2023 NHL Entry Draft

[Pure961089]

8 minutes ago, I.Am.Ironman said:

Too many small + skilled players in top 6 with both of them. That has not been a winning combination in the playoffs.

 

They have a good young group of players for sure. But calling them 'a winner' is a little premature.

I said they're building a winner.  They're still very young 

[Ghostsof1915]

5 minutes ago, Pure961089 said:

Very interesting to see Rutherford's reaction at the beginning.  What's he thinking about I wonder

 

 

Respect for Emilie, she really didn't seem to want to shake Gary's hand.

[Wolfgang Durst]

53 minutes ago, Alflives said:

Habs with the horrid spot at 5. It’s a replay from when we too Juiolevi. Reinbacher will not be very good. Willander will be better. Simashev with be better. 

willander will NEVER play on a PP, whereas Reinbacher will piut up 40-50 points a season in his prime over many seasons. Why do I even waste my time to reply to your posts?

[JeremyCuddles]

5 minutes ago, MaxVerstappen33 said:

Simashev was gone. As was Leonard. 

Yeah, Simashev was gone cause they took him. But they could have taken him at 12. Nobody else in the top 11 was taking Simashev.

[Ghostsof1915]

6 minutes ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said:

Curious question - for those who don't like the Willander pick, would you feel differently if Willander was a BC boy?

 

Sometimes I feel fans can get swayed into wanting the local BC kid and ignore whether this player is really effective and the need of the team. 

 

 

I wanted Wood, but I'm completely fine with Willander.

[DeNiro]

1 minute ago, Wolfgang Durst said:

willander will NEVER play on a PP, whereas Reinbacher will piut up 40-50 points a season in his prime over many seasons. Why do I even waste my time to reply to your posts?

Neither have made the NHL maybe dial it back a bit on both. 
 

To say that Willander will never play on a powerplay despite his skating and hockey IQ is just silly.

[Ghostsof1915]

Just now, Wolfgang Durst said:

willander will NEVER play on a PP, whereas Reinbacher will piut up 40-50 points a season in his prime over many seasons. Why do I even waste my time to reply to your posts?

Alf is a Leaf fan first, and Canuck fan second. He doesn't like how Montreal won more cups in the Original Six era.

He probably thinks Cutty Sark is top end Scotch.

[MaxVerstappen33]

1 hour ago, KirkSave said:

2 original 6 clubs restocking nicely with high end talent!

Except Danielson and that small D man aren't very good picks

[AlwaysACanuckFan]

So who should we take in 2nd round?

[Ghostsof1915]

Holy I just saw the Arizona contingent. Was that the hockey ops or an a cappella group?

[Ghostsof1915]

Just now, AlwaysACanuckFan said:

So who should we take in 2nd round?

You bastard.....

[MikeyD]

11 minutes ago, Gnarcore said:

Which is not an easy thing to do...like at all. Especially undersized and slower. 

Depends on the player and their tendencies. He literally plays like a center already. First man back, has a stick like Petey defensively, probably the best motor for defense in the draft, can literally defend like a defensive defenseman against rushes.

 

The only thing that's limiting him would be net front battles. His anticipation is elite (Petey levels of anticipation) and he will be ahead of the play before his skating even becomes a hindrance. 

[AlwaysACanuckFan]

2 minutes ago, DeNiro said:

Neither have made the NHL maybe dial it back a bit on both. 
 

To say that Willander will never play on a powerplay despite his skating and hockey IQ is just silly.

I'm sure we will have a pp specialist on our roster prior to him joining the club. That's the hope anyway 

[MaxVerstappen33]

I liked Willander's slow power walk up to the stage with no smile. Hansom guy too.

[Pickly]

1 minute ago, AlwaysACanuckFan said:

So who should we take in 2nd round?

I donno ask Steve Yzerman 

[KirkSave]

Just now, MaxVerstappen33 said:

Except Danielson and that small D man aren't very good picks

Stevie Y has a pretty good draft record thus far. I would trust him and his staff to make some proper bets. Aside from the surefire picks (a la the "Connor's) every GM and scouting team chooses to believe that their selections will pan out to improve their club at some point down the road. A  solid 2 way C with size and an elite offensive D are essential to winning teams now. Check and check. Now time will tell.

[MikeyD]

7 minutes ago, Wolfgang Durst said:

willander will NEVER play on a PP, whereas Reinbacher will piut up 40-50 points a season in his prime over many seasons. Why do I even waste my time to reply to your posts?

I'm not entirely sure Reinbacher's offense is that good either. It's definitely a tier or two above Willander's but Reinbacher doesn't scream 1st line PP QB either. He'd have to be on a weak team to get 2nd line PP minutes in my opinion but I suppose that's subjective. He's definitely more of a defensive two way guy than an offensive one, similar to Willander. 

[Wilbur]

15 minutes ago, DeNiro said:

I think they may have toyed with the idea of trading back with Buffalo but I think once they saw Simashev go as high as he did they weren’t gonna chance it.

 

Canucks fans will forever look at Benson and his point totals but the bottom line is we need to start building depth in weak position. Taking a winger would have been a luxury we can’t afford.

Right handed D are extremely hard to find.  Wingers, not so much.  The Canucks have a couple they can't give away right now.  I'm good with this pick.

[Pure961089]

I like that he's going to Boston University next year.  He's not wasting any time getting familiar with the North American ice.

[Darius]

CDC is calm compared to how Montreal fans are reacting

 

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