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


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3 hours ago, Harvey Spector said:

 

Not only is he Italian but his brother's name is Francesco.  His parents are probably having tiramisu and an espresso with Aquilini as we speak.  With Sbisa most likely heading to Vegas we will need a token Italian on the team again.  Vilardi to Vancouver is pretty much a formality at this point really...

While finishing off the conversation over a nice bottle of chianti wine imported directly from Tuscany. 

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I don't get why people say Tippett is an one-dimensional player. He progress his defensive game throughout the season, and is now being used on the PK by Mississauga. He does tend to shoot the puck at every angle, but that's his bread and butter, and it's not like that's the only way he can score goals. He drives to the net using his speed, and finds way to get open for scoring opportunity. He's crafty and creative with the puck in the o-zone, and is a very underrated playermaker (although he could use his teammates more often ). 

 

Like I said, I wouldn't mind drafting him at 4th, then trading one of our young wingers (+) for a young centermen. 

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4 hours ago, N4ZZY said:

i'm surprised that tippett hasn't been talked about more on these boards as a possibility if we were to trade down. is tippett a top ten prospect? or does he fall out of the top ten? 

 

Cause everyone has jumped on the overrated vilardi train. Owen Tippett is a better player then him and will turn out a safer bet then vilardi.  

 

Owen Tippett is one hell of a player.  There is some major controversy right now about him.  Some fans think he's one dimensional and there are some fans that actually really like him and think he can go as high as 2, so far majority of fans seems to be more on the negative side.   One fan thinks his shot is the same as Steven stamkos, at the same age.  Remember Phil kessel?  Dude literally was the poster boy for (1 dimensional) , and over the years all that improved.  

 

 

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6 minutes ago, Derp... said:

We need more real playmakers that are speedy. It's the key to the new NHL in my opinion.

Having said that if Klim Kostin is there at 33 do you take him?

All depends on who we grab with our first. I say no if we land Hischier.

 

If we are to draft a small center with our second I would like to go with Dolan. 

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12 minutes ago, 73 Percent said:

All depends on who we grab with our first. I say no if we land Hischier.

 

If we are to draft a small center with our second I would like to go with Dolan. 

If I was the Canucks I would try to get my hands on a couple of the Underrated Euro players like in the second third or fourth rounds if possible:
 

Marcus Davidsson
Jesper Boqvist
Urho Vaakananinen
Ivan Chekhovich (QMJHL)
Joni Ikonen
Aarne Talvitie
Rickard Hugg
Robin Salo
Fabian Zetterlund
Ostap Safin
Lucas Elvenes
Alexei Lipanov
Emil Bemstrom
Santeri Virtanen
Patrik Hrehorcak
Linus Nyman (OHL)

There's some good players in there that might be available with our 3rd and 4th rounders!

 

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17 minutes ago, Derp... said:

If I was the Canucks I would try to get my hands on a couple of the Underrated Euro players like in the second third or fourth rounds if possible:
 

Marcus Davidsson
Jesper Boqvist
Urho Vaakananinen
Ivan Chekhovich (QMJHL)
Joni Ikonen
Aarne Talvitie
Rickard Hugg
Robin Salo
Fabian Zetterlund
Ostap Safin
Lucas Elvenes
Alexei Lipanov
Emil Bemstrom
Santeri Virtanen
Patrik Hrehorcak
Linus Nyman (OHL)

There's some good players in there that might be available with our 3rd and 4th rounders!

 

Your knowledge of eligible draftees far surpasses mine lol.

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40 minutes ago, Goal:thecup said:

Any Glass fans care to educate me on why they like him so much?

 

I watched him as much as I could in the tournament and did not see anything that made me want to use a 5th overall pick on.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Because of the great memories the name Glass brings Canuck's fans.

 

 

 

Seriously though, I've never seen him play but from what I've heard, he seems to have a higher ceiling then the other centres (besides Patrick and Hischier) in this draft. Not too many people have been talking about him on these boards, but if you go over to HFboards (I know it can be an awful place, but their prospect discussion is very good) there is a lot of good things being said about Glass' game. From what I've read, he plays a dynamic style but would be a riskier pick then Vilardi for sure.

