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Thanks for all the tags guys haha.
Vancouver is very pleased to select Patrik Puistola with our first pick in the 2019 entry draft!
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24 minutes ago, pmalina said:
Leaked scene. Meanwhile in Watermelons office:
LOL this was surprisingly accurate.
Sorry for the delay, folks! Barring the trade being veto'ed, the pick has been traded and @JE14 is now up.
Also, apologies to everyone who I ghosted mid-trade negotiations this weekend. I got pretty sick on Sunday and then was swamped with work. Didn't follow up on any trades that didn't involve the draft pick but I will get back to you some time...
Edit: For guys with the next few picks, I'm still interested in moving up to the top 15 if my guy is there.
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The following players/picks are available leading up to the draft. I'm quite swamped with work until the weekend so if you're interested, send in an offer and I'll get back to you by Sunday. My top priorities are getting a young #1 goalie (or someone who has potential to be one), a top line center, and defencemen of all kinds. Playoff teams are preferred. I'd also be interested in offloading cap but I have plenty of it so it's not a huge priority and I'm definitely not desperate enough to add a 1st for a cap dump.
As always, I'm interested in a quality for quality type swap - ie. not going to trade Huberdeau for a collection of bottom 6 forwards and #4 dmen.
-11th overall pick
-Jonathan Huberdeau
-Chris Kreider
-Kailer Yamamoto
-Dillon Dube
-Jacob Bernard-Docker
-Mackenzie Entwhistle
-Darnell Nurse
and more...
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Congratulations @D-Money on advancing to the second round again. Pittsburgh just didn't have the depth to compete. Tried to go for a couple home run deals at the deadline to load up but wasn't able to finalize anything. The value that this league places on a player for simply being on a playoff team still shocks me every time. Many regrets blowing the squad up last year and trading away my core playoff guys to get younger...
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Will be online for the next couple hours if anyone wants to have last minute trade talks. Was planning on loading up for the playoffs but had a couple deals fall through so I'm open to anything. Feel free to make offers on anyone. I'm looking to upgrade my defence and primarily interested in a deal where I'd get a similar player back. Not interested in a quality for quantity type of deal.
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Potentially interested in shaking things up leading into the deadline. Anyone on a non-playoff team is available for trade!
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With Schmaltz out for the season, I'd be interested in replacing him with a similar-aged player who has similar production. Forward or defence, I don't care as long as they have a similar career projectory and upside. Could also package him for an upgrade to teams that aren't worried about losing out on a couple points this season. hmu!
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On 12/17/2018 at 7:26 PM, Salter said:
To ANA: Kirill Kaprizov, 1st Rd. Pick (2020, ARZ)
To ARZ: Nicklas Backstrom
To FLA: Sean Monahan
If anyone else is trading their first line center, hit me up?
Finally done another season of exams so hopefully will have some time to manage my team now. Interested in upgrading my defence and goaltending. A depth forward for depth defenceman swap would probably be ideal. But if anyone wants to move their star players I'm down to listen too. Can move prospects and picks and have a bit of cap flexibility to play with.
Happy Holidays everyone!
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Good luck this year, gentlemen! Haven't been as active cause CDC doesn't let me make posts/send messages on my desktop at home and it's a huge pain to go on mobile. On the bright side, got a new laptop for work and CDC has been working well so far.
Pittsburgh Penguins 2018/19 Roster
Gaudreau - Schmaltz - Miller
Huberdeau - Wennberg - Mantha
Landeskog - Coyle - Neal
Kreider - Killorn - Iafallo
Extras: Dube, Yamamoto, Cousins, Peca, Rowney
Theodore - Byfuglien
Nurse - Moore
Kukan
Talbot
Neuvirth
Injured: Nieves, Larsson
I have some pretty high quality depth on both LW and RW and am interested in acquiring a young top line centre and top pairing dman. Would be willing to part with one of Huberdeau, Gaudreau, Landeskog, Neal, Mantha, or Kreider to get one of the two pieces. Hit me up if you're interested! I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
Also interested in swapping some of my depth forwards for some defence to fix up a pretty brutal looking defence.
