Canuckfan1968 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Just think what if Kelser does go in the off season, what if a deal is made for a higher draft pick it could be a total retooling of the team. I have always said the canucks need to get younger and bigger. Especially if they want too play against the bigger teams in the new alignment. Its not rocket science but simple. I think we have done alright in the drafts, but we need too think on the bigger scale now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal1 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I posted a proposal similar to this before and still think this is something possible on the draft day to NYI Kesler Edler to VAN Strome G. Reinhart 2014 1st Round Pick The reason why the Islanders do this is that they would absoulutely have to make the playoffs next year. One being that they will be moving to the Barclay Center the season after and they will need to sell tickets. The other is that they have traded their 2015 1st rounder to Buffalo already in the Vanek trade. If they didn't make the playoffs and somehow get the top 3 picks and miss the chance to get McDavid, I think their fans would turn on them for sure. Kesler and Edler both fill their needs and they have the cap space to fit them both. The reason why Kesler and Edler would waive is that they are going to the best city in the world and the team is moving to a really nice arena in Barclay Center. The Islanders is also a team on the rise and with Kesler and Edler, it's a good bet that they would make the 2015 playoffs and maybe even have a run. For us, we would get 3 nice pieces for our rebuild. The 3 of them should all be grade A prospects and should all be able to be put into our lineup in the new season. Hopefully we get to get Sam Reinhart and have the Reinhart brothers play at home. Do people realize how bad Edler is? Last time I checked he was -27 this year. He is not going anywhere and who would want him anyways?? I mean -27, that is something. Next worse +/- is Burrows at -14 and then Kesler at -10. I mean it is a staggering level of incompetence to be -27. If the Islanders HAVE to make the playoffs, they will NOT want Edler in their line up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimerez Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 A good player (IMO) that Gillis should go for, is Roland Mckeown. An offensive minded defenseman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Killer Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 A good player (IMO) that Gillis should go for, is Roland Mckeown. An offensive minded defenseman! not with the high pick we'll have. I'm hoping for either Dal Colle or Ritchie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S N Y P E R S 7 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 A good player (IMO) that Gillis should go for, is Roland Mckeown. An offensive minded defenseman! I'm sorry WHAT!? Roland McKeown is very old news, and he has degraded heavily throughout this season. He is a late first round pick or early second. I would vomit if he even got considered for top ten. He is a below average first-round calibre defenceman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S N Y P E R S 7 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 not with the high pick we'll have. I'm hoping for either Dal Colle or Ritchie. Hey Legend. Do I know you? You're thinking along the same lines as I am. We're probably going to have a top 5 or maybe 6th pick this year. I love Dal Colle, and I drool at the thought of being able to get him, Draisaitl or Bennett. If we stumble and they're gone before our pick, I stand by Nikolaj Ehlers. Nonetheless, if we could catch one of the Big 6 (Draisaitl, Ekblad, Bennett, Reinhart, Dal Colle, Ehlers) our future would look very bright. We probably wouldn't have to worry about our team, with the knowledge that a decent future is awaiting. BUT. and only BUT. I have a qualm here. I am very perplexed as to why it had to be this year we lost our footing and the team became a bunch of crumbly feta cheese. I'd have loved to get a top five pick next year... Barzal.... McDavid... Hanifin.... Eichel... I know teams never choose to suck. But the hockey gods have frowned upon this team for so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardi Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Ya most of these guys sound great. But what are their stats at shot blocking. Thats most important if they are coming here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S N Y P E R S 7 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Shot blocking...? Most important..........? What................................? Uh... Jared McCann... How is that the most important thing.........? The MOST important thing is fixing our damn scoring dread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S N Y P E R S 7 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 This team couldn't even buy a goal with Luongo's humongous salary. They couldn't dump a truckload of money on the net, blind the goalie, and score. It just isn't possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksSayEh Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Edler could fetch another high pick, he needs to be made to pick a handful of teams and move on. Doing it last year would have been way to logical and easy, no NTC, a STACKED top 10, and a handful of teams interested...but..yea.