colour on you Goose.
  19. @Gooseberries and @Sean Monahan, good replies but @Derp... out did both of you by a mile
  20. Didn't you hear? Green doesn't know how to do that.
  21. It's a possibility. I'd say his skating, unrefined D game and frequently over the edge play would nullify that option but you never know. Could be on any of our three second lines really. MT, Sutter, Hansen/Burr would be a good 2 way, PITA line as well. As I said earlier....
  22. He'd likely be doing ok on a line with Horvat. Our D however s not (yet) at the level of CGY's particularly at transitioning the puck and helping maintain offensive pressure. We simply haven't got the parts there in sufficient quantity and the one's we do have are all pretty bright green. So on our team I'd guess he'd probably be closer to 25+/- presently vs 36 points on Calgary.
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