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3 hours ago, Sestito'sHandMadeVodka said:
Morgan Klimchuk - Jonathan Dahlen - Filip Hallander
Mason Marchement - Igor Shyvryev - Vadislav Kotkov
Jason Dickinson -Jayce Hawryluk - Alex D'Oust
Warm McBody - Dmitry Zhukenov -Daniel Zaar
Yegor Rykov -Logan Stanley
Robin Norell - Veeti Vaino
Michael Kapla- Sygvard
Laurent Brossoit
Kaapa Kahkonen
Michael McNiven
Bold = guys who aren't NHLers yet, but are 2legit and could stick at the NHL level? With luck. Everyone not bolded on our AHL team we'd move for like, a 4th or a 5th? maybe a 3rd on Broissoit.
So you're telling me that I can trade you a 5th round pick for @Sygvard's GM services?
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7 hours ago, Chip Kelly said:
Willi was turned down by a multitude of clubs too. Why do you think he only became a head coach at 60?
It he was so great why I'd he never get an opportunity earlier. Makes you wonder if he is really that good.
Didn't Pittsburgh pass over Willie to give the gig to Ryan Johnson?
Willie actually turned down Pittsburgh back in 2014. He was their top candidate but he turned them down for the Canucks.
QuoteThe Pittsburgh Penguins' choice to be their next coach "is going to go in a different direction," general manager Jim Rutherford told the Pittsburgh Tribune Review on Friday.
That coach is believed to be Willie Desjardins, who TSN reports will be named coach of the Vancouver Canucks
Rutherford said he will resume his search next week and plans to hire someone by July 1.
“We couldn't make it work," Rutherford told the newspaper. "... I'm going to take the weekend to sort some things out."
Asked about Desjardins, Rutherford told Yahoo Sports, "I think we tried to meet what he was looking for, but my opinion is, he was … His mind was set on going back to Canada. But that's just my opinion. He's the only guy who can really answer that."
Thursday, Rutherford told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette the Penguins were "checking out a few things" before they extended a formal offer to an unidentified candidate.
"There are a few guys that I could have selected, but this one person is a guy with great character and leadership qualities. He’s very well-prepared," Rutherford said Thursday.
TSN reported Thursday that Desjardins, the Texas Stars coach, was the Penguins' front-runner. The Post-Gazette said Desjardins, who is from Saskatchewan, had a phone interview Thursday morning and was expected to have a face-to-face interview later in Pittsburgh.
The article was written on June 21st 2014 (Saturday) and the TSN reports of an offer being sent was the Thursday before that.
https://www.nhl.com/news/penguins-top-choice-to-coach-out-of-mix-report/c-723193
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1 hour ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:
Don't want to be off topic here but it was pretty cool that they mentioned having Brock's parents read the opening lineup was Willie's idea. I know that there's a lot of discontent with Willie (and I find myself questioning his lineup decisions as well) but I think that you have to give credit to him for what he's done with some of our young players - Horvat, Baertschi, Granlund, Hutton, Tryamkin, Stetcher, and Tanev even (who was 24 when Willie joined the Canucks and only had one full NHL season under his belt).
Anyways, behind the scenes clips are always interesting and I'm super happy for Boeser. The future is bright.
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Nice article on Canucks.com today about Brock:
https://fortnucks.com/2017/03/26/brock-n-roll
QuoteBrock ‘n’ Roll
As far as consolation prizes go, Brock Boeser got a dandy.
Friday afternoon Boeser, a forward in his sophomore season at the University of North Dakota, was playing in the quarterfinals of the NCAA men’s hockey tournament. Boeser and the Fighting Hawks lost to the Terriers 4-3 in double overtime, opening the door for Boeser to join the Canucks.
Logistics, you’re thinking, must have been a nightmare. And they were. After spending some time with teammates post-game, Boeser signed an entry-level contract with the Canucks Friday night and Saturday morning his UND coach Brad Berry drove him to the airport for a short hour flight from Fargo, North Dakota, to Saint Paul. Boeser’s agent Ben Hankinson picked him up from the airport and by the time he arrived at the Xcel Energy Center, the NHL had approved the contract and he was officially a Canucks forward.
“It was a grind, that’s for sure,” said Boeser, who was born in Burnsville, Minnesota, 15-minutes south of downtown St. Paul. “It was all worth it.”
