Angry Goose
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Im psyched on this Loewen kid despite knowing nothing about him as a player lol.
Seems like a really good dude. No doubt hockey wasn’t an easy career path for him.
Really hope he can find his home here, whether that be in Abby or VAN.
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I wonder why Logan Stanley didnt file for arb?
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Foote/Gonchar/Tocchett and how they want the D to play will be really interesting. I see a much more unified D zone strategy under the new coaching staff which would imo help Myers immensely.
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17 minutes ago, BigTramFan said:
Strange that your chart suggests Sundqvist is no good. I'd take a $800k C/RW at 6'3" 220lb that put up 28 pts last season playing 4th line minutes any day. Essentially he's an upgrade on Joshua (better offensively, better defensively).
counting stats wise yes, but last year was also AJs first full nhl year.
Sundqvist plays a lot like Granlund.
And most importantly Joshua has good chemistry w Aman. Id like to see how they look in year 2.
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33 minutes ago, nuckfanfromafrica said:
Aman is a good prospect and a good call up prospect. He had a good surprising rookie year. An acquisition of Blueger & Oskar makes him a bit redundant.
Aaty has a higher ceiling offensively and playmaking. Adjusted stats indicates Aaty is the superior player.
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Raty has proven anything yet, and he definitely hasnt beaten my boy Aman out of a roster spot.
Big fat L for that one
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How are the Canucks going to roll out their new and improved PK if Myers isnt in the box?
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Quinton Burns went 1 pick ahead of HunterB. He’s a guy that would have been really nice to have in the system
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More like Radkito
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4 hours ago, HKSR said:
Yeah people laugh about PDG in the top 6, but once he was placed next to Miller, that's when JT started producing again. You don't always need 6 bona-fide stars in the top 6. Heck, even one of the greatest lines in franchise history had a 2C or maybe even 3C level centre on it in Brendan Morrison.
btw Mikheyev Beauvillier and PDG there will be competition for that grinder/forechecker role. however it plays out im cool with, but i wouldnt be surprised if pdg makes it interesting
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10 hours ago, Citizen Erased said:
Honestly, you lost me with PDG in the top 6. I didn’t bother to read the rest.
thing is, PDG knows his role and played it to a T under Tocchett.
wouldnt be surprised if he comes into camp ready to have a great season.
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2 hours ago, Captain Canuck #12 said:
Actually Nosek is exactly what we need. 6'3" 205 lb centre, 59.3% on face-offs this year, and a key component of the league's #1 penalty killing unit. Not sure why more people aren't on the Nosek bandwagon here.
Definitely should be an option. Pretty good skater too. Not the toughest guy but he tries.
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2 hours ago, JamesB said:
My read on the draft is similar to @Provost. The general consensus is that Willander is a very good prospect who immediately goes to the top of the Canuck prospect list but, in a very deep draft, was not a particular bargain at #11. He may have been the best guy on the board when the Canucks picked, but he did not "fall" to 11. And the Canucks passed on Benson to take him. So ,yeah, happy to have him in the system but, to mix gold and baseball metaphors I would rate this pick as "par for the course" rather than a home run.
If both Benson and Wallinder hit their ceiling, what is there to fuss about?
Wallinder could be a top 3 all situations RH defensemen. That’s a homerun in my books-a major building block.
I often think of Shea Theodore when I think of Wallinder. Not carbon copies but similar. Looking back at his scouting report for the 2013 draft, Button had him 59! If he had gone higher than 27OA, even in the 10-15 range no one would be complaining now. Draft rankings are just that-projections. Some are right some are wrong, these are teenagers after all.
Just like Theodore, if Wallinder hits no one is going to be complaining about the pick.
Shea Theodore THW Close-Up:
Slick Skating Defenseman Turning Heads
Date of birth: August 3rd, 1995
Hometown: Aldergrove, BC
Ht:6’2 Wt: 175
Shoots: Left
Position: Defense
NHL Entry Draft Eligibility: 1st time eligible 2013*Click here for Notes Up Front for various topics covered below in the live updated NHL 2013 Entry Draft Guide – The Next Ones home page – your quintessential draft resource.
THW Ranking: 37 (April)
Other Rankings:
If you catch the Seattle Thunderbirds play it won’t take you long to notice Shea Theodore on the ice. For starters, he logs a ton of minutes and it seems that he never takes a break. More importantly, you will notice how fluid of a skater he is as he darts up the ice, around defenders and finds an open teammate that nobody else in the building saw open. It’s that skill that makes Theodore a top NHL prospect in the 2013 draft.
Seattle’s Shea Theodore is an exciting NHL Prospect (Seattle Thunderbirds/WHL)
After getting thrown to the wolves last year as a 16-year-old, a year he led the team in assists, Theodore stepped his game up even more in 2012-2013. He came back this season with a much improved slap shot that saw his goals scored total jump from four to 19. He can skate with the best of them and has an incredible on ice vision that allows him to see his teammates and get the puck to them in good scoring areas. Theodore often makes opposing skaters look foolish as he dekes his way around them and now has become a dual threat to either score or pass.
His point totals jumped from 35 his rookie season in the WHL to 50 this past season and he drove Seattle’s power play. It’s in his own zone that he needs to improve on the most. Early in the season he struggled and head coach Steve Konowalchuk worked with him to become a more consistent player.
