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15 hours ago, Eastcoast meets Westcoast said:

Very rare condition. 

 

Ussually a family history is found but can sometimes just appear. 

 

Maybe I have been too hard on the guy. 

 

 

Should change anyone's perspective on CoHo. 

 

Touted for maturity and leadership, all scouts and coaches has only great things to say about him.  Then he gets thrown under the bus by the Canucks coaching staff and GM, meanwhile he still never had anything bad to say about the organization.  Played very well when he was in good condition and was able to get a good contract, then his body just couldn't keep up anymore. 

It seems to me, the Canucks and MG are the ones at fault for the whole Cody fiasco.

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50 minutes ago, Lancaster said:

Should change anyone's perspective on CoHo. 

 

Touted for maturity and leadership, all scouts and coaches has only great things to say about him.  Then he gets thrown under the bus by the Canucks coaching staff and GM, meanwhile he still never had anything bad to say about the organization.  Played very well when he was in good condition and was able to get a good contract, then his body just couldn't keep up anymore. 

It seems to me, the Canucks and MG are the ones at fault for the whole Cody fiasco.

I'll admit I was drawn into that fiasco and secretly wished for him to fail in Buffalo. However after reading something like that it's a shame that he had to retire too early.

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2 hours ago, Jimmy McGill said:

Its amazing to me the EP is only 3 points away from tying Forsberg's U20 points. I think Jim knew he had something good but not this. 

 

 

Not to mention he'll likely beat the record in less games played, in a lower scoring era.

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On ‎2018‎-‎02‎-‎02 at 10:48 AM, gurn said:

Daniel scoring at .798 per game

Henrik scoring at ..812 per game.

Daniel has missed more games, perhaps it took him a few games to get back in the groove after his returns to the ice?

Looking at the points per game players EP is now passing is very exciting. Not to mention the Sedins did it on the back of each other. EP has done it alone. And when The Swedish hockey people said it was his line mates. EP started to pick up on the second line where he left off. Kid is not going to be denied. Havn't seen a more dangerous one timer since Pavel Bure. Man can he shoot, and that's scary because he is an awesome set up guy.

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9 hours ago, stawns said:

Those players rarely play though, it's more just to let them see what it's like being a pro

Exactly I remember Virtanen and McCann got assigned to Utica once there seasons were over. Hutton too. Virtanen played a few, along with Hutton but McCann never saw any action. Even when Hutty and Virt suited up they didn't play much

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1 hour ago, Dixon Ward said:

Elias needs 4 pts to pass the Vaxjo record for points in a season set last year by Olli Palola with 48 points in 52 games.  He could win a league title, the Champions league, league MVP, all-time team scorer, 2nd all-time 19 year old scorer, in 1 season.

 

I am pretty sure Jim deserves to be resigned just for this pick.  He is doing this in a man's league and everybody keeps harping on his size.  Like every young player he needs to fill out.  But when I've seen him, he is not being pushed around, he is dominating.

That's interesting and it looks like I will have to pay more attention because I've watched about 5 Vaxjo games now and imo the larger ice surface seems to prevent him from too much physical abuse - abuse he is sure to get over here with the smaller surface and the greater physicality of defences.

 

I don't think there is any doubt in my mind he will have to get "bigger" because again imo he has not got the "shifty, slippery" game Johnny Gudreau has.

 

I'll take a closer look in the JYP game.

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4 hours ago, Dixon Ward said:

Elias needs 4 pts to pass the Vaxjo record for points in a season set last year by Olli Palola with 48 points in 52 games.  He could win a league title, the Champions league, league MVP, all-time team scorer, 2nd all-time 19 year old scorer, in 1 season.

 

I am pretty sure Jim deserves to be resigned just for this pick.  He is doing this in a man's league and everybody keeps harping on his size.  Like every young player he needs to fill out.  But when I've seen him, he is not being pushed around, he is dominating.