Boeser, the 23rd overall pick in the 2015 draft, wore No. 16 at UND, but that number is kind of off limits with the Canucks. Alas he became the first forward and 12th Canucks player to wear No. 6, in a tribute to his friend Ty Alyea, a former baseball teammate who died in a vehicle accident in 2014.
There were a lot of questions in the Vancouver dressing room when the team arrived and there was a No. 6 jersey and helmet in a player stall.
“Who’s number six?” asked Brandon Sutter. “The new guy,” someone responded. “We got a new guy?!”
It wasn’t long before Boeser was kicking the soccer ball around with the guys. He didn’t look nervous in the least; it could have been his 100th NHL game coming up instead of his first.
Boeser was again cool as can be when forced to skate a solo rookie lap during pre-game warm-up – without a helmet. Someone hid it, so he was bucketless until the team hit the ice.
The nerves got the best of Boeser pre-game, however.
His dad, Duke, and mother, Laurie, were honorary Canucks in the dressing room before the team went out to start the game. They surprised their son and read the Canucks starting line-up, leaving Boeser’s name for last.
“They totally surprised me,” said Boeser, post-game. “I never expected them to get that opportunity. It meant a lot to me.”
Duke was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2010 and is unable to work after spending 31 years as the owner of Boeser Painting. Laurie works two jobs to support the family. The Boesers are as tight-knit as families come and this moment was very special to them.
“It was an honour to be in the room before the game and read the line-up,” said Laurie, surrounded by family and friends during the 2nd intermission of Saturday’s 4-2 Canucks win. “Brock is transitioning from his UND family to a new family and we’re happy we were there to be a part of that. I think he was fighting back tears, we all were.”
As for the line-up itself, coach Willie Desjardins had Boeser in the starting line-up alongside Daniel and Henrik Sedin, Chris Tanev aaaaaaaand Sbisa?
“That one was a mouthful to say,” laughed Duke. “That was special for us.”
Before puck drop, Boeser’s first NHL experience was ready to be made into a Disney movie. That was before he scored to become the 18th Canucks player to light the lamp in their debut. The goal stood as the game-winner and Boeser was named the game’s first star.
“This was a dream come true,” he said post-game, holding the puck from his first NHL goal. “I couldn’t have drawn it up better myself. Having my family and friends, everyone who has helped me throughout my hockey career, here to support me. I’ll cherish this.”
Post-game Boeser shook hands, hugged or kissed every member of his 50 person entourage, before tweeting a group photo from Air Canucks en route to Winnipeg.
And to think, his career has only just begun.
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Some quotes from Gaudette in an article from today.
Quote“I was just happy I was drafted, Gaudette told Daily Hive. “I took a lot of heat for being a Bruins fans then, but the past two years it’s been great. I’ve been given a lot of support from the Vancouver fans. It’s exciting to be able to have the opportunity to play for them some day.”
Quote“We’d go out on the power play and just score,” Gaudette said. “The type of game I play allows me to score from wherever. It’s just about being in the right place and knowing where to go. I think a part of my game that’s huge for me is trying to shoot the puck from wherever I can – I feel like my shot is one of my strong points, but I’m definitely not afraid to bang in a greasy rebound because a goals a goal, no matter what.”
Quote“I spoke with them (the Canucks) quite a bit this year,” he said. “Really the only thing that I need to make that step to the next level is [getting] bigger and stronger, because I’m on the skinnier side right now. Adding 10-15 more pounds would probably help me be the best I could be to get to that next level.”
Quote“I know (Troy) Stecher from development camp, so we became good friends. (Thatcher) Demko from playing against him when he was at BC. We kind of knew each other and we just got to know each other more at camp and now we talk every now and then.”
Quote“I like to model by game around Patrice Bergeron and Jonathan Toews. I try to be that 200-foot guy that can produce and be used in all situations – important faceoffs, on the power-play and penalty, or late in games on a 6-on-5.”
Wouldn't worry too much about him not signing here. Full link to the article here. http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canucks-prospect-adam-gaudette-2017
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11 hours ago, thejazz97 said:
How do you guys feel about Carlo, Kylington, and Konecny now?
I think I stand by what I said. Werenski is taking all the glory of being the best rookie defenceman this year but Carlo is having a fantastic season with the Bruins, there's no denying that. I definitely regret not trading for him in CDC Puck last year
I never wish for a prospect to bust, regardless of which team they are on, and I'm happy that he looks well on his way to carving out a very solid NHL career. Having Chara mentor him definitely helps too.
