Biff Tannen Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 As for Dickinson, I'm willing to give him more time. Team's been bad so far and very little of that is on him. A fit Sutter would take a lo of pressure off JD, but I can't remember the last time we had a fit Sutter TBH 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post *Buzzsaw* Posted November 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2021 I think before everyone dumps on Dickenson, they probably need to realize, just like a lot of other players, he is being badly utilized by the coaching staff in Canuckland. He would undoubtedly play better in a more structured system unlike what currently exists... where '...collapse to the net!!!!!!...' seems to be the only go to. 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickyoursedin Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Benning gave our 2021 3rd to get him and is looking to give our 2022 3rd round pick to get rid of him. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allegend Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 JD is better suited to play wing on the third or fourth line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthycanuck Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 On 11/12/2021 at 1:52 PM, Biff Tannen said: As for Dickinson, I'm willing to give him more time. Team's been bad so far and very little of that is on him. A fit Sutter would take a lo of pressure off JD, but I can't remember the last time we had a fit Sutter TBH Can't really fault a 37% Face off percentage to systems. Dickenson is just a horrible player that contributes absolutely squat. He makes Sutter look like Patrice Bergeron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 The sooner we move him to the wing the better, problem is we have 0 depth at C and our GM hasn't address that area, so he needs to play C regardless of how poor is FO% is. Thought his line looked good last night until they got broken up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3aL Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Dickinson hasn't been the problem on our team. Hes not been a liability on the ice and his 5v5 numbers are better than other 3C we have run. the issues have been: FACEOFFS: he's been dreadful in the circle. PK: Him and everyone other than Demko so to me that makes me think it is our PK coaching Scoring: He hasn't been scoring as much as expected but neither has the majority of our top 9 and he's not hurting us 5v5 on the scoreboard so he gets a pass on this. Really the only big issue I have with his game is face-offs right now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby James Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 I agree the biggest letdown with Dickinson so far has been his faceoffs. He has sucked. I don't need him to score a lot (god knows we have a bunch of forwards that should be focusing on doing that), just want him to be a solid match up defensive forward. I think with how bad the team has been it is hard to judge him fairly. I would love for him to be a C (since we need one), but if wing is better down the road that's fine. I think we'll have a better idea of who he is and how he fits on our team after a season or so. This team needs to figure itself out in so many ways before we need to worry about our bottom 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nave Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Faceoffs is the main sticking point when it comes to Dickinson, but I expected him to be better on our penalty kill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conscience Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Hes always sucked at faceoffs and was used mainly as a winger in dallas, not sure why he was expected to fix our 3c problem. Do the Canucks even have pro scouts??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teepain Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 (edited) wheres Sutter , our 4th line Centre lol Edited November 16, 2021 by teepain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nave Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Dickinson quietly got an assist and 3 blocks today. But, he's not even playing penalty kill, as of right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoastcanucks777 Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 22 minutes ago, Nave said: Dickinson quietly got an assist and 3 blocks today. But, he's not even playing penalty kill, as of right now. Are you saying he’s like our secret weapon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nave Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, Westcoastcanucks777 said: Are you saying he’s like our secret weapon? I'm saying it may be too soon to give up on him on the penalty kill just cause he can't take draws. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeeeergh Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 9 minutes ago, Nave said: I'm saying it may be too soon to give up on him on the penalty kill just cause he can't take draws. Face offs are also something that can absolutely be taught - Manny Malhotra increased our teams face off win percentage with his coaching significantly a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoastcanucks777 Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 12 minutes ago, Nave said: I'm saying it may be too soon to give up on him on the penalty kill just cause he can't take draws. Ya I thought he was battling injuries he will learn from big Bo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nave Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 6 minutes ago, eeeeergh said: Face offs are also something that can absolutely be taught - Manny Malhotra increased our teams face off win percentage with his coaching significantly a few years ago. Considering Manny coaches the power play in Toronto, we could use him for something else as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 (edited) . Edited November 18, 2021 by mll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakrami Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 I already said that this contract looked like a repeat of Roussel/Beagel. 3mil/3 years. Dickinson is an unknown that need to be tried and tested. How do you play a 3C that wins only 42-44% of faceoffs over his whole career lol? To be fair, I also questioned the Garland signing, but Garland looks to be a gem; we also gave up the 9th pick for him so that makes sense. People/Benning have to understand the other side trading with you is not stupid, they aren't going to give you something for very little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnAntoski Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Dickinson was brought in to fill a role but in Greens system he is being miscasted as a 3C. Imo, him and Lammi would form a good 4th line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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