He seemed to learn from those early mistakes and really picked up his game at both ends of the ice in the second half of the season. It will be interesting to see if that commitment to defense in the second half improves his stock in the eyes of NHL scouts.
Like many WHL offensive-minded defenseman Theodore is not the most physical player and needs to improve on his strength in order to excel at the next level. After taking his lumps to a total of minus-36 as a 16-year-old Theodore started to improve as this past season drug on. While still finishing in the minus he did improve, which was evident in Seattle’s seven game playoff series against the offensive minded Kelowna Rockets. Theodore ended that series as a plus-one player.
Theodore played in the CHL Top Prospects game and will be representing Team Canada for the IIHF U-18 World Championships this spring.
Scout’s Honour:
“He is a player some scouts are going to love and some are going to hate; a strong skating offensive specialist that plays with energy but lacks the strength to handle tougher opponents. He has elite on-ice vision; ability to see passing and shooting lines immediately and exploit them with pinpoint accuracy. However, he will need to add a lot more muscle his lanky frame in order to become consistently effective in the defensive zone and to round off his game.” – Daniel Chan, Future Considerations
“Number one (strength) is his skating. He’s just so agile, he can really really skate and beat people with the puck one-on-one. His vision is very good, his skills are good. He’s adjusting, he plays defense but he’s not strong yet. The knock is the physical element, the upside is that I think he’s going to be a real good offensive defenseman. Someone is going to see him on a bad night and think ‘oh I don’t know’ and then someone’s going to see him on a good night. I think they’re going to get a real good player, he’s going to get better every year.” – Russ Farwell, Seattle Thunderbirds General Manager
” Theodore is a high-end offensive force on the backend. Often compared to Mike Green of the Washington Capitals he possesses many of the same attributes. He can skate, score, play the point on the powerplay and can find the open areas on the ice with ease. He needs to work on his defensive game and put some more weight on as he is surprisingly undersized. Can skate like the wind and has a great range of motion and holds all the intangibles that most NHL clubs value in a young player.” – Bill Kellett, Dobber Prospects
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Both Waddell and Peace will make it too pricey
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1 minute ago, MikeyD said:
Obviously but would it kill them to make it sound as if they have seen them play? Lol
What's it hurting if they talk about what is good about their game and what could use some development?
He did….
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35 minutes ago, MikeyD said:
Always interesting hearing why they think their prospects are worthy of a pick. Everybody from round 4 on was, "yeah, not where you want them to be yet but we think they'll get better" lol.
What about them makes you think they can get better? Because they're tall? Lol
pr they’ve actually spent time in the rink watching them, unlike yourself.
Like Todd said, they look strongly at attributes. Its a long shot either way but they are banking on developing those attributes.
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1 minute ago, EastCoastNucks said:
our pick is so awesome! in 3 or 20 years. Why do I want to punch a goose?
you’ll get slapped
ez pz lemon squeeze
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At least Carey Price didnt call him Feinbacher or something like that
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10 minutes ago, cripplereh said:
It's ok
Things happen long as nobody got hurt
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40 minutes ago, icycold said:
Where did I compare him, I never said he was as good as Hughes anywhere there lol
I said he does have Hughes like qualities and he does, is he Hughes or as good as? Certainly not BUT if you take a closer look...
I see shades of (younger) Shea Theodore in him if he hits
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My feelings about the new Willy D are closer to Unreal
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wrong thead
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7 minutes ago, MaxVerstappen33 said:
More like Bieksa or Edler then
Honestly reminds me of younger Shea Theodore (mobility wise-how he covers the ice). His cross overs are so quick-I hope we see it at development camp.
7 minutes ago, 24K PureCool said:Agree, but my point is more a Hamhuis level of player. He is just the first one that popped into my head.
Ah gotcha and I see what you mean. Cam Robinson (who is usually pretty conservative about Canucks prospect) said his ceiling (if he hits it) is a top 2 dman. I thought I was on drugs for maybe thinking that but I guess time will tell.
2 minutes ago, HighOnHockey said:Yeah I keep making the comparison to Jake Sanderson; similar size and frame, excellent two-way IQ, but mainly due to the skating. The straight line speed stands out right away but the more you watch of them you start to see flashes that the evasiveness could be next-level.
Both were compared against smaller more purely skilled offensive defensemen throughout their draft years in Drysdale and ASP who were both revered early on for their edges and skating agility, but by the time of their drafts Willander and Sanderson were generally agreed to be the better overall skaters.
He seems to have those quick first few steps to hang w the better skaters too.
From what Ive gleaned so far, I bet he’s a development staffs dream. He definitely has to improve, but the potential to work w is there.
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3 minutes ago, 24K PureCool said:
His absolute ceiling is 1st pairing D. Like a #2.
Realistically he is probably a Hamhuis if everything works out.
He ain't gonna be the guy but the guy that supports THE guy.
I dont know if see Hamhuis as a comparable. Willander is very elusive, especially laterally. He can walk the line and change directions quick. Hamhuis was more of a sturdy, north/south kind of guy but still a good skater. Kinda like what I was hoping for Woo
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Well I was ready to see if OEL can turn it around under Tocchett and then he got bought out.
Was ready to do the same w Myers but rumour is he might get dealt too lol.
So in the hypothetical world that he does, who do you replace him w?