That said, I'm still happy that we picked Boeser. At the draft we had Frankie Corrado and Adam Clendening as two potential up and coming dmen on the Canucks. We also had another youngster in Tanev (24 at the time) who looked like he would have a great career ahead of him. Edler (28 at the time) had 31 points in 74 games and Hamhuis had 23 in 59. It wasn't the same dominant defence as the 2011 cup run season but it was a decent group. We also had Ben Hutton (who had two very good seasons in the NCAA and was nominated for the Hobey Baker for the second straight season in 2015) in the system. Hutton didn't become a fan favourite until a few months after the draft but he was definitely something that I (and several other Canucks fans on this forum) were excited about. Jazz, I'm sure you knew about Hutton long ago as you seem to love getting prospects in CDC Puck but I was surprised that so many Vancouver media people claimed that the kid came out of nowhere. Definitely not true at all. Not to mention that we just drafted two hulking dmen in Nikita Tryamkin and Mackenzie Stewart and everyone's favourite dman in Jordan Subban. They might not have had the ceiling that Carlo had, but I was pretty confident that one or two of our young dmen would be NHL ready in a few years. As far as I was concerned we had enough "quantity" on defence but not enough "quality" and Carlo wasn't exactly a guy who stood way ahead of what we had. Of course, if we had the chance to get Werenski, Hanifin, or Provorov I would have been delighted.
The Canucks lacked goal-scoring talent in the top six. After the Sedins and Vrbata that year our next highest goal scorer was Bonino at 39 points. Yes, we had Horvat, McCann, Virtanen, and Shinkaruk but each of them had their own obstacles to overcome before becoming NHL threats. Obviously, Horvat has blew away all the haters but the other three are still working their way into the NHL now. Boeser fit the bill pretty well. Nothing wrong with adding another lethal scorer to the system.
IMO first round picks shouldn't be used on a "safe" pick but rather on the player who scouts deem as having the highest ceiling/most talent (of course, they have to have a realistic chance of reaching it). Big players who play a safe game are usually available in later rounds or in trades/free agency for cheap. Boeser was projected to be a goal scorer at the NHL level (Craig Button said that Boeser had one of the best shots he'd seen in the last couple drafts) and also seemed to be an extremely humble and hardworking kid (see his background story + Pierre McGuire interviews hyping him up). Don't think he's done anything to prove that wrong yet. Goal scoring is a premium in this league and it always will be so drafting a goal scorer in the first round over a dman who wasn't even 0.5 PPG in the WHL seemed like a no brainer to me.
TL;DR - Glad to see Carlo doing so well but am still happy with the Boeser pick
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8 hours ago, canuckistani said:
Yeah, much like Bo was in his draft, sitting around the #5-10 mark. But he is, so far, the best forward of his class because the likes of McKinnon and Barkov are nowhere close to Horvat in the defensive side of things, though they are slightly ahead in the offensive categories.
Villardi IMO is going to be the same kind of player. I've seen a few windsor games this year and this kid IMO is going to be the best of his class and IMO, the safest pick of them all.
He doesnt have any glaring deficiencies/red flags the others ahead of him does ( Hischier : size and grit, Patrick : injury history & durability, Rasmussen: 5on5 effectiveness, Necas: Size & grit, etc).
One thing that stands out about Villardi and one of the reasons i think he will be the best overall forward of his class, is because the kid is 17 and exceptionally good at the cycle game for his age. This shows above average intelligence.
Don't mean to go off topic on the Jake Virtanen thread, but Barkov's defence is as good as his offence, if not better. I'd say that he's way ahead of Horvat in both categories at this moment. (Not saying that Horvat will not catch up one day).
Barkov was 6th overall in Selke voting in the 2015/16 season (last year) and put up 59 points in 66 games. This year he has 39 points in 49 games. Horvat in comparison had 40 points in 82 games last year and 44 points in 63 games this year. Either way, I'm a huge Horvat fan and am very happy the Canucks have him, he stacks up very well against the rest of the 2013 draft class. Horvat is out-scoring MacKinnon this year though (42 points in 63 games) so I'll give you that.
