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4 minutes ago, sxqhfeh said:

A number 1 RHD has a much higher ceiling than almost any winger in the league, good pick

ASP tops out as a 2nd pairing guy in the AHL with the way he plays in his own zone.  He's absolutely atrocious defensively.

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6 minutes ago, R3aL said:

The development of ASP vs Willander will be a massive talking point now considering it was our 17th pick and they are both eh Swedish RHD holy.

 

DRAMA 

This is so true, at least for CDC. We might have a 500 page thread just comparing the two.

 

ASP feels too similar to Hughes. I am happy we took Willander. 

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2 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said:

I was pretty ho-hum about the idea of taking Willander before. Thought maybe they should swing for the fences and take Benson or Michkov.

 

But after some thought, I'm very happy with the pick. The Canucks needed a top pairing RD prospect for years and they finally have one. He's an excellent skater, high hockey IQ, can play physical, good size, good gap control and defends well.  Hughes is gonna break some records with Willander as his partner. 

 

Hughes - Willander

Pettersson - Hronek

Hirose - Woo

 

Smart pick

 

 

Literally just posted this lineup 5 sec ago and then saw yours! 2 years hoping Willander, Pettersson and Woo male the jump

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3 minutes ago, Provost said:

Yep… that stings a quite a bit.  Two legit top 4D who will be on cheap ELCs at the same time in one draft would be franchise changing.

completely happy with the Detroit trade. We needed an immediate help on RD, it was a big part of what we needed to target with the Horvat trade and ultimately, we accomplished it.

 

Only thing I would have changed on the trade with Detroit was to push the 2nd round pick to 2025, even if it meant giving them another later round pick as well to compensate.

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4 minutes ago, flat land fish said:

Or we traded for a guy already in his prime in Hronek and still picked a guy that’s projectable to be top 4.

The Hronek trade makes us able to not rush this kid! 

 

He will be great if not rushed. Gotta sign a RD for two years, Schenn 2x2.25 and see if we can get Tanev back next year for a cheap retirement deal

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1 minute ago, Rick_theRyper said:

The Hronek trade makes us able to not rush this kid! 

 

He will be great if not rushed. Gotta sign a RD for two years, Schenn 2x2.25 and see if we can get Tanev back next year for a cheap retirement deal

Drafting Willander also opens up the idea that finding a shorter term, veteran fit with Hughes is a viable path forward.

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