Tom Sestito Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Lot of people want it, here it is. On the clock, I'd have gone with Nichushkin, Shinkaruk, Nylander, and McCann. Right now I'd take Nichushkin, Theodore, Nylander, and McCann. I would take the prospect taken the pick before us in 3/4 of those picks - Ristolainen, Dal Colle, and Burakovsky over the players we'd gotten (I think Bleackley was taken a bit higher than he should have been) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 as much as nylander has talent he doesnt have a nhl size body virtanen had one at 17 plus he skates like the wind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonMexico Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Not quite sure what the point of this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sestito Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 as much as nylander has talent he doesnt have a nhl size body virtanen had one at 17 plus he skates like the wind - via VanKiller Whale on hfboards; the average weight of the top sixty scorers in the NHL is 184. The 175 listed for Nylander is old, and I'm fairly sure he weighed in over 180 at Leafs training camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 PRAISE JESUS!!! The Virtanen thread just turned into a much better place to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Right now, it looks like we've passed on some better players but I wouldn't really think anything of it until this season is played and we see how big of a role they are playing and they're development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks1219 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I don't mind who we actually went and drafted but here are the players I "thought" we'd be picking right before the selection. '13 9) Nichushkin 24) Shinkaruk '14 6) Virtanen 24)) Barbashev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 By no means have the last two drafts pissed me off, but here's what I would have done differently: '13 9) Zadorov 24) Shinkaruk '14 6) Nylander 24) Scherbak Of course, this would have given the Canucks a completely different identity in contrast to the kind that Benning is trying to build, but I also love the direction that this team is heading in now. I think that our last four 1st round picks compliment each other very well, so I think that Benning should keep abiding by the blueprint that he's got in place right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboose Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Chose Nichushkin, Theodore, Nylander, and Pastrnak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canorth Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Not quite sure what the point of this is. It's a fantastic idea if it works! Hopefully now we can keep the actual prospect threads about the prospects we drafted and not about how we 'shoulda coulda', the grass is greener over there BS. Great idea Tom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sestito Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 It's a fantastic idea if it works! Hopefully now we can keep the actual prospect threads about the prospects we drafted and not about how we 'shoulda coulda', the grass is greener over there BS. Great idea Tom! Not my idea. It's more of a collective want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zfetch Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Going back a little, I was hoping the Canucks would have selected Jurco in 2011 rather than Jensen. I cri evertim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canorth Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Not my idea. It's more of a collective want Regardless, thnx for getting it roling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Nichushkin has been out with a groin injury twice this season and missed 26 games already. Injury prone already at the age of 19. When he was drafted you could tell he wasn't built sturdy by the way he walked to the stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I wouldn't of changed nothing. I am happy with who we drafted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Barzal Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Chose Nichushkin, Theodore, Nylander, and Pastrnak. Exact same except I would have taken Barbashev. Couldn't go wrong with either really. Nichushkin has been out with a groin injury twice this season and missed 26 games already. Injury prone already at the age of 19. When he was drafted you could tell he wasn't built sturdy by the way he walked to the stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watermelons Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 In 2013, I would have loved to get Nichushkin with the 9th overall. However, Shinkaruk fell to us at 24th overall which balanced out the "safe" Horvat pick. Horvat is blossoming into a very good two way forward right now and we could really use his faceoff skills for the next 15 years. In Shinkaruk we get the highly skilled player who can take over games. Because Shinkaruk fell to us I don't mind the Horvat pick at all. We get a high end two way player and also a dynamic forward. In 2014 same scenario happened. I was really hoping the Canucks would take Nylander but we went with Virtanen. Not a bad choice because he's almost 1 full year younger than the rest of the boys in the draft and can skate like the wind. The great thing is that McCann fell to us at 24th. I see a lot of potential in him and I think he has plenty of potential in him. He's already one of the top defensive forwards in the OHL and many scouts see a lot of offensive potential in him. He was ranked as having the 5th highest IQ of the 2014 draft class. We don't get the dynamic offensive player in Nylander but we end up with the big body in Virtanen and a gem in McCann. Just looking at these four, I feel that they complement each other really well. We have speed and offence from Shinkaruk and Virtanen and two way forwards in Horvat and McCann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 If you look at it now we need Horvat more than Nich. With Kesler gone Horvat, in time, should become our 2nd line shut down C. No one else on our prospect pool can fill that role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snizzle_ Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Going back a little, I was hoping the Canucks would have selected Jurco in 2011 rather than Jensen. I cri evertim Or Brandon Saad? Personally.. Nichuskin, Theodore, Virtanen, McCann. Canucks have just drafted horribly the last decade. We barely hit, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonMexico Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 It's a fantastic idea if it works! Hopefully now we can keep the actual prospect threads about the prospects we drafted and not about how we 'shoulda coulda', the grass is greener over there BS. Great idea Tom! If what works? Hindsight always works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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