avelanch Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) Please don't talk about Black and blue anymore. i see them as black and blues brothers, but some may see them as gold and whites brothers Edited February 27, 2015 by avelanch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Please don't talk about Black and blue anymore. Hey, I posted it long before that stupid dress thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wshdrvvn Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 People who see white/gold have not completely evolved from their lizard ancestry yet. You're starting to remind me of Hunter S. Thompson with your lizard references. Except he was seeing gila monsters while on hallucinogens haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks1219 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Jake's hit made it to #6 on the Top 10 Plays of the Week. http://whl.ca/video/53464 He's also on the wrong end of #5, getting robbed by the Spokane goaltender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messier's_elbow Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I doubt it, Ehlers just surpassed Drouin's consecutive games point streak record (currently at 33 consecutive games with 73 points scored during that streak). Nylander hasn't been that impressive with 9 points in 14 games, but that's not bad at all for an 18 year old playing in the AHL. Why keep bringing it up when all the players are doing well in their own way? The 2014 draft really wasn't that weak at all in the first round... I don't know what the scouts were harping about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snizzle_ Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 The 2014 draft really wasn't that weak at all in the first round... I don't know what the scouts were harping about... They weren't saying there was a lack of talent. They said it lacked top tier elite prospects. While all are "good" prospects, no one thought there was a franchise player in the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieo Del Fuego Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 i see them as black and blues brothers, but some may see them as gold and whites brothers oh brother...I'm losing my eyesight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks1219 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 A rare lopsided game in favour of the Hitmen's opponent tonight. 7-2 loss against Everett. Shots were 40-29 in favour of the Hitmen who had their winning-streak halted at 6 games. Virtanen had 1 assist, 2 PIM (Slashing), and was -1. They weren't saying there was a lack of talent. They said it lacked top tier elite prospects. While all are "good" prospects, no one thought there was a franchise player in the draft. Exactly. When a potential #1 overall pick in the draft (Sam Reinhart) is projected by scouts to be a good 2C, it sort of tells you what they thought of the "upside" in the draft. Which isn't to say that they thought it wasn't a "talented" pool of prospects. If you look at the way the first rounders from 2014 have developed this season it's actually quite encouraging. In my opinion, Ekblad, Nylander, Ehlers (considering they are w/o Drouin), Fiala, Vrana, Honka, Larkin, Sanheim, Tuch, DeAngelo, McCann, and Pastrnak have all taken relatively big steps forward this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJamIam Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) A rare lopsided game in favour of the Hitmen's opponent tonight. 7-2 loss against Everett. Shots were 40-29 in favour of the Hitmen who had their winning-streak halted at 6 games. Virtanen had 1 assist, 2 PIM (Slashing), and was -1. Exactly. When a potential #1 overall pick in the draft (Sam Reinhart) is projected by scouts to be a good 2C, it sort of tells you what they thought of the "upside" in the draft. Which isn't to say that they thought it wasn't a "talented" pool of prospects. If you look at the way the first rounders from 2014 have developed this season it's actually quite encouraging. In my opinion, Ekblad, Nylander, Ehlers (considering they are w/o Drouin), Fiala, Vrana, Honka, Larkin, Sanheim, Tuch, DeAngelo, McCann, and Pastrnak have all taken relatively big steps forward this year. I've always said last draft would have some stars, there just wasn't going to be the #1 overall shoe-in like in some years. Edited February 28, 2015 by SamJamIam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I've always said last draft would have some stars, there just wasn't going to be the #1 overall shoe-in like in some years. Agree sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorvat Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 They weren't saying there was a lack of talent. They said it lacked top tier elite prospects. While all are "good" prospects, no one thought there was a franchise player in the draft. EKBLAD!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webster6 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 EKBLAD!!! Could still peak at a #2D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks1219 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Could still peak at a #2D Already playing big minutes, in every situation, has the size and mobility, and is producing well by the standards of the vast majority of d-men in the league, let alone a teenage one. He has the same number of points (32) in games played (61) as Alex Pietrangelo. Admittedly, it's a bit of a down-year by Pietrangelo's standards but that's still really impressive considering the Florida Panthers' ineptitude when it comes to scoring. Ekblad's 32 points are good for 3rd overall on the team and is only ONE point behind Jonathan Huberdeau. His +6 rating (FWIW) is tied for 3rd on the team and is better than the next defenseman by +5. There's plenty of time left in his career for him not to become a 1D but what he's been able to do on that team early on has been pretty incredible. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knucklehd Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Could still peak at a #2D Disagree, looking at his numbers, you could argue he is already a franchise #1 dman, and only 19years old. Generational talent, I would dare to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Could still peak at a #2D By comparison his numbers absolutely blow the previous years stud D man who was a projected # 1 and touted as the end all be all of D men Seth Jones... Completely out of the water. Honestly, kids surprisingly good. 2D? If that's the case whoever Fla ends up with as a #1 D man is going to be damned near Lidstromesque Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) Already playing big minutes, in every situation, has the size and mobility, and is producing well by the standards of the vast majority of d-men in the league, let alone a teenage one. He has the same number of points (32) in games played (61) as Alex Pietrangelo. Admittedly, it's a bit of a down-year by Pietrangelo's standards but that's still really impressive considering the Florida Panthers' ineptitude when it comes to scoring. Ekblad's 32 points are good for 3rd overall on the team and is only ONE point behind Jonathan Huberdeau. His +6 rating (FWIW) is tied for 3rd on the team and is better than the next defenseman by +5. There's plenty of time left in his career for him not to become a 1D but what he's been able to do on that team early on has been pretty incredible. Disagree, looking at his numbers, you could argue he is already a franchise #1 dman, and only 19years old. Generational talent, I would dare to say. Agreed. For a 19-year D to do what he has in the league this year is extremely unusual. Very few 19-year old Ds have played more than 20 games in the NHL over the past 15 years. (One was Drew Doughty, another was Shea Weber. Seth Jones played last year. Eckblad has better first year numbers than any of them. And there aren't many others. Using any reasonable projection method, Eckblad projects as a #1D and has a decent chance of being a future Norris candidate. Edited February 28, 2015 by JamesB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Virtanen with a game tying goal against the Rockets. A wrister from the top of the circle. All tied at 1 after 40. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webster6 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Awesome. If he isn't scoring lots of goals, at least he's scoring important ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S N Y P E R S 7 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Willie Desjardins: "It's about how much you want to be a player..." Jake Virtanen: "Hahaha - I am the game." I mean... this is how I would see their first conversation. My mind is an ocean. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorvat Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Agreed. For a 19-year D to do what he has in the league this year is extremely unusual. Very few 19-year old Ds have played more than 20 games in the NHL over the past 15 years. (One was Drew Doughty, another was Shea Weber. Seth Jones played last year. Eckblad has better first year numbers than any of them. And there aren't many others. Using any reasonable projection method, Eckblad projects as a #1D and has a decent chance of being a future Norris candidate. When GMJB was trying to aquire floridas 1st to get reignhart i was losing my mind. Ekblad is clearly a franchise player n i knew it at the time. Did i think hed be this good his rookie year? No but i knew he was a franchise Dman. I would be really mad and out a TV if benning got the first and picked reignhart over ekblad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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