cyoung Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 30 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Really praying this kid has some things swing his way for once. He has such a great mind for the game, it would be a shame if these injuries continue. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4ZZY Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 On 6/10/2019 at 10:42 AM, cyoung said: Really praying this kid has some things swing his way for once. He has such a great mind for the game, it would be a shame if these injuries continue. Being able to stay healthy is a challenge to his already young career. Hoping, like you, that he gets some things going his way this season...he needs it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieo Del Fuego Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Oli has been skating for 4 days...no injuries to report...he is on a roll...! I am looking forward to him proving many around here to be wrong...this is the year he comes into his own....! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Rollieo Del Fuego said: Oli has been skating for 4 days...no injuries to report...he is on a roll...! I am looking forward to him proving many around here to be wrong...this is the year he comes into his own....! Proving who wrong exactly? You are the one saying he will be a top pairing D by Xmas. Everyone else is just tempering their expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Funny stuff. Read the first few pages and there was mixed reactions on passing MT and picking OJ, some were stoked, one guy said he was done with this team and cya..... It’s still not a foregone conclusion that he will make the team and excel, or get injured ten games in and back to the infirmary. One thing is for sure he’s got the power to either turn our defense around entirely OR become the worst pick in Bennings tenure and arguably one of the worst picks ever given his draft slot, and that we had the pick of the crop of defenseman OR a slam dunk in MT (who’s about to sign a 7-7.5 x 8 contract with CAL, and has already played three great seasons of NHL hockey ... on the SECOND line ffs). Like it or not OJ plays a big part in our future for better or worse literally. If he can reach his peak and be a Vlasic like player then Benning is a frigging genius, because MT would have made us a playoff team possibly already and we’d never got EP or Hughes. If he doesn’t then what a shame....my guess is it will be somewhere in between ... could be another Pouilet too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Kanukfanatic said: Proving who wrong exactly? You are the one saying he will be a top pairing D by Xmas. Everyone else is just tempering their expectations. Yep. Mine were tempered alright ... like almost threw the remote after MT who most thought wouldn’t make it to us, dropped on our lap... and made me ok with PLD gone (who is was really hoping for) .... now I’m just hoping he will be better then Hutton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Lock Posted June 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 15, 2019 6 hours ago, IBatch said: Yep. Mine were tempered alright ... like almost threw the remote after MT who most thought wouldn’t make it to us, dropped on our lap... and made me ok with PLD gone (who is was really hoping for) .... now I’m just hoping he will be better then Hutton. It's kind of funny actually as I was pretty happy as I had hoped we'd draft a defenseman for once and we did. I was sure Tkachuk would turn out well and all, but Juolevi was touted as the best defenseman available at the time. Really, had Juolevi not have the injuries he has had, we likely would have a different tone now. These things happen and they happen on every team. It doesn't mean we drafted poorly since we can't exactly tell if a player's going to get a ton of injuries in the future. Man, if we had that foresight, we'd be consistently the best team in the league year after year. lol 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 6 hours ago, IBatch said: Yep. Mine were tempered alright ... like almost threw the remote after MT who most thought wouldn’t make it to us, dropped on our lap... and made me ok with PLD gone (who is was really hoping for) .... now I’m just hoping he will be better then Hutton. I thought for sure we were take MT too. Wasn’t really disappointed though until I saw how good M.t did in Calgary - a team a really hate i still have high hopes fir OJ though. He’s s big boy, who can move the puck with his feet or off his stick. Plus he’s great on the PP. kid does have a very high ceiling. Big boy with those skills can be a number one D man, who eats big minutes in all situations. Fingers, eyes, and legs crossed. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 10 hours ago, Kanukfanatic said: Proving who wrong exactly? You are the one saying he will be a top pairing D by Xmas. Everyone else is just tempering their expectations. I’d be happy with a legitimate 3 in two years. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spook007 Posted June 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, The Lock said: It's kind of funny actually as I was pretty happy as I had hoped we'd draft a defenseman for once and we did. I was sure Tkachuk would turn out well and all, but Juolevi was touted as the best defenseman available at the time. Really, had Juolevi not have the injuries he has had, we likely would have a different tone now. These things happen and they happen on every team. It doesn't mean we drafted poorly since we can't exactly tell if a player's going to get a ton of injuries in the future. Man, if we had that foresight, we'd be consistently the best team in the league year after year. lol I just really hope that he can get through his injuries and turn into, what everyone was hoping he’d be. If for nothing else to have the Benning bashers eat humble crow... Boy was touted as the best all round d in his draft. And the one with the highest floor (as far as I remember). Others had potentially higher ceilings but were considered more boom/bust. The boy has had terrible luck with injuries, and it remains to be seen, if he will become a top pairing, a top 4 pairing or a ordinary d man. But boy would I love for him to make it.... I was never on the Tkachuk train... Edited June 15, 2019 by spook007 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phat Fingers Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 23 hours ago, Kanukfanatic said: Proving who wrong exactly? You are the one saying he will be a top pairing D by Xmas. Everyone else is just tempering their expectations. Heck, at best he will be our 2nd pairing at Christmas and unfortunately for him, he will be stalled out as a top 4 LHD for the rest of his time in Vancouver thru no fault if his own. Waste of a pick, trolls will argue, we could have had Tkachuk!!!!!! Damn that Quinn Hughez kid.