NewbieCanuckFan Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 3 hours ago, Alflives said: Like this. Adds up to 3 Lord Stanley Cups during the 2020’s for sure! Alf = Daffy Duck Finn = Crazy George after being given Ritalin Me = Bill Laforge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 5 hours ago, N7Nucks said: As a matter of fact there are lots of Snipers like Boeser. Far better suited comparisons than Ovi. Such as? IMO Ovi, Stamkos, and Laine are the only 3 players that can snipe like Brock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 38 minutes ago, Brock Botanen said: Such as? IMO Ovi, Stamkos, and Laine are the only 3 players that can snipe like Brock Matthews? Other than Matthews being center I'd say they are similar. In terms of comparisons Boeser is more of a catch and shoot player. Ovi can catch and shoot, he can carry the puck, he hits. When thinking of a comparison I am thinking more than just the ability to shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cory40 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 One thing I like about the Canucks . We have some good players who look like they are following some big footsteps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 11 hours ago, thejazz97 said: Horvat - Smyl Boeser - Naslund Pettersson - Datsyuk I don't see how Horvat and Smyl are similar - Smyl was a tank that ran over everything in sight. The only other guy I saw make that many hits in a single shift, damn near every shift, was Pat Verbeek. Horvat rarely hits anyone. I can see Boeser comparing to Naslund though - both had /have great shots and lots of smarts - I like that comparison - Naslund might have been a better skater, though - both had great shots, but I never saw Naslund send anywhere near as many D men off limping as Boeser does. Pettersson - Datsyuk I'd have to see a lot more of Pettersson to really judge that, but he does appear to be amazingly slippery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Ray_Cathode said: I don't see how Horvat and Smyl are similar - Smyl was a tank that ran over everything in sight. The only other guy I saw make that many hits in a single shift, damn near every shift, was Pat Verbeek. Horvat rarely hits anyone. I can see Boeser comparing to Naslund though - both had /have great shots and lots of smarts - I like that comparison - Naslund might have been a better skater, though - both had great shots, but I never saw Naslund send anywhere near as many D men off limping as Boeser does. Pettersson - Datsyuk I'd have to see a lot more of Pettersson to really judge that, but he does appear to be amazingly slippery. I haven’t watched enough Smyl, so my bad on the playing style comparison. I was thinking point totals/leadership qualities there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 7 hours ago, N7Nucks said: Matthews? Other than Matthews being center I'd say they are similar. In terms of comparisons Boeser is more of a catch and shoot player. Ovi can catch and shoot, he can carry the puck, he hits. When thinking of a comparison I am thinking more than just the ability to shoot. Ok I'll bite, if Pettersson can be Oates than Boeser is Hull. Him and Bossy are the only other players I've watched that can pick corners the same way. Ok Gretzky too, at least earlier in his career when he shot more. He actually scored far corner off a face-off with a quick snap shot, sickest goal I've ever seen on an aging Gretzky "50 greatest goals" DVD I have (which I think came from an older VCR version). Horvat -O'Reilly or Landsekog Pettersson - ?? Hard to say before he's played a game in the NHL. Stay tuned for more in a couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 5 hours ago, Ray_Cathode said: I don't see how Horvat and Smyl are similar - Smyl was a tank that ran over everything in sight. The only other guy I saw make that many hits in a single shift, damn near every shift, was Pat Verbeek. Horvat rarely hits anyone. I can see Boeser comparing to Naslund though - both had /have great shots and lots of smarts - I like that comparison - Naslund might have been a better skater, though - both had great shots, but I never saw Naslund send anywhere near as many D men off limping as Boeser does. Pettersson - Datsyuk I'd have to see a lot more of Pettersson to really judge that, but he does appear to be amazingly slippery. Pat Verbeek the little ball of hate all 5'9" of him, think he might have scored 500+ goals too by the time he was done..like watching a pin ball bouncing into and off everything all game long. You look at the team the early Panthers assembled and you can see why they went all the way to the final, great goaltending, and collection of rag-tag misfits that were plucky and could score goals in bunches. Skrudland, Dineen, the Rat Trick, and a rookie Jovo laying guys out. Beezer doing his best Roy impression (actually his career stats were impressive for his time, elite sp). Scotty Walker was like Verbeek too, same size, hit everything that moved, fought well, not nearly as good hands though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloubek Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 14 hours ago, Western Red said: I'd avoid doing this... Sets up nothing but let down. Be chill and let them evolve into their own players. Yeah... I'm not really sure what the OP's reasoning for doing this was since it is unlikely too many of these guys would hit the level of their comparative player. (With a few exceptions; we do have a couple gems in our pool) Still, just imagine if our guys did reach such ceilings. It's nice to dream... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 7 hours ago, thejazz97 said: I haven’t watched enough Smyl, so my bad on the playing style comparison. I was thinking point totals/leadership qualities there. I am old enough to have watched lots of Smyl, the only Canuck of more recent vintage to have hit that much was Cooke. I think pretty much anybody getting hit by Smyl saw it coming, though. Smyl was agreat’by Example’ leader. Another guy that used to hit a ton was Hilliard Greaves, a forward who used to bury guys with hip-checks -and therefore much hated. Sure hope you are right with your Pettersson comparison, Datsyuk was one heckuva player in his prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Boeser - Luc Robitaille Hughes - Brian Leetch Horvat - Rod Brind'Amour Pettersson - Jean Beliveau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyman109 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 8 hours ago, kloubek said: Yeah... I'm not really sure what the OP's reasoning for doing this was since it is unlikely too many of these guys would hit the level of their comparative player. (With a few exceptions; we do have a couple gems in our pool) Still, just imagine if our guys did reach such ceilings. It's nice to dream... This is what hockey fans do in the summer One guy i saw missed Palmu- Ronning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Zepp Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 8 hours ago, kloubek said: Yeah... I'm not really sure what the OP's reasoning for doing this was since it is unlikely too many of these guys would hit the level of their comparative player. You answered your own question..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyman109 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, Rob_Zepp said: You answered your own question..... He was bored in July when there is no hockey on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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