Adarsh Sant Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Almost every team in the NHL has at least 1 all-star caliber player. If we look at the Western Conference who most of our games are against, almost every team has a player who regardless of team or situation would be an All-Star player. The teams that you can argue who defy this statement are Colorado and Arizona. Pacific Oilers - McDavid Sharks - Pavelski, Burns Ducks - Getzlaf, Perry Flames - Gaudreau KIngs - Doughty, Quick, Kopitar Coyotes - Arguably Ekman-Larsson Central Wild - Suter and arguably Parise Blues - Tarasenko Stars - Benn, Seguin Hawks - Kane, Toews, Keith Avalanche - Arguably Duchene and Landeskog Jets - Laine ( I know it's super early for him but 6 goals in 7 games come on) and arguably Byfuglien Preds - Subban and Rinne The Canucks do not have a player who can match up to these players. Almost all of these players would be a 1st liner, top 2 D-man or starting goalie on any team regardless of the situation. Can the Canucks provide anyone of this caliber? I know you guys will say the Sedins and I understand that. They are going to be Hall of Famer's one day. But in this day and age, they just don't match up to these players. If this was 2010-2011 then yes they would be All-Star players. On top of that, you need both the twins to be on their game if the Canucks are to win games consistently. These players can produce independent of each other. My question to you is do we need one player of this caliber to succeed in the NHL, or can we do it with our current roster? A D-man, forward or goalie? Any other thoughts? I would like to hear your opinions on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realtor Rod Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Having at least 1 player capable of putting up more than 60-65 points would be a good start. *sips beer* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 2 minutes ago, Chris said: Having at least 1 player capable of putting up more than 60-65 points would be a good start. *sips beer* Boeser possibly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL97OneTimer Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 You're right......is John Scott still available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adarsh Sant Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 Just now, Odd. said: Boeser possibly? Yes he is the most likely out of our current prospect pool. But realistically he probably won't reach his full potential until his 3rd or 4th year in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaBamba Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Thanks for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luckylager Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 I just farted. Not because you're wrong, OP, but because I farted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wai_lai416 Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 lol well if you are looking at 60-65 points.. Horvat might reach it in a few years time if he continues to develop.. but he would not be considered an all star or top line center in literally every other team except vancouver.. and Boeser lol.. look at all the expectation, hype, and pressure on the kid already.. we are all expecting him to be the next star savior of the team lol.. to be seen how he'll handle the pressure of playing in vancouver.. and how he handles the fans riding him if he's not producing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny in Vancouver Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 17 minutes ago, NHL97OneTimer said: You're right......is John Scott still available? No, but Troy Stecher is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLU3GR33NBL00D Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Coulda been Laine..... *sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMillerTime Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Let me get this straight. Parise is an all star but not the Sedins. These threads always talking Canucks in need of someone really good. You can't do that unless you trade for someone or draft. Canucks are just going to develop their guys right now. Hopefully these threads about Canucks needing this and that stop its so annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Sedins were barely considered as all-stars until they won the Art Ross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcakes Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Don't you see something in Horvat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 What else is new frankly? The team's current roster has a bunch of decent but non-game-breaking players up front, and I think what the team needs is either a Tarasenko or Perry-type scorer to complement all the two-way guys. Twins, Sutter, Bo, Sven, Hansen, Eriksson are skilled two-way guys with some scoring, but none of them have top-level shots (Sven, Sutter, Bo and Danny have decent shots but not top goal-scorer levels, hope Rodin can surprise somewhat?). Granlund and Jake likely have some potential but not sure how much more they can develop. On the back end, Stecher looks promising as does Hutton on offense, while Larsen also moves the puck well. Edler has a good all-round game and Gudbranson and Tanev have good defensive games. However, at present none of them are the offensive catalyst that can really drive an attack as a guy who can rack up assists (though that's also partly due to the lack of finishers up front). Hopefully Boeser and Juolevi can come as advertised, and the team picks their future #1 offensive center in this year's upcoming draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drive-By Body Pierce Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 https://goo.gl/images/lM2w0L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftmN Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 We miss that really exciting top 2 draft pick forward, which we are seeing pop up all over the league. But this has been known for a while and won't change until we bottom out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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