Shiftynifty Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 He wasn't in my top 3 but not a bad choice. Because the USHL is not a top quality league I will reserve judgement on him until after his first NCAA season that should clarify what type of player he is and how good he is. I have a feeling Benning's other candidate might have been Konecny due to his character/leadership etc, but opted to pick Boeser due to Konecny's concussion history (might be a reason why Sens didn't pick him). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklas Bo Hunter Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 (edited) nice Edited June 27, 2015 by Nicklas Bo Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklas Bo Hunter Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 (edited) http://forum.canucks.com/gallery/image/3722-brock-bowser/ The man the Legend. Brock Bowser and yes i know its bad just putting it out there lol. Edited June 27, 2015 by Nicklas Bo Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHitman Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I'm sure Boeser would've been available at the 29th draft spot, maybe we should've taken the deal that Toronto took from Philadelphia and picked up a second round pick in the process. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiftynifty Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I'm sure Boeser would've been available at the 29th draft spot, maybe we should've taken the deal that Toronto took from Philadelphia and picked up a second round pick in the process. I think that would have been the smarter move. Even if Boeser was gone, Merkley would have been a good consolation prize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asian player Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I assume Boeser was the last of Benning's 4 and he didn't want to risk losing him. Benning stayed true to his word and picked the best available, or who was highest on his list. I see Virtanen as a top 6 winger and I think Kassian has what it takes to be a top 6 forward as well. This means we could potentially have 3 very good wingers on the right side. Luckily, Boeser won't be ready for a while so we have to time assess things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I'm sure Boeser would've been available at the 29th draft spot, maybe we should've taken the deal that Toronto took from Philadelphia and picked up a second round pick in the process. No guarantee. If the player you want is there, you take him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 He wasn't in my top 3 but not a bad choice. Because the USHL is not a top quality league I will reserve judgement on him until after his first NCAA season that should clarify what type of player he is and how good he is. USHL has become a respectable league in the past dozen years and is represented by some very good players. From LucBoudon on HF Boards... Kyle Okposo, Sam Gagner, Jeff Petry, Max Pacioretty, John Carlson, Justin Abdelkader, David Backes, Keith Ballard, Matt Carle, Alex Chiasson, Justin Faulk, John Gibson, Zemgus Girgensons, Alex Goligoski, Matt Greene, Martin Hanzal, Seth Jones, Rostislav Klesla, Dylan Larkin*, J.T. Miller, John Moore, Matt Nieto, T.J. Oshie, Brandon Saad, Jaden Schwartz, Paul Stastny, Mark Stuart, Jared Tinordi, Jacob Trouba, Thomas Vanek, Patrick Wiercoch, Jimmy Hayes, Blake Wheeler Okposo: 27G 50GP Gagner: 11G 56GP Pacioretty: 21G 60GP Abdelkader: 27G 60GP Backes: 28G 57 GP Chiasson: 17G 57GP Girgensons: 24G 49GP Hanzal: 4G 19GP J.T. Miller: 3G 21GP Nieto: 14G 21GP Saad: 12G 24GP Oshie: 3G 11GP Schwartz: 33G 60GP Stastny: 30G 56GP Vanek: 46G 53GP Hayes: 4G 21GP Wheeler: 19G 58GP Boeser is in some very good company. Only Vanek scored more goals, and he is an elite level sniper. He could very well be our Okposo, who is the player he emulates. This was a very good pick, people. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiftynifty Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 (edited) http://www.tsn.ca/radio/vancouver-1040-i-1410/button-boeser-can-score-goals-in-multiple-ways-1.319570 I know people don't like Button much around here, but here is what he has to say about Boeser. Short version: - one of the best scorers in this draft - one of the best scorers in several draft - compared to Kucherov in terms of the way he score goals - thinks his scoring will translate to the NHL level - good defensively - very competitive - doesn't take shortcuts, very hard working ...much more but I did not have time to finish it. Take what you will from this because he sounds like a huge Boeser-fanboy. I love this pick though so I guess I'm a huge fan boy too Edited June 27, 2015 by Shiftynifty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I love this kid's shot. When he shoots the puck on net he goes opposite side of net from where I thought he would and more importantly where the goalie thinks he would shoot. Shows patience for goalie to move across the net then picks corner. He's gonna be a beaut. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastDave Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I thought the drafting of Boeser is a continuation of what Benning started last year's draft with Virtanen which is players with a blend of size and skill. With the 23rd pick, I had Boeser as my pick too in one of my draft systems so the potential is there for one of our 2015 picks to make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 It's making sense to me now. Kassian with his back, and Jensen both have question marks. I think JB is making sure long term we have some offence on RW. Time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Soldier Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 It's making sense to me now. Kassian with his back, and Jensen both have question marks. I think JB is making sure long term we have some offence on RW. Time will tell. Defense is still the biggest need going forward, but RW was an area of weakness as well. Brock and Virtanen give us some good bodies on the right side going forward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 (edited) It's making sense to me now. Kassian with his back, and Jensen both have question marks. I think JB is making sure long term we have some offence on RW. Time will tell. I agree. We're good for future top 6 RW's in Jake and Boeser but I still think even if Kass's back doesn't fully heal he'll still become a solid 3rd liner. Jensen I'm still not sure about. Edited June 28, 2015 by Pears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Canucks TV host Joey Kenward fires an assortment of random questions at Brock Boeser. Everything you will want to know about the newest Canucks first round draft pick in under a minute and a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadcanucks Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Canucks TV host Joey Kenward fires an assortment of random questions at Brock Boeser. Everything you will want to know about the newest Canucks first round draft pick in under a minute and a half. This and other clips you've put up VC makes me think he's a mature, serious, humble and hard-working kid. There's a lot to like about Brock Beoser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadcanucks Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 (edited) OH my, ... Minnesota was just a brief example of what might happen, lets not talk about Minnesota, he can go become a ufa for any other team then ok? maybe he chooses a team closer to home to stay with his family? have you ever thought of that??? Kid's American. It was pretty clear, Shultz and Reiley didn't want to sign with the teams that drafted them. The loss I guess is not as big, Shultz was a second round pick, Reily was a 3rd round pick, for crying out loud, Boeser is a 1st round pick as for Wheeler, of course I don't want this to happen, but can it happen? no crap it can. so many loopholes drafting these college bound players. I get what you're saying...but here's the flip side to your point -- more kids that go to college end up signing with the team that drafted 'em. Don't know the exact number, but I'm guessing that for every one that goes UFA, 9 signs with the team they were drafted by. I'll take those odds. Gonna state the obvious...there's no guarantees in life. A junior A player can decide not to sign with the team that drafted him and re-enter the draft just as easily as college grad going UFA. Edited June 28, 2015 by bigbadcanucks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250Integra Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Hope he's Captain Serious v2.0 for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I thought the drafting of Boeser is a continuation of what Benning started last year's draft with Virtanen which is players with a blend of size and skill. With the 23rd pick, I had Boeser as my pick too in one of my draft systems so the potential is there for one of our 2015 picks to make it. skill and size? he's listed as 6'0 and 190lbs...... that's not size... but I guess when they say size they mean his physical play... i guess... but when he was drafted physical play was listed one of his weakness... i'm confused as hell, no one knows what kind of player he is.... tsn says he's a physical player. sportsnet listed his skating and phyiscal play as his weakness.... i don't know wtf. crappy draft none the matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Linden said "Boeser was the guy they wanted, have he not been there they would have traded down" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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