 

I can come back and edit this post or make a new one with some actual quotes about his style once I'm done with exams. Sorry for the rather low on actual information reply

 

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7 hours ago, shiznak said:

IMO, Tippett is the 4th best player in this draft, behind Patrick, Hischier, and Vilardi. Wouldn't mind drafting him and trading one of Virtanen/Goldobin for a centermen.

Because this board didn't blow up over the Virtanen pick

 

let's draft another comparable and trade virtanen and watch!

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3 hours ago, 73 Percent said:

This is a draft where we need benning to just work his magic. I'm sure everyone realizes 3-9 is a crap shoot as far as armchair GMs go. This is where having a scouting GM will pay its dividends and nab us the best player in that tier.

 

Let's just let JB do what he's paid to do here. 

3 to 9 is a crap shoot. So is 15 to about 50.

This year looks like a really flat draft.

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2 hours ago, Derp... said:

If I was the Canucks I would try to get my hands on a couple of the Underrated Euro players like in the second third or fourth rounds if possible:
 

Marcus Davidsson
Jesper Boqvist
Urho Vaakananinen
Ivan Chekhovich (QMJHL)
Joni Ikonen
Aarne Talvitie
Rickard Hugg
Robin Salo
Fabian Zetterlund
Ostap Safin
Lucas Elvenes
Alexei Lipanov
Emil Bemstrom
Santeri Virtanen
Patrik Hrehorcak
Linus Nyman (OHL)

There's some good players in there that might be available with our 3rd and 4th rounders!

 

I watched Boqvist a couple times. He has strong defensive awareness. He kind of reminds me of Sobotka a little bit. But, he doesnt have much bite to his game. Very good on the PK from what i saw. But like i said only a couple games. 

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14 minutes ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said:

Sounds very mature.  Would love to snag this guy at the 1 or 2 position

I wonder if the Canucks drop to 3,4 or 5 if they try and make a move to get the #1 or #2?  This might be a year that a team in those positions would be willing to listen and the price wouldn't be overly high.

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35 minutes ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said:

Sounds very mature.  Would love to snag this guy at the 1 or 2 position

I always love Rick's interviews, loving this kid, thanks for sharing this. If Canucks pick second and Hirschier is available then Benning takes him in a heartbeat. Unless of course the Canucks are selecting 1st overall and Benning takes him in that spot as well. 

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9 hours ago, Sugar baby watermelon said:

i did mention that they may draft him and trade one of our other RW prospects, (of which we have quite a bit of now), as trade bait to bring in a centre prospect vs drafting a Centre in this draft seeing as Tippett is a bona fide sniper waiting to explode onto the NHL scene. 

 

9 hours ago, shiznak said:

IMO, Tippett is the 4th best player in this draft, behind Patrick, Hischier, and Vilardi. Wouldn't mind drafting him and trading one of Virtanen/Goldobin for a centermen.

That's the thing -- unless you believe Tippett is SIGNIFICANTLY better than our current prospects at the same position, it makes little sense to just swap him into the pool and and in effect lose a few years of development on current prospects by trading them away.  In a rebuild you do not start trading away prospects just to fill some holes or "hopefully upgrade", unless you believe they aren't developing well nor projecting as expected (see: Shinkaruk, Mallet, and Jensen).  We need to get these players developed and into the lineup, not endlessly draft replacements because the new toys look shinier.

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Patrick

Hischier

Vilardi

Glass

Necas

 

I don't want anyone else in the top 5 now.

 

Horvat

Patrick/Hischier/Vilardi/Glass/Necas

Gaudette

 

Then we solid down the middle for years to come.

 

Cant wait for the lotto to be over so we will know if Nolan and Nico are a reality or completely off the table!

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5 minutes ago, Hutton Wink said:

 

That's the thing -- unless you believe Tippett is SIGNIFICANTLY better than our current prospects at the same position, it makes little sense to just swap him into the pool and and in effect lose a few years of development on current prospects by trading them away.  In a rebuild you do not start trading away prospects just to fill some holes or "hopefully upgrade", unless you believe they aren't developing well nor projecting as expected (see: Shinkaruk, Mallet, and Jensen).  We need to get these players developed and into the lineup, not endlessly draft replacements because the new toys look shinier.

I know via draft you take BPA but with Virtanen and Boeser - and prospects 3-5 being so close I cant see Management leaning towards Tippet I just cant. Over Vilardi, Glass, Necas and the top dmen.

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