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardi Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Shot blocking...? Most important..........? What................................? Uh... Jared McCann... How is that the most important thing.........? The MOST important thing is fixing our damn scoring dread... Ya Torts needs our guys to block shots... Come on strong ankles. Don't want them trying to score from the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S N Y P E R S 7 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Edler could fetch another high pick, he needs to be made to pick a handful of teams and move on. Doing it last year would have been way to logical and easy, no NTC, a STACKED top 10, and a handful of teams interested...but..yea.. Edler will fetch us a 10th round pick nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S N Y P E R S 7 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Ya Torts needs our guys to block shots... Come on strong ankles. Don't want them trying to score from the bench. sounds like a fun endeavor. and something torts would do. throwing pucks at the opposing netminder while his face is as red as a beet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3aL Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Hey Legend. Do I know you? You're thinking along the same lines as I am. We're probably going to have a top 5 or maybe 6th pick this year. I love Dal Colle, and I drool at the thought of being able to get him, Draisaitl or Bennett. If we stumble and they're gone before our pick, I stand by Nikolaj Ehlers. Nonetheless, if we could catch one of the Big 6 (Draisaitl, Ekblad, Bennett, Reinhart, Dal Colle, Ehlers) our future would look very bright. We probably wouldn't have to worry about our team, with the knowledge that a decent future is awaiting. BUT. and only BUT. I have a qualm here. I am very perplexed as to why it had to be this year we lost our footing and the team became a bunch of crumbly feta cheese. I'd have loved to get a top five pick next year... Barzal.... McDavid... Hanifin.... Eichel... I know teams never choose to suck. But the hockey gods have frowned upon this team for so long. Agree with this 100% right now Looks like your Ehlers evaluation has really come to light with the rest of the hockey world, he is number 3 on some rankings now, and hes just ridiculous Id love Leon or Dal Colle or Bennet thoughhh Bennet would be amazing My ranking right now is: Reinhart Ekblad Bennet Leon Ehlers Dal Colle Ritchie Perlini Virtanen Nylander Kapanen Scherbak Fleury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerAids Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I think well end up somewhere between 7th and 10th. If we could get 1 of either Ritchie or Virtanen with our pick I would be very happy, they both seem to have the blend of size speed and skill that we have been lacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaSwede Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 This conversation starts and ends with Jake Virtanen. Right Winger with size, skill, and leadership qualities from B.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I like the top picks listed Reinhart Ekblad Bennet Ehlers Dal Colle Ritchie Perlini Virtanen Nylander Kapanen Fleury I think any of these would be great to draft but if we lose to better our draft position I'd be fine with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Unless Vancouver gets a top two or three pick, it is highly unlikely they will get anyone who can step into the lineup next year. Except for the clearly elite juniors, it takes anywhere from three to five seasons after being drafted for a player to play regularly on an NHL club. The Canucks' best bet for next year, if they are willing to start the season with young players, would probably be one or two of Horvat, Gaunce, Jensen or Shinkaruk. At the draft, I would not be surprised to see them load up on defensive prospects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thad Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Just watched some Nick Ritchie vids on YouTube. Kid looks like a beauty, great hands, quick release and he's fast. If there's one kid outside the top couple picks that could step in ASAP, maybe him, he massive. Fighting heavy weight vets in his rookie year haha second coming of Lucic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerines Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 To put things into perspective: 1/ We trail Phoenix by 3 pts and they have 2 games in hand. 2/ We are 11 pts ahead of Calgary but Calgary has 3 games in hand. 3/ Remember when we used to cal TO the Maple Laffs....well we are way behind them at this point and have mud on our cocky faces. 4/The danger signs have been there for a while now...we had one good year where the offence was firing on all cylinders but what bothered me was that we didn't seem to mind winning come from behind games. Now that the offense has all but dried up, we seem to be playing catch up almost every game. All I want from this years draft is a collection of players that are natural goal scorers and have size.....no more small players please. It looks like we could be drafting in the 5-7 spot and we have enough lunch bucket type players that we could add to move up if we have a chance to get a goal scorer that competes hard on a consistant basis. We need to draft players that have hockey smarts to get it done. Drafting half pints and players that can skate like the wind but can't make a pass or stick handle to where they want to go will result in depth for the 3rd or 4th line and 5 years from now we will still be in a scoring drought. This draft has the potential to be a defining moment for years to come....lets not screw it up by just making the playoffs and going out 4 straight again. Making the playoffs??? BHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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