Bure_Pavel Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, VegasCanuck said: People need to get off the whole OJ issue. He was a good pick but got overrun with really bad injuries after being drafted. Feel free to beat up Benning over drafting Virtanen, but OJ, at the time, was a solid pick. He's who Burke would have chosen if we went with Tkachuk as they have both ranked as equal in Calgary. OJ was not a solid pick, Tkachuk was the consensus best player available. The Virtanen draft there was a lot of discussion between 4 players at our spot, Nylander, Virtanen, Ehlers, and Ritchie. We chose wrong. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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VegasCanuck Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 22 minutes ago, Bure_Pavel said: OJ was not a solid pick, Tkachuk was the consensus best player available. The Virtanen draft there was a lot of discussion between 4 players at our spot, Nylander, Virtanen, Ehlers, and Ritchie. We chose wrong. Here you go, direct quote from Brian Burke. Tkachuk was a flashier player the Canucks were looking for someone who could settle games down and close them out, that's what they drafted for. See link: GM's are not clairvoyant and are not expected to be except by fans. All players past the first 3 or 4 in that draft were essentially classified as pretty equal through to #15, the expectation was that teams would select based on organizational need. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Goal:thecup said: Probably more like they thought those were the best players to pick with those picks. Are they not to use their contacts in Sweden then? Don't want to look too Swedish for CDC poster Elias Pettersson.. Meh, I'm still pissed they picked another Petey. Gonna make for some difficult posting in the future... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks Curse Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 1 hour ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: the good news is EPD had a solid tourney and can play again next year, things bode well for him, him and Jurmo are intriguing for sure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal:thecup Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 57 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said: Meh, I'm still pissed they picked another Petey. Gonna make for some difficult posting in the future... Yeh, I hear ya man. This year. So difficult to eat all the difficulties. On another note, if Letterkenney is as good as your namesake, bling, bling, we have a Winner! I think, in the draft, management was looking far into the future, and not addressing current issues at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinatcc Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 9 hours ago, VegasCanuck said: People need to get off the whole OJ issue. He was a good pick but got overrun with really bad injuries after being drafted. So that's my point this looks like the trend Lekkerimaki could be. Fair or not this could be his trajectory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Herberts Vasiljevs Posted January 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) Folks just need to live with the fact that he has all in all had a tough season, which is somewhat understandable given his setbacks. It wasn't a tourney to write home about, for sure, but he had some good looks out there. I know that late-December to early-January is typically a sensitive time for Nucks fans, but give this kid a bit of a break... If he has a good head on his shoulders, he will continue to work hard and be better than he was yesterday. Edited January 6, 2023 by Herberts Vasiljevs 5 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 22 hours ago, DeNiro said: He should have been playing top 6 last game when their other top guys were failing to get it done. To me, this was a coaching issue more than a JL issue. For whatever reason this coach played favourites more than any swedish coach I've seen in awhile. I watched JL closely and thought he looked fine, the coach just seemed to have something against him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 8 hours ago, iinatcc said: So that's my point this looks like the trend Lekkerimaki could be. Fair or not this could be his trajectory. Hopefully not, we seem to be exceptionally good at drafting guys who wind up with prematurely ended careers due to injury etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 23 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said: Meh, I'm still pissed they picked another Petey. Gonna make for some difficult posting in the future... One in your little picture, one in your sig Easy peasy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL97OneTimer Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, stawns said: To me, this was a coaching issue more than a JL issue. For whatever reason this coach played favourites more than any swedish coach I've seen in awhile. I watched JL closely and thought he looked fine, the coach just seemed to have something against him. I'm appreciating the Canucks official position that we need to be patient. We've picked him so let's be supportive and hope he pulls through. That said, the noise coming from scouts has not been positive. There are good draft years and other years where very few become solid NHL players. Can't hit a home run each year neither. But let's be honest....the Canucks need a break here at some point. One last thought.....Watching high picks suddenly drop off in their development is tough but not as tough as seeing a huge new contract dished out and then see a drop-off in play. Edited January 7, 2023 by NHL97OneTimer 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcam Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Bottom line young swede turned 18 at end of summer..He started season with injury and then mono?? Just started to get health in early December and still so young..... Guys on site calling this a Bust is ridiculous ... 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 2 hours ago, wildcam said: Bottom line young swede turned 18 at end of summer..He started season with injury and then mono?? Just started to get health in early December and still so young..... Guys on site calling this a Bust is ridiculous ... But how else do you compensate for having a small wee-wee then? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 15 minutes ago, Herberts Vasiljevs said: But how else do you compensate for having a small wee-wee then? Have you by chance, seen my truck and f**k Trudeau flag? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcam Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Herberts Vasiljevs said: But how else do you compensate for having a small wee-wee then? 2 hours ago, Herberts Vasiljevs said: But how else do you compensate for having a small wee-wee then? You will have to explain your humour???? I am talking about a 18 yr old Lekkerimaki that has had injuries all season.. This kid has skill and will show all you negative poster.. He is just starting to get healthy in early December so not close to playing his game yet.. Least negative people are in small percentage in life.. If he c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoasting Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 15 minutes ago, wildcam said: You will have to explain your humour???? I am talking about a 18 yr old Lekkerimaki that has had injuries all season.. This kid has skill and will show all you negative poster.. He is just starting to get healthy in early December so not close to playing his game yet.. Least negative people are in small percentage in life.. If he c I doubt anyone has seen his game yet so I don’t know why he is a bust already, I guess the other side of that is he’s not a lock to be an nhl er . He was decent at the wolrld juniors, let’s hope he develops 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, wildcam said: You will have to explain your humour???? I am talking about a 18 yr old Lekkerimaki that has had injuries all season.. This kid has skill and will show all you negative poster.. He is just starting to get healthy in early December so not close to playing his game yet.. Least negative people are in small percentage in life.. If he c My post wasn't directed at you. I was talking about those who girls never found attractive in high school, so they take it to the forums to call 18 and a half year olds who had mono and a recent concussion busts (a whopping 6 months after being drafted!). Edited January 7, 2023 by Herberts Vasiljevs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 6 hours ago, Warhippy said: Have you by chance, seen my truck and f**k Trudeau flag? I ain't scared of no virus!!!!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedLumme Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Herberts Vasiljevs said: My post wasn't directed at you. I was talking about those who girls never found attractive in high school, so they take it to the forums to call 18 and a half year olds who had mono and a recent concussion busts (a whopping 6 months after being drafted!). Yeah, pretty much. Anyone who claims to see a kid who is not even old enough to legally drink yet as a bust, because he had a couple of recent health issues that could have happened to anybody, pretty much has to be either a troll or a simpleton. And I have to agree with you that a tiny wee-wee and a lack of attractiveness could certainly have an impact on how they became a troll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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