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I'm surprised, but yet, not surprised.

Well said. Can't agree more.

The way this sounds, the list was given at the deadline.

ISS released their May rankings. ISS Hockey ‏@ISShockey 1m ISS Top 30 released for May: http://ISStop30.com Ranking of the top prospects for the @NHL Draft PLEASE RETWEET pic.twitter.com/FOT9zJd7Iy Top 11: Reinhart - Ekblad - Dal Colle - Bennett - Nylander - Draisitl - Perlini - Fabbri - Ritchie - Virtanen - Ehlers

What's wrong with starting on the wing? I'm not saying he has to stay there for the whole season - just till he learns the ropes. There he wouldn't have to be as defensively responsible, and can be less afraid of a mistake costing the team as goal. A line of Horvat - Mathias - Higgins would be defensively responsible, while still having some offensive potential. It also allows Mathias to be more aggressive on the dot, as Horvat can come in for faceoff duties if thrown out. I have no problem sending him back to junior for another season, but him making the team on the wing shouldn't be viewed as a negative.

I'm thinking IF Bo makes the team next year, it will be as a bottom 6 winger. He has experience playing the wing, and we have a handful of capable centres for he 3rd line in Mathias, Schroeder, Richardson, possibly Santorelli or a UFA signing and possibly Lain, Gaunce or Zalewski. Bo can be slowly moved over to centre throughout the year.

My motto for this year's draft: 'It's not the player we pick, but how we develop him.' Basically everyone that has been debated has upside and flaws that have been beaten to death. Most people have their favorites, while others are approaching this fairly open minded. Ritchie, Kapanen, Ehlers, Nylander, or Virtanen could all be exceptional players, but they could all be total flops. Pick the guys the scouts are raving about and go from there.

I have heard DeAngelo has attitude problems. So much so that one scout expected him to drop out of the first round. If we could snag him at 36 - I would be ecstatic. The guy's a first round talent, and has been projected in the 12-15 range by some.

Here's a link to an interview with an ISS scout done by TSN 1050 in Toronto. They talk about players that could be available for the Maple Leafs (who pick 8th), but I figure this was close enough to the Canucks 6th that it was relevant. They also touch a bit on the top guys. Lots of good insight on players we have been debating for the past few months. ISS Hockey ‏@ISShockey 5m Head Western Scout, Ross MacLean interviews with TSN Radio - Toronto 1050. http://iss.tw/1qF8fOj

Unless the player picked ends up being a the next Crosby, Canuck fans will always say 'should have drafted x'

That would be a big stretch. Demko is projected to go late 1st/early 2nd. They would likely try their luck and grab him with their second. As for all the Ehlers/Hemsky comparisons, would anyone really be upset with that as the turnout? Hemsky is a really good player, and without the injuries, he may have been great. Easily a top 6 guy in the league, and top line for many teams - and if that is one of the negatives for Ehlers - that he could turn out like Hemsky - I would jump all over him at #6

There's Honka, DeAngelo and McKeown (more two-way). McKeown is projected to go mid to late 1st, but Honka and DeAngelo are all over the map. I have seen them both just outside the top 10, and in some cases they're not even top 30. DeAngelo reportedly has some attitude issues, and I think Honka is a boom/bust kind of pick - but that seems to be the case with a lot of guys this year. I don't think I would trade down with our 1st. Pick one of Ehlers/Ritchie/Nylander/Virtanen/anyone who might fall from top 5 and hope someone falls to our 2nd. Maybe trade up with our 2nd or acquire a late first through trade.

After reading those scouting reports, it definitely sounded like a player to take a shot on, but being listed at 166/170 is a bit concerning. The height doesn't concern me, but he would have to bulk up considerably. It is a lot easier to forecheck against junior players than it is in the NHL. I wouldn't be upset if we picked him, but I wouldn't cry if we didn't either.

I haven't watch anything on Ritchie, but I find this statement to be a bit curious. Wheeler has wheels and has posted 64, 41(on pace for 70 over 82 games) and 68 point totals over the last 3 years. To say the Ritchie has more upside in both those category's seems to be pushing it considering where scouts have him ranked. I would think if Ritchie is expected to be better than Wheeler, we would hear more noise about him being included with the other top 5 of this draft. As for local boys will excite the crowd - sure, if they're good. I'm not from B.C., so I really don't care if the player is from the area or not, and I always have to laugh at proposals where there reason to get play x is because he's 'a good old B.C. boy!'. I just want them to be good. Jensen seemed to excite the crowd just fine.

Do we have to wait for interviewing assistant GM's? Do they really do that much during the playoffs? I believe Calgary and Buffalo were both allowed permission to talk to people during the season for their openings.

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie 36s VAN makes it official -- Trevor Linden prez of hockey ops. News conference live on TSN2 with @RodSmithTSN et moi at 1:25 pm ET, 10:25 PT.

Exactly - but will that stop them? What about Torts? Does the new GM have the go-ahead to fire him? I can see a lot of potential guys looking at our situation and saying they want no part of this.

Why would they do that? They're going to replace MG with their guy.

I am worried that ownership brings in a 'yes' man, who keeps Torts. As bad as this year was, it will get worse if ownership keeps meddling.

Hopefully ownership lets the new GM hire his own coach. Torts has to go.

I'll wait to hear on who they are replacing him with, but initial reaction is this is a bad idea.

http://blogs.theprovince.com/2014/04/08/on-global-tv-trevor-linden-quashes-rumours-hes-about-to-be-named-president-of-vancouver-canucks/

Obviously he wouldn't comment on it if he was being hired, but as elvis posted, Linden has been busy lately. Not sure when talks would have come up. They would have to be extremely preliminary. And again, Linden has never shown any interest in returning to hockey. The moment he wants a job with the Canucks, he will get one, and I doubt it's something such as GM. He would come in as an adviser, or assistant to gain experience first.

I would go with Reinhart over Bennett, just because we lack a truly dynamic player in our system. That said, I could see management going with Bennett due to his defensive play. His offense is also good, but I'm not sure he's quite as good as Reinhart in that category.

I agree. Linden has never shown any interest in rejoining the Canucks in a management role.