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Jim Benning on Olli Juolevi: “Juolevi is right on schedule. He’s kept up with his physical therapy and should be ready to go at training camp. Depending how Juolevi looks at camp, if he’s good enough to make the team, we will make space for him.” 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 1 minute ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Jim Benning on Olli Juolevi: “Juolevi is right on schedule. He’s kept up with his physical therapy and should be ready to go at training camp. Depending how Juolevi looks at camp, if he’s good enough to make the team, we will make space for him.” Edler Hughes OJ Where does Hutton fit in if this is our left side? Would Hughes play the right side? I think Green had Hughes play right side some in those games at the end of last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18W-40C-6W Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 On 6/14/2019 at 10:44 PM, Alflives said: I thought for sure we were take MT too. Wasn’t really disappointed though until I saw how good M.t did in Calgary - a team a really hate i still have high hopes fir OJ though. He’s s big boy, who can move the puck with his feet or off his stick. Plus he’s great on the PP. kid does have a very high ceiling. Big boy with those skills can be a number one D man, who eats big minutes in all situations. Fingers, eyes, and legs crossed. I see Roman Josi 2.0. I have no problem with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18W-40C-6W Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Alflives said: Edler Hughes OJ Where does Hutton fit in if this is our left side? Would Hughes play the right side? I think Green had Hughes play right side some in those games at the end of last season. I think he starts in Utica regardless. They pump up Hutton’s ice time, give him a lot of PP time to juice his numbers and then he’s moved. I’ve always seen Hutton as the odd man out. He’s a solid kid and a solid dman, but he’s really not great at anything. Not an offensive dynamo but solid, not physical but can use his size, not a defensive expert but again all around pretty good. Lots of room in the league for him but he’s a 4/5 tweener. If OJ is ready, he’s ready for third pairing and needs to develop into a top 4 for when Eddie slows down. He won’t get that chance with Hutton around. Unless of course they decide to prepare QH to play his career on the right side. We already have some solid 3rd pair LDs waiting in the wings in Sautner and Brisbois who also want a shot, are ready and are cheaper. Hutton will be moved by game 20 if OJ shows he’s really ready. Edited June 20, 2019 by 18W-40C-6W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, 18W-40C-6W said: I think he starts in Utica regardless. They pump up Hutton’s ice time, give him a lot of PP time to juice his numbers and then he’s moved. I’ve always seen Hutton as the odd man out. He’s a solid kid and a solid dman, but he’s really not great at anything. Not an offensive dynamo but solid, not physical but can use his size, not a defensive expert but again all around pretty good. Lots of room in the league for him but he’s a 4/5 tweener. If OJ is ready, he’s ready for third pairing and needs to develop into a top 4 for when Eddie slows down. He won’t get that chance with Hutton around. Unless of course they decide to prepare QH to play his career on the right side. We already have some solid 3rd pair LDs waiting in the wings in Sautner and Brisbois who also want a shot, are ready and are cheaper. Hutton will be moved by game 20 if OJ shows he’s really ready. I think Hutton's moved before the end of July. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 1 minute ago, PhillipBlunt said: I think Hutton's moved before the end of July. If we sign Gardiner, then Hutton is definitely gone. If we sign Meyers or another right side D, I think we need to keep Hutton. Who would play Edler's minutes when Edler gets injured? (Edler has missed games over the last 4 seasons.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 14 minutes ago, Alflives said: If we sign Gardiner, then Hutton is definitely gone. If we sign Meyers or another right side D, I think we need to keep Hutton. Who would play Edler's minutes when Edler gets injured? (Edler has missed games over the last 4 seasons.) That's actually funny, because it's true sadly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 19 minutes ago, Alflives said: If we sign Gardiner, then Hutton is definitely gone. If we sign Meyers or another right side D, I think we need to keep Hutton. Who would play Edler's minutes when Edler gets injured? (Edler has missed games over the last 4 seasons.) Gardiner and Myers aren't the only two defensemen who will be available, and Benning hasn't ruled out trading for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 1 minute ago, PhillipBlunt said: Gardiner and Myers aren't the only two defensemen who will be available, and Benning hasn't ruled out trading for one. Both true. A top four right shot (right side) D man is not cheap in the UFA market, or in trade. I think Hughes will play right side for us, but we need a big boy there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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