2017 NHL Draft - Chicago, Illinois June 23-24 2017

[Honky Cat]

So far..Ed Willes,Jason Botchford and now Ben Kuzma saying that Cody Glass is the 'guy' the Canucks are honing in on.....So presuming he's still there when #5 rolls around,that's who they'll take.

[BI3KSALLENT]

6 minutes ago, Honky Cat said:

So far..Ed Willes,Jason Botchford and now Ben Kuzma saying that Cody Glass is the 'guy' the Canucks are honing in on.....So presuming he's still there when #5 rolls around,that's who they'll take.

I'd rather we take Mittlestadt or Vilardi if they're available at 5, which one of them will be 

[Lancaster]

2 minutes ago, BI3KSALLENT said:

I'd rather we take Mittlestadt or Vilardi if they're available at 5, which one of them will be 

There's always the risk that players who go the NCAA route may not wish to play for the team that drafted them.  

 

Maybe in a few years, the Canucks are still bottom feeding.... Mittlestadt may just decide to sign on with a contender instead.  That would mean the Canucks get the compensation pick (#32?)..... even though the original pick was #5.... sounds like a risky investment IMO.  

[Sugar baby watermelon]

At 1st I was all in on Middlestadt, (he is a high 3rd haha, only due to everyone freaking out he may pull a Vesey), now my 2nd is Vilardi if available, and Glass tops the list, due to not only his game play but his upbringing, sounds like a great kid to bring to the organization.  That and he still has room to grow, literally, and he could be a force for us down the road.

[Honky Cat]

15 minutes ago, Lancaster said:

There's always the risk that players who go the NCAA route may not wish to play for the team that drafted them.  

 

Maybe in a few years, the Canucks are still bottom feeding.... Mittlestadt may just decide to sign on with a contender instead.  That would mean the Canucks get the compensation pick (#32?)..... even though the original pick was #5.... sounds like a risky investment IMO.  

That's why they have interviews at the combine etc..If this is a possibility,I'm sure they will take it into account.

[austy]

42 minutes ago, Honky Cat said:

So far..Ed Willes,Jason Botchford and now Ben Kuzma saying that Cody Glass is the 'guy' the Canucks are honing in on.....So presuming he's still there when #5 rolls around,that's who they'll take.

Im happy with that. Seems like a good safe pick. Hopefully horvat 2.0

 

[Sugar baby watermelon]

Here he is being compared to Johansen and others have compared him to Scheifle.  If he is drafted by the Canucks which I hope he will be, then I would be ecstatic and he would jump to the top of our prospects list.  He is great at 5vs5 in points production and his 5vs5 primary assists is better than Johansens at a similar stage.  He would be a great 1-2 punch with he and Horvat running the show for years to come!!

 

Glass has 2 brothers one who is 6'4'' and the other is 6'7'', oh man, I hope he does fall to us at 5th and Benning picks him.

 

 

Cody Glass – NHL Draft Projection

Glass projects to a top-six complete center at the next level with first line upside. He is an incredibly smart player that any coach will have no issue deploying in all situations.

View image on Twitter

 

Edited May 17, 2017 by Sugar baby watermelon

[Rick Blight]

4 hours ago, CaptainLinden16 said:

I am not trying to be funny.  Maybe you are...Really where do you see any speed in his game at all?  I get the defensive capabilities and character.  He seems like a swell guy.  I just don't see any quickness.  With todays league, that is why he isn't scoring.  Its not deployment that has caused 1 goal in almost a full season worth of play.  Even if I concede that then you still have to understand that if his main asset is his defensive ability that means he will always predominantly be deployed that way.  If you think tactically, why would you have a slow player playing on the counter all the time?  Most defensive specialists in this league are fast or at least quick because that's the only way they can get their offense and because most offensive players are also very fast.  Being slow is never good unless you have really high end offensive skills like Joe Thornton or the Sedins.  I don't I just don't see anything special in him.  I am not saying he cant be Pat Maroon, Marcus Foligno or some other jumbo guy with no wheels; but then he better get a lot meaner fast and learn how to tip pucks dig for gold in-front of the net.  That maybe another argument maybe he isn't being developed correctly based off of what he can be to maximize his utility in the NHL.  Now you have me arguing with myself.  hahahaha

I think you may be underestimating Gaunce's speed somewhat. His straight ahead speed looks pretty good pulling away from Jonathan Drouin at the 50 second mark of this video.

 

[Blömqvist]

I can see the Canucks management wanting Glass. After all, our new head coach Travis Green has ties to the Portland Winterhawks organization so we could get the inside scoop on Glass and "influence" his development in the next few years in Junior. 

 

Glass is a good prospect and hopefully he'll be able to grow an inch or two more to 6'3" or 6"4" and play at 200+ lbs. At that size, with his speed, skillset, hockey IQ and determination, he would be a deadly offensive threat.

 

If we have speed and size down the middle with Glass and Horvat and have a deep defense core led by Juolevi that is mobile and can move the puck then we should stay competitive with Edmonton and all their of 1st overall picks.

[Odd.]

1 hour ago, Sugar baby watermelon said:

Here he is being compared to Johansen and others have compared him to Scheifle.  If he is drafted by the Canucks which I hope he will be, then I would be ecstatic and he would jump to the top of our prospects list.  He is great at 5vs5 in points production and his 5vs5 primary assists is better than Johansens at a similar stage.  He would be a great 1-2 punch with he and Horvat running the show for years to come!!

 

Glass has 2 brothers one who is 6'4'' and the other is 6'7'', oh man, I hope he does fall to us at 5th and Benning picks him.

 

 

Cody Glass – NHL Draft Projection

Glass projects to a top-six complete center at the next level with first line upside. He is an incredibly smart player that any coach will have no issue deploying in all situations.