Although I agree, NA ice is a different game on the smaller ice, and considering how the Sedins have been disrespected their entire careers, EP will likely need to put on some substantial size to survive the much more physical game. 

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8 hours ago, TGokou said:

Not to mention he'll likely beat the record in less games played, in a lower scoring era.

 

11 hours ago, Jimmy McGill said:

Its amazing to me the EP is only 3 points away from tying Forsberg's U20 points. I think Jim knew he had something good but not this. 

 

 

if he can rack up 9 points, he ties nilsson in the same # of games!

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44 minutes ago, Jester13 said:

Although I agree, NA ice is a different game on the smaller ice, and considering how the Sedins have been disrespected their entire careers, EP will likely need to put on some substantial size to survive the much more physical game. 

At the same time, the Sedins survived the era of Scott Stevens, Chris Pronger, etc.  While the NHL is more physical, the league is still softer than it was 15 years ago. 

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1 hour ago, timberz21 said:

At the same time, the Sedins survived the era of Scott Stevens, Chris Pronger, etc.  While the NHL is more physical, the league is still softer than it was 15 years ago. 

Completely agree as well, however, they have both been in incredible shape for many years, and it arguably wasn't until they put on their substantial size that they started to play to their potential. 

 

I think you're right with how the league has gone. There's a very good chance EP can excel in the NHL with his slipperiness alone, but I think it might take a little while to adjust, because he's definitely getting much more space right now on the larger ice. 

 

I wish we'd hear reports of what's he doing this year to get bigger, because you'd have to think the Nucks organization has asked him to do so. Man, I can't wait until he comes to NA. 

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2 hours ago, granpappy said:

 

if he can rack up 9 points, he ties nilsson in the same # of games!

the Sedin/Forsberg ones are more impressive to me since they are closer to our era of hockey but the overall record would be nice too :P

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2 hours ago, Jester13 said:

Although I agree, NA ice is a different game on the smaller ice, and considering how the Sedins have been disrespected their entire careers, EP will likely need to put on some substantial size to survive the much more physical game. 

EP needs to adjust to the smaller ice. Size, is going to come with time. How do you not see what the kid can do in the NHL. He is destroying the SEL and will be too good for the AHL. 

 

He is an entirely different player than either twin. Give him some solid rough wingers.  Make their job to watch his back. It worked for Bure, why not EP. 

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15 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said:

the Sedin/Forsberg ones are more impressive to me since they are closer to our era of hockey but the overall record would be nice too :P

The Nilsson record has stood since the 80’s. It is considered unbeatable, so if EP does crack it, it would be the stuff of legend in sweden. 

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13 hours ago, Jimmy McGill said:

Its amazing to me the EP is only 3 points away from tying Forsberg's U20 points. I think Jim knew he had something good but not this. 

 

 

Is it just me or does Daniels point totals not add up? 16 + 26 = 45? I know I've been out of school a while now, but I think there may be an error

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7 minutes ago, Eastcoast meets Westcoast said:

EP needs to adjust to the smaller ice. Size, is going to come with time. How do you not see what the kid can do in the NHL. He is destroying the SEL and will be too good for the AHL. 

 

He is an entirely different player than either twin. Give him some solid rough wingers.  Make their job to watch his back. It worked for Bure, why not EP. 

Probably because he hasn't played a single game in the NHL?

 

I think you're taking my comments the wrong way. I have no doubt that EP has the skills to be an elite NHL player. I'm simply saying that he will need to gain some substantial size in order to live up to his fullest potential in the league like the Sedins did. If the Twins stayed the size they were when they entered the league, I doubt they would have been as effective for so long. I'm not saying anything new here.

 

I think it's completely possible that he steps into the league next year and rips it up. I just think it's more likely that he struggles a little until he gains some much-needed size.

 

I guess I just hold some reservation until he get his chance and shows what he can do. The potential is there, but he's not actually there yet.

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