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24 minutes ago, Alflives said:

I keep thinking Boqvist falls to us:)

Assuming Dahlin Svetchnikov and Zadina go top 3, Canucks will likely pick one of:

 

Boquist

Hughes

Wahlstrom

Tkachuk

Dobson

Bouchard

 

Funny you can change your mind on who you like from that group. Lol. I like our chances of getting a great player from that list. 

 

 

 

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Noah Dobson with 2 goals and 2 assists in an 8-6 win over the Regina Pats. His Acadie-Bathurst Titan remain undefeated in the 2 games played and Dobson has 2G+3A=5P, with key contributions on the overtime winner in Game 1 and the insurance empty netter in Game 2.

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..off topic...but...

 

We need this guy, he doesn't lose faceoffs, he's gritty and can skate like the wind, backcheck like Badger and just be a super pest you can't outskate.....

 

With him you always start with the puck...

 

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Still off topic....Canada scored 2 goals over the last 2 games of the tourney...Bo scored one and set up the other...McJesus set up the winning goal for the wrong team...

 

If they had deployed Bo at center..with decent wingers....for the whole tourney....we would have won the damn thing...!!!

 

They kept feeding McD all the offensive zone FO's that Bo got them in the first place...the coach lost the medal.

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12 hours ago, flickyoursedin said:

Yeah with not much separation in terms of draft value from 4-10 I wonder what the price to move up would be. That and if Benning could part with a 3rd and a guy like Granlund or Baertschi to move up and make sure he gets his guy. Benning and co will have a set draft board especially for the 1rst round so they may see more separation in the top 10 than we do.

JB sees a clear separation after spot 7.

Personally I would guess that the top seven are :

- Dahlin

- Svechnikov

- Zadina

- Tkachuk

- Hughes

- Wahlstrom

- Boqvist

http://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/jason-botchford-canucks-focus-on-picking-seventh-after-dream-of-no-1-dies

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3 hours ago, flickyoursedin said:

Hope Benning can get another pick. Edmonton is looking for immediate help. If we had something to get their 10th overall maybe we could get our dman at 7th and Oliver Wahlstrom at 10th. Wahlstrom is like Boeser plus 15lbs and better dangles.

It's most probable that Wahlstrom won't be on the board at 10th. He's the total package. I assume that his quality and upside can't be missed by the scouts of the teams picking in the top 7. No necessity to get another pick. There will be some good D-Men available in the 2nd round which check the boxes for the Canucks.

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I feel Veleno doesn't get enough talk around here, when it comes to the top 10. So, here's a good  write-up on Veleno by McKeen's hockey (Don't pay attention to their grading as they rarely grade anyone/thing above 70): 

 

 

Skating: Veleno is a stronger skater than his frame lets on. His low center of gravity works to his benefit in physical situations against bigger defenders; he gets a wide stance in the offensive zone with the puck and it makes him very hard to knock off the puck despite a smaller-than-average frame. That will improve as he grows more into his adult body. His top speed is a notch below the elite level, but his edgework and agility make up for it and make him very tough to defend. He is a very shifty East-West skater. Grade: 55

 

Shot: Veleno is a playmaker, and is more at home passing than shooting. His most dangerous shot is one that is more dangerous because of how off-balance he makes the defenders on the way to the net. His hands in tight lend to a very quick backhand and a quick wrister. Having said that, the wrister can beat goaltenders off the rush effectively at this level. The slapshot usually only makes an appearance on powerplays off the wall or from the point, and is a good one, but it is used mostly to set up a rebound chance, rather than a howitzer on its own. It is quite accurate at finding holes to the net. The slapper, though, is a shot to wound, not to kill. Grade: 55

 

Skills: Veleno is a very skilled player both with and without the puck. His skills are on display every shift. His ability to hit teammates on seam and path through traffic is elite level. He can find teammates in stride through a maze and hit them on the tape. His vision and passing ability are excellent. So, too, are his hands. He is one of the few players in the league who can go one-on-three and succeed to provide a scoring chance for his club, and had to do so at times for Saint John. Thankfully, he has not needed to do that in a Drummondville uniform often, but it demonstrates just how strong his puck skills are. He can use his whole body to sell fakes and dekes and draw defenders to him to open up passing lanes or shooting lanes. Grade: 65

 

