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Weals comments about Virtanen are awesome. If you are getting under the opponents skin you are doing something right.
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RoyalDude wrote:Weals comments about Virtanen are awesome. If you are getting under the opponents skin you are doing something right.
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Hockey_God wrote:Interesting comments from L.A. Kings prospect Jordan Weal about Utica Comets' players he faced in the AHL finals:

Weal says Niklas Jensen was the most impressive player in the series.

He says Sven Baertschi was very dangerous on the power play with his playmaking skills but can be contained 5 on 5.

He also says Alex Friesen is very tenacious and does not play like his listed size of 5'10" and is a good forechecker with surprising offensive abilities.

In addition, he says players were not happy with 18 year old Jake Virtanen taking an extra step or two to unnecessarily run guys into the boards.

So perhaps we shouldn't write off Jensen just yet; Friesen may have a long shot at the # 4 centre spot if Vey disappoints and Cassels is not ready; Baertschi will stimulate our power play but may have trouble initiating offence at even strength; and Jake Virtanen will be the asshole we are all craving in our line-up.

Via TSN 1050 intern and friend of Weal, Grady Sas http://twitter.com/GradySas
I always said life is like a box of chocolates, ha - I just didn't want to toot my own horn right off the bat, but I always said Jensen will be a late bloomer in the NHL, which is just a educated guess as there are not many Danes who made it to the big show, and those that did are pretty much 2-way players: Eller/Hansen/Nielsen.

So it is my pro armchair judgment that if Jensen is to make the NHL, he's going to have to improve his two-way game a bit more (yes, obviously), but he already has the size and skill! imo already.
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griz wrote:
Virtanen - Horvat - Baertschi
That line could be killer.
Mëds, damonberryman and I saw this potential several months ago. It looks like we have a second line that can score! :P
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Too many idiots to deal with "ohh Luongo suckz but let's keep da sedinzzz"
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Strangelove wrote:
Sedin - Sedin - Kassian
Virtanen - Horvat - Burrows

Baertschi - Bonino - Dorsett
Kenins - Cassels - Hansen

:mex:

Vrbata for a late first, Higgins for a second.
Ouch . :)
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Blob Mckenzie wrote:
Strangelove wrote:
Sedin - Sedin - Kassian
Virtanen - Horvat - Burrows

Baertschi - Bonino - Dorsett
Kenins - Cassels - Hansen

:mex:

Vrbata for a late first, Higgins for a second.
Ouch . :)
LOL that post was 8 months ago, in response to your "nothing but weinies in the top-6 next season" comment.

At least I placed Horvat in the right spot... unlike yourself Mr McBlob. :P

Unpredictable things such as trades (Sutter) + Vrbata (it's gonna happen) and rehab (Kassian)

... are all covered by the :mex: smiley.

:mex: = sarcasm.

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Strangelove [b][color=#FF0000]Wed Apr 29, 2015 1:58 pm[/color][/b] wrote:
Blob Mckenzie wrote: Listening to the three stooges in their year end presser leaves me confident this team will miss the playoffs for the next three or four years . I have joined the tankers .
I'll say this much, the things these guys are doing + saying...

Unless a miracle happens, Canucks will draft Top 5 next year.
Blob Mckenzie wrote: This team needs some high picks and some elite talent . They will hopefully good right around the time Jim Benning and Willie Desjardins are shown the door . Right around the time Sbisa's contract ends .
This team might just suck so much next season that both these clowns are punted. :)

And NO, Spidey did NOT hack my account.

These guys are patting themselves on the back for the Canucks turnaround.

They think their poo smells... "real good".

What really happened is a bounce-back season spurred by some very proud players.

WD + JB are holding back Bo, running down Vrbata, and praising Sbisa. :scowl:

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Blob Mckenzie wrote: :)
Notice the date yours truly posted dat dere.

The Great Strangelove was the very first to post along that line of thought.

Yeah...

That post was a psychological experiment to see if yours truly could cause a panic throughout Canuckdom.

UMMMmmm.... mission accomplished? :wink:
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You were responding to my post and mostly agreeing with my concerns with the Canucks front office . Now you claim it was a smokescreen . :lol:
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"Devil's advocate"? :look:
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Lol
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Strangelove wrote:"Devil's advocate"? :look:
Whatever helps you sleep at night . :?
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OMG, did Blob just out-Strangelove Strangelove :wow:
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5thhorseman wrote:OMG, did Blob just out-Strangelove Strangelove :wow:
Just wait til Docs "Spidey sock" wades in
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