SamJamIam Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Yes and we offloaded Forsling right away and sold high for someone who can play now. Anton Rodin was great in the World Jrs too. So was Jordan Schroeder. The ONLY one of them you can say actually worked out was Alex Edler and that was around 10 years ago. Why even mention Shirokov, Ericsson, and Blomstrand. Neither are ever going to play in the NHL. And people gush over Tryamikin like he's the second coming of Chara or Tyler Myers. He's not. May have gotten lucky with him, but time will tell if he will ever play here. I absolutely stand by what I said. Pull ALL our Euro scouts and place them in the Dub. If they don't want to scout the Dub and stay in Europe, it's time to find some new scouts. There's a reason why the CHL manufactures more NHLers than Europe. Unless the players from Europe are HIGH END Talent, they rarely work out. Sorry to burst your bubble...but I'm not. Noseforthenet: maybe. Eyefortalent: definitely not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standing_Tall#37 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I thought JB went to quiet a few Prince George Cougars games? He has actually scouted the dub. I highly doubt Benning " I love scouting " would not cover/ scout every league out there. Its just not like him. I can confirm that he was at a kamloops/PG game in PG within the last two weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Ewen+Barzal+ready+break+into/10851993/story.html http://mynorthwest.com/745/2264860/Thunderbirds-get-longawaited-commitment-from-superprospect-Mathew-Barzal Two interesting reads on Barzal and the Canucks for those that haven't seen them already. This quote here has me wondering: "His coach during his Bantam years, who also coached former first overall WHL and NHL draft choice Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, has said that Barzal is a better player and further along in his development than Nugent-Hopkins was at the same age." - Paragraph 9 I believe of the second link. Just wondering, is this the sorta typical tire-pumping we should expect from the coach of a draft-eligible player or is there some validity here? I haven't seen Barzal play this year but last year as a pre-draft player he looked outstanding in the game I saw him. i saw him live 2 weeks back, he made no impact in my mind OR on the score sheet. the only time he did anything of value that made me notice was his shootout move. I was less than impressed... i was disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I can confirm that he was at a kamloops/PG game in PG within the last two weeks so can Canucks Army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 i saw him live 2 weeks back, he made no impact in my mind OR on the score sheet. the only time he did anything of value that made me notice was his shootout move. I was less than impressed... i was disappointed. Hmm that's not the first time I've heard that this year. Still seems like a very tantalizing teenage talent (alliteration for effect). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBQ Sauce99 Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Lol .. to the ppl saying I'm a troll/Barzal family member, No. I honestly would LOVE to be related to someone who will be drafted in to the NHL, but no. No need to shoot the messenger it's just a story I thought I'd tell you guys . When he said "lucky" it was NOT in a mocking type of way; I think he is just impressed that Horvat came into the league and held his own for this whole year after being drafted 9th OV 2 years prior. Honestly I wouldn't get to worked up over it; for all I know he (the scout) could be pulling my chain; but I do NOT work with this scout I met him through work over the weekend and we just started talking about hockey. He did seem genuine and didn't seem like the type to make up stuff. Anyway it's fine if most think I'm a troll, just wanted to share that conversation I had this weekend. Go nucks vs the avs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeBee51 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 hey, no worries. Thanks for the explanation tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Old Orca Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I have seen JB at 3 Kamloops Blazers games this last year. I am sure he is scouting the WHL> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standing_Tall#37 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 so can Canucks Army Ohhhhhh, were they at the CN Center in section R as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I've seen Gradin at the Giants games in the past, problem is we still didn't draft any of those kids. By the way I believe Gradin married a local Vcr lady a couple of years ago, so I suspect he spends a lot of time scouting in NA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcakes Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 If Benning needs a better presence in the WHL, he'll hire some scouts. I doubt he'd reduce scouting in other leagues. Scouts do a lot of networking and focus on parts of the world that they know well. Scouting is Benning's passion and the Canucks can afford a larger staff if it is needed. I remember reading that Gillis focused on the OHL because he considered it to be the best junior league in the world. That was his bias. This may be why the Canucks had fewer scouts in the W than other teams. Benning will rectify this if it is a problem. Gillis still kept his European scouts: Gradin and Lindgren because of their obvious connection with the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I agree with the focus on the OHL, it's by far the best league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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