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I think Shinkaruk is smarter at knowing where to be, and when to shoot/when to pass, while Nylander sometimes tries to do it all himself. Shinkaruk is a little smarter.

Shinkaruk has a higher IQ and a better shot than Nylander, also plays with a higher level on intensity. Nylander is a bit faster and has better hands (Shinkaruks hands are amazing too btw). I'd say Shinkaruk is better and the only reason people would take Nylander ahead of him right now is because of Shinkaruks injury but what do I know. I also don't see Nylander as a center in the NHL.

And none of those guys have as good of a release as Virtanen... none even come close.

Lol Kassian is way better than Ritchie

Are you sure of this?

Courtesy of CanaFan on hfboards.

incorrect. Virtanen doesn't circle the net, he just goes straight into it, without any care of who or what is infront of him.

I don't see what the big deal would be in him being in the NHL this season. Let him play wing/center on our 3rd line with 2nd pp duty, and send him to the WJC. Playing an NHL schedule will also help him cut down any excess weight. This guy is good at literally every part of hockey except maybe skating... his skating is slightly below average. He needs to learn how to adapt to the NHL pace and what better place to do that than the NHL itself. Another year in junior and it may elongate his problem with pace. Kesler, Bergeron, J. Staal, ROR, Couturier, Monahan are all 2-way centers that made the NHL immediately after being drafted (30 games in Kesler's case). They have not "stagnated" or had their had their development go off the rails, so I don't see why Horvat can't come into the NHL and continue devoping now that he's already played his draft+1 season and showed considerable development. I can think of one thing that may make me think twice about keeping him up in the NHL. Keeping him away from a potentially disastrous season this year.

Lol, its a joke referring to a post someone made prior to the 2008-09 season talking about how burrows is not good and the canucks don't want him (It was before his break-out season).