View image on Twitter

 

Apparently his father is 6'5 as well.

[BI3KSALLENT]

2 hours ago, Lancaster said:

There's always the risk that players who go the NCAA route may not wish to play for the team that drafted them.  

 

Maybe in a few years, the Canucks are still bottom feeding.... Mittlestadt may just decide to sign on with a contender instead.  That would mean the Canucks get the compensation pick (#32?)..... even though the original pick was #5.... sounds like a risky investment IMO.  

There's very little risk with players drafted in the first round. Almost always these guys are good enough for the NCAA level and leave after 1-2 seasons, as staying risks injury, and potential earning power. The worries for NCAA is overblown there's little risk Mittlestadt would stay 4 years. Also, there's more opportunity on a bottom feeder for top-6 spots

[WeneedLumme]

17 minutes ago, BI3KSALLENT said:

There's very little risk with players drafted in the first round. Almost always these guys are good enough for the NCAA level and leave after 1-2 seasons, as staying risks injury, and potential earning power. The worries for NCAA is overblown there's little risk Mittlestadt would stay 4 years. Also, there's more opportunity on a bottom feeder for top-6 spots

Absolutely. Considering the very short length of most NHL careers, a player would need to really hate the team that drafted him, or be really stupid, to give up one or two or three years of that career/income to wait until he's a free agent and sign elsewhere. 

[BI3KSALLENT]

Just now, WeneedLumme said:

Absolutely. Considering the very short length of most NHL careers, a player would need to really hate the team that drafted him, or be really stupid, to give up one or two or three years of that career/income to wait until he's a free agent and sign elsewhere. 

Exactly couldn't have said it better. Players staying 4 years and leaving usually only happens with late rounders who blow up in their senior years. 

[J-Dizzle]

2 hours ago, Sugar baby watermelon said:

Here he is being compared to Johansen and others have compared him to Scheifle.  If he is drafted by the Canucks which I hope he will be, then I would be ecstatic and he would jump to the top of our prospects list.  He is great at 5vs5 in points production and his 5vs5 primary assists is better than Johansens at a similar stage.  He would be a great 1-2 punch with he and Horvat running the show for years to come!!

 

Glass has 2 brothers one who is 6'4'' and the other is 6'7'', oh man, I hope he does fall to us at 5th and Benning picks him.

 

 

Cody Glass – NHL Draft Projection

Glass projects to a top-six complete center at the next level with first line upside. He is an incredibly smart player that any coach will have no issue deploying in all situations.

View image on Twitter

 

I think he's going to be this years 'late riser' at the top of the draft; similar to PLD last year.  My guess is he's gone before five unfortunately.  

[Rollieo Del Fuego]

2 hours ago, J-Dizzle said:

I think he's going to be this years 'late riser' at the top of the draft; similar to PLD last year.  My guess is he's gone before five unfortunately.  

If he ends up similar to PLD a year from now....I would rather pass and take Vilardi....PLD just isn't smart enough for top 5...don't know if Glass is, maybe.....

[CaptainLinden16]

4 hours ago, Rick Blight said:

I think you may be underestimating Gaunce's speed somewhat. His straight ahead speed looks pretty good pulling away from Jonathan Drouin at the 50 second mark of this video.

 

everything deserves context.  If you are suggesting he is faster or even close to as fast as Drouin then I think we are watching two different channels when the hockey game is on.  My point is that in the AHL and pre-season his speed looks good.  That because players are slower at that level.  The game is slower overall mentally and physically as the best hockey players play in the NHL.  I don't really think that is a point that needs to be argued.  I don't know was Drouin at the end of his shift?  Was he tired?  Was he not trying all that hard?  Context is important.  I can say with a fair bit of confidence that Drouin is faster than Gaunce, so if he is and you accept that as true then something must have been impacting Drouin on that highlight as he did have time to close the gap.  If that is the case then showing it is completely irrelevant to highlight his "speed."

 

I hope he is a good player.  Again, he is a good dude; and plays a lunch pail style that anyone can appreciate.

[CaptainLinden16]

1 minute ago, Rollieo Del Fuego said:

If he ends up similar to PLD a year from now....I would rather pass and take Vilardi....PLD just isn't smart enough for top 5...don't know if Glass is, maybe.....

isn't Glass rising because he is the "smart" guy? 

[Rollieo Del Fuego]

1 minute ago, CaptainLinden16 said:

isn't Glass rising because he is the "smart" guy? 

I don't have enough to go on to say...his play in the world juniors was good one game but not overly "intelligent" the next game...going to wait to see his 6 game highlight package that's coming up before making up an opinion on his smarts.

[Odd.]

28 minutes ago, Rollieo Del Fuego said:

If he ends up similar to PLD a year from now....I would rather pass and take Vilardi....PLD just isn't smart enough for top 5...don't know if Glass is, maybe.....

Other than the fact that PLD and Glass have risen from the rankings, they are not similar players. PLD is more of a big, crash and bang, goal scoring PWF where as Glass is more lanky, cerebral, two-way centerman with an offensive upside and playmaking ability. 

 

I remember being a huge fan of Dubois and was ultimately crushed when CBJ screwed us over. 

[Alflives]

1 minute ago, Odd. said:

Other than the fact that PLD and Glass have risen from the rankings, they are not similar players. PLD is more of a big, crash and bang, goal scoring PWF where as Glass is more lanky, cerebral, two-way centerman with an offensive upside and playmaking ability. 

 

I remember being a huge fan of Dubois and was ultimately crushed when CBJ screwed us over. 

I think JB might see Glass as the next Kricji. And he's got his Bergeron in Bo.