TNucks1 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 kinda surprised he isnt a forward, seems like he got all the tools to be, but im happy with this pick really hope he makes it too the Bigs in 3-5 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrchief Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 40 minutes ago, TNucks1 said: kinda surprised he isnt a forward, seems like he got all the tools to be, but im happy with this pick really hope he makes it too the Bigs in 3-5 years A few seasons in the AHL will develop his D game quite well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferlands_Head Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, GoldenAlien said: Kings with the steal of the draft! They got LAF at 83 he was projected no.1 overall. FIRE BENNING!!! Edited October 8, 2020 by Ferlands_Head 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 What else can you ask for in the third round. Seems like a pretty darn good pick. A Dman that can skate so important in the NHL these days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Stoked with this pick! Raw, untapped skill with the puck and an outstanding athlete who can really skate at 6'4''. But nothing special in terms of results to date. Reminds me of Travis Sanheim at draft age? Who Philly did a great job forcing development, let him learn ''hockey IQ'' and game situation play, how to play D. Rewarded with at worst a great 2knd pairing D who can play Top pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nave Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Thrilled with this pick. Was hoping we'd trade up to get him. Glad we sat pat and still got him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 This kids really fast and it doesn't appear to take long to reach good speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Real nice to have a 6'4" dman growing in the barn for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedLumme Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 17 minutes ago, rekker said: Real nice to have a 6'4" dman growing in the barn for us. Wonder how big he's going to be when he's full grown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 35 minutes ago, WeneedLumme said: Wonder how big he's going to be when he's full grown. Well Podkolzin apparently has grown from 6'1" to 6'4", so Joni can still get to around 6'6"-6'7" I think... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 43 minutes ago, WeneedLumme said: Wonder how big he's going to be when he's full grown. I hope big enough to make the cup look like a pint when he hoists it wearing the Orca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostsOf1994 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 17 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said: Well Podkolzin apparently has grown from 6'1" to 6'4", so Joni can still get to around 6'6"-6'7" I think... Proof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertuzzi44fan Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, rekker said: Real nice to have a 6'4" dman growing in the barn for us. If we ever get our Russian back we can have Twin towers back there,lolz 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 24 minutes ago, GhostsOf1994 said: Proof? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Elias Pettersson said: Well Podkolzin apparently has grown from 6'1" to 6'4", so Joni can still get to around 6'6"-6'7" I think... He’ll need a stint in the KHL though. They have a special measuring tape over there that adds three inches. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GoldenAlien Posted October 8, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2020 Seems like Jurmo could develop into a scrappy guy: Iain MacIntyre VANCOUVER – Joni Jurmo is six-foot-four and 190 pounds and says he isn’t close to being the toughest guy in his family. “My dad has been doing combat sports his whole life,” the fleet Finnish defenceman explained over the phone. “He would still beat my ass. My dad works out every day and he’s in pretty good shape. I have actually no chance against him.” This is good news for the Vancouver Canucks on a couple of levels. Selected in the third round of Wednesday’s NHL draft with the Canucks’ top pick, Jurmo needs to build strength and develop the physical side of his game, making his dad an ideal training partner. And if this week continues the way it’s going for the Canucks, who appear to be staring at the imminent exit of several key veteran players when free agency opens Friday, Jyri Jurmo could be added to security detail around Canuck offices when the next wave of angry villagers, wearing masks and complaining six feet apart, arrive with their old pitchforks. You draft the kid, you get the dad, too. Drafting Jurmo may turn out to be the highlight of the week for the Canucks, who chose Wednesday not to make a qualifying offer to popular local defenceman Troy Stecher and appear at this point likely to lose unrestricted free agents Jacob Markstrom, Tyler Toffoli and Chris Tanev. The 18-year-old Jurmo was projected by most scouting services to be picked higher than 82nd. The offensive defenceman from Espoo, near Helsinki, had 28 points in 43 games last season playing for Jokerit’s junior team before moving into Finland’s top league this fall with JYP Jyvaskyla in the Liiga. Jurmo’s skating is lauded in every scouting report about him. “My dad took me to a lot of skating lessons and took me to the outside ice rink,” Jurmo said. “I’ve just been working on it my whole life. I think I’ve always been a good skater. My dad played hockey until he was 14 years old, but he came from a poor family and they didn’t have money to play after that. It’s a pretty expensive sport.” In Canada, too. Joni said he tried wrestling when he was younger, which only made him stick to hockey. When Jyri Jurmo isn’t working on his mixed martial arts skills, he runs an auto repair shop in Helsinki. His wife, Maria Palin-Jurmo, is an interior designer who was a competitive skier when she was younger, Joni said. The second day of the NHL draft, which seemed to last a week, was another part of the great changes in Joni Jurmo’s life. His elevation to senior hockey from junior included moving at age 18 to Jyvaskyla, about a three-hour drive north of Helsinki, and into an apartment he shares. He practised with JYP on Wednesday before inviting friends and a couple of teammates over to watch the draft. “Of course at the beginning it was a little bit weird, but my parents helped a lot with it,” Jurmo said of the transition. “They taught me how to make food and do the dishes and live on my own before I moved here.” Jurmo said he was already a fan of the Canucks due to Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes and the way the team plays under coach Travis Green. He trains in the off-season with Miro Heiskanen, the Dallas Stars’ 21-year-old phenom who is also from Espoo. Jurmo says he patterns his game after the supremely-skilled Heiskanen. But if Jurmo eventually turns into only Esa Lindell, the Stars’ other Finnish defencemen who plays an excellent all-around game, the Canucks will be ecstatic “I really like this kid a lot,” Vancouver general manager Jim Benning said. “I remember Alex Edler in his draft year; he was a big guy who was a good skater (chosen in the third round in 2004). I think Joni is an even better skater. He’s got good offensive skill. “He still needs to fill out and get stronger and he needs to learn how to defend better. But those are teachable things. You can’t teach six-foot-four. You can’t teach the way he skates and carries the puck up the ice. Going into the draft, that was the guy we were hoping to get in the third round and he ended up falling to us. We feel rather fortunate that he made it to us.” The Canucks’ other picks Wednesday were American power forward Jackson Kunz (113th), U.S. National Team Development Program defenceman Jacob Truscott (144th), Russian centre Dmitry Zlodeyev (175th) and Swedish defenceman Viktor Persson (191st). 2 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthycanuck Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Love this pick after watching him skate. D men that can skate and his size, that stuff you can't teach, the rest of what he lacks, you can. I get the feeling JJ 's game is going to translate very well to the smaller NA ice. A guy that big and can skate like a wind, can close the gap pretty quick over here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho_Path Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 5 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said: Well Podkolzin apparently has grown from 6'1" to 6'4", so Joni can still get to around 6'6"-6'7" I think... If that doesn't happen, he's clearly a bust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 14 hours ago, GoldenAlien said: How did Lidstrom make it to round three? Or Edler.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 17 hours ago, Darius said: even everyone's favorite likes this guy... Quote Totally slipped my mind as an option why wouldn't that be surprising? Quote because it was hard to imagine he'd be there. hence the genius of making a draft list - and then monitoring the draft - to see who has been selected, or not, before you make your selection. Someday.... the Canucks will learn, though.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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