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  1. It was SID…. I definitely think it is worth considering. If I were the Canucks, I would wait until the 5th pick has been taken but have another couple of deals on the table if the player they wanted is not there. If there is little consensus between pick #6 and pick #10 then it would probably be worth it. Trade the pick down a couple of spots if there is a sufficient package to make it worth the risk.
  2. It's definitely a baby fat issue. I see that as a positive. That was obviously an early season analysis because he didn't get injured this year. That should mitigate that concern. He's not a 'big lumbering guy.' I think you are misunderstanding the assessment. He skates very well, has good speed, and has great skill. He has too much extra size that he needs to shed. If he shed the extra weight he would be an even better skater. He will need to focus on his conditioning…. that's not unusual for an 18 year old.
  3. Oh yeah…. right. Now I remember why I like making the playoffs. This blows.
  4. If the largest fine was $10,000 for Lucic, and that wasn't sufficient, then he should have been suspended. That was clear intent to injure from a repeat offender. If you want to hurt a player…. make him sit. Q's fine was appropriate IMO. It's not a question of NHLPA, it's a question of Player Safety acting appropriately. Edit: And now Seabrook has a phone hearing so < 5 games.
  5. Glover is committed to going to U of Minnesota though. We've had problems with the Gophers' development of our players before. That's a bit of a red flag.
  6. Seabrook has to get games for that.
  7. The head was absolutely the initial point of contact, intentional or not. That was not incidental contact.
  8. CDCGML 2014 Draft Rankings: (Original Team) 1. BOS - ( CAL) 2. VAN - ( CLB) 3. DAL 4. COL - ( PHI) 5. WIN - ( COL) 6. BUF - ( NAS) 7. STL 8. TOR 9. MTL 10. NYI - ( ANA) 11. NYI - ( TB) 12. DET 13. NYI 14. PIT ------------------------------ I will update this as teams get eliminated from each round of the playoffs.
  9. The one thing is… you can't miss on your 1st round pick as a scouting staff. You just can't. You need to get a player. Striking out in the 1st round, especially at 6th, is a killer.
  10. I wouldn't count out the Isles liking Ritchie too. They could use the size up front. They have a pretty decent mix of everything else but goaltending. Someone will drop to us or we take the BPA of the players remaining. I mean, really, what's the worst that can happen?
  11. Well, you might as well go camping then because we're going to get a very good player. ……unless we trade the pick.
  12. You'd have to take Dal Colle. He'd be the BPA. Risk factor only.
  13. Ritchie still has questions though. His top end is less a sure thing than Draisaitl. Draisaitl's mold may be less rare but it's still extremely valuable. I wouldn't be shocked if there are more than a few teams that have Ritchie before him though.
  14. Quite different. Nichushkin is a full talent winger with a dynamic and explosive element. He is also a big body that can work the puck but isn't overly physical although it's not a weakness in his game. He was a certainly a top talent that fell because of his nationality. He is extremely creative and has great speed, passing and shot. His commitment to defense will be a telling point in his career. Ritchie is a throwback power forward that can both pummel opponents with his fists or with his soft hands near the net. He can dominate physically while making room on the ice for his line mates. He has a quick release and solid instincts. He is the type of player that does the heavy lifting for his line. Ritchie is the model of a playoff specimen. Their similarities are their inconsistency, size and shooting but they utilize these talents differently. That's pretty hard to say when there was no player similar to Ritchie in that draft or, I dare say, for near 10 years. It seems now that you need to talk down certain prospects to justify your own preference. All of the top 15 in this draft are good prospects in their own right.
  15. No one is discounting skill. That's not what anyone here is saying. We are talking about a player having the mix of both. Size and reach are always going to be a concern because it is a physical reality of limited space on the ice. The ability to reach pucks and shield them is innately helped by size. As the league has gotten so much bigger so quickly being able to square off against your larger opponents is paramount. Size has always been important but the available ice is getting smaller. We can't need to solve every issue in the prospect system with this single pick but we can help cement one aspect.
  16. Most of his goals are not muscled. He is very good at getting to open ice and having a quick and accurate release. His feet are above average and he can get to where he needs to be in time. He may even trim up and become a better skater. He is big and physical enough that he can help create time and space for himself and line mates. In junior he is a distraction for defences on the ice but that could easily be the case in the NHL too.
  17. Even though I like Nylander, i agree with this. This is probably the thinking of the Canucks and most NHL clubs. I also often like to point out the question of how many true PWFs have the Canucks ever had? Kurtenbach, Bertuzzi, Neely? Then there's the secondary tier like Paiemont, Fraser, Momesso and Courtnall. Ritchie, if developed well, could be a very unique player in our franchise history. Linden, from his own experience, knows that there can be room for smaller guys like Ronning and Craven to help a club. He also knows that those players need to be surrounded with as much physical support as possible. Loading up on big talented wingers is a good strategy for the Canucks right now IMO. We may need help at centre but that can be addressed at another time or in another way. By loading up on the wing the Canucks can ensure that is one position that they are set for the future if they remain patient. Having a strong group of young wingers will open up room from other positions for other players to succeed. There is always more room for extra bigger guys in a line-up than smaller guys. You can't have a roster too big but you can have it be too small. Generally, I am an advocate of building from the net out through up the middle so what I am saying may sound counterintuitive but the Canucks are not in a complete rebuilding stage as of yet. We still have viable options at the other positions at the NHL and prospect level. Enough so that we can consider it a foundation to build upon. We may lack a top end prospect at centre and defense but when we do acquire one they will ideally be big bodied as well as talented. This trend is not going to reverse. I am always amazed when i read posters use terms like 'redundant' with regards to certain play types. There is no such thing especially if they have size and can play on multiple lines. If the Canucks are the title of the team with the biggest group of forward prospects on the league one day it would be the first time that has ever been the case. Variety is important after many years of rebuild but in a retool like we are in now then being the best at something in the league is important.
  18. As long as it isn't clamato. Putting seafood in beer is just wrong.
  19. Two months of this. I repeat, two months of this. Our conversations will solve nothing but to entertain us. The only thing that will change the discourse will be traded picks in the top 10.
  20. You might be right. Who knows? Torts may not even be the coach and dollar figures may not be as high as we think this year. It may be more Term focused. I expect many of the UFAs will be re-signing with their former teams eating up much of the cap space around the league… the Boyles and Timonens et al. RFAs are getting more money as well these days so that is also a factor. My point was that there could be many options in the next few months. I expect the new GM will put his stamp on the team pretty quickly.
  21. You won't hear much from NHL based scouts right now. The only tidbits you'll get from them will be anonymous quotes from many months ago. They are going to hold their cards tight to their chest and, if anything, are prone to misdirection at this time of year. This is their intellectual capital. You can get the opinions of independent scouting services like Redline, Hockeyprospect.com and the like, but they are not bulletproof appraisals either. I only use what I've seen myself.
  22. I'm not assuming anything. My point was that we have lots to work with and many potential options. Let's see what the new management team is able to do. As I've said time and again, I prefer Nylander longterm but I fully expect the Canucks to take Ritchie and I'm good with that.
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