I'm not the most familiar with Vilardi yet but if he projects to be a Horvat that'd be a solid pick for the Canucks. I think that this is going to be a pretty exciting draft year despite the media constantly playing it down as a "weak" draft. Perhaps they don't need to hype the players up anymore now that Toronto isn't in the running for the draft lottery
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24 minutes ago, cuporbust said:pierre mcguire on 1040 5 minutes ago on boeser:
"I have been around tons of prospects , and i have never herd more rave reviews then i have herd about boesers character. You guys have a real "hum dinnger" coming to Vancouver."
Went off about what everyone has been saying about him , post injury included, in the pro hockey world. Says "he is the real deal."
Just listened to Pierre McGuire as well. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Full quote below for anyone interested:
McGuire: I spent the day with the Waterloo Blackhawks of the USHL. That's where Brock Boeser your first round pick from 2015 was drafted from. I'm telling you right now, I have heard a lot of things about a lot of players over time. I have never heard rave reviews for a player like I heard about Brock Boeser and his character. I know him as a player, I know him a little bit as a person, but I'm telling you right now, you have a humdinger of a guy coming to Vancouver. This guy is the real McCoy. He is fantastically respected by everyone I met yesterday at Waterloo - and I met a lot of people at Waterloo yesterday.
Sekeres/Price: but he's slowed down recently...he came back from injury with 6 games without a point. That's pretty hard to happen in College Hockey.
McGuire: No it's not. Not on a young team and North Dakota has an extremely young team. Most college teams are a little older, but they are extremely young. I'm telling you right now, he would have helped the Americans so much at the World Juniors and people forget that. He would have been on that team.
Link below (starts at around 12 minutes)
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10 minutes ago, suitup said:
This is nuts, you can really see Juolevi is fired up from the WJC's. Obviously I don't expect 11 shots per game, but I'm really liking what I see so far. Personally I really think Juolevi might be able to become a player that provides flawless shutdown defense against top pairings while being able to score 40 points a game in his prime. Loved seeing his passion for the game during the WJCs as well.
It took Ovechkin 880 games to reach 1000 points. At 40 points a game, it'd only take Juolevi 25 games to reach 1000 points. Too bad though, CDC would probably still call him a bust
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Demko was on TSN 1040 earlier today:
-Feels like the last three years in college helped prepare him for the jump to pro
-Never doubted that he wanted to be a Vancouver Canuck, whether it be this summer or next summer
-Free agency was NEVER on his mind but he felt loyal to BC coaches, teammates, the organization so wanted to take some time to make a decision
-Appreciates that Benning left him alone during the Frozen Four and allowed him to focus on winning
-Wants to be in the NHL as quickly as possible but does not want to rush anything
-Understands that we have a special goalie situation in Vancouver
-Understands that NCAA and pro hockey are on different levels and that it will take time to get used to the speed of the game (faster pucks, faster players, etc.)
-Happy for guys like McCann, Virtanen, Hutton who have made the jump to pro hockey and hopes to make the jump to the NHL like them
-Excited to come out to Vancouver and experience the sports culture here
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From the Ben Kuzma article that has been referenced multiple times in this thread over the last hour:
QuoteDemko didn’t want to dwell on his future during the season, but sounded like he was already getting to know the Vancouver organization as much as he could.
“I am property of the Canucks and invested in them," he told The Province. "I keep an eye on them and how they’re doing in all positions — not just goaltending. It’s been cool.”
People here need to relax. JB puts a lot of weight into character when he's drafting for a reason. Guys like Demko and Boeser are not only talented but they also understand that the Canucks believe in their potential and invested a high draft pick into them.
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Nice tidbit on Burrows in Friedman's recent 30 thoughts article.
Favourite Alex Burrows story from Vancouver: during Mike Gillis’s first season, the Canucks went through a long losing streak and the knives were out for Alain Vigneault. Gillis didn’t want to do it, so they had meetings with every coach and player to figure out what was going on. Burrows was one of the few playing well at the time, so they told him he should be satisfied with his play. The response: “Satisfaction is the first step to regret.” Love that.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/30-thoughts-picking-nhl-award-winners/
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I never wish for a prospect to bust, regardless of which team they are on, and I'm happy that he looks well on his way to carving out a very solid NHL career. Having Chara mentor him definitely helps too.
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