fightmeirl Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Currently We sit in 25th, If Canucks drafted 6th overall and presumably Ekblad, Reinhart, Bennett, Drasaitl and Dal colle are taken, who would you draft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stork Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Currently We sit in 25th, If Canucks drafted 6th overall and presumably Ekblad, Reinhart, Bennett, Drasaitl and Dal colle are taken, who would you draft? Sorry to ruin your hopes but isn't there a thread already on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangelos Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I would love any of those 5 guys mentioned. After 5 it starts to get a little crappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Virtanen is IMO the best pick after 5, a local kid from Abbotsford, plays in the WHL and is a power forward goal scorer. Exactly what the team needs from a PR perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I don't care, I'm just glad Edmonton lost out on Ekblad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksCup2015 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Virtanen is IMO the best pick after 5, a local kid from Abbotsford, plays in the WHL and is a power forward goal scorer. Exactly what the team needs from a PR perspective.We dont need PR we need helpWe need to get away from the idea that all we need are power forwards.We need 'creative players', one's who can handle the tough areas but can also create, move the puck, carry it with speed, and make players miss...Just having David Booth clones will not help us. Not suggesting thats what Virtanen is, as I have not seen him play, but descriptions constantly say the same things and that worries me.Pure snipers unless he's at the level of a Hull or Selanne/Mogilny need set up men, and heck even those guys needed set up men.There's a reason we get 40 shots a game and only one goal, its because we take shots from bad areas because we dont have the creative players to get players the puck in their wheelhouse in good / high percentage areas.Personally, I would like to see use get a more creative offensive player than a power forward this year.If you watch where Kassian and Henrik put the pucks for guys, it puts them in positions to score. That's why wingers with Henrik score so much , even if they aren't the most offensive (Burr/and the list of others prior).Look at the amount of chances Richardson is getting with Kass. Now I love Richie, but perhaps its time to put a player who plays like Richie, but with hands, on Kassian's line and move Richie back to 4th. Regardless, hopefully you get my point.The set up man is usually more important than the sniper, because the set up man often puts a player in a great spot to score, so much so, that he doesn't really need to be a sniper.Just my thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 asnlong as we dont go off the board im pretty happy with any pick we make top 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksCup2015 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 We dont need PR we need helpWe need to get away from the idea that all we need are power forwards.We need 'creative players', one's who can handle the tough areas but can also create, move the puck, carry it with speed, and make players miss...Just having David Booth clones will not help us. Not suggesting thats what Virtanen is, as I have not seen him play, but descriptions constantly say the same things and that worries me.Pure snipers unless he's at the level of a Hull or Selanne/Mogilny need set up men, and heck even those guys needed set up men.There's a reason we get 40 shots a game and only one goal, its because we take shots from bad areas because we dont have the creative players to get players the puck in their wheelhouse in good / high percentage areas.Personally, I would like to see use get a more creative offensive player than a power forward this year. Now if he plays like Kassian different issue.If you watch where Kassian and Henrik put the pucks for guys, it puts them in positions to score. That's why wingers with Henrik score so much , even if they aren't the most offensive (Burr/and the list of others prior).Look at the amount of chances Richardson is getting with Kass. Now I love Richie, but perhaps its time to put a player who plays like Richie, but with hands, on Kassian's line and move Richie back to 4th. Regardless, hopefully you get my point.The set up man is usually more important than the sniper, because the set up man often puts a player in a great spot to score, so much so, that he doesn't really need to be a sniper.Just my thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksCup2015 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 asnlong as we dont go off the board im pretty happy with any pick we make top 7Upside is, if we get 6, it gets ALOT easier to make a deal to move up 2-4 spots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDDawg Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Sorry to ruin your hopes but isn't there a thread already on this LOL tiger. The pot calling the kettle black? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Sorry to ruin your hopes but isn't there a thread already on this No sure how that ruins the OP's hopes, but of course there is. fightmeirl, there are a few draft threads already in progress, the most current/used one being 2014 NHL Entry Draft in the Canucks Prospects & Utica Comets sub-forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklas Bo Hunter Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 move up. shouldn't be too hard too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tystick Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 We dont need PR we need help We need to get away from the idea that all we need are power forwards. We need 'creative players', one's who can handle the tough areas but can also create, move the puck, carry it with speed, and make players miss... Just having David Booth clones will not help us. Not suggesting thats what Virtanen is, as I have not seen him play, but descriptions constantly say the same things and that worries me. Pure snipers unless he's at the level of a Hull or Selanne/Mogilny need set up men, and heck even those guys needed set up men. There's a reason we get 40 shots a game and only one goal, its because we take shots from bad areas because we dont have the creative players to get players the puck in their wheelhouse in good / high percentage areas. Personally, I would like to see use get a more creative offensive player than a power forward this year. If you watch where Kassian and Henrik put the pucks for guys, it puts them in positions to score. That's why wingers with Henrik score so much , even if they aren't the most offensive (Burr/and the list of others prior). Look at the amount of chances Richardson is getting with Kass. Now I love Richie, but perhaps its time to put a player who plays like Richie, but with hands, on Kassian's line and move Richie back to 4th. Regardless, hopefully you get my point. The set up man is usually more important than the sniper, because the set up man often puts a player in a great spot to score, so much so, that he doesn't really need to be a sniper. Just my thoughts Good points Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Dal Colle is who we should be moving up to fourth for. If not him then Bennett or Reinhart will be available! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoolander Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I think 6th overall is a little high to take a player like Ritchie/Virtanen/Perlini. Brendan Perlini is probably the best sniper of those 3 but he had a weak showing in the OHL playoffs I think our best option is to trade up in the draft and take any of the top 5. I don't think there's any way we could go wrong picking in the top 5. All 5 of them look like 1st line/top pairing players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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