Fred65 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 At training camp he chatted with then brand sparkling new GM Jim Benning and asked where did he start. He apprently mentioned a discussion he had with the scouts regarding what will the Canuck player of the future look like. So here's the question what sort of Canuck player do you see as a pro forma future player. ??? Bennings first 4 selection may give us a hint. Vitanen McCann Demko Tryamkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocksterh8 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 and the price of rice in china is ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Come again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksFan2323 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 lol wut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N7Nucks Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Virtanen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neversummer Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Pretty dumb question ... there is no one prototype of player. How do you even begin to answer that question? Are all players size, no ... skill, no ... speed, no ... Unless you describe the intangibles like involved with community, character, heart, etc. But then which team doesn't want a player with those intangibles? Just a stupid question all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Fig Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 He has a head, two legs, and probably two arms. The rest of the details may vary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Pretty dumb question ... there is no one prototype of player. How do you even begin to answer that question? Are all players size, no ... skill, no ... speed, no ... Unless you describe the intangibles like involved with community, character, heart, etc. But then which team doesn't want a player with those intangibles? Just a stupid question all around. Well you deep thinkers may ridicule the question but obviously Benning spent considerable time with it before he dispatched his scouts off to look for the next big find. Benning MUST have a picture of what he is looking for and what will his finsihed product ( team roster ) look like. He doesn't just give them a wave and say some thing like tell me if you see any thing worth a look. Ferraro also thought it note worthy to bring it up. Maybe too much for the "he shoots he scores brigade" ..... I know it does need careful thought but heck surprise yourself how would you construct a roster....what sort of players is he looking for. But heck what does Ferarro and Benning know when compared with the deep thinkers on this board. Two of three yeasr from now will Vcr have the same look to it's roster of will there be a strong Benning finger print and a new direction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdatb Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Deep insight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bob.Loblaw Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Well you deep thinkers may ridicule the question but obviously Benning spent considerable time with it before he dispatched his scouts off to look for the next big find. Benning MUST have a picture of what he is looking for and what will his finsihed product ( team roster ) look like. He doesn't just give them a wave and say some thing like tell me if you see any thing worth a look. Ferraro also thought it note worthy to bring it up. Maybe too much for the "he shoots he scores brigade" ..... I know it does need careful thought but heck surprise yourself how would you construct a roster....what sort of players is he looking for. But heck what does Ferarro and Benning know when compared with the deep thinkers on this board. Two of three yeasr from now will Vcr have the same look to it's roster of will there be a strong Benning finger print and a new direction Please... organise your thoughts just a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Please... organise your thoughts just a little bit. Maybe smaller words might help or bigger fonts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounoush Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Maybe smaller words might help or bigger fonts It's called paragraphs, brotha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbyte Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 My brother ran into your buddy, he says "HI". He is kind of tall but not really, he has blond but kind of dark hair and he says stuff. How on earth do communicate thoughts over the interweb that aren't even fully formed thought, and yet throw it out there to other people? I seriously doubt the internet and social media. Our children are becoming idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustapha Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 You can try but predicting the future in the NHL isn't easy. I am sure that Washington never would have parted with Filip Forsberg had the known how well he can play in the bigs. Lots of reasons to be high on guys like Virtanen, Demko, McCann and Tryamkin but I bet at least 1 of those guys don't end up being who we thought they could be. It's the nature of drafting and development. Look at Kassian. 13th overall and he plays like a 3rd line plug. Maybe it would have worked out somewhere else, who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Personally, I think you need a mix of different types of players to be successful. One might look at the Kings and say that they're all big, tight-checking guys, but there's also plenty of skill in guys like Gabby, Carter, Williams, Kopi and Doughty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 Personally, I think you need a mix of different types of players to be successful. One might look at the Kings and say that they're all big, tight-checking guys, but there's also plenty of skill in guys like Gabby, Carter, Williams, Kopi and Doughty. Well Benning did say if they came to the draft with two equal skilled players they would take a D before another forward. Personally I get the idea he favours the Boston model hence signing players like Tryamkin, Pedan, & MacKenzie, along with McCann/Virtanen forwards. He's taking a number of picks in that style and hopes one or maybe two will come through. I think he sees this team as size/toughness deficient. As Gary Valk noted today on 1040 if skill isn't doing it, you have to be able to throw grit and size at the opposition and score dirty goals. It's long term thinking rather than short term Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Patrick White. He's still 25 years old. He's got tons of potential. Future all star, get into your face type player. Oh wait, that was 5 years ago.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Well Benning did say if they came to the draft with two equal skilled players they would take a D before another forward. Personally I get the idea he favours the Boston model hence signing players like Tryamkin, Pedan, & MacKenzie, along with McCann/Virtanen forwards. He's taking a number of picks in that style and hopes one or maybe two will come through. I think he sees this team as size/toughness deficient. As Gary Valk noted today on 1040 if skill isn't doing it, you have to be able to throw grit and size at the opposition and score dirty goals. It's long term thinking rather than short term I would certainly hope so. IMO, we are much deeper in offensive prospects than we are defense. However, I still don't see this as looking for a certain type of player. I think you want character, but after that, you need a well-rounded lineup, not 20 guys who play the same type of game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Well you deep thinkers may ridicule the question but obviously Benning spent considerable time with it before he dispatched his scouts off to look for the next big find. Benning MUST have a picture of what he is looking for and what will his finsihed product ( team roster ) look like. He doesn't just give them a wave and say some thing like tell me if you see any thing worth a look. Ferraro also thought it note worthy to bring it up. Maybe too much for the "he shoots he scores brigade" ..... I know it does need careful thought but heck surprise yourself how would you construct a roster....what sort of players is he looking for. But heck what does Ferarro and Benning know when compared with the deep thinkers on this board. Two of three yeasr from now will Vcr have the same look to it's roster of will there be a strong Benning finger print and a new direction Or... maybe he just chose the best player available at the time. After only one draft it is near impossible to label it as a new direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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