Smarts: Veleno is one of the smartest players in the draft class. One of the reasons he was granted exceptional player status in 2015 was because his two-way game was developed beyond his years. That still holds true. It is evident with every shift that he processes the game at a higher level than most at this level. He is an exceptional defensive forward as a balance to his offensive game. His aggressive play and ability to anticipate and read passes make him an asset on the penalty kill. He is fully capable of playing in the center’s role on the ice in the defensive zone. He performs defensive tasks competently without a size advantage, which is rare to see at his age. He also reads the play with the puck at an exceptional, near-elite rate. He can hit players in traffic and knows when a pass or a shot would be best to maximize offensive output for his team. He has experience on the point on the powerplay because of his passing and his defensive awareness, though he may be better served on a side of the umbrella, with some point presence; his passing is a bit better used from the side-board than the blue line. Grade: 65

 

Physicality: Veleno understands the limitations of his frame at this point, and is not a physical player. He is more of a perimeter player than a guy who hangs out in the slot, and is still learning where he is most effective on the ice. He has the skills to hone his craft where he chooses, but the boards on the wing is his most successful, so far. He does not engage with the body all that much, which is not why he is in the lineup. Grade: 45

 

Summary: Joe Veleno has had a target on his back since he was 15. He is the only exceptional status player in QMJHL history and has had high expectations since he put on a Saint John Sea Dog uniform for the first time. Last year, he was an excellent counter-weight with Julien Gauthier to a gritty top line of Matt Highmore and Spencer Smallman. This season, all of the top nine except for Veleno were gone, and that left the young forward as the lone star forward from last season’s President’s Cup winning squad. He struggled a bit under the weight of being the savior of the Sea Dogs, and was exchanged to a young-but-strong Drummondville squad in December. The pressure of being a sure-fire first rounder on a team going nowhere clearly got to him in the early going, and he was trying to do too much on all areas of the ice, playing out of position at times and overextending his shifts. The trade to Drummondville reinvigorated his season, and he has had much better offensive numbers among a number of talented Voltigeur players. Veleno’s impact on a game is often the same game-per-game, but it is not always on the scoresheet. He can create space with linemates by drawing defenders with his presence, picking a scoring chance out of an opponent’s pocket on the backcheck, or anticipating and transitioning a broken play towards the opponent’s goal. He had a 12-game point-streak after joining the team, and has helped recover some of his draft stock by maximizing his teammates’ talents and being the centerpiece of a strong team. He could resuscitate his draft stock completely with a strong playoff, and this spring could mean a whole lot for his future.

Overall Future Projection (OFP): 59

 

I hope Benning takes a hard look on Veleno, if Hughes or Boqvist is gone by 7. Having him and Bo as our 1-2 punch down the middle will hopefully push Pettersson to the wing, where he can maximize his offensive skillset. This also give us an option of having two excellent scoring lines; Bo with Brock, and Veleno with Pettersson or vice-versa.

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Miller is someone who we might be able to get at 37th. I think there are a couple of posters on here who want him. I think there might be some better options available (Lindqvist, Merkley, Hallander, Olofsson, etc.) but I would not be disappointed in any way if we ended up with him.

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7 minutes ago, Horvat is a Boss said:

 

Miller is someone who we might be able to get at 37th. I think there are a couple of posters on here who want him. I think there might be some better options available (Lindqvist, Merkley, Hallander, Olofsson, etc.) but I would not be disappointed in any way if we ended up with him.

Forward recently converted to a dman! There may still be some untapped offensive potential as he’s still got so much to learn about the position. He’s one of my favourites for our 2nd round pick.

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Hughes is probably out of the question at #7, and I think Wahlstrom will go Top 5. After what Boeser has done so far, maybe other teams see Wahlstrom being the same type of player. I'm really torn. Tkachuk would be great, the Canucks don't have another player like him (Virtanen is a different beast) and he would help in the tough Pacific division. I also like Boqvist, the Canucks don't have a player like this either.  

 

Wahlstrom

Tkachuk

Boqvist

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15 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said:

Hughes is probably out of the question at #7, and I think Wahlstrom will go Top 5. After what Boeser has done so far, maybe other teams see Wahlstrom being the same type of player. I'm really torn. Tkachuk would be great, the Canucks don't have another player like him (Virtanen is a different beast) and he would help in the tough Pacific division. I also like Boqvist, the Canucks don't have a player like this either.  

 

Wahlstrom

Tkachuk

Boqvist

I think past #1 OA, it gets really hard to read which order the other guys get called. I think it will really be down to what each team needs, we may get a real surprise on who is available at #7, kind of like how surprised we were to get Boeser where we did.

 

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