Nucker 67 Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Interesting that Hirose was once a forward who switched to D, just like Willander. Maybe the Canucks are onto something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted July 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, NUCKER67 said: Interesting that Hirose was once a forward who switched to D, just like Willander. Maybe the Canucks are onto something. Maybe so. Especially when you’re talking about players who converted from forward to defence and were able to quickly establish themselves not just as offensive Dmen but as two-way defencemen with tons of poise, steadiness, and very strong defensive games (Willander IIRC has only played D for two years but he looks like he’s been doing it his whole life). That’s a steep learning curve and only players with really high level hockey brains are able to successfully make that kind of transition in a short period of time. Both Hirose and Willander are praised for their intelligence and it shows, both on the ice and when they speak in interviews. I think there’s good process behind scouting and targeting players with exceptional hockey intelligence (and also generally smart people). It’s much easier to coach someone with the mental capacity to learn very quickly and absorb tons of information. And that level of intelligence creates a much higher upside. Both of them seem to be students of the game, who are driven to learn and improve, which usually means they will continue to work on tweaking their own games and finding ways to get better, even when they’re established veterans (the Sedins were this type of player). Edited July 4, 2023 by SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME 1 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Bret Hedican was another who was a forward until late teens when he switched to defense ... When speaking of the decision, Hedican said: "I like to skate it up and see the play in front of me. That's what I liked to do Hedican was drafted 198th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. At the time of his selection, chief scout Ted Hampson compared his speed to that of a "young Paul Coffey."[9] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 19 hours ago, spook007 said: Spot on Sid. Ignorant is the key word here... The Canucks deserve a lot of credit, for being innovative and getting a skating coach in to help their prospects become even better skaters if possible... Whether its a male, female or big foot Henderson is totally irrelevant. Bo Horvat improved his skating massively after getting help from a coach. If the prospects can improve even just slightly, its a massive win for them and the organisation. Yeah most of the power skaters are female too. Greatest men's tennis player of all time was trained by a female. Anyways this should not be given more time or attention. Better to ignore the trolls instead of making it a bigger deal then it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 12 hours ago, Kootenay Gold said: Are you subscribed to Twitter? I suspect it is either having to be subscribed or perhaps blocked by the ad blocker installed on my computer. I'm not subscribed and I'm on my phone, which doesn't have any adblockers... Maybe that's the difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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spook007 Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 10 minutes ago, VancouverHabitant said: Yeah most of the power skaters are female too. Greatest men's tennis player of all time was trained by a female. Anyways this should not be given more time or attention. Better to ignore the trolls instead of making it a bigger deal then it should be. Cheers amigo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kootenay Gold Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 1 hour ago, VancouverHabitant said: I'm not subscribed and I'm on my phone, which doesn't have any adblockers... Maybe that's the difference? Could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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YearoftheNuck Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 I’m excited to hopefully see some more Willander highlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HorvatToBaertschi Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 I'm starting to think Vintage is actually Chris Faber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure961089 Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Our defensive depth is more deeper now than at anytime during Benning's 8 years of turmoil. We had a handful of prospects withering on the vine. Now we're committed to putting time and development into our picks. What a novel idea here in Canucksville. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure961089 Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 1 hour ago, VancouverHabitant said: Yeah most of the power skaters are female too. Greatest men's tennis player of all time was trained by a female. Anyways this should not be given more time or attention. Better to ignore the trolls instead of making it a bigger deal then it should be. All the Hughes kids were taught to skate by their mom. And they're all phenomenal skaters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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