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1 hour ago, Nooks said:

Kesler - 31GP 4G 8A 12 Pts
McCann - 33GP 7G 4A 11 Pts

And we got a free pizza!

Don't forget he wasn't awarded a well deserved assist on the Burrows goal early in the season too. Kane would have got it though, and Kesler probably too. In reality Jared has probably created a similar amount of scoring chances with his playmaking but is trailing in shot volume suggesting, that Kesler is due for an increase in goal production. The longer McCann plays with Daniel and Hansen the more likely he will pick up points though.

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43 minutes ago, Derp... said:

Don't forget he wasn't awarded a well deserved assist on the Burrows goal early in the season too. Kane would have got it though, and Kesler probably too. In reality Jared has probably created a similar amount of scoring chances with his playmaking but is trailing in shot volume suggesting, that Kesler is due for an increase in goal production. The longer McCann plays with Daniel and Hansen the more likely he will pick up points though.

Holy $&!# how can you still be so hung up about that?

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On December 21, 2015 at 5:55 PM, Conscience said:

This guy saved the 2014 draft.

Demko, Virtanen, Tryamkin...lots of potential in that draft. 

Not to mention, it's possible Virtanen blooms hard in a few years and it's possible McCann never seems to get beyond the 35-45 point plateau. It's happened to young players before in both scenarios and it's not out of the question it could happen again. Way too soon to be labelling the Botchford studs and duds of the 2014 draft.

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1 hour ago, Wild Sean Monahan said:

Demko, Virtanen, Tryamkin...lots of potential in that draft. 

Not to mention, it's possible Virtanen blooms hard in a few years and it's possible McCann never seems to get beyond the 35-45 point plateau. It's happened to young players before in both scenarios and it's not out of the question it could happen again. Way too soon to be labelling the Botchford studs and duds of the 2014 draft.

And Forsling :(

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48 minutes ago, Conscience said:

Nothing against demko and the others, but when you pick 6th overall you should expect a bit more than JV has showed. 

Well considering he's made the WJ squad in 2 consecutive years over the the 5th overall pick, suggests he might be doing something right. And the other forwards in the bottom half of the top ten aren't exactly world-beaters right now either. Ehlers is has been totally neutralize in the last 20+ games. Ritchie has 1 point in 11 games. There is Nylander who is doing well in the AHL, but so was Ritchie. Jake is doing just fine with respect to his draft position in relation the rest of his draft class. 

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6 minutes ago, Canorth said:

Well considering he's made the WJ squad in 2 consecutive years over the the 5th overall pick, suggests he might be doing something right. And the other forwards in the bottom half of the top ten aren't exactly world-beaters right now either. Ehlers is has been totally neutralize in the last 20+ games. Ritchie has 1 point in 11 games. There is Nylander who is doing well in the AHL, but so was Ritchie. Jake is doing just fine with respect to his draft position in relation the rest of his draft class. 

I wouldnt use making the WJ as any sort of NHL measureing stick. I'm just saying for a team that is looking for top end talent to replace the Sedins, and passing on Nylander / Larkin maybe Ehlers it would have been a hard pill to swallow had McCann not dropped to us.

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12 minutes ago, Conscience said:

I wouldnt use making the WJ as any sort of NHL measureing stick. I'm just saying for a team that is looking for top end talent to replace the Sedins, and passing on Nylander / Larkin maybe Ehlers it would have been a hard pill to swallow had McCann not dropped to us.

Larkin is a pleasant surprise (not that he wasn't good, but no one expected him to be that good that early).  Canucks didn't pass on Larkin, he just wasn't in contention for top 10 overall at that time.  Plus surprise, surprise, Larking was paired with Zetterberg and later on with Datsyuk.  Here don't we dare giving our highest pick in years play with great players like the Sedins.    I think we are missing the boat, we have the two greatest Canucks on the team and we are not using them to mentor our high profile prospects.  Virtanen is a shooter and need to be fed, he's not a playmaker with great vision, he needs to feed of his linemates.

Ehler started well when teams were still rusty and systems weren't in place.  Now we are starting to see that size will be a problem for him in the long run.  Doubt he's ever a 1st liner.

Nylander hasn't played an NHL game, how can we judge him yet?

If Dal Colle was available at 6 we would probably have taken him before Virtanen.  Imagine the chaos on CDC if that would have happen and we had passed on Virtanen lol

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25 minutes ago, Conscience said:

I wouldnt use making the WJ as any sort of NHL measureing stick. I'm just saying for a team that is looking for top end talent to replace the Sedins, and passing on Nylander / Larkin maybe Ehlers it would have been a hard pill to swallow had McCann not dropped to us.

You were talking about Jake as a 6th overall being underwhelming - I just offered some perspective to the rest of his draft class. And I'm not comparing Jake to Da Colle, but you would think that the expectations of a 5th overall pick would be to easily make this TC roster, especially in his draft +2 year. Regardless, I can respect your POV in the need for a future top line center, but, as you pointed out, we got McCann. At this stage I take Larkin or McCann over the players mentioned above in a re - draft, all day, any day - I don't see why that has to be a knock on Jake. McCann and Larkin were rarely (if at all) discussed as potential top 10 draftees. Draft positions are a snapshot in time, they are not binding. 

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39 minutes ago, Canorth said:

Well considering he's made the WJ squad in 2 consecutive years over the the 5th overall pick, suggests he might be doing something right. And the other forwards in the bottom half of the top ten aren't exactly world-beaters right now either. Ehlers is has been totally neutralize in the last 20+ games. Ritchie has 1 point in 11 games. There is Nylander who is doing well in the AHL, but so was Ritchie. Jake is doing just fine with respect to his draft position in relation the rest of his draft class. 

If fans measure Virtanen solely by his ppg they are making a big mistake. Teams have to have a physical capability in todays NHL and Virtanen is showing that he can deliver that at 19. Add to that an ability to throw a nice pass. One can speculate where he will be at 22 - 23 but I suspect top 6 with a attitude.:)

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48 minutes ago, Boudrias said:

If fans measure Virtanen solely by his ppg they are making a big mistake. Teams have to have a physical capability in todays NHL and Virtanen is showing that he can deliver that at 19. Add to that an ability to throw a nice pass. One can speculate where he will be at 22 - 23 but I suspect top 6 with a attitude.:)

I would measure Jake for his ability to win games, which is scoring, and his size as a very rare perk. Virt, as you say "throws a nice pass," but maybe he does 1/5, many times his passes across the ice are like wrist shots elbow high and it's very hard to handle.

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Just listened to Willy in his video post practice when asked about face-offs.  McCann was brought up specifically, since he simply has to get better.  Willy said two things:

1.  It's the players responsibly to win face offs, that's part of their job as centre.  It not maybe they have to play wing.

2.  They has people working with McCann.  wily looked a little frustrated.

Any way to check on his FO % in junior?  Was it a problem, or is this just a case of him needing to add a few pounds and develop some man strength. He has good hands and a quick stick, so you would think he could develop better results. You know with his determination the lack of results are not because of lack of effort or drive.  Unfortunately it is a big issue, especially with Sutter out and three of our current centres at or below 40%, and the team trailing the league.

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He probably need to be in the AHL next year if he doesn't do well this year,  much like what we did to kesler, and Utica has a great environment too

we gotta freaking do this right with a player his potential, keep him up this season and to the A next year and up again the next and then up the year after, the only thing that would make me say otherwise is if he performs well this season or that we are in a condition which allows him to play his own game.

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