aGENT Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Drama queens lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 1 minute ago, The 5th Line said: Reported for nudity What kind of a drunken moron pisses all over himself? That's got to be in Surrey. How about reported for STUPIDITY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 4 minutes ago, The 5th Line said: Lol I know right, they are total drama queens. Sorry, can't hear you over all the sky falling in here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) 6 minutes ago, The 5th Line said: Lol I know right, they are total drama queens. Edited December 12, 2015 by Gstank29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canorth Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) 21 minutes ago, The 5th Line said: Reported for nudity If you say so, I didn't look close enough. It was pretty funny though - No reason to get pissy Edited December 12, 2015 by Canorth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 8 minutes ago, Canorth said: If you say so, I didn't look close enough. It was pretty funny though. How the hell is some moron pissing on himself funny? do you think it's funny when Virtanen is about to hit Gudreau, and Gudreau pisses his pants out of fear? Okay, I guess that is kind of funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyIe Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Seems like being the local kid picked at #6 is getting to him. Couple with the fact that JV admitted himself that Higgins' injury at the start of the season was one of the reasons he made the team. Then you've got Willie D rotating him in and out of games and slotting him up and down the lineup. Give the kid a little stability and structure, like Horvat and McCann have gotten and maybe he'll stop playing so gun-shy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANUCK-EXPRESS Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Same $#!%, Different Day on this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 1 minute ago, CANUCK-EXPRESS said: Same $#!%, Different Day on this thread And that's exactly why we keep coming back. "I love the smell of [s*+t] in the morning" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANUCK-EXPRESS Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 2 minutes ago, Alflives said: And that's exactly why we keep coming back. "I love the smell of [s*+t] in the morning" YUCKKKKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 2 hours ago, The 5th Line said: I would never actually report somebody. Code 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messier's_elbow Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) 7 hours ago, The 5th Line said: It's hard to compete when you don't know what the hell you are doing out there. He floats around, doesn't go to the net, he's afraid to get the puck because he doesn't want to screw up, sure he gets a big hit once in awhile but that's only because that's his special gift. If he had elite speed, strength AND compete he wouldn't be struggling as much as he is. 5 points in 30 pro games thus far, one third of those games being of the AHL variety as well. He wants to compete, but he just isn't ready. I suppose I need to lower my expectations, but man it's quite disappointing. As of right now it looks like I will be watching Jake as a bottom 6 grinder for the next 10 years You probably said similar things about Kesler. Edited December 12, 2015 by messier's_elbow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta76 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 11 hours ago, The 5th Line said: Oh yeah I forgot you are a part time scout for the Hitmen because your moms dads kids nephews dogs owner said you were. ^ That could actually be him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlerberry Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 22 minutes ago, Delta76 said: ^ That could actually be him ya lol i love how he chose a family relation that includes the potential of it being himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowardrobertford Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 6 hours ago, messier's_elbow said: You probably said similar things about Kesler. Cept kesler was picked at 23rd overall. What are you actually expecting from a 6th. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Jake Virtanen Sean Monahan Hampus Lindholm Mika Zibanejad Brett Connolly Oliver Ekman-Larsson Nikita Filatov Sam Gagner Derick Brassard Gilbert Brule Al Montoya Milan Michalek Scott Upshall Mikko Koivu Scott Hartnell Brian Finley Rico Fata Daniel Tkaczuk Boyd Devereaux Steve Kelly Ryan Smyth Viktor Kozlov Cory Stillman Peter Forsberg Scott Scissons Adam Bennett Scott Pearson Dave Archibald Vincent Damphousse Brad Dalgarno Craig Redmond Here's the history of the 6th overall pick in the NHL draft. Of this group of 'world beaters' the majority hardly played an entire season in the NHL. Take Forsberg or Damphouse off the list it looks even grimer. As you can see, #6 isn't a 'shoe in' to make an impact in the NHL (or even have a lasting career). Most of the players that went on to have decent careers had slow starts (stats wise). It also looks like the diffence between the guys that had careers and the guys that 'busted' is determination, character and a passion for the game. I think Jake fits into this catagory. Jake is also at least a year younger that many of these players when they started in the NHL. Best not to make rash judgments this early in Jake's career. If he turns out to be a Hartnell or Smyth, I'll be thrilled. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) 3 hours ago, Edlerberry said: ya lol i love how he chose a family relation that includes the potential of it being himself That doesn't makes any sense. Please consider retaking english 8. Also the 5th line can never get it right so what the point of trying to argue it. It just shows the lack of effort he puts into trying to insult someone because reasoning isn't his strong suit Edited December 12, 2015 by Gstank29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Thanks to higgyfan for going to the effort of getting the list of #6 overall picks. In fact, there are a lot of good players on the list. And as scouting has become more consistent and more scientific around the league there is less variance. So nowadays we might not expect stars like Forsberg at #6 but we should expect quality players, as has been true of most picks in the past 15 years or so. I hope Virtanen can reach the level of recent picks like Monahan, Lindholm, and Ekman-Larsson. Even guys like Brassard and Gagner and Zibanejad are solid players. And there are plenty of stars on the list and not many busts. Bottom line: If a team is not getting a quality NHL player at the #6 overall spot then it is not drafting well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 1 minute ago, JamesB said: Thanks to higgyfan for going to the effort of getting the list of #6 overall picks. In fact, there are a lot of good players on the list. And as scouting has become more consistent and more scientific around the league there is less variance. So nowadays we might not expect stars like Forsberg at #6 but we should expect quality players, as has been true of most picks in the past 15 years or so. I hope Virtanen can reach the level of recent picks like Monahan, Lindholm, and Ekman-Larsson. Even guys like Brassard and Gagner and Zibanejad are solid players. And there are plenty of stars on the list and not many busts. Bottom line: If a team is not getting a quality NHL player at the #6 overall spot then it is not drafting well. The point was that not all 6th overalls become world-beating superstars. We'd be far from the first or the last team to draft just a "quality" player at 6. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 1 minute ago, Wild Sean Monahan said: The point was that not all 6th overalls become world-beating superstars. We'd be far from the first or the last team to draft just a "quality" player at 6. I agree that we should not expect superstars at #6 overall and we should be happy if Virtanen develops into a quality NHL player. My personal view is that if he can be a solid 2nd line winger who provides speed and toughness and scores at the rate of .5 PPG by the time he is 23 or so we should be happy. If he only becomes a bottom 6 banger then we would legitimately be disappointed. We should not be wasting top-10 picks on bottom 6 bangers as they can be picked up relatively easily as free agents or in trade for low draft picks. Obviously the jury is still out but I personally have been disappointed to see Jake slotted into the bottom 6 banger role. It would be much better to see the skill level that McCann and Horvat demonstrated at the same age. And of course there is the comparison with the guys the Canucks could have picked -- Ehlers, who has 12 pts for Winnipeg this year and is +2, or Nylander, who is on fire in the AHL (leading the lead in scoring). It is early but right now Virtanen needs to do some catching up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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